Key demographics
- Population
- 4.3M
- Density
- 4.6/km²
- HDI
- 0.563 (Medium)
- Gini index (2014)
- 32.6
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.7 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.63
- Urban population (2025)
- 61.5%
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 59.5%
- Labor force (2025)
- 41.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 83.9%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 61.5%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 34.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.4 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 49.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.63
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 30.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 58.6%
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Haratin | 40.0% |
| Beidane | 30.0% |
| Halpulaar | 30.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Mauritanian
- Demonym (female)
- Mauritanian
- National anthem
- National anthem of Mauritania
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.7 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 60.4 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.3% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 30.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 40/100
- Hospital beds (2006)
- 0.4/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.26/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 1.61/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $92
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 43.8%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 59.5%
- Education spending (2024)
- 7.6% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 342
- Internet users (2024)
- 45.8%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 92.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 1.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 52/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 1.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 1,030,700 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC
- Calling codes
- +222
- TLD
- .mr
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Mauritania has a green field with a thin red horizontal band at the top and bottom of the field. At the center of the field is a five-pointed yellow star above an upward facing yellow crescent.
- National anthem
- National anthem of Mauritania