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Population in Belarus compared to Mauritania: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Belarus' population is 1.64 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Belarus vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Mauritania
2100 4,398,633 17,309,980
2099 4,449,573 17,202,690
2098 4,500,269 17,090,030
2097 4,550,935 16,975,270
2096 4,601,487 16,857,252
2095 4,652,286 16,739,240
2094 4,703,117 16,617,272
2093 4,754,252 16,492,589
2092 4,805,369 16,366,098
2091 4,856,664 16,235,771
2090 4,908,430 16,103,700
2089 4,960,656 15,969,059
2088 5,013,287 15,831,339
2087 5,066,741 15,690,143
2086 5,120,920 15,547,605
2085 5,176,048 15,403,967
2084 5,232,002 15,257,740
2083 5,288,854 15,108,271
2082 5,346,728 14,958,279
2081 5,405,543 14,805,332
2080 5,465,448 14,651,508
2079 5,526,121 14,496,397
2078 5,587,557 14,337,117
2077 5,650,096 14,175,812
2076 5,713,205 14,013,255
2075 5,777,144 13,849,027
2074 5,841,895 13,684,146
2073 5,907,671 13,517,681
2072 5,974,027 13,349,376
2071 6,041,554 13,178,237
2070 6,109,593 13,007,812
2069 6,178,463 12,835,311
2068 6,247,964 12,662,862
2067 6,318,511 12,487,379
2066 6,389,815 12,311,503
2065 6,461,651 12,136,616
2064 6,533,883 11,958,955
2063 6,606,470 11,783,144
2062 6,679,180 11,606,044
2061 6,751,939 11,428,738
2060 6,825,105 11,251,427
2059 6,898,206 11,072,236
2058 6,970,893 10,892,076
2057 7,043,508 10,713,858
2056 7,115,638 10,536,935
2055 7,187,104 10,358,532
2054 7,257,138 10,179,658
2053 7,326,052 9,999,712
2052 7,393,630 9,819,098
2051 7,459,522 9,639,209
2050 7,524,239 9,461,249
2049 7,588,059 9,283,353
2048 7,651,163 9,104,299
2047 7,712,657 8,926,851
2046 7,773,226 8,748,845
2045 7,833,564 8,572,397
2044 7,893,753 8,397,189
2043 7,953,762 8,222,194
2042 8,013,962 8,048,139
2041 8,075,253 7,876,803
2040 8,136,633 7,706,696
2039 8,198,487 7,537,689
2038 8,260,287 7,369,184
2037 8,321,922 7,202,472
2036 8,384,012 7,036,729
2035 8,446,649 6,871,981
2034 8,509,786 6,708,364
2033 8,573,478 6,546,168
2032 8,637,170 6,385,827
2031 8,700,460 6,227,564
2030 8,764,169 6,070,865
2029 8,827,965 5,916,516
2028 8,890,419 5,764,060
2027 8,952,131 5,613,919
2026 9,013,835 5,464,898
2025 9,073,924 5,317,228
2024 9,132,629 5,169,395
2023 9,178,298 5,022,441
2022 9,228,071 4,875,637
2021 9,302,585 4,734,874
2020 9,379,952 4,600,131
2019 9,419,758 4,467,708
2018 9,438,785 4,337,685
2017 9,458,989 4,210,600
2016 9,469,379 4,086,657
2015 9,461,076 3,965,959
2014 9,448,515 3,848,514
2013 9,443,211 3,734,318
2012 9,446,836 3,619,034
2011 9,461,643 3,502,811
2010 9,483,836 3,390,965
2009 9,504,583 3,284,448
2008 9,527,985 3,183,269
2007 9,560,953 3,093,059
2006 9,604,924 3,013,660
2005 9,663,915 2,939,059
2004 9,730,146 2,868,664
2003 9,796,749 2,802,046
2002 9,865,548 2,738,655
2001 9,928,549 2,678,760
2000 9,979,610 2,613,441
1999 10,026,738 2,541,698
1998 10,071,963 2,474,651
1997 10,117,433 2,411,306
1996 10,159,569 2,358,188
1995 10,193,831 2,312,017
1994 10,226,955 2,249,454
1993 10,239,050 2,174,328
1992 10,216,470 2,088,135
1991 10,194,050 2,009,738
1990 10,189,348 1,951,878
1989 10,170,000 1,903,048
1988 10,140,000 1,855,859
1987 10,111,000 1,803,014
1986 10,043,000 1,751,835
1985 9,975,000 1,702,107
1984 9,910,000 1,653,693
1983 9,843,000 1,606,746
1982 9,776,000 1,561,176
1981 9,710,000 1,516,877
1980 9,643,000 1,474,043
1979 9,584,000 1,432,758
1978 9,525,000 1,392,713
1977 9,463,000 1,353,768
1976 9,411,000 1,315,336
1975 9,367,000 1,277,330
1974 9,317,584 1,240,188
1973 9,257,272 1,203,838
1972 9,188,968 1,168,355
1971 9,115,576 1,133,702
1970 9,040,000 1,099,806
1969 8,960,304 1,066,754
1968 8,874,552 1,034,739
1967 8,785,648 1,003,843
1966 8,696,496 974,157
1965 8,610,000 945,838
1964 8,524,224 918,955
1963 8,437,232 893,423
1962 8,351,928 869,184
1961 8,271,216 846,167
1960 8,198,000 824,298

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/mauritania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Mauritania
2100 -1.14% 0.62%
2099 -1.13% 0.66%
2098 -1.11% 0.68%
2097 -1.1% 0.7%
2096 -1.09% 0.7%
2095 -1.08% 0.73%
2094 -1.08% 0.76%
2093 -1.06% 0.77%
2092 -1.06% 0.8%
2091 -1.05% 0.82%
2090 -1.05% 0.84%
2089 -1.05% 0.87%
2088 -1.05% 0.9%
2087 -1.06% 0.92%
2086 -1.07% 0.93%
2085 -1.07% 0.96%
2084 -1.07% 0.99%
2083 -1.08% 1%
2082 -1.09% 1.03%
2081 -1.1% 1.05%
2080 -1.1% 1.07%
2079 -1.1% 1.11%
2078 -1.11% 1.14%
2077 -1.1% 1.16%
2076 -1.11% 1.19%
2075 -1.11% 1.2%
2074 -1.11% 1.23%
2073 -1.11% 1.26%
2072 -1.12% 1.3%
2071 -1.11% 1.31%
2070 -1.11% 1.34%
2069 -1.11% 1.36%
2068 -1.12% 1.41%
2067 -1.12% 1.43%
2066 -1.11% 1.44%
2065 -1.11% 1.49%
2064 -1.1% 1.49%
2063 -1.09% 1.53%
2062 -1.08% 1.55%
2061 -1.07% 1.58%
2060 -1.06% 1.62%
2059 -1.04% 1.65%
2058 -1.03% 1.66%
2057 -1.01% 1.68%
2056 -0.99% 1.72%
2055 -0.97% 1.76%
2054 -0.94% 1.8%
2053 -0.91% 1.84%
2052 -0.88% 1.87%
2051 -0.86% 1.88%
2050 -0.84% 1.92%
2049 -0.82% 1.97%
2048 -0.8% 1.99%
2047 -0.78% 2.03%
2046 -0.77% 2.06%
2045 -0.76% 2.09%
2044 -0.75% 2.13%
2043 -0.75% 2.16%
2042 -0.76% 2.18%
2041 -0.75% 2.21%
2040 -0.75% 2.24%
2039 -0.75% 2.29%
2038 -0.74% 2.31%
2037 -0.74% 2.36%
2036 -0.74% 2.4%
2035 -0.74% 2.44%
2034 -0.74% 2.48%
2033 -0.74% 2.51%
2032 -0.73% 2.54%
2031 -0.73% 2.58%
2030 -0.72% 2.61%
2029 -0.7% 2.64%
2028 -0.69% 2.67%
2027 -0.68% 2.73%
2026 -0.66% 2.78%
2025 -0.64% 2.86%
2024 -0.5% 2.93%
2023 -0.54% 3.01%
2022 -0.8% 2.97%
2021 -0.82% 2.93%
2020 -0.42% 2.96%
2019 -0.2% 3%
2018 -0.21% 3.02%
2017 -0.11% 3.03%
2016 0.09% 3.04%
2015 0.13% 3.05%
2014 0.06% 3.06%
2013 -0.04% 3.19%
2012 -0.16% 3.32%
2011 -0.23% 3.3%
2010 -0.22% 3.24%
2009 -0.25% 3.18%
2008 -0.34% 2.92%
2007 -0.46% 2.63%
2006 -0.61% 2.54%
2005 -0.68% 2.45%
2004 -0.68% 2.38%
2003 -0.7% 2.31%
2002 -0.63% 2.24%
2001 -0.51% 2.5%
2000 -0.47% 2.82%
1999 -0.45% 2.71%
1998 -0.45% 2.63%
1997 -0.41% 2.25%
1996 -0.34% 2%
1995 -0.32% 2.78%
1994 -0.12% 3.46%
1993 0.22% 4.13%
1992 0.22% 3.9%
1991 0.05% 2.96%
1990 0.19% 2.57%
1989 0.3% 2.54%
1988 0.29% 2.93%
1987 0.68% 2.92%
1986 0.68% 2.92%
1985 0.66% 2.93%
1984 0.68% 2.92%
1983 0.69% 2.92%
1982 0.68% 2.92%
1981 0.69% 2.91%
1980 0.62% 2.88%
1979 0.62% 2.88%
1978 0.66% 2.88%
1977 0.55% 2.92%
1976 0.47% 2.98%
1975 0.53% 2.99%
1974 0.65% 3.02%
1973 0.74% 3.04%
1972 0.81% 3.06%
1971 0.84% 3.08%
1970 0.89% 3.1%
1969 0.97% 3.09%
1968 1.01% 3.08%
1967 1.03% 3.05%
1966 1% 2.99%
1965 1.01% 2.93%
1964 1.03% 2.86%
1963 1.02% 2.79%
1962 0.98% 2.72%
1961 0.89% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Belarus Mauritania
Current population
9013835
5505206
Population rank 102/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.07%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
3.58 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
3.04 minutes
One death every
4.29 minutes
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +403
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 17/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 -5,044
Net migration rank 109/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -5,044
2024 - -3,119 - -2,185
2023 -56,924 -3,034 145,164 2,999
2022 -47,839 -8,000 142,451 2,999
2021 -67,118 -33,954 137,557 -1,483
2020 -64,703 -33,954 134,899 -1,483
2019 -32,969 -33,954 134,460 -3,019
2018 -26,429 8,615 131,584 -2,987
2017 -17,026 3,337 128,562 -3,001
2016 -1,894 8,272 125,342 -3,008
2015 -946 18,088 122,092 -3,019
2014 -2,834 14,979 118,792 -2,980
2013 -6,610 10,550 115,558 -2,987
2012 -11,336 10,903 113,489 4,515
2011 -26,493 5,686 111,165 3,272
2010 -29,400 10,300 108,121 1,128
2009 -25,662 13,610 105,273 -1,481
2008 -25,726 -495 102,432 -3,860
2007 -28,683 -4,013 98,895 -17,048
2006 -41,301 -8,303 94,991 -18,033
2005 -50,252 -15,451 90,940 -18,693
2004 -50,597 -10,424 87,578 -19,042
2003 -53,882 -10,795 83,804 -19,104
2002 -58,207 -11,945 80,993 -18,903
2001 -48,650 -4,469 78,769 -21,067
2000 -40,916 1,812 75,929 -2,997
1999 -49,131 2,028 73,554 -2,999
1998 -44,316 13,192 72,045 -8,504
1997 -46,540 -235 71,327 -8,187
1996 -37,591 5,205 71,939 -28,840
1995 -32,621 481 72,244 -22,997
1994 -19,431 -12,570 70,570 5,304
1993 -11,263 19,652 68,167 6,217
1992 11,238 29,477 63,501 34,505
1991 18,349 -5,876 61,782 -2,997
1990 32,606 -26,497 59,934 -3,000
1989 49,833 5,639 58,666 -17,941
1988 60,840 -5,424 56,654 -2,997
1987 62,689 -12,462 55,037 -2,998
1986 74,318 -11,499 53,313 -2,998
1985 58,852 -784 52,125 -2,998
1984 64,415 -3,051 50,705 -2,998
1983 75,791 -2,938 49,187 -2,998
1982 65,499 3,339 47,947 -2,998
1981 65,057 14,998 46,641 -2,998
1980 62,101 16,616 45,026 -2,997
1979 64,481 395 43,537 -2,997
1978 67,342 -11,143 42,539 -2,998
1977 67,434 -4,925 41,352 -2,999
1976 66,677 -5,350 40,149 -1,645
1975 65,494 -6,302 38,975 -1,472
1974 71,158 -5,157 38,106 -1,321
1973 70,911 -7,357 37,122 -1,201
1972 74,036 -7,966 36,184 -1,139
1971 77,464 -5,818 35,279 -1,014
1970 75,520 -8,643 34,382 -855
1969 74,567 -12,833 33,252 -688
1968 76,782 -7,511 32,029 -565
1967 81,136 -13,409 30,853 -514
1966 84,191 -14,544 29,502 -466
1965 90,611 -17,979 28,028 -434
1964 101,618 -17,837 26,565 -390
1963 113,160 -28,653 25,250 -362
1962 124,945 -32,996 23,927 -342
1961 134,490 -26,780 22,781 -332
1960 136,399 -27,382 21,604 -318

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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