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Demographics of Mauritania, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population: 3,177,388 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 45.6% (male 726,376/female 723,013) 15-64 years: 52.2% (male 818,408/female 839,832) 65 years and over: 2.2% (male 28,042/female 41,717) (2006 est.)

Median age: total: 17 years male: 16.8 years female: 17.3 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.88% (2006 est.)

Birth rate: 40.99 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate: 12.16 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate total: 69.48 deaths/1,000 live births male: 72.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 66.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 53.12 years male: 50.88 years female: 55.42 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.86 children born/woman (2006 est.) 0.6% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 9,500 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 500 (2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian

Ethnic groups: mixed Moor/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30%

Religions: Muslim 100%

Languages: Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 41.7% male: 51.8% female: 31.9% (2003 est.)

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