Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.4238 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4238 units per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.459 units per person
in 1980
All-time low
0.4176 units per person
in 1962
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Mauritania is 0.4238 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.459 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.4176 units per person, in 1962.
That places Mauritania 12th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4184 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4179 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4176 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4181 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.42 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4236 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4279 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4321 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4362 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.44 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4435 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4467 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4494 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4518 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4537 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4553 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4564 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4575 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4584 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4589 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.459 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4588 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4584 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4578 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.457 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4562 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4552 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4542 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4532 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4536 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.454 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4529 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4487 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4443 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4428 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4435 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4463 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4472 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4461 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4443 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4421 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4413 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4416 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4417 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4419 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4421 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4423 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4425 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4413 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4394 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4386 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4392 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4406 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4417 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4423 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4425 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4425 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.442 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4411 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4398 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4382 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4361 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4335 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4304 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4271 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4238 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4252 units per person | 0.4176 units per person | 0.44 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4532 units per person | 0.4435 units per person | 0.4589 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4563 units per person | 0.4532 units per person | 0.459 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.447 units per person | 0.4428 units per person | 0.454 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4416 units per person | 0.4394 units per person | 0.4425 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.441 units per person | 0.4386 units per person | 0.4425 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4315 units per person | 0.4238 units per person | 0.4382 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 9 Burundi 0.4398 units per person compare
- 10 Uganda 0.4311 units per person compare
- 11 Afghanistan 0.4256 units per person compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4234 units per person compare
- 14 Benin 0.4126 units per person compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 0.4117 units per person compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2822 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Mauritania?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Mauritania was 0.4238 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.459 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4176 units per person in 1962.
- How does Mauritania rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 12th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.