Mauritania: Age dependency ratio

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 Mauritania

Dependent people as percent of the working age population

 Latest value 79.74
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 89.89
 Min - Max 79.74 - 95.56
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 79.74 percent, a decline from 81.25 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 58.49 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritania from 1960 to 2023 is 89.89 percent. The minimum value, 79.74 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 95.56 percent was recorded in 1979. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Mauritania - Age dependency ratio - Recent values chart

Historical series
Mauritania - Age dependency ratio - historical chart - 1960-2023




The age dependency ratio for Mauritania is calculated as follows: Age dependency = (people younger than 15 and older than 64) / (working age people ages 15-64). A higher value for Mauritania and other countries means that employed people have to support more non-working people, either young or old.
Definition: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Population size 4.86 2023 million
 Percent urban population 57.70 2023 percent
 Population density 4 2021 people per square km
 Population ages 65 and above 3.22 2023 percent
 Percent children 43.04 2023 percent
 Percent female population 50.98 2023 percent
 Rural population, percent 42.30 2023 percent
 Age dependency ratio 79.74 2023 percent
 Refugee population 112,549 2023 refugees
 Migrant population 3 2015 percent
 Population growth 2.64 2023 percent
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