Population (2013): 3.796 million
Density 8 people per square mile. Net Migration Rate: -0.89/1000 people Birth Rate (2012): 32.78 per 1000 people DeathRate (2012): 8.66 per 1000 people Rate of Natural Increase (2012): 2.323% Population Growth Rate(2012): 2.323% Infant Mortality Rate: 58.93 deaths out of 1000 live births Total Fertility Rate(2012): 4.22 per woman Population Age <15: 40.1% Population Ages 65+ %: 3.5% Dependency Rate :43.6% Life Expectancy at Birth(2012): 61.53 years Life Expectancy at Birth (Females): 63.82 years Life Expectancy at Birth Males: 59.3 years Primary School Completion Rate (Females-2008): 65.7% Primary School Completion Rate (Males-2008): 62.9% Secondary School Enrollment Net (Females): 27% Secondary School Enrollment Net (Males): 27% GNI PPP per capita in US: $2,000 Population Living Below US$2 per day: 32.4% Economically Active Females 15+: 18.6% Economically Active Males 15+: 23.9% Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 100): 40 people Motor Vehicles : 123 per 1000 people Undernourished Population: 7.8% Underweight Children Under Age 5: 30% HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 0.2% I believe that Mauritania is in Stage 2 of the demographic transition model. As seen in the 2010 pyramid, the majority of the population is youth with a very small minority being composed of the elderly. I believe that by 2050, Mauritania will have progressed to become a Stage 3 country. |