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

Mauritania and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Mauritania	Nauru	Mauritania	Nauru
1960	824,298	4,607	-	-
1961	846,167	4,774	2.65%	3.62%
1962	869,184	4,979	2.72%	4.29%
1963	893,423	5,226	2.79%	4.96%
1964	918,955	5,515	2.86%	5.53%
1965	945,838	5,832	2.93%	5.75%
1966	974,157	6,043	2.99%	3.62%
1967	1,003,843	6,135	3.05%	1.52%
1968	1,034,739	6,328	3.08%	3.15%
1969	1,066,754	6,581	3.09%	4%
1970	1,099,806	6,710	3.1%	1.96%
1971	1,133,702	6,762	3.08%	0.77%
1972	1,168,355	6,812	3.06%	0.74%
1973	1,203,838	6,866	3.04%	0.79%
1974	1,240,188	6,923	3.02%	0.83%
1975	1,277,330	6,987	2.99%	0.92%
1976	1,315,336	7,064	2.98%	1.1%
1977	1,353,768	7,163	2.92%	1.4%
1978	1,392,713	7,298	2.88%	1.88%
1979	1,432,758	7,468	2.88%	2.33%
1980	1,474,043	7,649	2.88%	2.42%
1981	1,516,877	7,839	2.91%	2.48%
1982	1,561,176	8,040	2.92%	2.56%
1983	1,606,746	8,216	2.92%	2.19%
1984	1,653,693	8,377	2.92%	1.96%
1985	1,702,107	8,551	2.93%	2.08%
1986	1,751,835	8,742	2.92%	2.23%
1987	1,803,014	8,946	2.92%	2.33%
1988	1,855,859	9,165	2.93%	2.45%
1989	1,903,048	9,390	2.54%	2.45%
1990	1,951,878	9,622	2.57%	2.47%
1991	2,009,738	9,850	2.96%	2.37%
1992	2,088,135	10,021	3.9%	1.74%
1993	2,174,328	10,102	4.13%	0.81%
1994	2,249,454	10,137	3.46%	0.35%
1995	2,312,017	10,165	2.78%	0.28%
1996	2,358,188	10,183	2%	0.18%
1997	2,411,306	10,197	2.25%	0.14%
1998	2,474,651	10,198	2.63%	0.01%
1999	2,541,698	10,187	2.71%	-0.11%
2000	2,613,441	10,168	2.82%	-0.19%
2001	2,678,760	10,130	2.5%	-0.37%
2002	2,738,655	10,082	2.24%	-0.47%
2003	2,802,046	10,059	2.31%	-0.23%
2004	2,868,664	10,060	2.38%	0.01%
2005	2,939,059	10,049	2.45%	-0.11%
2006	3,013,660	10,034	2.54%	-0.15%
2007	3,093,059	10,020	2.63%	-0.14%
2008	3,183,269	10,009	2.92%	-0.11%
2009	3,284,448	10,016	3.18%	0.07%
2010	3,390,965	10,043	3.24%	0.27%
2011	3,502,811	10,098	3.3%	0.55%
2012	3,619,034	10,267	3.32%	1.67%
2013	3,734,318	10,517	3.19%	2.43%
2014	3,848,514	10,742	3.06%	2.14%
2015	3,965,959	10,954	3.05%	1.97%
2016	4,086,657	11,150	3.04%	1.79%
2017	4,210,600	11,324	3.03%	1.56%
2018	4,337,685	11,477	3.02%	1.35%
2019	4,467,708	11,587	3%	0.96%
2020	4,600,131	11,643	2.96%	0.48%
2021	4,734,874	11,709	2.93%	0.57%
2022	4,875,637	11,801	2.97%	0.79%
2023	5,022,441	11,875	3.01%	0.63%
2024	5,169,395	11,947	2.93%	0.61%
2025	5,315,063	12,030	2.82%	0.7%
2026	5,461,313	12,103	2.75%	0.61%
2027	5,608,785	12,196	2.7%	0.77%
2028	5,757,952	12,296	2.66%	0.82%
2029	5,909,186	12,403	2.63%	0.87%
2030	6,062,523	12,519	2.59%	0.94%
2031	6,217,791	12,645	2.56%	1%
2032	6,374,839	12,785	2.53%	1.11%
2033	6,533,828	12,921	2.49%	1.06%
2034	6,694,445	13,071	2.46%	1.16%
2035	6,856,314	13,230	2.42%	1.22%
2036	7,019,227	13,391	2.38%	1.21%
2037	7,183,105	13,541	2.33%	1.12%
2038	7,348,357	13,697	2.3%	1.16%
2039	7,514,734	13,857	2.26%	1.17%
2040	7,681,907	14,041	2.22%	1.33%
2041	7,850,210	14,220	2.19%	1.27%
2042	8,020,480	14,402	2.17%	1.28%
2043	8,192,542	14,579	2.15%	1.23%
2044	8,365,171	14,754	2.11%	1.2%
2045	8,538,521	14,920	2.07%	1.13%
2046	8,713,247	15,098	2.05%	1.19%
2047	8,888,466	15,268	2.01%	1.12%
2048	9,064,207	15,431	1.98%	1.07%
2049	9,240,169	15,595	1.94%	1.06%
2050	9,415,589	15,751	1.9%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,026,900 people (a 34.9% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mauritania gained 1,466,583 (a 37% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Mauritania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2005 and is 123rd in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Mauritania's population will grow by 73.3% to 9,415,589 people with a rank change from 123rd to 103rd. The population of Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.