Mauritania Population Pyramid 1960

Mauritania
1960
Population: 824,297

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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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Mauritania in 1960

The population of Mauritania in 1960 was 824,298. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.3%, up from 657,715 in 1950. The median age was 18.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 74.9 children under 15 and 4.1 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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