UNFPA Mauritania

Active in Mauritania since 1979, UNFPA works to increase the quality of and access to reproductive health services, and to integrate population issues into national strategies. Programmes support the Government to promote gender equality and to develop national strategies on youth and reproductive health, as well as a roadmap for the reduction of maternal mortality. UNFPA assistance helps increase capacities to address obstetric fistula, prevent HIV, and produce quality demographic data. It is also actively contributing to integrating sexual and reproductive health in humanitarian crisis responses.

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Population

Population, by age group, per cent
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    Population aged 0-14
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    Population aged 15-64
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    Population aged 65+

Sexual and reproductive health

Births attended by skilled health personnel, per cent, 2014-2019
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    Births attended by skilled health personnel

Family Planning

Proportion of demand satisfied with modern methods, women aged 15-49, per cent, 2022
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    Modern method  

Education

Total net enrolment rate, percent

Gender, Rights, and Human Capital

Decision making on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, percent, 2007-2022:
25
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, 2024:
90
Intimate partner violence, past 12 months, percent, 2018:
-
Decision making on women's own health care, percent, 2007-2022:
63
Decision making on contraceptive use, percent, 2007-2022:
79
Decision making on sexual intercourse, percent, 2007-2022:
44

Harmful Practices

Child marriage by age 18, percent, 2023:
37
Female genital mutilation prevalence among girls aged 15-19, percent, 2022:
64
Demographic Dividend: Mauritania View more

Population Pyramid

Year: 1950
1000 men aged 100+ in 19570 women aged 100+ in 19570 men aged 95-99 in 19570 women aged 95-99 in 1957900 men aged 90-94 in 19570 women aged 90-94 in 19570 men aged 85-89 in 19570 women aged 85-89 in 1957800 men aged 80-84 in 19570 women aged 80-84 in 19574 men aged 75-79 in 19574 women aged 75-79 in 1957705 men aged 70-74 in 19575 women aged 70-74 in 19577 men aged 65-69 in 19576 women aged 65-69 in 19576010 men aged 60-64 in 195710 women aged 60-64 in 195710 men aged 55-59 in 195710 women aged 55-59 in 19575010 men aged 50-54 in 195710 women aged 50-54 in 195715 men aged 45-49 in 195711 women aged 45-49 in 19574015 men aged 40-44 in 195715 women aged 40-44 in 195718 men aged 35-39 in 195718 women aged 35-39 in 19573022 men aged 30-34 in 195722 women aged 30-34 in 195728 men aged 25-29 in 195727 women aged 25-29 in 19572036 men aged 20-24 in 195733 women aged 20-24 in 195743 men aged 15-19 in 195741 women aged 15-19 in 19571052 men aged 10-14 in 195745 women aged 10-14 in 195759 men aged 5-9 in 195750 women aged 5-9 in 1957072 men aged 0-4 in 195764 women aged 0-4 in 1957age100200300400500600100200300400500600
females
males
Population in thousands

Life Expectancy

Life expectancy is 33
020406080100

Total fertility rate

Total fertility rate is 6.16
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Year : 1957 Note: Years 2017 to 2100 are projected data.
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Source: United Nations, Population Division, World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision

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