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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,505,206 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 24.2 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Mauritania is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritania has increased from 3.01M people to 5.51M (82.7% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Mauritania vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritania Mexico
2100 17,309,980 131,182,639
2099 17,202,690 131,943,283
2098 17,090,030 132,700,369
2097 16,975,270 133,455,010
2096 16,857,252 134,204,227
2095 16,739,240 134,949,218
2094 16,617,272 135,687,085
2093 16,492,589 136,415,232
2092 16,366,098 137,127,644
2091 16,235,771 137,833,985
2090 16,103,700 138,527,198
2089 15,969,059 139,208,862
2088 15,831,339 139,874,924
2087 15,690,143 140,530,483
2086 15,547,605 141,174,372
2085 15,403,967 141,805,496
2084 15,257,740 142,415,948
2083 15,108,271 143,009,187
2082 14,958,279 143,579,768
2081 14,805,332 144,138,842
2080 14,651,508 144,677,451
2079 14,496,397 145,195,172
2078 14,337,117 145,691,242
2077 14,175,812 146,165,064
2076 14,013,255 146,616,674
2075 13,849,027 147,046,928
2074 13,684,146 147,455,761
2073 13,517,681 147,841,295
2072 13,349,376 148,201,143
2071 13,178,237 148,534,057
2070 13,007,812 148,848,168
2069 12,835,311 149,134,711
2068 12,662,862 149,395,717
2067 12,487,379 149,630,386
2066 12,311,503 149,842,125
2065 12,136,616 150,029,268
2064 11,958,955 150,187,992
2063 11,783,144 150,319,846
2062 11,606,044 150,424,224
2061 11,428,738 150,502,250
2060 11,251,427 150,555,648
2059 11,072,236 150,577,220
2058 10,892,076 150,569,044
2057 10,713,858 150,535,337
2056 10,536,935 150,475,242
2055 10,358,532 150,384,336
2054 10,179,658 150,263,237
2053 9,999,712 150,110,615
2052 9,819,098 149,923,918
2051 9,639,209 149,705,066
2050 9,461,249 149,450,774
2049 9,283,353 149,166,038
2048 9,104,299 148,836,849
2047 8,926,851 148,478,965
2046 8,748,845 148,081,688
2045 8,572,397 147,647,318
2044 8,397,189 147,173,101
2043 8,222,194 146,667,761
2042 8,048,139 146,123,566
2041 7,876,803 145,543,650
2040 7,706,696 144,931,633
2039 7,537,689 144,286,278
2038 7,369,184 143,601,872
2037 7,202,472 142,883,005
2036 7,036,729 142,138,929
2035 6,871,981 141,359,885
2034 6,708,364 140,554,653
2033 6,546,168 139,713,048
2032 6,385,827 138,843,644
2031 6,227,564 137,947,334
2030 6,070,865 137,023,304
2029 5,916,516 136,071,720
2028 5,764,060 135,090,755
2027 5,613,919 134,081,337
2026 5,464,898 133,042,003
2025 5,317,228 131,970,909
2024 5,169,395 130,861,007
2023 5,022,441 129,739,759
2022 4,875,637 128,613,117
2021 4,734,874 127,648,148
2020 4,600,131 126,799,054
2019 4,467,708 125,762,982
2018 4,337,685 124,573,711
2017 4,210,600 123,400,057
2016 4,086,657 122,251,351
2015 3,965,959 121,072,306
2014 3,848,514 119,784,261
2013 3,734,318 118,343,573
2012 3,619,034 116,818,208
2011 3,502,811 115,243,504
2010 3,390,965 113,623,895
2009 3,284,448 111,999,721
2008 3,183,269 110,374,288
2007 3,093,059 108,774,360
2006 3,013,660 107,253,666
2005 2,939,059 105,811,504
2004 2,868,664 104,394,131
2003 2,802,046 102,978,515
2002 2,738,655 101,548,624
2001 2,678,760 100,099,099
2000 2,613,441 98,625,552
1999 2,541,698 97,115,707
1998 2,474,651 95,575,245
1997 2,411,306 94,021,207
1996 2,358,188 92,452,702
1995 2,312,017 90,862,455
1994 2,249,454 89,259,205
1993 2,174,328 87,653,807
1992 2,088,135 86,044,809
1991 2,009,738 84,430,572
1990 1,951,878 82,820,170
1989 1,903,048 81,247,182
1988 1,855,859 79,695,531
1987 1,803,014 78,136,651
1986 1,751,835 76,585,637
1985 1,702,107 75,043,414
1984 1,653,693 73,506,846
1983 1,606,746 71,971,240
1982 1,561,176 70,433,260
1981 1,516,877 68,892,108
1980 1,474,043 67,300,334
1979 1,432,758 65,648,865
1978 1,392,713 63,979,046
1977 1,353,768 62,308,493
1976 1,315,336 60,645,512
1975 1,277,330 58,982,400
1974 1,240,188 57,320,149
1973 1,203,838 55,667,284
1972 1,168,355 54,030,168
1971 1,133,702 52,412,558
1970 1,099,806 50,814,953
1969 1,066,754 49,233,194
1968 1,034,739 47,668,303
1967 1,003,843 46,129,608
1966 974,157 44,629,106
1965 945,838 43,174,477
1964 918,955 41,772,049
1963 893,423 40,424,065
1962 869,184 39,129,200
1961 846,167 37,890,118
1960 824,298 36,724,615

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/mauritania/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritania gained 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Mauritania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritania's population will grow by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people with a rank change from 122nd to 102nd. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritania Mexico
2100 0.62% -0.58%
2099 0.66% -0.57%
2098 0.68% -0.57%
2097 0.7% -0.56%
2096 0.7% -0.55%
2095 0.73% -0.54%
2094 0.76% -0.53%
2093 0.77% -0.52%
2092 0.8% -0.51%
2091 0.82% -0.5%
2090 0.84% -0.49%
2089 0.87% -0.48%
2088 0.9% -0.47%
2087 0.92% -0.46%
2086 0.93% -0.45%
2085 0.96% -0.43%
2084 0.99% -0.41%
2083 1% -0.4%
2082 1.03% -0.39%
2081 1.05% -0.37%
2080 1.07% -0.36%
2079 1.11% -0.34%
2078 1.14% -0.32%
2077 1.16% -0.31%
2076 1.19% -0.29%
2075 1.2% -0.28%
2074 1.23% -0.26%
2073 1.26% -0.24%
2072 1.3% -0.22%
2071 1.31% -0.21%
2070 1.34% -0.19%
2069 1.36% -0.17%
2068 1.41% -0.16%
2067 1.43% -0.14%
2066 1.44% -0.12%
2065 1.49% -0.11%
2064 1.49% -0.09%
2063 1.53% -0.07%
2062 1.55% -0.05%
2061 1.58% -0.04%
2060 1.62% -0.01%
2059 1.65% 0.005%
2058 1.66% 0.02%
2057 1.68% 0.04%
2056 1.72% 0.06%
2055 1.76% 0.08%
2054 1.8% 0.1%
2053 1.84% 0.12%
2052 1.87% 0.15%
2051 1.88% 0.17%
2050 1.92% 0.19%
2049 1.97% 0.22%
2048 1.99% 0.24%
2047 2.03% 0.27%
2046 2.06% 0.29%
2045 2.09% 0.32%
2044 2.13% 0.34%
2043 2.16% 0.37%
2042 2.18% 0.4%
2041 2.21% 0.42%
2040 2.24% 0.45%
2039 2.29% 0.48%
2038 2.31% 0.5%
2037 2.36% 0.52%
2036 2.4% 0.55%
2035 2.44% 0.57%
2034 2.48% 0.6%
2033 2.51% 0.63%
2032 2.54% 0.65%
2031 2.58% 0.67%
2030 2.61% 0.7%
2029 2.64% 0.73%
2028 2.67% 0.75%
2027 2.73% 0.78%
2026 2.78% 0.81%
2025 2.86% 0.85%
2024 2.93% 0.86%
2023 3.01% 0.88%
2022 2.97% 0.76%
2021 2.93% 0.67%
2020 2.96% 0.82%
2019 3% 0.95%
2018 3.02% 0.95%
2017 3.03% 0.94%
2016 3.04% 0.97%
2015 3.05% 1.08%
2014 3.06% 1.22%
2013 3.19% 1.31%
2012 3.32% 1.37%
2011 3.3% 1.43%
2010 3.24% 1.45%
2009 3.18% 1.47%
2008 2.92% 1.47%
2007 2.63% 1.42%
2006 2.54% 1.36%
2005 2.45% 1.36%
2004 2.38% 1.37%
2003 2.31% 1.41%
2002 2.24% 1.45%
2001 2.5% 1.49%
2000 2.82% 1.55%
1999 2.71% 1.61%
1998 2.63% 1.65%
1997 2.25% 1.7%
1996 2% 1.75%
1995 2.78% 1.8%
1994 3.46% 1.83%
1993 4.13% 1.87%
1992 3.9% 1.91%
1991 2.96% 1.94%
1990 2.57% 1.94%
1989 2.54% 1.95%
1988 2.93% 2%
1987 2.92% 2.03%
1986 2.92% 2.06%
1985 2.93% 2.09%
1984 2.92% 2.13%
1983 2.92% 2.18%
1982 2.92% 2.24%
1981 2.91% 2.37%
1980 2.88% 2.52%
1979 2.88% 2.61%
1978 2.88% 2.68%
1977 2.92% 2.74%
1976 2.98% 2.82%
1975 2.99% 2.9%
1974 3.02% 2.97%
1973 3.04% 3.03%
1972 3.06% 3.09%
1971 3.08% 3.14%
1970 3.1% 3.21%
1969 3.09% 3.28%
1968 3.08% 3.34%
1967 3.05% 3.36%
1966 2.99% 3.37%
1965 2.93% 3.36%
1964 2.86% 3.33%
1963 2.79% 3.31%
1962 2.72% 3.27%
1961 2.65% 3.17%

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/mauritania/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mauritania grew by 2.93%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Mauritania Mexico
Current population
5505206
133323134
Population rank 122/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.61%
One net population change
3.58 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
3.04 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
19 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +403 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +146,954 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +2.93% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 17/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.74 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -5,044 -108,037
Net migration rank 115/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 195,937 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 113/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 107/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritania
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritania Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,044 - -108,037
2024 - -2,185 - -104,581
2023 145,164 2,999 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 142,451 2,999 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 137,557 -1,483 936,682 -122,791
2020 134,899 -1,483 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 134,460 -3,019 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 131,584 -2,987 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 128,562 -3,001 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 125,342 -3,008 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 122,092 -3,019 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 118,792 -2,980 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 115,558 -2,987 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 113,489 4,515 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 111,165 3,272 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 108,121 1,128 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 105,273 -1,481 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 102,432 -3,860 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 98,895 -17,048 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 94,991 -18,033 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 90,940 -18,693 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 87,578 -19,042 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 83,804 -19,104 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 80,993 -18,903 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 78,769 -21,067 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 75,929 -2,997 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 73,554 -2,999 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 72,045 -8,504 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 71,327 -8,187 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 71,939 -28,840 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 72,244 -22,997 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 70,570 5,304 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 68,167 6,217 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 63,501 34,505 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 61,782 -2,997 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 59,934 -3,000 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 58,666 -17,941 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 56,654 -2,997 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 55,037 -2,998 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 53,313 -2,998 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 52,125 -2,998 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 50,705 -2,998 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 49,187 -2,998 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 47,947 -2,998 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 46,641 -2,998 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 45,026 -2,997 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 43,537 -2,997 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 42,539 -2,998 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 41,352 -2,999 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 40,149 -1,645 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 38,975 -1,472 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 38,106 -1,321 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 37,122 -1,201 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 36,184 -1,139 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 35,279 -1,014 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 34,382 -855 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 33,252 -688 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 32,029 -565 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 30,853 -514 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 29,502 -466 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 28,028 -434 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 26,565 -390 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 25,250 -362 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 23,927 -342 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 22,781 -332 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 21,604 -318 1,206,955 -85,591

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 98.9% of the population change in Mauritania is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people). In Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 195,937 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Mauritania, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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