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

Mauritania and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Mauritania	Samoa	Mauritania	Samoa
1960	824,298	112,490	-	-
1961	846,167	115,496	2.65%	2.67%
1962	869,184	118,597	2.72%	2.68%
1963	893,423	121,764	2.79%	2.67%
1964	918,955	124,894	2.86%	2.57%
1965	945,838	127,978	2.93%	2.47%
1966	974,157	131,073	2.99%	2.42%
1967	1,003,843	133,764	3.05%	2.05%
1968	1,034,739	136,020	3.08%	1.69%
1969	1,066,754	138,233	3.09%	1.63%
1970	1,099,806	140,400	3.1%	1.57%
1971	1,133,702	142,503	3.08%	1.5%
1972	1,168,355	144,538	3.06%	1.43%
1973	1,203,838	146,516	3.04%	1.37%
1974	1,240,188	149,431	3.02%	1.99%
1975	1,277,330	153,344	2.99%	2.62%
1976	1,315,336	157,113	2.98%	2.46%
1977	1,353,768	159,753	2.92%	1.68%
1978	1,392,713	161,375	2.88%	1.02%
1979	1,432,758	162,882	2.88%	0.93%
1980	1,474,043	164,322	2.88%	0.88%
1981	1,516,877	165,678	2.91%	0.83%
1982	1,561,176	166,484	2.92%	0.49%
1983	1,606,746	166,714	2.92%	0.14%
1984	1,653,693	166,796	2.92%	0.05%
1985	1,702,107	166,849	2.93%	0.03%
1986	1,751,835	167,061	2.92%	0.13%
1987	1,803,014	167,661	2.92%	0.36%
1988	1,855,859	168,346	2.93%	0.41%
1989	1,903,048	168,768	2.54%	0.25%
1990	1,951,878	169,042	2.57%	0.16%
1991	2,009,738	169,368	2.96%	0.19%
1992	2,088,135	170,331	3.9%	0.57%
1993	2,174,328	171,774	4.13%	0.85%
1994	2,249,454	173,159	3.46%	0.81%
1995	2,312,017	174,571	2.78%	0.82%
1996	2,358,188	176,071	2%	0.86%
1997	2,411,306	177,547	2.25%	0.84%
1998	2,474,651	178,905	2.63%	0.76%
1999	2,541,698	180,275	2.71%	0.77%
2000	2,613,441	181,685	2.82%	0.78%
2001	2,678,760	183,166	2.5%	0.82%
2002	2,738,655	184,471	2.24%	0.71%
2003	2,802,046	185,430	2.31%	0.52%
2004	2,868,664	186,249	2.38%	0.44%
2005	2,939,059	186,978	2.45%	0.39%
2006	3,013,660	187,709	2.54%	0.39%
2007	3,093,059	188,753	2.63%	0.56%
2008	3,183,269	190,107	2.92%	0.72%
2009	3,284,448	191,513	3.18%	0.74%
2010	3,390,965	193,023	3.24%	0.79%
2011	3,502,811	194,713	3.3%	0.88%
2012	3,619,034	196,498	3.32%	0.92%
2013	3,734,318	198,268	3.19%	0.9%
2014	3,848,514	200,037	3.06%	0.89%
2015	3,965,959	201,782	3.05%	0.87%
2016	4,086,657	203,499	3.04%	0.85%
2017	4,210,600	205,415	3.03%	0.94%
2018	4,337,685	207,582	3.02%	1.05%
2019	4,467,708	209,780	3%	1.06%
2020	4,600,131	211,944	2.96%	1.03%
2021	4,734,874	213,779	2.93%	0.87%
2022	4,875,637	215,261	2.97%	0.69%
2023	5,022,441	216,663	3.01%	0.65%
2024	5,169,395	218,019	2.93%	0.63%
2025	5,315,063	219,302	2.82%	0.59%
2026	5,461,313	220,530	2.75%	0.56%
2027	5,608,785	221,772	2.7%	0.56%
2028	5,757,952	223,104	2.66%	0.6%
2029	5,909,186	224,504	2.63%	0.63%
2030	6,062,523	225,968	2.59%	0.65%
2031	6,217,791	227,581	2.56%	0.71%
2032	6,374,839	229,298	2.53%	0.75%
2033	6,533,828	231,110	2.49%	0.79%
2034	6,694,445	233,061	2.46%	0.84%
2035	6,856,314	235,172	2.42%	0.91%
2036	7,019,227	237,415	2.38%	0.95%
2037	7,183,105	239,730	2.33%	0.98%
2038	7,348,357	242,155	2.3%	1.01%
2039	7,514,734	244,653	2.26%	1.03%
2040	7,681,907	247,196	2.22%	1.04%
2041	7,850,210	249,796	2.19%	1.05%
2042	8,020,480	252,427	2.17%	1.05%
2043	8,192,542	255,023	2.15%	1.03%
2044	8,365,171	257,609	2.11%	1.01%
2045	8,538,521	260,250	2.07%	1.03%
2046	8,713,247	262,849	2.05%	1%
2047	8,888,466	265,365	2.01%	0.96%
2048	9,064,207	267,836	1.98%	0.93%
2049	9,240,169	270,291	1.94%	0.92%
2050	9,415,589	272,711	1.9%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,026,900 people (a 34.9% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mauritania gained 1,466,583 (a 37% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Mauritania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2005 and is 123rd in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.