Population ages 20-24, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population ages 20-24, female was 243,075 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 20-24, 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
Mauritania recorded 243,075 for population ages 20-24, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Mauritania peaked at 243,075 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38,276, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 110th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,484 | 38,276 | 48,254 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50,135 | 46,851 | 57,085 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,350 | 59,457 | 85,848 | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,162 | 88,314 | 114,349 | 10 |
| 2000s | 133,523 | 117,883 | 151,545 | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,055 | 156,526 | 202,589 | 10 |
| 2020s | 224,796 | 208,055 | 243,075 | 6 |
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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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5092 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Mauritania?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Mauritania was 243,075 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 20-24, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 243,075 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,276 in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Mauritania ranks 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24.