Mauritania
The market
5.3m
Population
2025
42.4%
Population under 15
2025
61.5%
Population living in cities
2025
45.8%
People using the internet
2024
92
Mobile subscriptions per 100
2024
$11.7bn
GDP
2025
$2,198
GDP per person
2025
22.9%
Youth unemployment
2025
6.0%
Enrolment in higher education
2020
2020–2025 figures from the World Bank, read 2 October 2026. Each shows the year it describes, which is not the year we read it.
Bodies
Ministry of Social Affairs, Childhood and Family AffairsMinistry of National DefenseMinistry of Islamic Affairs and Original EducationMinistry of Economy and Sustainable DevelopmentMinistry of FinanceMinistry of National Education and Reform of Education SystemMinistry of HealthMinistry of Public Service and LaborMinistry of Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Modernisation of AdministrationMinistry of Social Action, Children and FamiliesMinistry of JusticeMinistry of Petroleum, Mines and EnergyMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians AbroadMinistry of the Interior and DecentralizationTimbedra AirportChinguetti AirportNouakchott–Oumtounsy International AirportAir MauritanieMauritania AirwaysMauritania AirlinesAl Rida AirwaysChinguetti AirlinesChinguitel in MauritaniaCentral Bank of MauritaniaEl Oussra TVRadio MauritanieTelevision of MauritaniaEl MouritaniyaEl Mouritaniya 2ArriadiaAl BarlemaniaEl Medina TVDava TVChinguit TVSahara 24Ghimem TVEl MahadraDār Yūsuf ibn TāshfīnBir Moghrein AirportFderik AirportAioun el Atrouss AirportDahara AirportNouakchott Old AirportAtar International AirportNouadhibou International AirportNéma AirportBoutilimit AirportAbbaye AirportAkjoujt AirportKaédi AirportKiffa AirportLetfotar AirportTazadit AirportTamchakett AirportTidjikja AirportSélibaby AirportTichitt Airport