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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,315,065 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,539,189 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.78 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Mauritania is ranked the 123rd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +2.98% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritania has increased from 3.01M people to 5.54M (83.8% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Mauritania vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritania Sudan
2100 17,302,938 138,786,562
2099 17,195,692 138,200,726
2098 17,083,078 137,581,716
2097 16,968,365 136,936,850
2096 16,850,394 136,293,310
2095 16,732,430 135,619,411
2094 16,610,512 134,962,748
2093 16,485,880 134,241,761
2092 16,359,440 133,476,598
2091 16,229,167 132,717,036
2090 16,097,149 131,929,843
2089 15,962,562 131,106,299
2088 15,824,899 130,258,636
2087 15,683,760 129,375,710
2086 15,541,281 128,473,461
2085 15,397,701 127,558,118
2084 15,251,533 126,607,392
2083 15,102,125 125,651,327
2082 14,952,194 124,696,076
2081 14,799,309 123,744,490
2080 14,645,548 122,770,063
2079 14,490,500 121,779,815
2078 14,331,284 120,751,900
2077 14,170,045 119,717,424
2076 14,007,555 118,681,140
2075 13,843,393 117,612,837
2074 13,678,579 116,516,833
2073 13,512,182 115,406,797
2072 13,343,946 114,272,123
2071 13,172,876 113,124,997
2070 13,002,521 111,982,729
2069 12,830,090 110,816,409
2068 12,657,711 109,652,769
2067 12,482,299 108,433,341
2066 12,306,495 107,199,808
2065 12,131,679 105,978,161
2064 11,954,090 104,726,820
2063 11,778,351 103,455,672
2062 11,601,323 102,156,918
2061 11,424,089 100,859,967
2060 11,246,850 99,547,905
2059 11,067,732 98,233,054
2058 10,887,645 96,897,205
2057 10,709,500 95,551,255
2056 10,532,648 94,198,924
2055 10,354,318 92,819,157
2054 10,175,517 91,429,774
2053 9,995,645 90,049,799
2052 9,815,104 88,658,871
2051 9,635,288 87,267,085
2050 9,457,400 85,869,620
2049 9,279,576 84,466,974
2048 9,100,595 83,095,662
2047 8,923,220 81,727,967
2046 8,745,286 80,356,627
2045 8,568,910 78,980,614
2044 8,393,773 77,616,012
2043 8,218,850 76,252,103
2042 8,044,865 74,901,092
2041 7,873,599 73,546,861
2040 7,703,561 72,207,474
2039 7,534,623 70,876,908
2038 7,366,187 69,547,797
2037 7,199,542 68,201,884
2036 7,033,866 66,863,109
2035 6,869,186 65,516,233
2034 6,705,635 64,168,801
2033 6,543,505 62,823,562
2032 6,383,229 61,491,227
2031 6,225,030 60,168,709
2030 6,068,395 58,846,984
2029 5,914,109 57,534,918
2028 5,761,715 56,242,802
2027 5,611,635 54,955,096
2026 5,462,675 53,313,722
2025 5,315,065 51,662,147
2024 5,169,395 50,448,963
2023 5,022,441 50,042,791
2022 4,875,637 49,383,346
2021 4,734,874 48,066,924
2020 4,600,131 46,789,231
2019 4,467,708 45,548,175
2018 4,337,685 44,230,596
2017 4,210,600 42,714,306
2016 4,086,657 41,259,892
2015 3,965,959 40,024,431
2014 3,848,514 38,823,318
2013 3,734,318 37,785,849
2012 3,619,034 36,923,178
2011 3,502,811 36,140,806
2010 3,390,965 35,414,399
2009 3,284,448 34,569,113
2008 3,183,269 33,623,980
2007 3,093,059 32,764,135
2006 3,013,660 31,992,435
2005 2,939,059 31,262,444
2004 2,868,664 30,556,637
2003 2,802,046 29,896,035
2002 2,738,655 29,228,727
2001 2,678,760 28,516,770
2000 2,613,441 27,816,745
1999 2,541,698 27,130,613
1998 2,474,651 26,458,999
1997 2,411,306 25,799,821
1996 2,358,188 25,231,528
1995 2,312,017 24,672,143
1994 2,249,454 24,043,948
1993 2,174,328 23,445,592
1992 2,088,135 22,927,355
1991 2,009,738 22,470,676
1990 1,951,878 22,021,481
1989 1,903,048 21,578,022
1988 1,855,859 21,138,431
1987 1,803,014 20,704,904
1986 1,751,835 20,288,238
1985 1,702,107 19,905,872
1984 1,653,693 19,546,528
1983 1,606,746 19,109,770
1982 1,561,176 18,486,645
1981 1,516,877 17,780,572
1980 1,474,043 17,058,905
1979 1,432,758 16,355,352
1978 1,392,713 15,695,003
1977 1,353,768 15,086,614
1976 1,315,336 14,569,716
1975 1,277,330 14,064,798
1974 1,240,188 13,580,723
1973 1,203,838 13,049,315
1972 1,168,355 12,527,856
1971 1,133,702 12,105,539
1970 1,099,806 11,695,771
1969 1,066,754 11,298,936
1968 1,034,739 10,917,999
1967 1,003,843 10,550,597
1966 974,157 10,197,578
1965 945,838 9,858,030
1964 918,955 9,531,109
1963 893,423 9,218,077
1962 869,184 8,919,028
1961 846,167 8,634,941
1960 824,298 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/mauritania/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritania gained 1,452,532 people (a 35.5% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Mauritania was ranked 132nd most populous country in 2006 and is 123rd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritania's population will grow by 70.7% to 9,457,400 people with a rank change from 123rd to 103rd. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritania
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritania Sudan
2100 0.62% 0.42%
2099 0.66% 0.45%
2098 0.68% 0.47%
2097 0.7% 0.47%
2096 0.7% 0.5%
2095 0.73% 0.49%
2094 0.76% 0.54%
2093 0.77% 0.57%
2092 0.8% 0.57%
2091 0.82% 0.6%
2090 0.84% 0.63%
2089 0.87% 0.65%
2088 0.9% 0.68%
2087 0.92% 0.7%
2086 0.93% 0.72%
2085 0.96% 0.75%
2084 0.99% 0.76%
2083 1% 0.77%
2082 1.03% 0.77%
2081 1.05% 0.79%
2080 1.07% 0.81%
2079 1.11% 0.85%
2078 1.14% 0.86%
2077 1.16% 0.87%
2076 1.19% 0.91%
2075 1.2% 0.94%
2074 1.23% 0.96%
2073 1.26% 0.99%
2072 1.3% 1.01%
2071 1.31% 1.02%
2070 1.34% 1.05%
2069 1.36% 1.06%
2068 1.41% 1.12%
2067 1.43% 1.15%
2066 1.44% 1.15%
2065 1.49% 1.19%
2064 1.49% 1.23%
2063 1.53% 1.27%
2062 1.55% 1.29%
2061 1.58% 1.32%
2060 1.62% 1.34%
2059 1.65% 1.38%
2058 1.66% 1.41%
2057 1.68% 1.44%
2056 1.72% 1.49%
2055 1.76% 1.52%
2054 1.8% 1.53%
2053 1.84% 1.57%
2052 1.87% 1.59%
2051 1.88% 1.63%
2050 1.92% 1.66%
2049 1.97% 1.65%
2048 1.99% 1.67%
2047 2.03% 1.71%
2046 2.06% 1.74%
2045 2.09% 1.76%
2044 2.13% 1.79%
2043 2.16% 1.8%
2042 2.18% 1.84%
2041 2.21% 1.85%
2040 2.24% 1.88%
2039 2.29% 1.91%
2038 2.31% 1.97%
2037 2.36% 2%
2036 2.4% 2.06%
2035 2.44% 2.1%
2034 2.48% 2.14%
2033 2.51% 2.17%
2032 2.54% 2.2%
2031 2.58% 2.25%
2030 2.61% 2.28%
2029 2.64% 2.3%
2028 2.67% 2.34%
2027 2.73% 3.08%
2026 2.78% 3.2%
2025 2.82% 2.4%
2024 2.93% 0.81%
2023 3.01% 1.34%
2022 2.97% 2.74%
2021 2.93% 2.73%
2020 2.96% 2.72%
2019 3% 2.98%
2018 3.02% 3.55%
2017 3.03% 3.53%
2016 3.04% 3.09%
2015 3.05% 3.09%
2014 3.06% 2.75%
2013 3.19% 2.34%
2012 3.32% 2.16%
2011 3.3% 2.05%
2010 3.24% 2.45%
2009 3.18% 2.81%
2008 2.92% 2.62%
2007 2.63% 2.41%
2006 2.54% 2.34%
2005 2.45% 2.31%
2004 2.38% 2.21%
2003 2.31% 2.28%
2002 2.24% 2.5%
2001 2.5% 2.52%
2000 2.82% 2.53%
1999 2.71% 2.54%
1998 2.63% 2.55%
1997 2.25% 2.25%
1996 2% 2.27%
1995 2.78% 2.61%
1994 3.46% 2.55%
1993 4.13% 2.26%
1992 3.9% 2.03%
1991 2.96% 2.04%
1990 2.57% 2.06%
1989 2.54% 2.08%
1988 2.93% 2.09%
1987 2.92% 2.05%
1986 2.92% 1.92%
1985 2.93% 1.84%
1984 2.92% 2.29%
1983 2.92% 3.37%
1982 2.92% 3.97%
1981 2.91% 4.23%
1980 2.88% 4.3%
1979 2.88% 4.21%
1978 2.88% 4.03%
1977 2.92% 3.55%
1976 2.98% 3.59%
1975 2.99% 3.56%
1974 3.02% 4.07%
1973 3.04% 4.16%
1972 3.06% 3.49%
1971 3.08% 3.5%
1970 3.1% 3.51%
1969 3.09% 3.49%
1968 3.08% 3.48%
1967 3.05% 3.46%
1966 2.99% 3.44%
1965 2.93% 3.43%
1964 2.86% 3.4%
1963 2.79% 3.35%
1962 2.72% 3.29%
1961 2.65% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Mauritania grew by 2.82%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Mauritania Sudan
Current population
5539189
54156832
Population rank 123/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.65%
One net population change
3.62 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
2.99 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
18.8 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +399 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +145,670 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +2.82% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 18/197 30/197
One migration net change every
1.74 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -5,044 +291,469
Net migration rank 115/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 195,937 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 113/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 107/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritania
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritania Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,044 - 291,469
2024 147,927 -2,185 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 145,164 2,999 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 142,451 2,999 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 137,557 -1,483 1,293,817 31,664
2020 134,899 -1,483 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 134,460 -3,019 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 131,584 -2,987 1,257,387 125,499
2017 128,562 -3,001 1,208,046 441,623
2016 125,342 -3,008 1,174,422 84,728
2015 122,092 -3,019 1,145,259 66,476
2014 118,792 -2,980 1,097,962 92,504
2013 115,558 -2,987 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 113,489 4,515 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 111,165 3,272 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 108,121 1,128 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 105,273 -1,481 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 102,432 -3,860 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 98,895 -17,048 992,819 -201,769
2006 94,991 -18,033 963,740 -211,387
2005 90,940 -18,693 907,017 -199,378
2004 87,578 -19,042 889,382 -185,392
2003 83,804 -19,104 898,226 -281,001
2002 80,993 -18,903 897,965 -180,603
2001 78,769 -21,067 880,284 -173,745
2000 75,929 -2,997 858,536 -165,030
1999 73,554 -2,999 835,840 -157,090
1998 72,045 -8,504 814,752 -150,271
1997 71,327 -8,187 802,245 -148,368
1996 71,939 -28,840 792,926 -310,221
1995 72,244 -22,997 780,700 -144,670
1994 70,570 5,304 764,645 -144,324
1993 68,167 6,217 743,249 -166,861
1992 63,501 34,505 731,177 -271,093
1991 61,782 -2,997 714,612 -261,341
1990 59,934 -3,000 699,953 -254,825
1989 58,666 -17,941 683,743 -241,979
1988 56,654 -2,997 672,604 -235,213
1987 55,037 -2,998 658,416 -228,756
1986 53,313 -2,998 649,649 -245,968
1985 52,125 -2,998 583,382 -222,315
1984 50,705 -2,998 577,405 -219,755
1983 49,187 -2,998 570,198 -54,325
1982 47,947 -2,998 606,362 124,007
1981 46,641 -2,998 585,087 96,697
1980 45,026 -2,997 552,930 208,602
1979 43,537 -2,997 524,942 120,613
1978 42,539 -2,998 497,987 177,153
1977 41,352 -2,999 483,089 58,540
1976 40,149 -1,645 470,019 22,147
1975 38,975 -1,472 454,813 62,843
1974 38,106 -1,321 444,456 6,023
1973 37,122 -1,201 439,201 173,143
1972 36,184 -1,139 428,340 2,238
1971 35,279 -1,014 417,641 -3,577
1970 34,382 -855 401,013 4,479
1969 33,252 -688 385,712 2,476
1968 32,029 -565 370,917 2,776
1967 30,853 -514 356,599 4,508
1966 29,502 -466 342,118 2,813
1965 28,028 -434 327,799 6,367
1964 26,565 -390 315,166 4,505
1963 25,250 -362 302,132 4,263
1962 23,927 -342 287,317 4,387
1961 22,781 -332 272,562 3,904
1960 21,604 -318 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/mauritania/sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99% of the population change in Mauritania is from natural causes (a gain of 1,350,038 people) and 1.04% is from migration (a loss of 14,187 people). In Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 195,937 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Mauritania, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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