People of Mauritania
| 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.) |
| Median age: | total: 17.1 years male: 16.8 years female: 17.4 years (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) |