Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.0177 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0177 units per person for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0194 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0114 units per person, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0114 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0118 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0123 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0127 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.013 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0134 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0137 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.014 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0142 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0145 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0147 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.015 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0154 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0155 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0157 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0159 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.016 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0162 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0163 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.017 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.017 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.017 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.017 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0169 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.017 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0172 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0175 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0177 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.018 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0181 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0184 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0192 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0194 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0194 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0192 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0183 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.018 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0177 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0175 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0173 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0173 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0175 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0177 units per person | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0131 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0163 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0167 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.017 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0172 units per person | 0.0189 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0185 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Mauritania?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0177 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0194 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0114 units per person in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, female 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 65 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.