The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,462,924 people compared to 245,039 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Mauritania's population is 22.3 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Mauritania is ranked the 123rd most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2006, the population of Mauritania has increased from 3.01M people to 5.46M (81.3% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 245K (47.9% growth).
- Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.1M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.
Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Mauritania
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Sao Tome
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5462924
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245039
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| Population rank | 123/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
3.58 minutes
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
3.04 minutes
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1.35 hours
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| One death every |
19 minutes
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6.81 hours
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| One migration net change every |
4.01 hours
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14.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,185 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | +403 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +146,954 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.93% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 17/197 | 49/197 |
Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mauritania
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Sao Tome
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Mauritania
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Sao Tome
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| 1960 | 824,298 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 846,167 | 68,707 | 2.65% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 869,184 | 69,403 | 2.72% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 893,423 | 70,112 | 2.79% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 918,955 | 70,865 | 2.86% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 945,838 | 71,680 | 2.93% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 974,157 | 72,576 | 2.99% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 1,003,843 | 73,596 | 3.05% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 1,034,739 | 74,765 | 3.08% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 1,066,754 | 76,083 | 3.09% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 1,099,806 | 77,626 | 3.1% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 1,133,702 | 79,330 | 3.08% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 1,168,355 | 81,041 | 3.06% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 1,203,838 | 82,798 | 3.04% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 1,240,188 | 84,672 | 3.02% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 1,277,330 | 86,708 | 2.99% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 1,315,336 | 88,922 | 2.98% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 1,353,768 | 91,301 | 2.92% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 1,392,713 | 93,794 | 2.88% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 1,432,758 | 96,252 | 2.88% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 1,474,043 | 98,544 | 2.88% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 1,516,877 | 100,615 | 2.91% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 1,561,176 | 102,508 | 2.92% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 1,606,746 | 104,380 | 2.92% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 1,653,693 | 106,394 | 2.92% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 1,702,107 | 108,658 | 2.93% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 1,751,835 | 111,150 | 2.92% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 1,803,014 | 113,919 | 2.92% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 1,855,859 | 116,939 | 2.93% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 1,903,048 | 119,979 | 2.54% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 1,951,878 | 122,980 | 2.57% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 2,009,738 | 125,697 | 2.96% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 2,088,135 | 128,110 | 3.9% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 2,174,328 | 130,467 | 4.13% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 2,249,454 | 132,732 | 3.46% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 2,312,017 | 134,895 | 2.78% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 2,358,188 | 136,962 | 2% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 2,411,306 | 138,922 | 2.25% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 2,474,651 | 140,751 | 2.63% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 2,541,698 | 142,442 | 2.71% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,613,441 | 144,018 | 2.82% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 | 146,375 | 2.5% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 | 149,922 | 2.24% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 | 153,814 | 2.31% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 2,868,664 | 157,705 | 2.38% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 | 161,639 | 2.45% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 | 165,638 | 2.54% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 | 169,700 | 2.63% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 | 173,793 | 2.92% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 | 177,853 | 3.18% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 | 181,802 | 3.24% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 | 185,649 | 3.3% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 | 189,439 | 3.32% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 | 193,148 | 3.19% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 | 196,767 | 3.06% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 | 200,291 | 3.05% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 | 203,689 | 3.04% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 | 206,970 | 3.03% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 | 210,187 | 3.02% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 | 213,392 | 3% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 | 217,435 | 2.96% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 | 221,961 | 2.93% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 | 226,305 | 2.97% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 5,022,441 | 230,871 | 3.01% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 5,169,395 | 235,536 | 2.93% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 5,315,063 | 240,251 | 2.82% | 2% |
| 2026 | 5,461,313 | 244,987 | 2.75% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 5,608,785 | 249,783 | 2.7% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 5,757,952 | 254,657 | 2.66% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 5,909,186 | 259,597 | 2.63% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 6,062,523 | 264,560 | 2.59% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 6,217,791 | 269,566 | 2.56% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 6,374,839 | 274,643 | 2.53% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 6,533,828 | 279,761 | 2.49% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 6,694,445 | 284,911 | 2.46% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 6,856,314 | 290,082 | 2.42% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 7,019,227 | 295,269 | 2.38% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 7,183,105 | 300,439 | 2.33% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 7,348,357 | 305,590 | 2.3% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 7,514,734 | 310,729 | 2.26% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 7,681,907 | 315,833 | 2.22% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 7,850,210 | 320,875 | 2.19% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 8,020,480 | 325,888 | 2.17% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 8,192,542 | 330,908 | 2.15% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 8,365,171 | 335,919 | 2.11% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 8,538,521 | 340,911 | 2.07% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 8,713,247 | 345,883 | 2.05% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 8,888,466 | 350,758 | 2.01% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 9,064,207 | 355,569 | 1.98% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 9,240,169 | 360,353 | 1.94% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 9,415,589 | 365,103 | 1.9% | 1.32% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritania gained 1,376,267 (a 33.7% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).
Mauritania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2006 and is 123rd in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritania's population will grow by 72.4% to 9,415,589 people with a rank change from 123rd to 103rd. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
Biggest cities by population
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Mauritania
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|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Nouakchott | 1.08M |
| Rosso | 33.5K |
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Population differences between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe
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Mauritania
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.2 years | 70.3 years |
| Average age | 23 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 18.4 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.7 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 13 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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