Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre was 2.1 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.1 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
204th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.343 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania stood at 2.1 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 2.1 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.343 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.343 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3522 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3624 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3745 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3887 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4044 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4209 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4379 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4554 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4732 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4913 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5095 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5277 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.546 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5642 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5825 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6009 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6194 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6378 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6564 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6752 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6943 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7136 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7333 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7533 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7737 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7945 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.816 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8375 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8597 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8831 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.909 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9373 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9664 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9949 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.4 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.44 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.49 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.55 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.65 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.81 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.86 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.91 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.96 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.05 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3933 units per square kilometre | 0.343 units per square kilometre | 0.4554 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5552 units per square kilometre | 0.4732 units per square kilometre | 0.6378 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7448 units per square kilometre | 0.6564 units per square kilometre | 0.8375 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9784 units per square kilometre | 0.8597 units per square kilometre | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 1.4 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 1.44 units per square kilometre | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 1.96 units per square kilometre | 2.1 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 201 Finland 2.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 202 Norway 2.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 203 Kazakhstan 2.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Russia 1.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 206 Botswana 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Namibia 1.34 units per square kilometre 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, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 2.1 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.343 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.