Population: 2,192,777 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.16% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 47.65 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 16.09 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 85.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 48.06 years
male: 45.23 years
female: 51.01 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.99 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Mauritanian(s)
adjective: Mauritanian

Ethnic divisions: mixed Maur/black 40%, Maur 30%, black 30%

Religions: Muslim 100%

Languages: Hasaniya Arabic (official), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (official)

Literacy: age 10 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 34%
male: 47%
female: 21%
Labor force: 465,000 (1981 est.); 45,000 wage earners (1980)
by occupation: agriculture 47%, services 29%, industry and commerce 14%, government 10%
note: 53% of population of working age (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Mauritania on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritania People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritania People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.