The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,462,924 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 2.28 times bigger than Mauritania's.
- Mauritania is ranked the 123rd most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Mauritania has increased from 3.01M people to 5.46M (81.3% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.1M people compared to the peak of 23.8M people in 2100 for South Sudan.
Mauritania vs South Sudan: live population counter
Mauritania
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South Sudan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5462924
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12438782
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| Population rank | 123/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
3.58 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.04 minutes
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
19 minutes
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.01 hours
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,185 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +403 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +146,954 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.93% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 17/197 | 7/197 |
Mauritania and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Mauritania
Population
Growth rate
South Sudan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mauritania
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South Sudan
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Mauritania
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South Sudan
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| 1960 | 824,298 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 846,167 | 2,976,724 | 2.65% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 869,184 | 3,024,308 | 2.72% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 893,423 | 3,072,669 | 2.79% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 918,955 | 3,129,918 | 2.86% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 945,838 | 3,189,835 | 2.93% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 974,157 | 3,236,423 | 2.99% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 1,003,843 | 3,277,648 | 3.05% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 1,034,739 | 3,321,528 | 3.08% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 1,066,754 | 3,365,533 | 3.09% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 1,099,806 | 3,409,614 | 3.1% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 1,133,702 | 3,468,646 | 3.08% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 1,168,355 | 3,542,497 | 3.06% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 1,203,838 | 3,627,383 | 3.04% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 1,240,188 | 3,723,259 | 3.02% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 1,277,330 | 3,821,494 | 2.99% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 1,315,336 | 3,921,910 | 2.98% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 1,353,768 | 4,024,032 | 2.92% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 1,392,713 | 4,127,657 | 2.88% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 1,432,758 | 4,232,605 | 2.88% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 1,474,043 | 4,339,030 | 2.88% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 1,516,877 | 4,447,272 | 2.91% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 1,561,176 | 4,557,686 | 2.92% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 1,606,746 | 4,661,574 | 2.92% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 1,653,693 | 4,750,627 | 2.92% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 1,702,107 | 4,834,296 | 2.93% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 1,751,835 | 4,921,240 | 2.92% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,803,014 | 4,962,395 | 2.92% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 1,855,859 | 4,848,029 | 2.93% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1,903,048 | 4,713,229 | 2.54% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 1,951,878 | 4,737,633 | 2.57% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 2,009,738 | 4,836,677 | 2.96% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 2,088,135 | 4,909,749 | 3.9% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 2,174,328 | 4,956,002 | 4.13% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 2,249,454 | 5,071,184 | 3.46% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 2,312,017 | 5,225,836 | 2.78% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 2,358,188 | 5,356,925 | 2% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 2,411,306 | 5,509,136 | 2.25% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 2,474,651 | 5,620,068 | 2.63% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 2,541,698 | 5,771,628 | 2.71% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 2,613,441 | 6,032,267 | 2.82% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 | 6,308,391 | 2.5% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 | 6,596,806 | 2.24% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 | 6,903,127 | 2.31% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 2,868,664 | 7,233,041 | 2.38% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 | 7,590,143 | 2.45% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 | 7,976,526 | 2.54% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 | 8,388,788 | 2.63% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 | 8,817,647 | 2.92% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 | 9,243,556 | 3.18% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 | 9,745,953 | 3.24% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 | 10,288,109 | 3.3% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 | 10,756,240 | 3.32% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 | 11,166,275 | 3.19% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 | 11,235,073 | 3.06% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 | 11,107,561 | 3.05% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 | 10,830,102 | 3.04% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 | 10,259,154 | 3.03% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 | 10,122,977 | 3.02% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 | 10,423,384 | 3% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 | 10,698,467 | 2.96% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 | 10,865,780 | 2.93% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 | 11,021,177 | 2.97% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 5,022,441 | 11,483,374 | 3.01% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 5,169,395 | 11,943,408 | 2.93% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 5,315,063 | 12,188,793 | 2.82% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 5,461,313 | 12,436,036 | 2.75% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 5,608,785 | 12,687,301 | 2.7% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 5,757,952 | 12,941,503 | 2.66% | 2% |
| 2029 | 5,909,186 | 13,198,080 | 2.63% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 6,062,523 | 13,457,446 | 2.59% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 6,217,791 | 13,725,413 | 2.56% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 6,374,839 | 13,996,343 | 2.53% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 6,533,828 | 14,261,762 | 2.49% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 6,694,445 | 14,527,550 | 2.46% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 6,856,314 | 14,798,602 | 2.42% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 7,019,227 | 15,070,098 | 2.38% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 7,183,105 | 15,335,700 | 2.33% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 7,348,357 | 15,595,968 | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 7,514,734 | 15,850,696 | 2.26% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 7,681,907 | 16,101,470 | 2.22% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 7,850,210 | 16,350,149 | 2.19% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 8,020,480 | 16,593,361 | 2.17% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 8,192,542 | 16,829,209 | 2.15% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 8,365,171 | 17,060,176 | 2.11% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 8,538,521 | 17,286,412 | 2.07% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 8,713,247 | 17,509,693 | 2.05% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 8,888,466 | 17,728,331 | 2.01% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 9,064,207 | 17,938,437 | 1.98% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 9,240,169 | 18,142,893 | 1.94% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 9,415,589 | 18,341,968 | 1.9% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritania gained 1,376,267 (a 33.7% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Mauritania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2006 and is 123rd in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
Biggest cities by population
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Mauritania
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Nouakchott | 1.08M |
| Rosso | 33.5K |
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Population differences between Mauritania and South Sudan
|
Mauritania
|
South Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.2 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 23 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 18.4 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.7 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 13 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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