Mauritania
Population projection
What forecasters project
Each forecaster’s central projection for Mauritania, alongside earlier UN revisions. The newest vintage from each forecaster is shown; older revisions are in the legend.
Population: forecasters and earlier UN revisions
5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 17M, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 24M, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 8.9M, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 15M, projected); WIC 2023 (2020–2100, latest 11M, projected).
| Revision | 2050 | 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| UN 2010 | 7.08M | — |
| UN 2012 | 7.92M | 12.4M |
| WIC 2013 | 6.21M | 7.20M |
| UN 2015 | 8.05M | — |
| UN 2017 | 8.96M | — |
| WIC 2018 | 7.34M | 8.62M |
| UN 2019 | 9.02M | 17.1M |
| IHME 2020 | 7.48M | 8.87M |
| UN 2022 | 8.91M | 15.5M |
| WIC 2023 | 8.04M | 11.1M |
| Census 2025 | 10.1M | 24.0M |
| UN 2024 (current) | 9.42M | 17.1M |
Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for Mauritania are not listed.
Total fertility rate: forecasters and earlier UN revisions
5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 2.14, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 2.42, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 1.34, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 2.02, projected); WIC 2023 (2020–2095, latest 1.70, projected).
| Revision | 2050 | 2100 |
|---|---|---|
| WIC 2013 | 2.08 | — |
| WIC 2018 | 2.05 | — |
| IHME 2020 | 1.84 | 1.34 |
| UN 2022 | 2.87 | 2.02 |
| WIC 2023 | 2.51 | — |
| Census 2025 | 3.68 | 2.42 |
| UN 2024 (current) | 3.14 | 2.14 |
Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for Mauritania are not listed. UN revisions from 2010 to 2019 publish fertility as five-year period averages (e.g. 2045–2050), with no single-year value; their paths are in the chart above. Wittgenstein Centre values are five-year period averages shown at the period's first year (2050 = 2050–2055).
Sources, licenses, and attribution for every forecaster are listed in the methodology.