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Population Nouakchott (Mauritania)
958 399
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Nouakchott is 958 399 people, including children under the age of 6 - 95 001 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 113 930 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 114 169 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 412 950 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 208 931 people, and the centenarians Nouakchott over 80 years old - 13 418 people.
Population size Nouakchott by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 95 001 / 9.91% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 113 930 / 11.89% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 114 169 / 11.91% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 412 950 / 43.09% |
| Elderly over 60 | 208 931 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 13 418 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Nouakchott
Total Nouakchott permanent residents 427 925 men (44.65%) and 530 474 women (55.35%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 28 033 / 6% | 22 427 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 28 033 / 6% | 21 996 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 25 014 / 5.3% | 19 839 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 21 132 / 4.4% | 17 252 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 25 014 / 5.3% | 20 702 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 37 090 / 8.1% | 31 053 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 36 227 / 7.9% | 31 053 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 33 208 / 7.2% | 30 190 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 30 620 / 6.6% | 28 465 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 28 033 / 6% | 26 309 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 31 914 / 6.9% | 31 915 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 33 639 / 7.3% | 36 659 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 28 033 / 6% | 32 778 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 19 407 / 4% | 25 877 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 8 194 / 1.4% | 13 801 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 10 350 / 1.9% | 21 564 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 7 331 / 1.2% | 19 408 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Nouakchott: have higher education 22.6% (216 598 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (28 752 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (341 190 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (149 510 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (82 422 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (79 547 people), have no education — 0.3% (2 875 people), illiterate — 0.7% (6 709 people).
| Higher education | 216 598 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 28 752 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 341 190 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 149 510 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 82 422 / 8.6% |
| High school | 79 547 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 2 875 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 6 709 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Nouakchott
Total Nouakchott the number of officially employed population is 568 331 people (59.3%), pensioners 258 768 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 102 549 people (10.7%).
| Employed population | 568 331 / 59.3% |
| Unemployed | 102 549 / 10.7% |
| Pensioners | 258 768 / 27% |
Disability
Total Nouakchott have a disability 95 169 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 15 047 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 36 611 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 35 173 (3.67.%), disabled children 8 338 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 95 169 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 15 047 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 36 611 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 35 173 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 8 338 / 0.87% |