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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,505,206 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 47.3 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Mauritania is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.21% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritania has increased from 3.01M people to 5.51M (82.7% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Mauritania vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritania Pakistan
2100 17,309,980 514,531,704
2099 17,202,690 513,655,674
2098 17,090,030 512,727,636
2097 16,975,270 511,735,790
2096 16,857,252 510,636,755
2095 16,739,240 509,437,875
2094 16,617,272 508,130,071
2093 16,492,589 506,765,644
2092 16,366,098 505,327,656
2091 16,235,771 503,824,444
2090 16,103,700 502,264,268
2089 15,969,059 500,660,501
2088 15,831,339 498,935,983
2087 15,690,143 497,190,466
2086 15,547,605 495,313,036
2085 15,403,967 493,366,305
2084 15,257,740 491,354,778
2083 15,108,271 489,225,193
2082 14,958,279 486,984,952
2081 14,805,332 484,673,501
2080 14,651,508 482,257,479
2079 14,496,397 479,813,404
2078 14,337,117 477,277,836
2077 14,175,812 474,593,860
2076 14,013,255 471,779,348
2075 13,849,027 468,855,468
2074 13,684,146 465,875,137
2073 13,517,681 462,811,079
2072 13,349,376 459,656,523
2071 13,178,237 456,423,506
2070 13,007,812 453,095,985
2069 12,835,311 449,655,599
2068 12,662,862 446,126,774
2067 12,487,379 442,540,629
2066 12,311,503 438,879,326
2065 12,136,616 435,169,856
2064 11,958,955 431,394,393
2063 11,783,144 427,575,887
2062 11,606,044 423,636,352
2061 11,428,738 419,672,017
2060 11,251,427 415,638,125
2059 11,072,236 411,576,344
2058 10,892,076 407,429,129
2057 10,713,858 403,233,874
2056 10,536,935 398,948,355
2055 10,358,532 394,645,693
2054 10,179,658 390,303,954
2053 9,999,712 385,922,748
2052 9,819,098 381,488,696
2051 9,639,209 377,018,239
2050 9,461,249 372,476,884
2049 9,283,353 367,909,407
2048 9,104,299 363,310,560
2047 8,926,851 358,659,474
2046 8,748,845 353,929,775
2045 8,572,397 349,156,085
2044 8,397,189 344,371,692
2043 8,222,194 339,561,029
2042 8,048,139 334,731,546
2041 7,876,803 329,875,686
2040 7,706,696 325,039,429
2039 7,537,689 320,137,108
2038 7,369,184 315,207,413
2037 7,202,472 310,312,684
2036 7,036,729 305,408,418
2035 6,871,981 300,541,523
2034 6,708,364 295,686,893
2033 6,546,168 290,851,174
2032 6,385,827 286,070,650
2031 6,227,564 281,351,929
2030 6,070,865 276,708,987
2029 5,916,516 272,189,955
2028 5,764,060 267,728,673
2027 5,613,919 263,390,059
2026 5,464,898 259,231,214
2025 5,317,228 255,166,301
2024 5,169,395 251,269,164
2023 5,022,441 247,504,495
2022 4,875,637 243,700,667
2021 4,734,874 239,477,801
2020 4,600,131 235,001,746
2019 4,467,708 230,800,899
2018 4,337,685 226,928,892
2017 4,210,600 223,273,967
2016 4,086,657 220,138,869
2015 3,965,959 217,290,883
2014 3,848,514 214,264,647
2013 3,734,318 211,073,978
2012 3,619,034 207,667,125
2011 3,502,811 203,746,065
2010 3,390,965 199,239,047
2009 3,284,448 194,376,534
2008 3,183,269 189,499,113
2007 3,093,059 184,493,231
2006 3,013,660 179,682,690
2005 2,939,059 175,453,212
2004 2,868,664 171,286,000
2003 2,802,046 167,110,248
2002 2,738,655 163,222,549
2001 2,678,760 159,270,907
2000 2,613,441 154,879,127
1999 2,541,698 150,565,377
1998 2,474,651 146,522,356
1997 2,411,306 142,531,804
1996 2,358,188 138,557,092
1995 2,312,017 134,582,253
1994 2,249,454 130,748,083
1993 2,174,328 127,020,117
1992 2,088,135 123,546,848
1991 2,009,738 120,060,406
1990 1,951,878 116,155,576
1989 1,903,048 112,336,629
1988 1,855,859 108,724,739
1987 1,803,014 105,130,717
1986 1,751,835 101,606,764
1985 1,702,107 98,229,285
1984 1,653,693 95,164,936
1983 1,606,746 92,227,711
1982 1,561,176 89,089,246
1981 1,516,877 85,802,049
1980 1,474,043 82,291,010
1979 1,432,758 78,997,039
1978 1,392,713 76,307,379
1977 1,353,768 73,901,827
1976 1,315,336 71,620,254
1975 1,277,330 69,461,175
1974 1,240,188 67,415,487
1973 1,203,838 65,461,912
1972 1,168,355 63,583,194
1971 1,133,702 61,847,899
1970 1,099,806 60,166,719
1969 1,066,754 58,460,939
1968 1,034,739 56,810,507
1967 1,003,843 55,214,768
1966 974,157 53,678,667
1965 945,838 52,209,010
1964 918,955 50,799,999
1963 893,423 49,447,776
1962 869,184 48,156,128
1961 846,167 46,921,277
1960 824,298 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritania gained 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Mauritania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritania Pakistan
2100 0.62% 0.17%
2099 0.66% 0.18%
2098 0.68% 0.19%
2097 0.7% 0.22%
2096 0.7% 0.24%
2095 0.73% 0.26%
2094 0.76% 0.27%
2093 0.77% 0.28%
2092 0.8% 0.3%
2091 0.82% 0.31%
2090 0.84% 0.32%
2089 0.87% 0.35%
2088 0.9% 0.35%
2087 0.92% 0.38%
2086 0.93% 0.39%
2085 0.96% 0.41%
2084 0.99% 0.44%
2083 1% 0.46%
2082 1.03% 0.48%
2081 1.05% 0.5%
2080 1.07% 0.51%
2079 1.11% 0.53%
2078 1.14% 0.57%
2077 1.16% 0.6%
2076 1.19% 0.62%
2075 1.2% 0.64%
2074 1.23% 0.66%
2073 1.26% 0.69%
2072 1.3% 0.71%
2071 1.31% 0.73%
2070 1.34% 0.77%
2069 1.36% 0.79%
2068 1.41% 0.81%
2067 1.43% 0.83%
2066 1.44% 0.85%
2065 1.49% 0.88%
2064 1.49% 0.89%
2063 1.53% 0.93%
2062 1.55% 0.94%
2061 1.58% 0.97%
2060 1.62% 0.99%
2059 1.65% 1.02%
2058 1.66% 1.04%
2057 1.68% 1.07%
2056 1.72% 1.09%
2055 1.76% 1.11%
2054 1.8% 1.14%
2053 1.84% 1.16%
2052 1.87% 1.19%
2051 1.88% 1.22%
2050 1.92% 1.24%
2049 1.97% 1.27%
2048 1.99% 1.3%
2047 2.03% 1.34%
2046 2.06% 1.37%
2045 2.09% 1.39%
2044 2.13% 1.42%
2043 2.16% 1.44%
2042 2.18% 1.47%
2041 2.21% 1.49%
2040 2.24% 1.53%
2039 2.29% 1.56%
2038 2.31% 1.58%
2037 2.36% 1.61%
2036 2.4% 1.62%
2035 2.44% 1.64%
2034 2.48% 1.66%
2033 2.51% 1.67%
2032 2.54% 1.68%
2031 2.58% 1.68%
2030 2.61% 1.66%
2029 2.64% 1.67%
2028 2.67% 1.65%
2027 2.73% 1.6%
2026 2.78% 1.59%
2025 2.86% 1.55%
2024 2.93% 1.52%
2023 3.01% 1.56%
2022 2.97% 1.76%
2021 2.93% 1.9%
2020 2.96% 1.82%
2019 3% 1.71%
2018 3.02% 1.64%
2017 3.03% 1.42%
2016 3.04% 1.31%
2015 3.05% 1.41%
2014 3.06% 1.51%
2013 3.19% 1.64%
2012 3.32% 1.92%
2011 3.3% 2.26%
2010 3.24% 2.5%
2009 3.18% 2.57%
2008 2.92% 2.71%
2007 2.63% 2.68%
2006 2.54% 2.41%
2005 2.45% 2.43%
2004 2.38% 2.5%
2003 2.31% 2.38%
2002 2.24% 2.48%
2001 2.5% 2.84%
2000 2.82% 2.87%
1999 2.71% 2.76%
1998 2.63% 2.8%
1997 2.25% 2.87%
1996 2% 2.95%
1995 2.78% 2.93%
1994 3.46% 2.93%
1993 4.13% 2.81%
1992 3.9% 2.9%
1991 2.96% 3.36%
1990 2.57% 3.4%
1989 2.54% 3.32%
1988 2.93% 3.42%
1987 2.92% 3.47%
1986 2.92% 3.44%
1985 2.93% 3.22%
1984 2.92% 3.18%
1983 2.92% 3.52%
1982 2.92% 3.83%
1981 2.91% 4.27%
1980 2.88% 4.17%
1979 2.88% 3.52%
1978 2.88% 3.26%
1977 2.92% 3.19%
1976 2.98% 3.11%
1975 2.99% 3.03%
1974 3.02% 2.98%
1973 3.04% 2.95%
1972 3.06% 2.81%
1971 3.08% 2.79%
1970 3.1% 2.92%
1969 3.09% 2.91%
1968 3.08% 2.89%
1967 3.05% 2.86%
1966 2.99% 2.81%
1965 2.93% 2.77%
1964 2.86% 2.73%
1963 2.79% 2.68%
1962 2.72% 2.63%
1961 2.65% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Mauritania grew by 2.93%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Mauritania Pakistan
Current population
5505206
260356147
Population rank 122/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.14%
One net population change
3.58 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
3.04 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
19 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +403 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +146,954 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +2.93% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 17/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.74 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -5,044 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 115/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 195,937 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 113/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 107/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritania
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritania Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,044 - -1,235,336
2024 - -2,185 - -1,401,173
2023 145,164 2,999 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 142,451 2,999 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 137,557 -1,483 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 134,899 -1,483 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 134,460 -3,019 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 131,584 -2,987 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 128,562 -3,001 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 125,342 -3,008 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 122,092 -3,019 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 118,792 -2,980 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 115,558 -2,987 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 113,489 4,515 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 111,165 3,272 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 108,121 1,128 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 105,273 -1,481 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 102,432 -3,860 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 98,895 -17,048 4,690,187 576,349
2006 94,991 -18,033 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 90,940 -18,693 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 87,578 -19,042 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 83,804 -19,104 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 80,993 -18,903 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 78,769 -21,067 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 75,929 -2,997 4,281,169 252,869
1999 73,554 -2,999 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 72,045 -8,504 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 71,327 -8,187 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 71,939 -28,840 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 72,244 -22,997 3,977,175 11,534
1994 70,570 5,304 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 68,167 6,217 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 63,501 34,505 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 61,782 -2,997 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 59,934 -3,000 3,731,730 275,242
1989 58,666 -17,941 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 56,654 -2,997 3,554,755 38,139
1987 55,037 -2,998 3,448,813 146,364
1986 53,313 -2,998 3,341,643 111,045
1985 52,125 -2,998 3,233,315 68,860
1984 50,705 -2,998 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 49,187 -2,998 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 47,947 -2,998 2,934,689 294,252
1981 46,641 -2,998 2,790,454 555,032
1980 45,026 -2,997 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 43,537 -2,997 2,461,311 450,003
1978 42,539 -2,998 2,356,601 111,386
1977 41,352 -2,999 2,257,849 85,250
1976 40,149 -1,645 2,171,812 48,238
1975 38,975 -1,472 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 38,106 -1,321 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 37,122 -1,201 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 36,184 -1,139 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 35,279 -1,014 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 34,382 -855 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 33,252 -688 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 32,029 -565 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 30,853 -514 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 29,502 -466 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 28,028 -434 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 26,565 -390 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 25,250 -362 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 23,927 -342 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 22,781 -332 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 21,604 -318 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 195,937 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Mauritania, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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