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Nouakchott

Capital City in Mauritania

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NameStatusNativePopulation
Census
2000-11-01
Population
Census
2013-03-25
Population
Census
2023-12-25
NouakchottCapital Cityانواكشوط558,195958,3991,446,761
Nouakchott-NordRegionنواكشوط الشمالية163,504366,912614,465
Nouakchott-OuestRegionنواكشوط الغربية155,098165,814204,881
Nouakchott-SudRegionنواكشوط الجنوبية239,593425,673627,415
Mauritanie [Mauritania]Islamic Republicموريتانيا2,508,1593,537,3684,927,532

Source: Agence Nationale de la Statistique, de l’Analyse Démographique et Economique, Mauretanie.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2023)
Males723,638
Females723,123
Age Groups (C 2023)
0-14 years512,562
15-64 years885,182
65+ years49,018
Age Distribution (C 2023)
0-9 years342,045
10-19 years334,905
20-29 years265,084
30-39 years195,173
40-49 years134,741
50-59 years93,794
60-69 years55,402
70-79 years19,016
80+ years6,601
Urbanization (C 2023)
Urban1,446,761