The latest officially reported population of Mauritania was 5,169,395 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritania's population is 5,432,542 people compared to 22,402,291 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 4.12 times bigger than Mauritania's.
- Mauritania is ranked the 123rd most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.07% for Mauritania vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritania has had an average growth rate of +3% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2005, the population of Mauritania has increased from 2.94M people to 5.43M (84.8% growth), while Zambia has grown from 11.7M to 22.4M (91.2% growth).
- Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.1M people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Mauritania vs Zambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
5432542
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22402291
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| Population rank | 123/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
3.58 minutes
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.04 minutes
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
19 minutes
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.01 hours
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,185 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +403 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +146,954 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.93% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 18/197 | 22/197 |
Mauritania and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 824,298 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 846,167 | 3,254,086 | 2.65% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 869,184 | 3,358,099 | 2.72% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 893,423 | 3,465,907 | 2.79% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 918,955 | 3,577,017 | 2.86% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 945,838 | 3,692,086 | 2.93% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 974,157 | 3,812,003 | 2.99% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 1,003,843 | 3,936,343 | 3.05% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 1,034,739 | 4,065,593 | 3.08% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 1,066,754 | 4,197,116 | 3.09% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 1,099,806 | 4,321,718 | 3.1% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 1,133,702 | 4,442,525 | 3.08% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 1,168,355 | 4,569,309 | 3.06% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 1,203,838 | 4,702,693 | 3.04% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 1,240,188 | 4,842,746 | 3.02% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 1,277,330 | 4,990,086 | 2.99% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 1,315,336 | 5,143,842 | 2.98% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 1,353,768 | 5,302,480 | 2.92% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 1,392,713 | 5,465,374 | 2.88% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 1,432,758 | 5,631,728 | 2.88% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 1,474,043 | 5,802,833 | 2.88% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 1,516,877 | 5,983,289 | 2.91% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 1,561,176 | 6,178,637 | 2.92% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 1,606,746 | 6,381,038 | 2.92% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 1,653,693 | 6,580,490 | 2.92% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 1,702,107 | 6,780,953 | 2.93% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 1,751,835 | 6,986,471 | 2.92% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 1,803,014 | 7,191,282 | 2.92% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 1,855,859 | 7,391,440 | 2.93% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 1,903,048 | 7,589,216 | 2.54% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 1,951,878 | 7,786,169 | 2.57% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 2,009,738 | 7,981,650 | 2.96% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 2,088,135 | 8,176,680 | 3.9% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 2,174,328 | 8,373,921 | 4.13% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 2,249,454 | 8,576,269 | 3.46% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 2,312,017 | 8,785,763 | 2.78% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 2,358,188 | 9,004,053 | 2% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 2,411,306 | 9,237,063 | 2.25% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 2,474,651 | 9,482,408 | 2.63% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 2,541,698 | 9,740,005 | 2.71% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 2,613,441 | 10,017,631 | 2.82% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 | 10,325,185 | 2.5% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 | 10,647,949 | 2.24% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 | 10,983,595 | 2.31% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 2,868,664 | 11,338,198 | 2.38% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 | 11,718,819 | 2.45% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 | 12,129,553 | 2.54% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 | 12,565,085 | 2.63% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 | 13,021,324 | 2.92% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 | 13,490,389 | 3.18% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 | 13,965,594 | 3.24% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 | 14,437,796 | 3.3% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 | 14,913,629 | 3.32% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 | 15,398,997 | 3.19% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 | 15,895,315 | 3.06% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 | 16,399,089 | 3.05% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 | 16,914,423 | 3.04% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 | 17,441,320 | 3.03% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 | 17,973,569 | 3.02% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 | 18,513,839 | 3% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 | 19,059,395 | 2.96% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 | 19,603,607 | 2.93% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 | 20,152,938 | 2.97% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 5,022,441 | 20,723,965 | 3.01% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 5,169,395 | 21,314,956 | 2.93% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 5,315,063 | 21,913,869 | 2.82% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 5,461,313 | 22,521,905 | 2.75% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 5,608,785 | 23,138,716 | 2.7% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 5,757,952 | 23,761,368 | 2.66% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 5,909,186 | 24,389,681 | 2.63% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 6,062,523 | 25,024,887 | 2.59% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 6,217,791 | 25,666,496 | 2.56% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 6,374,839 | 26,311,946 | 2.53% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 6,533,828 | 26,960,073 | 2.49% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 6,694,445 | 27,611,621 | 2.46% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 6,856,314 | 28,266,887 | 2.42% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 7,019,227 | 28,925,103 | 2.38% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 7,183,105 | 29,583,482 | 2.33% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 7,348,357 | 30,240,549 | 2.3% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 7,514,734 | 30,895,586 | 2.26% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 7,681,907 | 31,550,394 | 2.22% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 7,850,210 | 32,204,340 | 2.19% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 8,020,480 | 32,856,596 | 2.17% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 8,192,542 | 33,510,500 | 2.15% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 8,365,171 | 34,165,920 | 2.11% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 8,538,521 | 34,821,101 | 2.07% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 8,713,247 | 35,475,795 | 2.05% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 8,888,466 | 36,129,270 | 2.01% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 9,064,207 | 36,782,260 | 1.98% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 9,240,169 | 37,434,667 | 1.94% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 9,415,589 | 38,083,369 | 1.9% | 1.73% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mauritania increased by 1,026,900 people (a 34.9% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mauritania gained 1,466,583 (a 37% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).
Mauritania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2005 and is 123rd in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Nouakchott | 1.08M |
| Rosso | 33.5K |
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Population differences between Mauritania and Zambia
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| Life expectancy | 68.9 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 23 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 18.4 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 4.7 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 13 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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