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Mauritania - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 2.78

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

2.78 (2025)

Global rank

##18 of 217 economies

vs global median

3.1×

Growth since 1961

1.06×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#78#182020 overtook Mali2021 overtook Tanzania
MauritaniaUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Mauritania climbed from #78 to #18 (overtook Mali). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Mauritania

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1989
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
1991
Climbed 33 places in global rank auto
1992
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1996
Fell 39 places in global rank auto
1997
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2001
Fell 18 places in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120251.982.673.354.04

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