Population, male, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population, male, per capita was 0.4908 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4908 units per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
154th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.4987 units per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.4865 units per person
in 2013
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.4908 units per person for population, male, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.4987 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4865 units per person, in 2013.
Mauritania ranks 154th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population, male, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4934 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4936 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4938 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4939 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4941 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4942 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4944 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4945 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4947 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4948 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.495 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4951 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4952 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4954 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4955 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4955 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4956 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4957 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4958 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4959 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.496 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4961 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4962 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4963 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4964 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4966 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4967 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4968 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.497 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4971 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4973 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4975 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4977 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4979 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4981 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4983 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4984 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4985 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4986 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4987 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4982 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4971 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4962 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4953 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4944 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4937 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.493 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.492 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4905 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4891 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4879 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4869 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4865 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4869 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4872 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4876 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.488 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4884 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4888 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4891 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4895 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4902 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4905 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4908 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4941 units per person | 0.4934 units per person | 0.4948 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4954 units per person | 0.4949 units per person | 0.4958 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4964 units per person | 0.4959 units per person | 0.497 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.498 units per person | 0.4971 units per person | 0.4986 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4949 units per person | 0.4905 units per person | 0.4987 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4877 units per person | 0.4865 units per person | 0.4891 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.49 units per person | 0.4891 units per person | 0.4908 units per person | 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)
- 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, male, per capita in Mauritania?
- Population, male, per capita in Mauritania was 0.4908 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4987 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4865 units per person in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for population, male, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 154th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.