Table 1: Population distribution based on gender and age group
1977
1988
2000
2013
Age
group
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
00 – 04
110261
106526
216787
154 808
150 305
305 113
218087
208370
426457
316 217
298 475
614 692
05-09
113809
105397
219206
154 546
144 263
298 809
186741
175736
362477
263 263
256 839
520 102
10-14
81141
71524
152665
114 455
104 288
218 743
154508
148164
302672
212 838
216 667
429 505
15 – 19
67504
70770
138274
92 683
96 807
189 490
131240
138512
269752
176 116
185 288
361 404
20 – 24
52776
58542
111318
74 901
86 562
161 463
100667
114292
214959
144 478
157 962
302 440
25 – 29
40969
48060
89029
67 126
77 870
144 996
86990
100554
187544
121 586
135 767
257 353
30 – 34
33043
40681
73724
56 457
60 691
117 148
72906
81525
154431
99 834
113 691
213 525
35 – 39
28905
32804
61709
44 513
45 159
89 672
64465
70887
135352
83 578
95 379
178 957
40 – 44
32665
36021
68686
34 802
38 077
72 879
53010
53129
106139
72 108
79 228
151 336
45 – 49
23807
24036
47843
27 593
28 108
55 701
48653
50408
99061
60 297
64 516
124 813
50 – 54
22688
24432
47120
30 023
31 908
61 931
32649
33165
65814
50 739
51 751
102 490
55 – 59
16911
17487
34398
16 847
14 875
31 722
23010
21638
44648
41 075
40 645
81 720
60 – 64
12754
14508
27262
20 190
20 603
40 793
25093
24467
49560
31 660
30 459
62 119
65 – 69
6979
7593
14572
11 518
11 131
22 649
16062
15582
31644
24 120
23 055
47 175
70 – 74
7708
10706
18414
10 812
12 968
23 780
13773
13425
27198
18 167
17 129
35 296
75 and
older
6441
11382
17823
11 901
17 446
29 347
13858
16593
30451
26 998
27 443
54 441
Total
658361
680469
1338830
923175
941061
1864236
1241712
1266447
2508159
1 743 074
1 794 294
3 537 368
2. Socio-economic data
Mauritania adopted a Strategic Framework for Poverty Alleviation (CSLP) for the 20012015 period. Implementation of the CSLP contributed to lowering poverty from 51% in
2001 to 31% in 2014. Economic growth recorded over the same period rose to an average
rate of 4.3% despite unfavourable economic conditions.
Efforts were deployed to develop human resources and expand basic services. In the basic
education sector: (i) the gross enrolment rate (GER) in 2012/13 was 99.3%; (ii) the GER
for girls in 2012/13 was 102.5% against 95.9% for boys (the gender parity index was 1.07
in 2012-2013 –girls benefitted most from enrolment efforts in 2013 than boys); and (iii) the
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