Share of the population that is female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of the population that is female was 50.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Mauritania stood at 50.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Mauritania peaked at 51.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.1% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 50.9% | 51.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 83,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 80,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 82,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 78,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 80,592 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Mauritania?
- Share of the population that is female in Mauritania was 50.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of the population that is female?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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