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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Italy was 58,952,704 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Italy's population is 58,562,681 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 10.6 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Italy is ranked the 26th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.71% for Italy vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Italy has had an average growth rate of -0.21% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Italy has increased from 58.4M people to 58.6M (0.28% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Italy vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Italy
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Italy Mauritania
2100 35,208,261 17,309,980
2099 35,444,989 17,202,690
2098 35,676,340 17,090,030
2097 35,914,345 16,975,270
2096 36,150,501 16,857,252
2095 36,386,787 16,739,240
2094 36,619,396 16,617,272
2093 36,850,181 16,492,589
2092 37,089,746 16,366,098
2091 37,323,400 16,235,771
2090 37,560,976 16,103,700
2089 37,802,157 15,969,059
2088 38,040,056 15,831,339
2087 38,280,439 15,690,143
2086 38,517,279 15,547,605
2085 38,761,126 15,403,967
2084 39,008,873 15,257,740
2083 39,255,273 15,108,271
2082 39,509,964 14,958,279
2081 39,767,732 14,805,332
2080 40,030,977 14,651,508
2079 40,302,924 14,496,397
2078 40,579,648 14,337,117
2077 40,860,952 14,175,812
2076 41,151,772 14,013,255
2075 41,455,646 13,849,027
2074 41,779,503 13,684,146
2073 42,111,664 13,517,681
2072 42,459,257 13,349,376
2071 42,814,908 13,178,237
2070 43,187,953 13,007,812
2069 43,571,469 12,835,311
2068 43,964,515 12,662,862
2067 44,361,273 12,487,379
2066 44,771,926 12,311,503
2065 45,197,177 12,136,616
2064 45,628,630 11,958,955
2063 46,066,216 11,783,144
2062 46,517,561 11,606,044
2061 46,971,598 11,428,738
2060 47,424,830 11,251,427
2059 47,879,711 11,072,236
2058 48,332,818 10,892,076
2057 48,778,066 10,713,858
2056 49,222,515 10,536,935
2055 49,653,326 10,358,532
2054 50,073,600 10,179,658
2053 50,488,203 9,999,712
2052 50,886,354 9,819,098
2051 51,276,616 9,639,209
2050 51,663,176 9,461,249
2049 52,034,983 9,283,353
2048 52,392,012 9,104,299
2047 52,745,310 8,926,851
2046 53,080,828 8,748,845
2045 53,408,660 8,572,397
2044 53,723,325 8,397,189
2043 54,042,322 8,222,194
2042 54,342,628 8,048,139
2041 54,629,496 7,876,803
2040 54,916,374 7,706,696
2039 55,205,078 7,537,689
2038 55,481,637 7,369,184
2037 55,757,394 7,202,472
2036 56,025,224 7,036,729
2035 56,295,613 6,871,981
2034 56,562,648 6,708,364
2033 56,822,364 6,546,168
2032 57,078,534 6,385,827
2031 57,345,322 6,227,564
2030 57,606,120 6,070,865
2029 57,851,091 5,916,516
2028 58,091,760 5,764,060
2027 58,333,039 5,613,919
2026 58,562,681 5,464,898
2025 58,769,653 5,317,228
2024 58,952,704 5,169,395
2023 58,984,216 5,022,441
2022 59,013,667 4,875,637
2021 59,133,173 4,734,874
2020 59,438,851 4,600,131
2019 59,729,081 4,467,708
2018 60,148,658 4,337,685
2017 60,002,252 4,210,600
2016 60,115,223 4,086,657
2015 60,229,605 3,965,959
2014 60,320,707 3,848,514
2013 60,311,613 3,734,318
2012 60,191,247 3,619,034
2011 60,026,841 3,502,811
2010 59,819,407 3,390,965
2009 59,555,454 3,284,448
2008 59,211,181 3,183,269
2007 58,756,247 3,093,059
2006 58,399,861 3,013,660
2005 58,166,682 2,939,059
2004 57,828,179 2,868,664
2003 57,399,184 2,802,046
2002 57,089,824 2,738,655
2001 56,976,981 2,678,760
2000 56,942,108 2,613,441
1999 56,916,317 2,541,698
1998 56,906,744 2,474,651
1997 56,890,372 2,411,306
1996 56,860,281 2,358,188
1995 56,844,303 2,312,017
1994 56,843,400 2,249,454
1993 56,831,821 2,174,328
1992 56,797,087 2,088,135
1991 56,758,521 2,009,738
1990 56,719,240 1,951,878
1989 56,671,781 1,903,048
1988 56,629,288 1,855,859
1987 56,601,931 1,803,014
1986 56,596,155 1,751,835
1985 56,593,071 1,702,107
1984 56,576,718 1,653,693
1983 56,564,074 1,606,746
1982 56,543,548 1,561,176
1981 56,501,675 1,516,877
1980 56,433,883 1,474,043
1979 56,317,749 1,432,758
1978 56,155,143 1,392,713
1977 55,955,411 1,353,768
1976 55,718,260 1,315,336
1975 55,441,001 1,277,330
1974 55,110,868 1,240,188
1973 54,751,406 1,203,838
1972 54,381,345 1,168,355
1971 54,073,490 1,133,702
1970 53,821,850 1,099,806
1969 53,537,950 1,066,754
1968 53,235,750 1,034,739
1967 52,900,500 1,003,843
1966 52,519,000 974,157
1965 52,112,350 945,838
1964 51,675,350 918,955
1963 51,252,000 893,423
1962 50,879,450 869,184
1961 50,536,350 846,167
1960 50,199,700 824,298

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/italy/mauritania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Italy increased by 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Italy lost 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Italy was ranked 23rd most populous country in 2006 and is 26th 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) Italy's population will shrink by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people with a rank change from 26th to 40th. 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 Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Italy
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Italy Mauritania
2100 -0.67% 0.62%
2099 -0.65% 0.66%
2098 -0.66% 0.68%
2097 -0.65% 0.7%
2096 -0.65% 0.7%
2095 -0.64% 0.73%
2094 -0.63% 0.76%
2093 -0.65% 0.77%
2092 -0.63% 0.8%
2091 -0.63% 0.82%
2090 -0.64% 0.84%
2089 -0.63% 0.87%
2088 -0.63% 0.9%
2087 -0.61% 0.92%
2086 -0.63% 0.93%
2085 -0.64% 0.96%
2084 -0.63% 0.99%
2083 -0.64% 1%
2082 -0.65% 1.03%
2081 -0.66% 1.05%
2080 -0.67% 1.07%
2079 -0.68% 1.11%
2078 -0.69% 1.14%
2077 -0.71% 1.16%
2076 -0.73% 1.19%
2075 -0.78% 1.2%
2074 -0.79% 1.23%
2073 -0.82% 1.26%
2072 -0.83% 1.3%
2071 -0.86% 1.31%
2070 -0.88% 1.34%
2069 -0.89% 1.36%
2068 -0.89% 1.41%
2067 -0.92% 1.43%
2066 -0.94% 1.44%
2065 -0.95% 1.49%
2064 -0.95% 1.49%
2063 -0.97% 1.53%
2062 -0.97% 1.55%
2061 -0.96% 1.58%
2060 -0.95% 1.62%
2059 -0.94% 1.65%
2058 -0.91% 1.66%
2057 -0.9% 1.68%
2056 -0.87% 1.72%
2055 -0.84% 1.76%
2054 -0.82% 1.8%
2053 -0.78% 1.84%
2052 -0.76% 1.87%
2051 -0.75% 1.88%
2050 -0.71% 1.92%
2049 -0.68% 1.97%
2048 -0.67% 1.99%
2047 -0.63% 2.03%
2046 -0.61% 2.06%
2045 -0.59% 2.09%
2044 -0.59% 2.13%
2043 -0.55% 2.16%
2042 -0.53% 2.18%
2041 -0.52% 2.21%
2040 -0.52% 2.24%
2039 -0.5% 2.29%
2038 -0.49% 2.31%
2037 -0.48% 2.36%
2036 -0.48% 2.4%
2035 -0.47% 2.44%
2034 -0.46% 2.48%
2033 -0.45% 2.51%
2032 -0.47% 2.54%
2031 -0.45% 2.58%
2030 -0.42% 2.61%
2029 -0.41% 2.64%
2028 -0.41% 2.67%
2027 -0.39% 2.73%
2026 -0.35% 2.78%
2025 -0.31% 2.86%
2024 -0.05% 2.93%
2023 -0.05% 3.01%
2022 -0.2% 2.97%
2021 -0.51% 2.93%
2020 -0.49% 2.96%
2019 -0.7% 3%
2018 0.24% 3.02%
2017 -0.19% 3.03%
2016 -0.19% 3.04%
2015 -0.15% 3.05%
2014 0.02% 3.06%
2013 0.2% 3.19%
2012 0.27% 3.32%
2011 0.35% 3.3%
2010 0.44% 3.24%
2009 0.58% 3.18%
2008 0.77% 2.92%
2007 0.61% 2.63%
2006 0.4% 2.54%
2005 0.59% 2.45%
2004 0.75% 2.38%
2003 0.54% 2.31%
2002 0.2% 2.24%
2001 0.06% 2.5%
2000 0.05% 2.82%
1999 0.02% 2.71%
1998 0.03% 2.63%
1997 0.05% 2.25%
1996 0.03% 2%
1995 0.002% 2.78%
1994 0.02% 3.46%
1993 0.06% 4.13%
1992 0.07% 3.9%
1991 0.07% 2.96%
1990 0.08% 2.57%
1989 0.08% 2.54%
1988 0.05% 2.93%
1987 0.01% 2.92%
1986 0.005% 2.92%
1985 0.03% 2.93%
1984 0.02% 2.92%
1983 0.04% 2.92%
1982 0.07% 2.92%
1981 0.12% 2.91%
1980 0.21% 2.88%
1979 0.29% 2.88%
1978 0.36% 2.88%
1977 0.43% 2.92%
1976 0.5% 2.98%
1975 0.6% 2.99%
1974 0.66% 3.02%
1973 0.68% 3.04%
1972 0.57% 3.06%
1971 0.47% 3.08%
1970 0.53% 3.1%
1969 0.57% 3.09%
1968 0.63% 3.08%
1967 0.73% 3.05%
1966 0.78% 2.99%
1965 0.85% 2.93%
1964 0.83% 2.86%
1963 0.73% 2.79%
1962 0.68% 2.72%
1961 0.67% 2.65%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Italy declined by 0.05%, while Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Italy Mauritania
Current population
58562681
5505206
Population rank 26/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.71% 0.07%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
3.58 minutes
One birth every
1.39 minutes
3.04 minutes
One death every
47.7 seconds
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +403
Annual growth/decline -31,512 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 17/197
One migration net change every
6.99 minutes
1.74 hours
Annual migration change +75,448 -5,044
Net migration rank 19/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 6,553,671 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 12/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 11% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 59/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Italy
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Italy Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 75,448 - -5,044
2024 - 95,246 - -2,185
2023 -283,125 150,189 145,164 2,999
2022 -318,674 231,228 142,451 2,999
2021 -301,579 157,327 137,557 -1,483
2020 -338,801 85,281 134,899 -1,483
2019 -215,025 46,634 134,460 -3,019
2018 -192,475 83,686 131,584 -2,987
2017 -192,007 95,147 128,562 -3,001
2016 -138,265 84,568 125,342 -3,008
2015 -162,620 39,389 122,092 -3,019
2014 -96,513 52,679 118,792 -2,980
2013 -90,468 158,090 115,558 -2,987
2012 -78,248 252,524 113,489 4,515
2011 -48,021 198,544 111,165 3,272
2010 -23,928 274,387 108,121 1,128
2009 -17,866 283,676 105,273 -1,481
2008 -11,842 422,534 102,432 -3,860
2007 -5,876 495,092 98,895 -17,048
2006 0 215,995 94,991 -18,033
2005 -17,450 258,702 90,940 -18,693
2004 11,566 417,970 87,578 -19,042
2003 -40,179 478,578 83,804 -19,104
2002 -22,836 223,861 80,993 -18,903
2001 -11,396 48,903 78,769 -21,067
2000 -17,082 56,065 75,929 -2,997
1999 -22,766 54,405 73,554 -2,999
1998 -39,835 67,985 72,045 -8,504
1997 -22,756 50,539 71,327 -8,187
1996 -22,744 53,450 71,939 -28,840
1995 -34,107 -460,287 72,244 -22,997
1994 -17,053 502,750 70,570 5,304
1993 0 24,321 68,167 6,217
1992 22,718 51,747 63,501 34,505
1991 11,352 19,721 61,782 -2,997
1990 22,688 35,317 59,934 -3,000
1989 28,336 19,540 58,666 -17,941
1988 33,977 18,553 56,654 -2,997
1987 16,980 7,825 55,037 -2,998
1986 11,319 -6,206 53,313 -2,998
1985 28,297 6,911 52,125 -2,998
1984 50,919 203 50,705 -2,998
1983 33,939 -3,733 49,187 -2,998
1982 79,161 -24,223 47,947 -2,998
1981 73,452 7,182 46,641 -2,998
1980 84,650 295,642 45,026 -2,997
1979 129,531 42,637 43,537 -2,997
1978 168,465 43,932 42,539 -2,998
1977 190,248 42,246 41,352 -2,999
1976 228,445 40,885 40,149 -1,645
1975 271,660 43,051 38,975 -1,472
1974 336,176 42,487 38,106 -1,321
1973 328,508 41,631 37,122 -1,201
1972 364,355 43,182 36,184 -1,139
1971 383,922 -58,627 35,279 -1,014
1970 376,753 -62,216 34,382 -855
1969 390,827 -45,346 33,252 -688
1968 399,268 -50,149 32,029 -565
1967 439,074 -37,992 30,853 -514
1966 488,427 -35,352 29,502 -466
1965 474,222 -36,267 28,028 -434
1964 527,089 -27,368 26,565 -390
1963 440,767 -28,198 25,250 -362
1962 427,387 -25,840 23,927 -342
1961 459,880 -129,761 22,781 -332
1960 426,697 -140,765 21,604 -318

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 68.6% of the population change in Italy is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 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, 6,553,671 residents or 11% of the population were not native-born in Italy, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

Biggest cities by population

Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K
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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