This reference page collects population of mauritania in one place: population 5,022,441; surface area 1,030,700 km2; density 4.9 /km2; capital Nouakchott. Figures are refreshed automatically by a scheduled build and cached locally so the page keeps its values even when the upstream API is temporarily unavailable. Use the table below for exact numbers, or the related pages for the same dataset for neighbouring periods and locations.
Population 5,022,441
Surface area 1,030,700 km2
Density 4.9 /km2
Capital Nouakchott
Income group Lower middle income
Data year 2023
How the Mauritania population figure is derived
Population and land area come from the same World Bank release, so the density of 4.9 people per km2 is internally consistent. Cross-check against the country ranking table to see where Mauritania sits.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the data on population of mauritania come from?
From a public open API that is queried automatically and cached after every successful run.
How often is population of mauritania updated?
The build runs on a schedule, so values refresh at least daily and old pages stay live.