Population ages 00-04, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population ages 00-04, female was 409,228 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 00-04, female in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, female in Mauritania stood at 409,228. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Mauritania peaked at 409,228 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69,814, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 91st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69,814 | — |
| 1961 | 72,495 | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 75,301 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 78,232 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 81,298 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 84,487 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 87,802 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 91,219 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 94,655 | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 98,059 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 101,389 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 104,569 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 107,590 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 110,524 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 113,429 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 116,308 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 119,247 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 122,344 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 125,583 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 128,875 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 132,275 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 135,880 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 139,568 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 143,277 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 147,114 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 151,008 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 154,753 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 158,458 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 162,278 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 166,093 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 170,061 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 174,425 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 179,587 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 185,739 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 192,380 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 198,818 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 204,363 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 209,027 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 212,499 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 214,871 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 217,151 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 219,978 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 223,874 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 228,904 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 235,004 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 241,947 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 249,508 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 257,880 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 267,804 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 278,845 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 290,035 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 301,297 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 312,120 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 321,333 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 329,178 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 336,746 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 344,029 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 351,022 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 358,226 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 365,761 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 373,201 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 380,536 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 387,782 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 394,975 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 402,122 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 409,228 | +1.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 409,228 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 616,622, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 409,228 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.10 million, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,336 | 69,814 | 98,059 | 10 |
| 1970s | 114,986 | 101,389 | 128,875 | 10 |
| 1980s | 149,070 | 132,275 | 166,093 | 10 |
| 1990s | 194,177 | 170,061 | 214,871 | 10 |
| 2000s | 242,090 | 217,151 | 278,845 | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,975 | 290,035 | 365,761 | 10 |
| 2020s | 391,307 | 373,201 | 409,228 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female in Mauritania?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Mauritania was 409,228 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 409,228 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,814 in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for population ages 00-04, female?
- Mauritania ranks 91st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 00-04, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4.