The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,462,924 people compared to 7,098,301 in Nicaragua.
Population statistics:
- Nicaragua's population is 1.3 times bigger than Mauritania's.
- Mauritania is ranked the 123rd most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
- Since 2006, the population of Mauritania has increased from 3.01M people to 5.46M (81.3% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.1M (31% growth).
- Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.1M people compared to the peak of 9.24M people in 2071 for Nicaragua.
Mauritania vs Nicaragua: live population counter
Mauritania
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Nicaragua
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5462924
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7098301
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| Population rank | 123/197 | 107/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
3.58 minutes
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5.68 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.04 minutes
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3.98 minutes
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| One death every |
19 minutes
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16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.01 hours
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1.07 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,185 | -8,189 |
| Daily growth/decline | +403 | +253 |
| Annual growth/decline | +146,954 | +92,527 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.93% | +1.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 17/197 | 79/197 |
Mauritania and Nicaragua: population history and growth rate by year chart
Mauritania
Population
Growth rate
Nicaragua
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mauritania
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Nicaragua
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Mauritania
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Nicaragua
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| 1960 | 824,298 | 1,782,370 | - | - |
| 1961 | 846,167 | 1,836,451 | 2.65% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 869,184 | 1,892,320 | 2.72% | 3.04% |
| 1963 | 893,423 | 1,950,159 | 2.79% | 3.06% |
| 1964 | 918,955 | 2,010,176 | 2.86% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 945,838 | 2,072,681 | 2.93% | 3.11% |
| 1966 | 974,157 | 2,137,820 | 2.99% | 3.14% |
| 1967 | 1,003,843 | 2,205,567 | 3.05% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 1,034,739 | 2,275,836 | 3.08% | 3.19% |
| 1969 | 1,066,754 | 2,348,398 | 3.09% | 3.19% |
| 1970 | 1,099,806 | 2,423,065 | 3.1% | 3.18% |
| 1971 | 1,133,702 | 2,499,825 | 3.08% | 3.17% |
| 1972 | 1,168,355 | 2,573,578 | 3.06% | 2.95% |
| 1973 | 1,203,838 | 2,649,278 | 3.04% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 1,240,188 | 2,732,075 | 3.02% | 3.13% |
| 1975 | 1,277,330 | 2,816,943 | 2.99% | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 1,315,336 | 2,903,851 | 2.98% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 1,353,768 | 2,992,534 | 2.92% | 3.05% |
| 1978 | 1,392,713 | 3,080,314 | 2.88% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 1,432,758 | 3,164,525 | 2.88% | 2.73% |
| 1980 | 1,474,043 | 3,252,403 | 2.88% | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 1,516,877 | 3,345,674 | 2.91% | 2.87% |
| 1982 | 1,561,176 | 3,438,745 | 2.92% | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 1,606,746 | 3,530,282 | 2.92% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 1,653,693 | 3,619,104 | 2.92% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 1,702,107 | 3,706,479 | 2.93% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 1,751,835 | 3,794,157 | 2.92% | 2.37% |
| 1987 | 1,803,014 | 3,882,164 | 2.92% | 2.32% |
| 1988 | 1,855,859 | 3,972,320 | 2.93% | 2.32% |
| 1989 | 1,903,048 | 4,066,476 | 2.54% | 2.37% |
| 1990 | 1,951,878 | 4,162,559 | 2.57% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 2,009,738 | 4,259,637 | 2.96% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 2,088,135 | 4,357,026 | 3.9% | 2.29% |
| 1993 | 2,174,328 | 4,453,732 | 4.13% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 2,249,454 | 4,549,316 | 3.46% | 2.15% |
| 1995 | 2,312,017 | 4,642,931 | 2.78% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 2,358,188 | 4,729,974 | 2% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 2,411,306 | 4,809,573 | 2.25% | 1.68% |
| 1998 | 2,474,651 | 4,883,655 | 2.63% | 1.54% |
| 1999 | 2,541,698 | 4,954,018 | 2.71% | 1.44% |
| 2000 | 2,613,441 | 5,022,633 | 2.82% | 1.39% |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 | 5,087,825 | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 | 5,149,909 | 2.24% | 1.22% |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 | 5,210,963 | 2.31% | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 2,868,664 | 5,272,912 | 2.38% | 1.19% |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 | 5,342,105 | 2.45% | 1.31% |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 | 5,418,855 | 2.54% | 1.44% |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 | 5,497,243 | 2.63% | 1.45% |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 | 5,576,593 | 2.92% | 1.44% |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 | 5,656,601 | 3.18% | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 | 5,737,450 | 3.24% | 1.43% |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 | 5,819,051 | 3.3% | 1.42% |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 | 5,901,287 | 3.32% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 | 5,983,845 | 3.19% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 | 6,066,492 | 3.06% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 | 6,149,417 | 3.05% | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 | 6,232,666 | 3.04% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 | 6,316,231 | 3.03% | 1.34% |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 | 6,400,080 | 3.02% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 | 6,483,657 | 3% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 | 6,565,267 | 2.96% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 | 6,644,741 | 2.93% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 | 6,730,654 | 2.97% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | 5,022,441 | 6,823,613 | 3.01% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 5,169,395 | 6,916,140 | 2.93% | 1.36% |
| 2025 | 5,315,063 | 7,007,511 | 2.82% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 5,461,313 | 7,097,335 | 2.75% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 5,608,785 | 7,185,724 | 2.7% | 1.25% |
| 2028 | 5,757,952 | 7,272,691 | 2.66% | 1.21% |
| 2029 | 5,909,186 | 7,358,003 | 2.63% | 1.17% |
| 2030 | 6,062,523 | 7,441,612 | 2.59% | 1.14% |
| 2031 | 6,217,791 | 7,523,773 | 2.56% | 1.1% |
| 2032 | 6,374,839 | 7,604,398 | 2.53% | 1.07% |
| 2033 | 6,533,828 | 7,683,391 | 2.49% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 6,694,445 | 7,760,901 | 2.46% | 1.01% |
| 2035 | 6,856,314 | 7,836,706 | 2.42% | 0.98% |
| 2036 | 7,019,227 | 7,910,787 | 2.38% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 7,183,105 | 7,983,295 | 2.33% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 7,348,357 | 8,054,140 | 2.3% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 7,514,734 | 8,122,959 | 2.26% | 0.85% |
| 2040 | 7,681,907 | 8,189,916 | 2.22% | 0.82% |
| 2041 | 7,850,210 | 8,255,163 | 2.19% | 0.8% |
| 2042 | 8,020,480 | 8,318,515 | 2.17% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 8,192,542 | 8,380,014 | 2.15% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 8,365,171 | 8,439,720 | 2.11% | 0.71% |
| 2045 | 8,538,521 | 8,497,618 | 2.07% | 0.69% |
| 2046 | 8,713,247 | 8,553,413 | 2.05% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 8,888,466 | 8,607,283 | 2.01% | 0.63% |
| 2048 | 9,064,207 | 8,659,292 | 1.98% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 9,240,169 | 8,708,929 | 1.94% | 0.57% |
| 2050 | 9,415,589 | 8,756,439 | 1.9% | 0.55% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritania gained 1,376,267 (a 33.7% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 865,635 (a 13.9% growth).
Mauritania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2006 and is 123rd in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,756,439 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.
Biggest cities by population
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Mauritania
|
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|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Nouakchott | 1.08M |
| Rosso | 33.5K |
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Population differences between Mauritania and Nicaragua
|
Mauritania
|
Nicaragua
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.2 years | 75.4 years |
| Average age | 23 years | 29.3 years |
| Median age | 18.4 years | 26.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.7 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 13 ppl/mi² | 148.9 ppl/mi² |
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