The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 36,554,707 people in Poland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,432,542 people compared to 36,176,920 in Poland.
Population statistics:
- Poland's population is 6.66 times bigger than Mauritania's.
- Mauritania is ranked the 123rd most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 46th.
- The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 0.44% for Poland.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
- Since 2005, the population of Mauritania has increased from 2.94M people to 5.43M (84.8% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.2M to 36.2M (5.21% decline).
- Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.1M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.3M people by 2100.
Mauritania vs Poland: live population counter
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| Current population |
5432542
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36176920
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| Population rank | 123/197 | 46/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
3.58 minutes
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3.96 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.04 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
19 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.01 hours
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2.21 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,185 | -238,062 |
| Daily growth/decline | +403 | -363 |
| Annual growth/decline | +146,954 | -132,646 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.93% | -0.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 18/197 | 179/197 |
Mauritania and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 824,298 | 29,637,450 | - | - |
| 1961 | 846,167 | 29,964,000 | 2.65% | 1.1% |
| 1962 | 869,184 | 30,308,500 | 2.72% | 1.15% |
| 1963 | 893,423 | 30,712,000 | 2.79% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 918,955 | 31,139,450 | 2.86% | 1.39% |
| 1965 | 945,838 | 31,444,950 | 2.93% | 0.98% |
| 1966 | 974,157 | 31,681,000 | 2.99% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 1,003,843 | 31,987,155 | 3.05% | 0.97% |
| 1968 | 1,034,739 | 32,294,655 | 3.08% | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 1,066,754 | 32,548,300 | 3.09% | 0.79% |
| 1970 | 1,099,806 | 32,664,300 | 3.1% | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 1,133,702 | 32,783,500 | 3.08% | 0.36% |
| 1972 | 1,168,355 | 33,055,650 | 3.06% | 0.83% |
| 1973 | 1,203,838 | 33,357,200 | 3.04% | 0.91% |
| 1974 | 1,240,188 | 33,678,899 | 3.02% | 0.96% |
| 1975 | 1,277,330 | 34,015,199 | 2.99% | 1% |
| 1976 | 1,315,336 | 34,356,300 | 2.98% | 1% |
| 1977 | 1,353,768 | 34,689,050 | 2.92% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 1,392,713 | 34,965,600 | 2.88% | 0.8% |
| 1979 | 1,432,758 | 35,247,217 | 2.88% | 0.81% |
| 1980 | 1,474,043 | 35,574,150 | 2.88% | 0.93% |
| 1981 | 1,516,877 | 35,898,587 | 2.91% | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 1,561,176 | 36,230,481 | 2.92% | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 1,606,746 | 36,571,808 | 2.92% | 0.94% |
| 1984 | 1,653,693 | 36,904,134 | 2.92% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 1,702,107 | 37,201,885 | 2.93% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 1,751,835 | 37,456,119 | 2.92% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 1,803,014 | 37,668,045 | 2.92% | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 1,855,859 | 37,824,487 | 2.93% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 1,903,048 | 37,961,529 | 2.54% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 1,951,878 | 38,110,782 | 2.57% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 2,009,738 | 38,246,193 | 2.96% | 0.36% |
| 1992 | 2,088,135 | 38,363,667 | 3.9% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 2,174,328 | 38,461,408 | 4.13% | 0.25% |
| 1994 | 2,249,454 | 38,542,652 | 3.46% | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 2,312,017 | 38,594,998 | 2.78% | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 2,358,188 | 38,624,370 | 2% | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 2,411,306 | 38,649,660 | 2.25% | 0.07% |
| 1998 | 2,474,651 | 38,663,481 | 2.63% | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 2,541,698 | 38,660,271 | 2.71% | -0.008% |
| 2000 | 2,613,441 | 38,258,629 | 2.82% | -1.04% |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 | 38,248,076 | 2.5% | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 | 38,230,364 | 2.24% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 | 38,204,570 | 2.31% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 2,868,664 | 38,182,222 | 2.38% | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 | 38,165,445 | 2.45% | -0.04% |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 | 38,141,267 | 2.54% | -0.06% |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 | 38,120,560 | 2.63% | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 | 38,125,759 | 2.92% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 | 38,151,603 | 3.18% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 | 38,042,794 | 3.24% | -0.29% |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 | 38,063,255 | 3.3% | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 | 38,063,164 | 3.32% | -0% |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 | 38,040,196 | 3.19% | -0.06% |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 | 38,011,735 | 3.06% | -0.07% |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 | 37,986,412 | 3.05% | -0.07% |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 | 37,970,087 | 3.04% | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 | 37,974,826 | 3.03% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 | 37,974,750 | 3.02% | -0% |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 | 37,965,475 | 3% | -0.02% |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 | 37,515,748 | 2.96% | -1.18% |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 | 36,981,559 | 2.93% | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 | 36,821,749 | 2.97% | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 5,022,441 | 36,687,353 | 3.01% | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 5,169,395 | 36,554,707 | 2.93% | -0.36% |
| 2025 | 5,315,063 | 36,176,920 | 2.82% | -1.03% |
| 2026 | 5,461,313 | 35,894,534 | 2.75% | -0.78% |
| 2027 | 5,608,785 | 35,753,988 | 2.7% | -0.39% |
| 2028 | 5,757,952 | 35,605,295 | 2.66% | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 5,909,186 | 35,447,860 | 2.63% | -0.44% |
| 2030 | 6,062,523 | 35,283,068 | 2.59% | -0.46% |
| 2031 | 6,217,791 | 35,111,838 | 2.56% | -0.49% |
| 2032 | 6,374,839 | 34,934,626 | 2.53% | -0.5% |
| 2033 | 6,533,828 | 34,753,118 | 2.49% | -0.52% |
| 2034 | 6,694,445 | 34,567,292 | 2.46% | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 6,856,314 | 34,377,478 | 2.42% | -0.55% |
| 2036 | 7,019,227 | 34,183,187 | 2.38% | -0.57% |
| 2037 | 7,183,105 | 33,984,777 | 2.33% | -0.58% |
| 2038 | 7,348,357 | 33,782,992 | 2.3% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 7,514,734 | 33,577,269 | 2.26% | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 7,681,907 | 33,368,049 | 2.22% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 7,850,210 | 33,156,329 | 2.19% | -0.63% |
| 2042 | 8,020,480 | 32,941,367 | 2.17% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 8,192,542 | 32,722,775 | 2.15% | -0.66% |
| 2044 | 8,365,171 | 32,501,991 | 2.11% | -0.67% |
| 2045 | 8,538,521 | 32,278,695 | 2.07% | -0.69% |
| 2046 | 8,713,247 | 32,052,771 | 2.05% | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 8,888,466 | 31,824,481 | 2.01% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 9,064,207 | 31,593,911 | 1.98% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 9,240,169 | 31,360,713 | 1.94% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 9,415,589 | 31,124,396 | 1.9% | -0.75% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,026,900 people (a 34.9% growth), while Poland lost 179,033 people (a 0.47% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mauritania gained 1,466,583 (a 37% growth), while Poland's population decreased by -1,809,492 (a 4.76% decline).
Mauritania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2005 and is 123rd in 2025. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2005 and ranked 46th 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 Poland will decrease by 14% to 31,124,396 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.
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Population differences between Mauritania and Poland
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| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | 79 years |
| Average age | 23 years | 42.7 years |
| Median age | 18.4 years | 42.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.7 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 13 ppl/mi² | 309 ppl/mi² |
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