Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.32M |
| 2024 | 5.17M |
| 2023 | 5.02M |
| 2022 | 4.88M |
| 2021 | 4.73M |
| 2020 | 4.6M |
| 2019 | 4.47M |
| 2018 | 4.34M |
| 2017 | 4.21M |
| 2016 | 4.09M |
| 2015 | 3.97M |
| 2014 | 3.85M |
54 countries carry a recent total population figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
146 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Mauritania, grouped by topic.