People per square kilometre of land area. Source: UN World Population Prospects. Retrieved 7 Mar 2026.
| Period | Population Density |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.3/km² |
| 2025 | 5.2/km² |
| 2024 | 5/km² |
| 2023 | 4.9/km² |
| 2022 | 4.7/km² |
| 2021 | 4.6/km² |
| 2020 | 4.5/km² |
| 2019 | 4.3/km² |
| 2018 | 4.2/km² |
| 2017 | 4.1/km² |
| 2016 | 4/km² |
| 2015 | 3.8/km² |
54 countries carry a recent population density 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.