Demographic features of the population of Mauritania (Arabic: التركيبة السكانية في موريتانيا) include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.

[4] Structure of the population (Census 24.II.2013): Population by Age Group (Estimates 1.VII.2016) (Data refer to national projections.

):[5] Registration of vital events in Mauritania is incomplete.

The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.

[6] Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[7] Fertility data as of 2010 (DHS Program):[8] Muslim (official) 100% Fair Moors (bidhanes) 53% or 2.4 million people, dark Moors (Haratins) 30%, 17% sub-Saharan Mauritanians (non-Arabic speaking, largely resident in or originating from the Senegal River Valley, including Helpulaar, Fulani, Soninke, Wolof, and Bambara ethnic groups) Arabic (official and national), French (widely used in media and among educated classes), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof, Serer.