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CapitalNouakchott
Density5 / km²
Western Africa · MRT
Mauritania.
Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Capital: Nouakchott. Land borders with Algeria, Mali, Senegal and Western Sahara.
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2024MaleAgeFemale
80+
0.4% / 0.5%
75–79
0.5% / 0.6%
70–74
0.8% / 1.0%
65–69
1.3% / 1.4%
60–64
1.8% / 1.9%
55–59
2.3% / 2.5%
50–54
2.8% / 3.1%
45–49
3.4% / 3.8%
40–44
4.1% / 4.6%
35–39
5.1% / 5.5%
30–34
6.1% / 6.5%
25–29
7.4% / 7.6%
20–24
8.9% / 8.9%
15–19
11.1% / 10.6%
10–14
13.2% / 12.3%
5–9
14.7% / 13.8%
0–4
16.3% / 15.3%
% of each sex · World Bank / UN
#147economy · of 187$10.9 billion#150GDP per person · of 187$2,105 per resident#124population · of 1945.2 million#28area · of 1951,030,700 km²
Inside Mauritania.
Real output grew 4% in 2025. Life expectancy is 68.7 years (2024). Fertility stands at 4.6 children per woman (2024).
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