The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,462,924 people compared to 29,630,474 in Nepal.
Population statistics:
- Nepal's population is 5.42 times bigger than Mauritania's.
- Mauritania is ranked the 123rd most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
- The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 0.36% for Nepal.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
- Since 2006, the population of Mauritania has increased from 3.01M people to 5.46M (81.3% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.5% growth).
- Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.1M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.
Mauritania vs Nepal: live population counter
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| Current population |
5462924
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29630474
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| Population rank | 123/197 | 52/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.36% |
| One net population change |
3.58 minutes
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12.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.04 minutes
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54.9 seconds
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| One death every |
19 minutes
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2.55 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.01 hours
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1.31 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,185 | -401,282 |
| Daily growth/decline | +403 | -119 |
| Annual growth/decline | +146,954 | -43,560 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.93% | -0.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 17/197 | 175/197 |
Mauritania and Nepal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 824,298 | 10,123,658 | - | - |
| 1961 | 846,167 | 10,318,396 | 2.65% | 1.92% |
| 1962 | 869,184 | 10,521,116 | 2.72% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 893,423 | 10,729,818 | 2.79% | 1.98% |
| 1964 | 918,955 | 10,946,392 | 2.86% | 2.02% |
| 1965 | 945,838 | 11,173,411 | 2.93% | 2.07% |
| 1966 | 974,157 | 11,408,710 | 2.99% | 2.11% |
| 1967 | 1,003,843 | 11,652,716 | 3.05% | 2.14% |
| 1968 | 1,034,739 | 11,906,266 | 3.08% | 2.18% |
| 1969 | 1,066,754 | 12,167,036 | 3.09% | 2.19% |
| 1970 | 1,099,806 | 12,436,190 | 3.1% | 2.21% |
| 1971 | 1,133,702 | 12,710,061 | 3.08% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 1,168,355 | 12,989,099 | 3.06% | 2.2% |
| 1973 | 1,203,838 | 13,275,239 | 3.04% | 2.2% |
| 1974 | 1,240,188 | 13,568,435 | 3.02% | 2.21% |
| 1975 | 1,277,330 | 13,870,695 | 2.99% | 2.23% |
| 1976 | 1,315,336 | 14,177,649 | 2.98% | 2.21% |
| 1977 | 1,353,768 | 14,499,175 | 2.92% | 2.27% |
| 1978 | 1,392,713 | 14,839,695 | 2.88% | 2.35% |
| 1979 | 1,432,758 | 15,190,590 | 2.88% | 2.36% |
| 1980 | 1,474,043 | 15,553,105 | 2.88% | 2.39% |
| 1981 | 1,516,877 | 15,922,423 | 2.91% | 2.37% |
| 1982 | 1,561,176 | 16,297,987 | 2.92% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 1,606,746 | 16,689,119 | 2.92% | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 1,653,693 | 17,085,242 | 2.92% | 2.37% |
| 1985 | 1,702,107 | 17,477,692 | 2.93% | 2.3% |
| 1986 | 1,751,835 | 17,868,124 | 2.92% | 2.23% |
| 1987 | 1,803,014 | 18,250,505 | 2.92% | 2.14% |
| 1988 | 1,855,859 | 18,638,661 | 2.93% | 2.13% |
| 1989 | 1,903,048 | 19,057,807 | 2.54% | 2.25% |
| 1990 | 1,951,878 | 19,524,573 | 2.57% | 2.45% |
| 1991 | 2,009,738 | 20,036,500 | 2.96% | 2.62% |
| 1992 | 2,088,135 | 20,609,707 | 3.9% | 2.86% |
| 1993 | 2,174,328 | 21,180,159 | 4.13% | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 2,249,454 | 21,717,479 | 3.46% | 2.54% |
| 1995 | 2,312,017 | 22,245,439 | 2.78% | 2.43% |
| 1996 | 2,358,188 | 22,741,862 | 2% | 2.23% |
| 1997 | 2,411,306 | 23,219,463 | 2.25% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,474,651 | 23,680,357 | 2.63% | 1.98% |
| 1999 | 2,541,698 | 24,125,199 | 2.71% | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 2,613,441 | 24,546,509 | 2.82% | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 | 24,946,748 | 2.5% | 1.63% |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 | 25,328,981 | 2.24% | 1.53% |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 | 25,688,758 | 2.31% | 1.42% |
| 2004 | 2,868,664 | 26,016,656 | 2.38% | 1.28% |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 | 26,309,458 | 2.45% | 1.13% |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 | 26,565,425 | 2.54% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 | 26,788,492 | 2.63% | 0.84% |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 | 26,990,037 | 2.92% | 0.75% |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 | 27,173,035 | 3.18% | 0.68% |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 | 27,341,952 | 3.24% | 0.62% |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 | 27,464,494 | 3.3% | 0.45% |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 | 27,534,915 | 3.32% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 | 27,589,996 | 3.19% | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 | 27,672,370 | 3.06% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 | 27,823,629 | 3.05% | 0.55% |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 | 27,955,462 | 3.04% | 0.47% |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 | 28,011,258 | 3.03% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 | 28,079,689 | 3.02% | 0.24% |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 | 28,414,064 | 3% | 1.19% |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 | 28,966,574 | 2.96% | 1.94% |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 | 29,475,010 | 2.93% | 1.76% |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 | 29,715,436 | 2.97% | 0.82% |
| 2023 | 5,022,441 | 29,694,614 | 3.01% | -0.07% |
| 2024 | 5,169,395 | 29,651,054 | 2.93% | -0.15% |
| 2025 | 5,315,063 | 29,618,120 | 2.82% | -0.11% |
| 2026 | 5,461,313 | 29,629,406 | 2.75% | 0.04% |
| 2027 | 5,608,785 | 29,727,164 | 2.7% | 0.33% |
| 2028 | 5,757,952 | 29,947,588 | 2.66% | 0.74% |
| 2029 | 5,909,186 | 30,232,115 | 2.63% | 0.95% |
| 2030 | 6,062,523 | 30,509,999 | 2.59% | 0.92% |
| 2031 | 6,217,791 | 30,780,916 | 2.56% | 0.89% |
| 2032 | 6,374,839 | 31,045,411 | 2.53% | 0.86% |
| 2033 | 6,533,828 | 31,304,035 | 2.49% | 0.83% |
| 2034 | 6,694,445 | 31,555,068 | 2.46% | 0.8% |
| 2035 | 6,856,314 | 31,798,003 | 2.42% | 0.77% |
| 2036 | 7,019,227 | 32,033,714 | 2.38% | 0.74% |
| 2037 | 7,183,105 | 32,262,286 | 2.33% | 0.71% |
| 2038 | 7,348,357 | 32,484,801 | 2.3% | 0.69% |
| 2039 | 7,514,734 | 32,700,695 | 2.26% | 0.66% |
| 2040 | 7,681,907 | 32,909,540 | 2.22% | 0.64% |
| 2041 | 7,850,210 | 33,112,254 | 2.19% | 0.62% |
| 2042 | 8,020,480 | 33,309,062 | 2.17% | 0.59% |
| 2043 | 8,192,542 | 33,499,440 | 2.15% | 0.57% |
| 2044 | 8,365,171 | 33,683,331 | 2.11% | 0.55% |
| 2045 | 8,538,521 | 33,861,058 | 2.07% | 0.53% |
| 2046 | 8,713,247 | 34,032,994 | 2.05% | 0.51% |
| 2047 | 8,888,466 | 34,197,261 | 2.01% | 0.48% |
| 2048 | 9,064,207 | 34,352,077 | 1.98% | 0.45% |
| 2049 | 9,240,169 | 34,500,201 | 1.94% | 0.43% |
| 2050 | 9,415,589 | 34,642,021 | 1.9% | 0.41% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritania gained 1,376,267 (a 33.7% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,675,012 (a 5.99% growth).
Mauritania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2006 and is 123rd in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritania's population will grow by 72.4% to 9,415,589 people with a rank change from 123rd to 103rd. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.9% to 34,642,021 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Nouakchott | 1.08M |
| Rosso | 33.5K |
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Population differences between Mauritania and Nepal
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| Life expectancy | 69.2 years | 71.2 years |
| Average age | 23 years | 29.5 years |
| Median age | 18.4 years | 26 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.7 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman |
| Population density | 13 ppl/mi² | 536 ppl/mi² |
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