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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,505,206 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 6.71 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Mauritania is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritania has increased from 3.01M people to 5.51M (82.7% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Mauritania vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritania Mozambique
2100 17,309,980 105,684,658
2099 17,202,690 105,291,198
2098 17,090,030 104,859,475
2097 16,975,270 104,428,679
2096 16,857,252 103,962,668
2095 16,739,240 103,480,514
2094 16,617,272 102,989,197
2093 16,492,589 102,464,565
2092 16,366,098 101,929,545
2091 16,235,771 101,410,418
2090 16,103,700 100,829,728
2089 15,969,059 100,211,758
2088 15,831,339 99,594,130
2087 15,690,143 98,943,096
2086 15,547,605 98,288,529
2085 15,403,967 97,609,760
2084 15,257,740 96,926,143
2083 15,108,271 96,193,441
2082 14,958,279 95,449,095
2081 14,805,332 94,708,064
2080 14,651,508 93,957,824
2079 14,496,397 93,171,561
2078 14,337,117 92,350,666
2077 14,175,812 91,530,198
2076 14,013,255 90,699,125
2075 13,849,027 89,848,943
2074 13,684,146 88,999,187
2073 13,517,681 88,113,398
2072 13,349,376 87,210,961
2071 13,178,237 86,283,286
2070 13,007,812 85,349,704
2069 12,835,311 84,361,565
2068 12,662,862 83,400,997
2067 12,487,379 82,437,397
2066 12,311,503 81,437,030
2065 12,136,616 80,446,244
2064 11,958,955 79,433,801
2063 11,783,144 78,430,632
2062 11,606,044 77,376,597
2061 11,428,738 76,274,806
2060 11,251,427 75,197,384
2059 11,072,236 74,082,771
2058 10,892,076 72,958,774
2057 10,713,858 71,828,186
2056 10,536,935 70,677,889
2055 10,358,532 69,542,373
2054 10,179,658 68,419,331
2053 9,999,712 67,306,817
2052 9,819,098 66,163,407
2051 9,639,209 65,032,770
2050 9,461,249 63,898,302
2049 9,283,353 62,731,532
2048 9,104,299 61,579,833
2047 8,926,851 60,424,101
2046 8,748,845 59,273,421
2045 8,572,397 58,132,244
2044 8,397,189 56,969,604
2043 8,222,194 55,814,906
2042 8,048,139 54,633,120
2041 7,876,803 53,476,191
2040 7,706,696 52,305,805
2039 7,537,689 51,136,087
2038 7,369,184 49,973,820
2037 7,202,472 48,827,661
2036 7,036,729 47,668,628
2035 6,871,981 46,520,419
2034 6,708,364 45,358,645
2033 6,546,168 44,229,218
2032 6,385,827 43,102,655
2031 6,227,564 41,993,535
2030 6,070,865 40,901,742
2029 5,916,516 39,818,379
2028 5,764,060 38,748,841
2027 5,613,919 37,696,739
2026 5,464,898 36,660,958
2025 5,317,228 35,650,681
2024 5,169,395 34,631,766
2023 5,022,441 33,635,160
2022 4,875,637 32,656,246
2021 4,734,874 31,707,800
2020 4,600,131 30,783,688
2019 4,467,708 29,884,380
2018 4,337,685 29,018,644
2017 4,210,600 28,166,393
2016 4,086,657 27,337,105
2015 3,965,959 26,547,572
2014 3,848,514 25,788,475
2013 3,734,318 25,051,611
2012 3,619,034 24,337,846
2011 3,502,811 23,649,039
2010 3,390,965 22,999,235
2009 3,284,448 22,391,745
2008 3,183,269 21,819,036
2007 3,093,059 21,287,635
2006 3,013,660 20,787,087
2005 2,939,059 20,304,569
2004 2,868,664 19,840,313
2003 2,802,046 19,392,475
2002 2,738,655 18,958,338
2001 2,678,760 18,537,729
2000 2,613,441 18,129,653
1999 2,541,698 17,734,506
1998 2,474,651 17,340,464
1997 2,411,306 16,949,982
1996 2,358,188 16,492,480
1995 2,312,017 15,960,530
1994 2,249,454 15,033,853
1993 2,174,328 14,051,192
1992 2,088,135 13,613,316
1991 2,009,738 13,352,090
1990 1,951,878 13,094,537
1989 1,903,048 12,906,842
1988 1,855,859 12,800,558
1987 1,803,014 12,822,574
1986 1,751,835 12,770,578
1985 1,702,107 12,548,949
1984 1,653,693 12,315,954
1983 1,606,746 12,073,822
1982 1,561,176 11,824,370
1981 1,516,877 11,568,127
1980 1,474,043 11,336,221
1979 1,432,758 11,028,809
1978 1,392,713 10,618,250
1977 1,353,768 10,224,975
1976 1,315,336 9,867,209
1975 1,277,330 9,540,817
1974 1,240,188 9,236,093
1973 1,203,838 8,954,242
1972 1,168,355 8,692,935
1971 1,133,702 8,456,317
1970 1,099,806 8,250,506
1969 1,066,754 8,066,951
1968 1,034,739 7,892,613
1967 1,003,843 7,724,550
1966 974,157 7,562,990
1965 945,838 7,406,421
1964 918,955 7,255,061
1963 893,423 7,109,828
1962 869,184 6,969,364
1961 846,167 6,834,936
1960 824,298 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritania gained 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Mauritania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritania Mozambique
2100 0.62% 0.37%
2099 0.66% 0.41%
2098 0.68% 0.41%
2097 0.7% 0.45%
2096 0.7% 0.47%
2095 0.73% 0.48%
2094 0.76% 0.51%
2093 0.77% 0.52%
2092 0.8% 0.51%
2091 0.82% 0.58%
2090 0.84% 0.62%
2089 0.87% 0.62%
2088 0.9% 0.66%
2087 0.92% 0.67%
2086 0.93% 0.7%
2085 0.96% 0.71%
2084 0.99% 0.76%
2083 1% 0.78%
2082 1.03% 0.78%
2081 1.05% 0.8%
2080 1.07% 0.84%
2079 1.11% 0.89%
2078 1.14% 0.9%
2077 1.16% 0.92%
2076 1.19% 0.95%
2075 1.2% 0.95%
2074 1.23% 1.01%
2073 1.26% 1.03%
2072 1.3% 1.08%
2071 1.31% 1.09%
2070 1.34% 1.17%
2069 1.36% 1.15%
2068 1.41% 1.17%
2067 1.43% 1.23%
2066 1.44% 1.23%
2065 1.49% 1.27%
2064 1.49% 1.28%
2063 1.53% 1.36%
2062 1.55% 1.44%
2061 1.58% 1.43%
2060 1.62% 1.5%
2059 1.65% 1.54%
2058 1.66% 1.57%
2057 1.68% 1.63%
2056 1.72% 1.63%
2055 1.76% 1.64%
2054 1.8% 1.65%
2053 1.84% 1.73%
2052 1.87% 1.74%
2051 1.88% 1.78%
2050 1.92% 1.86%
2049 1.97% 1.87%
2048 1.99% 1.91%
2047 2.03% 1.94%
2046 2.06% 1.96%
2045 2.09% 2.04%
2044 2.13% 2.07%
2043 2.16% 2.16%
2042 2.18% 2.16%
2041 2.21% 2.24%
2040 2.24% 2.29%
2039 2.29% 2.33%
2038 2.31% 2.35%
2037 2.36% 2.43%
2036 2.4% 2.47%
2035 2.44% 2.56%
2034 2.48% 2.55%
2033 2.51% 2.61%
2032 2.54% 2.64%
2031 2.58% 2.67%
2030 2.61% 2.72%
2029 2.64% 2.76%
2028 2.67% 2.79%
2027 2.73% 2.83%
2026 2.78% 2.83%
2025 2.86% 2.94%
2024 2.93% 2.96%
2023 3.01% 3%
2022 2.97% 2.99%
2021 2.93% 3%
2020 2.96% 3.01%
2019 3% 2.98%
2018 3.02% 3.03%
2017 3.03% 3.03%
2016 3.04% 2.97%
2015 3.05% 2.94%
2014 3.06% 2.94%
2013 3.19% 2.93%
2012 3.32% 2.91%
2011 3.3% 2.83%
2010 3.24% 2.71%
2009 3.18% 2.62%
2008 2.92% 2.5%
2007 2.63% 2.41%
2006 2.54% 2.38%
2005 2.45% 2.34%
2004 2.38% 2.31%
2003 2.31% 2.29%
2002 2.24% 2.27%
2001 2.5% 2.25%
2000 2.82% 2.23%
1999 2.71% 2.27%
1998 2.63% 2.3%
1997 2.25% 2.77%
1996 2% 3.33%
1995 2.78% 6.16%
1994 3.46% 6.99%
1993 4.13% 3.22%
1992 3.9% 1.96%
1991 2.96% 1.97%
1990 2.57% 1.45%
1989 2.54% 0.83%
1988 2.93% -0.17%
1987 2.92% 0.41%
1986 2.92% 1.77%
1985 2.93% 1.89%
1984 2.92% 2.01%
1983 2.92% 2.11%
1982 2.92% 2.22%
1981 2.91% 2.05%
1980 2.88% 2.79%
1979 2.88% 3.87%
1978 2.88% 3.85%
1977 2.92% 3.63%
1976 2.98% 3.42%
1975 2.99% 3.3%
1974 3.02% 3.15%
1973 3.04% 3.01%
1972 3.06% 2.8%
1971 3.08% 2.49%
1970 3.1% 2.28%
1969 3.09% 2.21%
1968 3.08% 2.18%
1967 3.05% 2.14%
1966 2.99% 2.11%
1965 2.93% 2.09%
1964 2.86% 2.04%
1963 2.79% 2.02%
1962 2.72% 1.97%
1961 2.65% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mauritania grew by 2.93%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Mauritania Mozambique
Current population
5505206
36941128
Population rank 122/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.45%
One net population change
3.58 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
3.04 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
19 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +403 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +146,954 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +2.93% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 17/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.74 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -5,044 -65,573
Net migration rank 115/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 195,937 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 113/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 107/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritania
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritania Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,044 - -65,573
2024 - -2,185 - -38,940
2023 145,164 2,999 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 142,451 2,999 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 137,557 -1,483 951,234 -23,103
2020 134,899 -1,483 945,952 -25,864
2019 134,460 -3,019 927,581 -49,080
2018 131,584 -2,987 903,176 -50,224
2017 128,562 -3,001 876,594 -25,043
2016 125,342 -3,008 850,430 -43,398
2015 122,092 -3,019 824,435 -52,374
2014 118,792 -2,980 799,778 -53,625
2013 115,558 -2,987 784,641 -57,067
2012 113,489 4,515 763,088 -63,131
2011 111,165 3,272 741,303 -63,638
2010 108,121 1,128 719,025 -97,079
2009 105,273 -1,481 693,673 -100,625
2008 102,432 -3,860 654,920 -102,534
2007 98,895 -17,048 610,913 -100,490
2006 94,991 -18,033 586,009 -95,333
2005 90,940 -18,693 570,132 -95,770
2004 87,578 -19,042 554,973 -100,824
2003 83,804 -19,104 540,992 -99,484
2002 80,993 -18,903 529,867 -103,102
2001 78,769 -21,067 519,594 -105,130
2000 75,929 -2,997 506,162 -104,476
1999 73,554 -2,999 491,814 -103,223
1998 72,045 -8,504 474,453 -74,952
1997 71,327 -8,187 461,209 -79,732
1996 71,939 -28,840 442,559 90,975
1995 72,244 -22,997 421,630 108,751
1994 70,570 5,304 384,821 938,163
1993 68,167 6,217 369,518 272,829
1992 63,501 34,505 362,373 -128,960
1991 61,782 -2,997 357,676 -68,644
1990 59,934 -3,000 353,290 -127,215
1989 58,666 -17,941 348,833 -199,509
1988 56,654 -2,997 349,480 -286,247
1987 55,037 -2,998 334,438 -441,710
1986 53,313 -2,998 332,609 -121,350
1985 52,125 -2,998 307,625 -75,642
1984 50,705 -2,998 304,524 -70,532
1983 49,187 -2,998 324,158 -73,899
1982 47,947 -2,998 321,493 -72,852
1981 46,641 -2,998 322,207 -58,347
1980 45,026 -2,997 349,586 -149,650
1979 43,537 -2,997 331,162 83,699
1978 42,539 -2,998 310,403 95,859
1977 41,352 -2,999 289,193 91,082
1976 40,149 -1,645 273,924 61,326
1975 38,975 -1,472 257,984 59,562
1974 38,106 -1,321 240,665 51,238
1973 37,122 -1,201 226,847 44,951
1972 36,184 -1,139 215,793 35,023
1971 35,279 -1,014 211,137 11,297
1970 34,382 -855 207,385 -18,197
1969 33,252 -688 202,174 -24,251
1968 32,029 -565 197,623 -26,872
1967 30,853 -514 193,044 -27,672
1966 29,502 -466 189,218 -31,462
1965 28,028 -434 185,931 -30,538
1964 26,565 -390 182,334 -35,005
1963 25,250 -362 180,867 -37,738
1962 23,927 -342 176,297 -38,504
1961 22,781 -332 171,236 -40,181
1960 21,604 -318 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritania/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 195,937 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Mauritania, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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