Mali vs Mauritania
Mali vs Mauritania: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.7 per 1,000 people in Mali and 0.6 per 1,000 people in Mauritania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 2.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Mauritania has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Mali.
- In 2023, Mali ranked 169 and Mauritania ranked 84 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mali at -1.5 per 1,000 people and Mauritania at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Mali | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.7 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | -1.7 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | -1 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| 2019 | -2.1 | -0.7 |
| 2018 | -2 | -0.7 |
| 2017 | -1.7 | -0.7 |
| 2016 | -1.6 | -0.7 |
| 2015 | -2.6 | -0.8 |
| 2014 | -2.8 | -0.8 |
| 2013 | -2.3 | -0.8 |
| 2012 | -8.3 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | -2.6 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | -2.2 | 0.3 |
| 2009 | -2.2 | -0.5 |
| 2008 | -1.6 | -1.2 |
| 2007 | -1.4 | -5.5 |
| 2006 | -1.3 | -6 |
| 2005 | -1.3 | -6.4 |
| 2004 | -0.8 | -6.6 |
| 2003 | -0.9 | -6.8 |
| 2002 | -0.7 | -6.9 |
| 2001 | -1.1 | -7.9 |
| 2000 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| 1999 | -1.9 | -1.2 |
| 1998 | -2.8 | -3.4 |
| 1997 | -5.3 | -3.4 |
| 1996 | -6.5 | -12.2 |
| 1995 | -6.7 | -9.9 |
| 1994 | -6.4 | 2.4 |
| 1993 | -7.1 | 2.9 |
| 1992 | -7.4 | 16.5 |
| 1991 | -8.2 | -1.5 |
| 1990 | -7.5 | -1.5 |
| 1989 | -8.4 | -9.4 |
| 1988 | -10 | -1.6 |
| 1987 | -10.5 | -1.7 |
| 1986 | -9.6 | -1.7 |
| 1985 | -7.6 | -1.8 |
| 1984 | -5.8 | -1.8 |
| 1983 | -4.2 | -1.9 |
| 1982 | -4.3 | -1.9 |
| 1981 | -4.4 | -2 |
| 1980 | -4 | -2 |
| 1979 | -4.4 | -2.1 |
| 1978 | -4.4 | -2.2 |
| 1977 | -4.1 | -2.2 |
| 1976 | -4.9 | -1.3 |
| 1975 | -3.9 | -1.2 |
| 1974 | -3.3 | -1.1 |
| 1973 | -2.9 | -1 |
| 1972 | -3 | -1 |
| 1971 | -3.5 | -0.9 |
| 1970 | -2.8 | -0.8 |
| 1969 | -3 | -0.6 |
| 1968 | -3 | -0.5 |
| 1967 | -2.8 | -0.5 |
| 1966 | -2.9 | -0.5 |
| 1965 | -2.3 | -0.5 |
| 1964 | -2.3 | -0.4 |
| 1963 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
| 1962 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
| 1961 | -1.8 | -0.4 |
| 1960 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
| 1959 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
| 1958 | -3 | -0.4 |
| 1957 | -2.2 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | -2 | -0.4 |
| 1955 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
| 1954 | -1.8 | -0.4 |
| 1953 | -1.9 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | -1.3 | -0.3 |
| 1951 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| 1950 | -0.8 | -0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mali | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.9-4.7–0.5 | -0.4-7.3–6.2 |
| 2025 | -1.9-5.6–1.3 | -0.9-8.6–5.9 |
| 2026 | -2-6.5–2 | -1.1-9.1–6.1 |
| 2027 | -2-6.9–2.3 | -1.3-9.1–6.6 |
| 2028 | -2.1-7.4–2.4 | -1.3-9.7–5.5 |
| 2029 | -2.1-7.5–2.7 | -1.3-9.5–6.1 |
| 2030 | -2.1-7.8–2.9 | -1.3-9.4–5.7 |
| 2031 | -2-7.7–3.6 | -1.4-9.1–5.8 |
| 2032 | -2.1-7.9–3.5 | -1.3-8.8–5.9 |
| 2033 | -2.2-8–3.7 | -1.1-8.6–5.7 |
| 2034 | -2.2-8.4–3.8 | -1.2-8.9–5.7 |
| 2035 | -2.1-8.2–4 | -1.3-8.9–6 |
| 2036 | -2.1-8.4–4.1 | -1.3-9–6 |
| 2037 | -2.1-8.5–4.3 | -1.3-8.9–6.2 |
| 2038 | -2.1-8.5–4.5 | -1.2-9.2–6.1 |
| 2039 | -2.2-8.7–4.6 | -1.3-9.7–5.5 |
| 2040 | -2.1-8.4–4.6 | -1.3-9.5–5.5 |
| 2041 | -2.2-8.9–4.5 | -1.3-9.1–6 |
| 2042 | -2.1-9.3–4.8 | -1.1-9.1–6.4 |
| 2043 | -2.1-9.1–5.3 | -1.2-8.9–6.1 |
| 2044 | -2.1-9–5 | -1.2-8.9–5.7 |
| 2045 | -2.2-9.8–5.6 | -1.1-8.9–6 |
| 2046 | -2.1-9–5.5 | -1-8.7–5.9 |
| 2047 | -2.2-9.4–5.4 | -1.2-8.8–6 |
| 2048 | -2.1-9.2–5.8 | -1-9.3–5.8 |
| 2049 | -2.1-9–5.3 | -1.2-9.3–6.4 |
| 2050 | -2-9.3–5.4 | -1.3-9.6–5.9 |
| 2051 | -2-9–5.6 | -1.1-9–6.1 |
| 2052 | -1.9-9.3–5.6 | -1.1-8.6–5.8 |
| 2053 | -2-9.7–5.6 | -1.1-8.8–5.7 |
| 2054 | -2-9.5–5.3 | -1.2-8.9–5.9 |
| 2055 | -1.9-9.1–5.5 | -1.2-8.6–5.8 |
| 2056 | -2-9.6–5.2 | -1.3-9.1–5.9 |
| 2057 | -1.9-9.3–5.6 | -1.2-9.3–6.3 |
| 2058 | -1.9-9.4–5.7 | -1-9.2–6.1 |
| 2059 | -1.9-9.6–5.5 | -1-8.9–6.4 |
| 2060 | -1.8-9.4–5.3 | -1.2-9–5.9 |
| 2061 | -1.8-9.3–5.4 | -1.1-8.9–6.3 |
| 2062 | -1.8-9.3–5.9 | -1.1-9–6.3 |
| 2063 | -1.8-9.4–6 | -1.1-9.1–6.5 |
| 2064 | -1.8-9.6–5.9 | -0.9-8.7–6.4 |
| 2065 | -1.9-9.5–5.6 | -1.1-9.5–6.2 |
| 2066 | -1.7-9.8–5.6 | -0.9-8.9–6.2 |
| 2067 | -1.7-9–5.9 | -0.9-8.6–6.1 |
| 2068 | -1.6-8.8–6.1 | -1.1-9.4–6.4 |
| 2069 | -1.7-9.3–6 | -1-9.1–6.6 |
| 2070 | -1.7-9.7–6.1 | -1-9.2–6.2 |
| 2071 | -1.6-9–6.4 | -0.9-9–6.3 |
| 2072 | -1.7-9.8–6.7 | -1-8.9–6.1 |
| 2073 | -1.6-9.2–6.1 | -1-9.3–6.3 |
| 2074 | -1.6-9.4–6.2 | -1.1-9.1–6.4 |
| 2075 | -1.7-9.5–6.2 | -1-9.4–6 |
| 2076 | -1.7-9.4–5.9 | -0.9-8.9–6.1 |
| 2077 | -1.6-9.1–6.1 | -0.9-9.1–6.2 |
| 2078 | -1.6-9.1–6.2 | -0.9-9.5–5.7 |
| 2079 | -1.6-9.4–6.1 | -1-9.6–5.2 |
| 2080 | -1.7-9.7–5.9 | -1-9.2–5.9 |
| 2081 | -1.5-9.7–6 | -0.9-8.9–6.7 |
| 2082 | -1.6-9.6–6 | -1-9.1–5.7 |
| 2083 | -1.5-10.1–6.1 | -0.9-9.6–6.1 |
| 2084 | -1.6-10.3–5.9 | -0.9-9.4–6 |
| 2085 | -1.6-10–6.1 | -1-9.2–6.3 |
| 2086 | -1.6-9.8–6.4 | -0.9-8.9–6.6 |
| 2087 | -1.6-10–6.3 | -0.9-9.6–6.1 |
| 2088 | -1.6-10.3–5.9 | -0.9-9–5.9 |
| 2089 | -1.6-10–6.1 | -1-8.7–6.4 |
| 2090 | -1.6-10.5–6 | -1-9.9–6.2 |
| 2091 | -1.7-10.1–6 | -0.9-9.2–6.5 |
| 2092 | -1.7-10.1–6.1 | -1-9.9–6.1 |
| 2093 | -1.6-9.9–6.3 | -0.9-9.4–6 |
| 2094 | -1.5-9.9–6.3 | -0.9-9.7–5.8 |
| 2095 | -1.6-10.4–6.2 | -1-9.3–6 |
| 2096 | -1.6-10.3–6 | -0.8-9.1–6.6 |
| 2097 | -1.6-10.4–6.1 | -0.9-9.5–5.8 |
| 2098 | -1.5-10.6–6.3 | -0.8-9.3–6.4 |
| 2099 | -1.5-9.9–6.1 | -1-9.9–6.2 |
| 2100 | -1.5-9.6–6.6 | -0.9-9.7–6.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mali vs Mauritania
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Mauritania: 68.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Mauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Mauritania: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Mauritania: 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Mauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Mauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Mauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Mauritania: 61.5% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Mauritania: 17.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Mauritania: 3.2% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Mauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Mauritania: $315M in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Mauritania: $61 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Mauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Mauritania: 21,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Mauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Mauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Mauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024