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Population in Mauritania compared to San Marino: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,432,542 people compared to 33,996 in San Marino.

Population statistics:

  • Mauritania's population is 159.8 times bigger than San Marino's.
  • Mauritania is ranked the 123rd most populous country in the world, while San Marino is the 193rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 0.0004% for San Marino.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
  • Since 2005, the population of Mauritania has increased from 2.94M people to 5.43M (84.8% growth), while San Marino has grown from 29.8K to 34K (13.9% growth).
  • Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.1M people, while San Marino's population already peaked in 2020 at 34.8K people and is projected to decrease to 31.5K people by 2100.

Mauritania vs San Marino: live population counter

Mauritania San Marino
Current population
5432542
33996
Population rank 123/197 193/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.0004%
One net population change
3.58 minutes
3.12 days
One birth every
3.04 minutes
1.93 days
One death every
19 minutes
1.3 days
One migration net change every
4.01 hours
1.41 weeks
Annual migration change -2,185 +37
Daily growth/decline +403 +0
Annual growth/decline +146,954 +117
Annual growth/decline rate +2.93% +0.35%
Population growth rate rank 18/197 144/197

Mauritania and San Marino: population history and growth rate by year chart

Mauritania
Population

Growth rate
San Marino
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Mauritania San Marino Mauritania San Marino
1960 824,298 15,428 - -
1961 846,167 15,799 2.65% 2.4%
1962 869,184 16,183 2.72% 2.43%
1963 893,423 16,580 2.79% 2.45%
1964 918,955 16,977 2.86% 2.39%
1965 945,838 17,305 2.93% 1.93%
1966 974,157 17,523 2.99% 1.26%
1967 1,003,843 17,688 3.05% 0.94%
1968 1,034,739 17,861 3.08% 0.98%
1969 1,066,754 18,026 3.09% 0.92%
1970 1,099,806 18,168 3.1% 0.79%
1971 1,133,702 18,419 3.08% 1.38%
1972 1,168,355 18,787 3.06% 2%
1973 1,203,838 18,992 3.04% 1.09%
1974 1,240,188 19,030 3.02% 0.2%
1975 1,277,330 19,046 2.99% 0.08%
1976 1,315,336 19,110 2.98% 0.34%
1977 1,353,768 20,017 2.92% 4.75%
1978 1,392,713 21,026 2.88% 5.04%
1979 1,432,758 21,320 2.88% 1.4%
1980 1,474,043 21,585 2.88% 1.24%
1981 1,516,877 21,840 2.91% 1.18%
1982 1,561,176 22,055 2.92% 0.98%
1983 1,606,746 22,229 2.92% 0.79%
1984 1,653,693 22,346 2.92% 0.53%
1985 1,702,107 22,485 2.93% 0.62%
1986 1,751,835 22,636 2.92% 0.67%
1987 1,803,014 22,686 2.92% 0.22%
1988 1,855,859 22,843 2.93% 0.69%
1989 1,903,048 23,154 2.54% 1.36%
1990 1,951,878 23,475 2.57% 1.39%
1991 2,009,738 23,797 2.96% 1.37%
1992 2,088,135 24,125 3.9% 1.38%
1993 2,174,328 24,472 4.13% 1.44%
1994 2,249,454 24,823 3.46% 1.43%
1995 2,312,017 25,158 2.78% 1.35%
1996 2,358,188 25,482 2% 1.29%
1997 2,411,306 25,800 2.25% 1.25%
1998 2,474,651 26,125 2.63% 1.26%
1999 2,541,698 26,459 2.71% 1.28%
2000 2,613,441 26,799 2.82% 1.29%
2001 2,678,760 27,143 2.5% 1.28%
2002 2,738,655 27,491 2.24% 1.28%
2003 2,802,046 27,843 2.31% 1.28%
2004 2,868,664 29,457 2.38% 5.8%
2005 2,939,059 29,836 2.45% 1.29%
2006 3,013,660 30,184 2.54% 1.17%
2007 3,093,059 31,211 2.63% 3.4%
2008 3,183,269 31,662 2.92% 1.45%
2009 3,284,448 33,066 3.18% 4.43%
2010 3,390,965 33,270 3.24% 0.62%
2011 3,502,811 32,620 3.3% -1.95%
2012 3,619,034 33,469 3.32% 2.6%
2013 3,734,318 33,041 3.19% -1.28%
2014 3,848,514 32,655 3.06% -1.17%
2015 3,965,959 32,897 3.05% 0.74%
2016 4,086,657 33,101 3.04% 0.62%
2017 4,210,600 33,825 3.03% 2.19%
2018 4,337,685 34,522 3.02% 2.06%
2019 4,467,708 34,663 3% 0.41%
2020 4,600,131 34,770 2.96% 0.31%
2021 4,734,874 34,252 2.93% -1.49%
2022 4,875,637 33,755 2.97% -1.45%
2023 5,022,441 33,860 3.01% 0.31%
2024 5,169,395 33,977 2.93% 0.35%
2025 5,315,063 33,969 2.82% -0.02%
2026 5,461,313 34,003 2.75% 0.1%
2027 5,608,785 34,033 2.7% 0.09%
2028 5,757,952 34,080 2.66% 0.14%
2029 5,909,186 34,113 2.63% 0.1%
2030 6,062,523 34,133 2.59% 0.06%
2031 6,217,791 34,147 2.56% 0.04%
2032 6,374,839 34,169 2.53% 0.06%
2033 6,533,828 34,188 2.49% 0.06%
2034 6,694,445 34,195 2.46% 0.02%
2035 6,856,314 34,222 2.42% 0.08%
2036 7,019,227 34,260 2.38% 0.11%
2037 7,183,105 34,293 2.33% 0.1%
2038 7,348,357 34,339 2.3% 0.14%
2039 7,514,734 34,368 2.26% 0.08%
2040 7,681,907 34,365 2.22% -0.009%
2041 7,850,210 34,364 2.19% -0.003%
2042 8,020,480 34,379 2.17% 0.04%
2043 8,192,542 34,388 2.15% 0.03%
2044 8,365,171 34,360 2.11% -0.08%
2045 8,538,521 34,318 2.07% -0.12%
2046 8,713,247 34,280 2.05% -0.11%
2047 8,888,466 34,238 2.01% -0.12%
2048 9,064,207 34,191 1.98% -0.14%
2049 9,240,169 34,135 1.94% -0.16%
2050 9,415,589 34,091 1.9% -0.13%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,026,900 people (a 34.9% growth), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mauritania gained 1,466,583 (a 37% growth), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).

Mauritania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2005 and is 123rd in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd 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 San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.

Biggest cities by population

Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.08M
Rosso 33.5K
San Marino
City Population
Dogana 7K
San Marino 4.04K

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