Mauritania vs Senegal
Mauritania vs Senegal: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.6 per 1,000 people in Mauritania and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 1.2 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Mauritania has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Senegal.
- In 2023, Mauritania ranked 84 and Senegal ranked 140 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mauritania at -0.9 per 1,000 people and Senegal at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Mauritania | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| 2020 | -0.3 | 2 |
| 2019 | -0.7 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | -0.7 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | -0.7 | 2 |
| 2015 | -0.8 | 2.4 |
| 2014 | -0.8 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | -0.8 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 1.2 | -3.2 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | -3.3 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | -5.5 |
| 2009 | -0.5 | -5.6 |
| 2008 | -1.2 | -5.6 |
| 2007 | -5.5 | -5.7 |
| 2006 | -6 | -5.6 |
| 2005 | -6.4 | -5.5 |
| 2004 | -6.6 | -5.5 |
| 2003 | -6.8 | -5.3 |
| 2002 | -6.9 | -3.9 |
| 2001 | -7.9 | -4.1 |
| 2000 | -1.1 | -4.3 |
| 1999 | -1.2 | -4.6 |
| 1998 | -3.4 | -4.8 |
| 1997 | -3.4 | -4.8 |
| 1996 | -12.2 | -4.3 |
| 1995 | -9.9 | -3.5 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | -2.6 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | -2 |
| 1992 | 16.5 | -1.8 |
| 1991 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| 1990 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| 1989 | -9.4 | -1.6 |
| 1988 | -1.6 | -1.7 |
| 1987 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
| 1986 | -1.7 | -1.8 |
| 1985 | -1.8 | -2.8 |
| 1984 | -1.8 | -3.8 |
| 1983 | -1.9 | -4.1 |
| 1982 | -1.9 | -4.5 |
| 1981 | -2 | -5 |
| 1980 | -2 | -5.6 |
| 1979 | -2.1 | -6.1 |
| 1978 | -2.2 | -6.6 |
| 1977 | -2.2 | -6.6 |
| 1976 | -1.3 | -3.5 |
| 1975 | -1.2 | -1.5 |
| 1974 | -1.1 | 0.7 |
| 1973 | -1 | 2.3 |
| 1972 | -1 | 2.9 |
| 1971 | -0.9 | 3.3 |
| 1970 | -0.8 | 3.6 |
| 1969 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| 1968 | -0.5 | 4.1 |
| 1967 | -0.5 | 4.2 |
| 1966 | -0.5 | 4 |
| 1965 | -0.5 | 3.6 |
| 1964 | -0.4 | 3.2 |
| 1963 | -0.4 | 2.9 |
| 1962 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1961 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1960 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1959 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1958 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1957 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1956 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| 1955 | -0.4 | 2.7 |
| 1954 | -0.4 | 2.6 |
| 1953 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| 1952 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| 1951 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| 1950 | -0.3 | 2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mauritania | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-7.3–6.2 | -0.6-2.7–2.5 |
| 2025 | -0.9-8.6–5.9 | -0.7-3.7–3.3 |
| 2026 | -1.1-9.1–6.1 | -0.7-4–3.7 |
| 2027 | -1.3-9.1–6.6 | -0.6-4.4–4.2 |
| 2028 | -1.3-9.7–5.5 | -0.6-5.2–4.5 |
| 2029 | -1.3-9.5–6.1 | -0.7-5.3–4.9 |
| 2030 | -1.3-9.4–5.7 | -0.6-5.9–5.1 |
| 2031 | -1.4-9.1–5.8 | -0.6-6–5.4 |
| 2032 | -1.3-8.8–5.9 | -0.7-6.3–5.9 |
| 2033 | -1.1-8.6–5.7 | -0.8-6.3–6 |
| 2034 | -1.2-8.9–5.7 | -0.8-6.8–6.4 |
| 2035 | -1.3-8.9–6 | -0.7-6.9–6.4 |
| 2036 | -1.3-9–6 | -0.7-7.2–6.3 |
| 2037 | -1.3-8.9–6.2 | -0.8-7.8–6.7 |
| 2038 | -1.2-9.2–6.1 | -0.7-7.5–6.8 |
| 2039 | -1.3-9.7–5.5 | -0.8-8–7.1 |
| 2040 | -1.3-9.5–5.5 | -0.8-7.8–7.2 |
| 2041 | -1.3-9.1–6 | -0.8-8.2–7.5 |
| 2042 | -1.1-9.1–6.4 | -0.8-7.8–7.5 |
| 2043 | -1.2-8.9–6.1 | -0.8-8.2–7.5 |
| 2044 | -1.2-8.9–5.7 | -0.8-8–7.9 |
| 2045 | -1.1-8.9–6 | -0.8-8.5–7.4 |
| 2046 | -1-8.7–5.9 | -0.7-8.5–7.6 |
| 2047 | -1.2-8.8–6 | -0.8-8.5–8 |
| 2048 | -1-9.3–5.8 | -0.7-8.4–7.7 |
| 2049 | -1.2-9.3–6.4 | -0.8-8.7–8 |
| 2050 | -1.3-9.6–5.9 | -0.8-8.9–8 |
| 2051 | -1.1-9–6.1 | -0.8-8.8–8.1 |
| 2052 | -1.1-8.6–5.8 | -0.9-8.9–8.3 |
| 2053 | -1.1-8.8–5.7 | -0.8-8.9–8.3 |
| 2054 | -1.2-8.9–5.9 | -0.8-8.8–8 |
| 2055 | -1.2-8.6–5.8 | -0.8-8.6–7.9 |
| 2056 | -1.3-9.1–5.9 | -0.7-8.6–7.9 |
| 2057 | -1.2-9.3–6.3 | -0.8-8.9–7.8 |
| 2058 | -1-9.2–6.1 | -0.7-8.7–8 |
| 2059 | -1-8.9–6.4 | -0.9-9–8 |
| 2060 | -1.2-9–5.9 | -0.8-8.9–7.8 |
| 2061 | -1.1-8.9–6.3 | -0.8-8.8–8.3 |
| 2062 | -1.1-9–6.3 | -0.7-8.5–8.1 |
| 2063 | -1.1-9.1–6.5 | -0.8-8.6–8.1 |
| 2064 | -0.9-8.7–6.4 | -0.7-9–8.1 |
| 2065 | -1.1-9.5–6.2 | -0.8-9.1–8.2 |
| 2066 | -0.9-8.9–6.2 | -0.7-9.4–8.5 |
| 2067 | -0.9-8.6–6.1 | -0.9-9.4–8.5 |
| 2068 | -1.1-9.4–6.4 | -0.8-9.2–8.2 |
| 2069 | -1-9.1–6.6 | -0.7-9.1–8.1 |
| 2070 | -1-9.2–6.2 | -0.8-9.3–7.9 |
| 2071 | -0.9-9–6.3 | -0.7-9.5–8.1 |
| 2072 | -1-8.9–6.1 | -0.7-9.1–8.2 |
| 2073 | -1-9.3–6.3 | -0.7-9–8.1 |
| 2074 | -1.1-9.1–6.4 | -0.6-9.4–8.3 |
| 2075 | -1-9.4–6 | -0.6-9.7–8 |
| 2076 | -0.9-8.9–6.1 | -0.7-9.5–8.3 |
| 2077 | -0.9-9.1–6.2 | -0.8-9.5–8.2 |
| 2078 | -0.9-9.5–5.7 | -0.7-9.2–8.5 |
| 2079 | -1-9.6–5.2 | -0.8-9.4–8.2 |
| 2080 | -1-9.2–5.9 | -0.8-9.9–8.9 |
| 2081 | -0.9-8.9–6.7 | -0.7-9.5–8.5 |
| 2082 | -1-9.1–5.7 | -0.7-9.3–8.9 |
| 2083 | -0.9-9.6–6.1 | -0.6-9.5–8.4 |
| 2084 | -0.9-9.4–6 | -0.7-9.5–8.6 |
| 2085 | -1-9.2–6.3 | -0.7-9.4–8.6 |
| 2086 | -0.9-8.9–6.6 | -0.7-9.4–8.5 |
| 2087 | -0.9-9.6–6.1 | -0.8-9–8.8 |
| 2088 | -0.9-9–5.9 | -0.8-9.3–9.1 |
| 2089 | -1-8.7–6.4 | -0.7-9.7–8.2 |
| 2090 | -1-9.9–6.2 | -0.8-9.6–8.5 |
| 2091 | -0.9-9.2–6.5 | -0.7-9.7–8.7 |
| 2092 | -1-9.9–6.1 | -0.8-9.4–8.7 |
| 2093 | -0.9-9.4–6 | -0.7-9.3–8.6 |
| 2094 | -0.9-9.7–5.8 | -0.7-8.9–8.9 |
| 2095 | -1-9.3–6 | -0.8-9.1–8.4 |
| 2096 | -0.8-9.1–6.6 | -0.8-9.3–8.4 |
| 2097 | -0.9-9.5–5.8 | -0.7-9.6–8.5 |
| 2098 | -0.8-9.3–6.4 | -0.8-9.9–8.4 |
| 2099 | -1-9.9–6.2 | -0.8-9.7–8.4 |
| 2100 | -0.9-9.7–6.4 | -0.8-9.9–8.8 |
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
Mauritania vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyMauritania: 68.5 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMauritania: 3.09% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateMauritania: 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMauritania: 61.5% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMauritania: 17.1 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMauritania: 3.2% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMauritania: $315M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personMauritania: $61 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMauritania: 21,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerMauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024