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Last update: 2025-08-11
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 474.71 (2025)
Inflation rate
5% (2023)
Unemployment rate
10.4% (2024)
Below the poverty line
31.8% (2019)
Gini coefficient
32 (2019)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0
Beer
0
Wine
0
Spirits
0
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
4 328 040 (2024)
Male population
2 083 690
Female population
2 244 350
Population growth rate
1.92% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
27.2 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.2 (2024)
Urbanization
57.7% (2023)
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- Instagram
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
35.7%
15-64 years
59.9%
65+ years
4.4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+0
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
MR
Capital
Nouakchott
Official language
Arabic
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
8.3%
Smoking men
1.7%
Smoking women
15.5%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
1 030 700
Land area
1 030 700
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
70.46%
iOS
29.39%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+222
Internet domain
.mr
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1 (2022)
Internet user penetration
37% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
1% (2022)
Last update: 2025-08-11