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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,505,206 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 25.8 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Mauritania is ranked the 122nd most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritania has increased from 3.01M people to 5.51M (82.7% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Mauritania vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritania Russia
2100 17,309,980 124,983,377
2099 17,202,690 125,086,144
2098 17,090,030 125,186,329
2097 16,975,270 125,264,415
2096 16,857,252 125,354,177
2095 16,739,240 125,422,006
2094 16,617,272 125,474,373
2093 16,492,589 125,529,632
2092 16,366,098 125,604,261
2091 16,235,771 125,652,742
2090 16,103,700 125,707,894
2089 15,969,059 125,760,026
2088 15,831,339 125,810,124
2087 15,690,143 125,858,116
2086 15,547,605 125,926,035
2085 15,403,967 126,001,913
2084 15,257,740 126,076,414
2083 15,108,271 126,151,046
2082 14,958,279 126,234,371
2081 14,805,332 126,317,768
2080 14,651,508 126,414,511
2079 14,496,397 126,534,688
2078 14,337,117 126,674,591
2077 14,175,812 126,830,956
2076 14,013,255 126,982,766
2075 13,849,027 127,165,304
2074 13,684,146 127,362,143
2073 13,517,681 127,576,856
2072 13,349,376 127,802,632
2071 13,178,237 128,080,998
2070 13,007,812 128,353,977
2069 12,835,311 128,642,208
2068 12,662,862 128,920,237
2067 12,487,379 129,203,483
2066 12,311,503 129,511,983
2065 12,136,616 129,842,007
2064 11,958,955 130,177,089
2063 11,783,144 130,522,107
2062 11,606,044 130,851,664
2061 11,428,738 131,200,160
2060 11,251,427 131,526,812
2059 11,072,236 131,884,461
2058 10,892,076 132,247,211
2057 10,713,858 132,584,941
2056 10,536,935 132,925,501
2055 10,358,532 133,271,436
2054 10,179,658 133,595,068
2053 9,999,712 133,914,243
2052 9,819,098 134,180,223
2051 9,639,209 134,443,510
2050 9,461,249 134,687,487
2049 9,283,353 134,909,323
2048 9,104,299 135,117,641
2047 8,926,851 135,311,492
2046 8,748,845 135,482,008
2045 8,572,397 135,664,379
2044 8,397,189 135,863,165
2043 8,222,194 136,085,277
2042 8,048,139 136,307,658
2041 7,876,803 136,557,818
2040 7,706,696 136,821,807
2039 7,537,689 137,122,219
2038 7,369,184 137,433,644
2037 7,202,472 137,770,811
2036 7,036,729 138,118,955
2035 6,871,981 138,478,809
2034 6,708,364 138,852,689
2033 6,546,168 139,237,595
2032 6,385,827 139,635,142
2031 6,227,564 140,058,187
2030 6,070,865 140,453,528
2029 5,916,516 140,840,370
2028 5,764,060 141,214,141
2027 5,613,919 141,580,416
2026 5,464,898 141,906,741
2025 5,317,228 142,772,403
2024 5,169,395 143,533,851
2023 5,022,441 143,826,130
2022 4,875,637 144,236,933
2021 4,734,874 144,746,762
2020 4,600,131 145,245,148
2019 4,467,708 145,453,291
2018 4,337,685 145,398,106
2017 4,210,600 145,293,260
2016 4,086,657 145,015,460
2015 3,965,959 144,640,716
2014 3,848,514 144,237,223
2013 3,734,318 143,805,638
2012 3,619,034 143,378,447
2011 3,502,811 143,018,195
2010 3,390,965 142,849,468
2009 3,284,448 142,785,348
2008 3,183,269 142,742,366
2007 3,093,059 142,805,114
2006 3,013,660 143,049,637
2005 2,939,059 143,518,814
2004 2,868,664 144,067,316
2003 2,802,046 144,648,618
2002 2,738,655 145,306,497
2001 2,678,760 145,976,482
2000 2,613,441 146,596,869
1999 2,541,698 147,214,776
1998 2,474,651 147,670,784
1997 2,411,306 147,915,361
1996 2,358,188 148,160,129
1995 2,312,017 148,375,787
1994 2,249,454 148,407,912
1993 2,174,328 148,458,777
1992 2,088,135 148,538,197
1991 2,009,738 148,394,216
1990 1,951,878 147,969,406
1989 1,903,048 147,721,000
1988 1,855,859 146,857,000
1987 1,803,014 145,908,000
1986 1,751,835 144,894,000
1985 1,702,107 143,858,000
1984 1,653,693 142,745,000
1983 1,606,746 141,668,000
1982 1,561,176 140,823,000
1981 1,516,877 139,941,000
1980 1,474,043 139,010,000
1979 1,432,758 138,027,000
1978 1,392,713 137,060,000
1977 1,353,768 136,100,000
1976 1,315,336 135,147,000
1975 1,277,330 134,200,000
1974 1,240,188 133,432,000
1973 1,203,838 132,669,000
1972 1,168,355 131,909,000
1971 1,133,702 131,155,000
1970 1,099,806 130,404,000
1969 1,066,754 129,664,000
1968 1,034,739 128,928,000
1967 1,003,843 128,196,000
1966 974,157 127,468,000
1965 945,838 126,745,000
1964 918,955 125,345,000
1963 893,423 123,960,000
1962 869,184 122,591,000
1961 846,167 121,236,000
1960 824,298 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritania gained 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Mauritania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2006 and is 122nd in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritania Russia
2100 0.62% -0.08%
2099 0.66% -0.08%
2098 0.68% -0.06%
2097 0.7% -0.07%
2096 0.7% -0.05%
2095 0.73% -0.04%
2094 0.76% -0.04%
2093 0.77% -0.06%
2092 0.8% -0.04%
2091 0.82% -0.04%
2090 0.84% -0.04%
2089 0.87% -0.04%
2088 0.9% -0.04%
2087 0.92% -0.05%
2086 0.93% -0.06%
2085 0.96% -0.06%
2084 0.99% -0.06%
2083 1% -0.07%
2082 1.03% -0.07%
2081 1.05% -0.08%
2080 1.07% -0.09%
2079 1.11% -0.11%
2078 1.14% -0.12%
2077 1.16% -0.12%
2076 1.19% -0.14%
2075 1.2% -0.15%
2074 1.23% -0.17%
2073 1.26% -0.18%
2072 1.3% -0.22%
2071 1.31% -0.21%
2070 1.34% -0.22%
2069 1.36% -0.22%
2068 1.41% -0.22%
2067 1.43% -0.24%
2066 1.44% -0.25%
2065 1.49% -0.26%
2064 1.49% -0.26%
2063 1.53% -0.25%
2062 1.55% -0.27%
2061 1.58% -0.25%
2060 1.62% -0.27%
2059 1.65% -0.27%
2058 1.66% -0.25%
2057 1.68% -0.26%
2056 1.72% -0.26%
2055 1.76% -0.24%
2054 1.8% -0.24%
2053 1.84% -0.2%
2052 1.87% -0.2%
2051 1.88% -0.18%
2050 1.92% -0.16%
2049 1.97% -0.15%
2048 1.99% -0.14%
2047 2.03% -0.13%
2046 2.06% -0.13%
2045 2.09% -0.15%
2044 2.13% -0.16%
2043 2.16% -0.16%
2042 2.18% -0.18%
2041 2.21% -0.19%
2040 2.24% -0.22%
2039 2.29% -0.23%
2038 2.31% -0.24%
2037 2.36% -0.25%
2036 2.4% -0.26%
2035 2.44% -0.27%
2034 2.48% -0.28%
2033 2.51% -0.28%
2032 2.54% -0.3%
2031 2.58% -0.28%
2030 2.61% -0.27%
2029 2.64% -0.26%
2028 2.67% -0.26%
2027 2.73% -0.23%
2026 2.78% -0.61%
2025 2.86% -0.53%
2024 2.93% -0.2%
2023 3.01% -0.28%
2022 2.97% -0.35%
2021 2.93% -0.34%
2020 2.96% -0.14%
2019 3% 0.04%
2018 3.02% 0.07%
2017 3.03% 0.19%
2016 3.04% 0.26%
2015 3.05% 0.28%
2014 3.06% 0.3%
2013 3.19% 0.3%
2012 3.32% 0.25%
2011 3.3% 0.12%
2010 3.24% 0.04%
2009 3.18% 0.03%
2008 2.92% -0.04%
2007 2.63% -0.17%
2006 2.54% -0.33%
2005 2.45% -0.38%
2004 2.38% -0.4%
2003 2.31% -0.45%
2002 2.24% -0.46%
2001 2.5% -0.42%
2000 2.82% -0.42%
1999 2.71% -0.31%
1998 2.63% -0.17%
1997 2.25% -0.17%
1996 2% -0.15%
1995 2.78% -0.02%
1994 3.46% -0.03%
1993 4.13% -0.05%
1992 3.9% 0.1%
1991 2.96% 0.29%
1990 2.57% 0.17%
1989 2.54% 0.59%
1988 2.93% 0.65%
1987 2.92% 0.7%
1986 2.92% 0.72%
1985 2.93% 0.78%
1984 2.92% 0.76%
1983 2.92% 0.6%
1982 2.92% 0.63%
1981 2.91% 0.67%
1980 2.88% 0.71%
1979 2.88% 0.71%
1978 2.88% 0.71%
1977 2.92% 0.71%
1976 2.98% 0.71%
1975 2.99% 0.58%
1974 3.02% 0.58%
1973 3.04% 0.58%
1972 3.06% 0.57%
1971 3.08% 0.58%
1970 3.1% 0.57%
1969 3.09% 0.57%
1968 3.08% 0.57%
1967 3.05% 0.57%
1966 2.99% 0.57%
1965 2.93% 1.12%
1964 2.86% 1.12%
1963 2.79% 1.12%
1962 2.72% 1.12%
1961 2.65% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Mauritania Russia
Current population
5505206
141906741
Population rank 122/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.71%
One net population change
3.58 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
3.04 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
19 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +403 -801
Annual growth/decline +146,954 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.93% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 17/197 177/197
One migration net change every
1.74 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -5,044 -251,822
Net migration rank 115/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 195,937 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 113/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 107/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritania
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritania Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,044 - -251,822
2024 - -2,185 - -178,042
2023 145,164 2,999 -503,392 27,807
2022 142,451 2,999 -576,948 765,629
2021 137,557 -1,483 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 134,899 -1,483 -697,177 334,094
2019 134,460 -3,019 -319,997 336,494
2018 131,584 -2,987 -232,637 339,972
2017 128,562 -3,001 -130,764 396,619
2016 125,342 -3,008 0 447,645
2015 122,092 -3,019 43,392 384,756
2014 118,792 -2,980 28,848 264,698
2013 115,558 -2,987 28,761 289,872
2012 113,489 4,515 0 285,977
2011 111,165 3,272 -128,716 309,377
2010 108,121 1,128 -242,844 307,555
2009 105,273 -1,481 -257,014 350,206
2008 102,432 -3,860 -356,856 360,840
2007 98,895 -17,048 -471,257 365,717
2006 94,991 -18,033 -686,638 308,370
2005 90,940 -18,693 -846,761 263,541
2004 87,578 -19,042 -792,370 261,519
2003 83,804 -19,104 -896,822 256,804
2002 80,993 -18,903 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 78,769 -21,067 -963,445 259,614
2000 75,929 -2,997 -967,540 550,401
1999 73,554 -2,999 -927,453 375,468
1998 72,045 -8,504 -694,053 528,135
1997 71,327 -8,187 -769,159 541,387
1996 71,939 -28,840 -785,248 587,171
1995 72,244 -22,997 -845,742 723,875
1994 70,570 5,304 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 68,167 6,217 -757,140 507,229
1992 63,501 34,505 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 61,782 -2,997 103,876 125,505
1990 59,934 -3,000 325,533 299,863
1989 58,666 -17,941 576,112 89,400
1988 56,654 -2,997 778,343 269,862
1987 55,037 -2,998 977,583 275,611
1986 53,313 -2,998 985,279 283,553
1985 52,125 -2,998 762,447 280,614
1984 50,705 -2,998 756,548 247,026
1983 49,187 -2,998 906,676 200,159
1982 47,947 -2,998 830,855 107,520
1981 46,641 -2,998 713,700 36,686
1980 45,026 -2,997 681,149 10,440
1979 43,537 -2,997 690,135 -5,791
1978 42,539 -2,998 812,766 108,882
1977 41,352 -2,999 832,932 122,316
1976 40,149 -1,645 852,237 113,851
1975 38,975 -1,472 843,850 80,069
1974 38,106 -1,321 883,186 -51,759
1973 37,122 -1,201 846,561 -107,568
1972 36,184 -1,139 872,050 -111,168
1971 35,279 -1,014 854,999 -134,968
1970 34,382 -855 785,554 -264,464
1969 33,252 -688 753,088 -64,643
1968 32,029 -565 787,621 -83,221
1967 30,853 -514 854,554 -116,029
1966 29,502 -466 989,279 -111,360
1965 28,028 -434 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 26,565 -390 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 25,250 -362 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 23,927 -342 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 22,781 -332 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 21,604 -318 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 195,937 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Mauritania, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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