The 2023 General Population and Housing Census (; , RGPH-5) was the fifth census of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, taking place between 25 December 2023 and 8 January 2024. It was administered by the National Agency for Statistics, Demographic and Economic Analysis and found the population to be 4,927,532 people.
Results Population by region Regions Population ♂ ♀ Total Adrar 34,710 36,913 71,623 Assaba 203,189 248,615 451,804 Brakna 181,163 210,147 391,310 Dakhlet Nouadhibou 102,944 81,515 184,459 Gorgol 210,612 231,878 442,490 Guidimakha 172,362 190,713 363,075 Hodh Ech Chargui 288,388 337,255 625,643 Hodh El Gharbi 186,877 216,214 403,091 Inchiri 18,466 11,018 29,484 Nouakchott North 303,315 311,150 614,465 Nouakchott South 315,156 312,259 627,415 Nouakchott West 105,167 99,714 204,881 Tagant 54,264 60,496 114,760 Tiris Zemmour 46,899 32,230 79,129 Trarza 151,958 171,945 323,903 Total 2,375,470 2,552,062 4,927,532
Fertility rate by region Regions TFR Gorgol 5,7 Guidimakha 5,6 Brakna 5,2 Hodh El Gharbi 5,2 Hodh Ech Chargui 5,1 Assaba 4,9 Tagant 4,9 Mauritania 4,7 Inchiri 4,4 Trarza 4,3 Nouakchott South 4,2 Adrar 4,0 Tiris Zemmour 4,0 Dakhlet Nouadhibou 3,9 Nouakchott North 3,9 Nouakchott West 3,5
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