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Mauritania – Dependency Ratio

Name: Mauritania Dependency Ratio
Creator: World Bank
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Ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64) to the working-age population (15-64). Higher ratios imply greater economic burden on workers. · World Bank

84.98 −1.07 from 2023 G20 rank: 206th · all-time high: 95.76 (1980)

Mauritania's dependency ratio was 84.98 in 2024, a decrease of +1.07 from 86.05 in 2023. This ranked 206th in the G20. The all-time high was 95.76 in 1980.

APA

Mauritania Dependency Ratio. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/mauritania/dependency-ratio

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_mauritania_dependency-ratio,
  title = {Mauritania Dependency Ratio},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/mauritania/dependency-ratio},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Mauritania Dependency Ratio – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	82.05	–	–
2026* trend	83.05	–	–
2025* trend	84.04	–	–
2024	84.98	−1.07	206th
2023	86.05	−1.08	206th
2022	87.13	−0.97	206th
2021	88.10	−0.85	206th
2020	88.95	−0.74	205th
2019	89.69	−0.60	205th
2018	90.29	−0.50	204th
2017	90.79	−0.40	203rd
2016	91.19	−0.33	203rd
2015	91.52	−0.27	203rd
2014	91.79	−0.24	203rd
2013	92.03	+0.37	204th
2012	91.66	+0.89	202nd
2011	90.77	+0.62	200th
2010	90.15	+0.23	200th
2009	89.92	−0.15	199th
2008	90.07	−0.11	196th
2007	90.18	+0.13	194th
2006	90.04	+0.14	194th
2005	89.91	+0.11	192nd
2004	89.80	+0.08	191st
2003	89.72	+0.09	188th
2002	89.63	+0.15	186th
2001	89.48	−0.26	184th
2000	89.74	−0.77	184th
1999	90.51	−0.61	185th
1998	91.12	−0.38	185th
1997	91.50	+0.35	182nd
1996	91.14	+1.00	178th
1995	90.15	+0.25	172nd
1994	89.90	−0.57	169th
1993	90.47	−1.64	167th
1992	92.10	−1.58	175th
1991	93.69	−0.39	178th
1990	94.07	+0.16	178th
1989	93.91	+0.18	174th
1988	93.74	−0.36	171st
1987	94.09	−0.36	171st
1986	94.46	−0.35	171st
1985	94.81	−0.31	172nd
1984	95.12	−0.26	176th
1983	95.38	−0.21	177th
1982	95.60	−0.13	180th
1981	95.73	−0.03	182nd
1980	95.76	+0.08	177th
1979	95.67	+0.23	175th
1978	95.44	+0.40	173rd
1977	95.05	+0.47	173rd
1976	94.58	+0.51	171st
1975	94.07	+0.66	164th
1974	93.41	+0.82	159th
1973	92.60	+0.97	151st
1972	91.63	+1.11	144th
1971	90.51	+1.25	136th
1970	89.26	+1.37	126th
1969	87.89	+1.46	123rd
1968	86.43	+1.52	115th
1967	84.90	+1.57	107th
1966	83.33	+1.58	104th
1965	81.75	+1.35	96th
1964	80.39	+0.81	91st
1963	79.58	+0.35	89th
1962	79.23	+0.15	92nd
1961	79.08	+0.04	92nd
1960	79.04	–	96th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +61.8% GDP growth 5.8% C/A balance 4.3%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Mauritania matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1996. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw dependency ratio improve within 24 months. View full analysis →