Population ages 70-74, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population ages 70-74, male was 22,084 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 70-74, male 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
The most recent figure for population ages 70-74, male in Mauritania is 22,084, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, male in Mauritania peaked at 22,084 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,818, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 142nd 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.
Population ages 70-74, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,818 | — |
| 1961 | 2,966 | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 3,117 | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 3,271 | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 3,430 | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 3,590 | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 3,753 | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 3,918 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 4,081 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 4,240 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 4,397 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 4,549 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 4,699 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 4,849 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 5,004 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 5,165 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 5,330 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 5,497 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 5,669 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 5,844 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 6,021 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 6,199 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 6,377 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 6,553 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 6,732 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 6,919 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 7,111 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 7,308 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 7,513 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 7,701 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 7,898 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 8,124 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 8,409 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 8,716 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 8,989 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 9,223 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 9,411 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 9,628 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 9,883 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 10,153 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 10,441 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10,705 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 10,950 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 11,209 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 11,474 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 11,742 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 12,021 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 12,316 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 13,088 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 14,308 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 15,522 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 16,703 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 17,772 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 18,256 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 18,246 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 18,290 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 18,399 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18,588 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 18,846 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 19,159 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 19,419 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 19,672 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 20,111 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 20,707 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 21,368 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 22,084 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,518 | 2,818 | 4,240 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,100 | 4,397 | 5,844 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,843 | 6,021 | 7,701 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,043 | 7,898 | 10,153 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,825 | 10,441 | 14,308 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,978 | 15,522 | 19,159 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,560 | 19,419 | 22,084 | 6 |
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- 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, female, annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, male in Mauritania?
- Population ages 70-74, male in Mauritania was 22,084 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 70-74, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 22,084 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,818 in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for population ages 70-74, male?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 70-74, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 70 to 74.