| Population: |
3,270,065 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 45.5% (male 744,995/female 741,369)
15-64 years: 52.4% (male 845,272/female 866,998)
65 years and over: 2.2% (male 28,564/female 42,867) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.867% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
40.56 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
11.89 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.005 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.975 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.666 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 68.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 71.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 64.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 53.51 years
male: 51.24 years
female: 55.85 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
5.78 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.6% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
9,500 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 500 (2003 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Mauritanian(s)
adjective: Mauritanian |
| Ethnic groups: |
mixed Moor/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30% |
| Religions: |
Muslim 100% |
| Languages: |
Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.2%
male: 59.5%
female: 43.4% (2000 census) |
