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Mauritania People 1996


    • Population:
      2,263,202 (July 1995 est.)

    • Age structure:

        0-14 years:
        48% (female 544,674; male 551,099)

        15-64 years:
        49% (female 574,282; male 542,762)

        65 years and over:
        3% (female 28,955; male 21,430) (July 1995 est.)

    • Population growth rate:
      3.17% (1995 est.)

    • Birth rate:
      47.32 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

    • Death rate:
      15.66 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

    • Net migration rate:
      0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

    • Infant mortality rate:
      83.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

    • Life expectancy at birth:

        total population:
        48.54 years

        male:
        45.66 years

        female:
        51.54 years (1995 est.)

    • Total fertility rate:
      6.92 children born/woman (1995 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 15 and over can read and write (1988)

        total population:
        35%

        male:
        46%

        female:
        25%

    • Labor force:
      465,000 (1981 est.); 45,000 wage earners (1980)

        by occupation:
        agriculture 47%, services 29%, industry and commerce 14%, government 10%






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