Mauritania vs Western Sahara

Mauritania vs Western Sahara: Population

Population in 2023: 5.02 million people in Mauritania and 579,700 people in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 4.44 million people, or 8.66 times that in Western Sahara.

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Mauritania vs Western Sahara: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 5.02 million people in Mauritania and 579,700 people in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 4.44 million people, or 8.66 times that in Western Sahara.
MauritaniaWestern SaharaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Mauritania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Mauritania ranked 127 and Western Sahara ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mauritania at 17.1 million people and Western Sahara at 831,300 people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearMauritaniaWestern SaharaWorld
20235.02 million579,7008.09 billion
20224.88 million568,7008.02 billion
20214.74 million558,6007.95 billion
20204.6 million549,4007.89 billion
20194.47 million538,4007.81 billion
20184.34 million525,8007.73 billion
20174.21 million512,8007.65 billion
20164.09 million499,7007.56 billion
20153.97 million486,2007.47 billion
20143.85 million472,6007.38 billion
20133.73 million457,4007.29 billion
20123.62 million441,0007.2 billion
20113.5 million425,1007.11 billion
20103.39 million409,7007.02 billion
20093.28 million395,0006.93 billion
20083.18 million380,8006.84 billion
20073.09 million366,9006.76 billion
20063.01 million352,6006.67 billion
20052.94 million338,7006.59 billion
20042.87 million325,2006.5 billion
20032.8 million311,8006.42 billion
20022.74 million298,5006.34 billion
20012.68 million285,2006.26 billion
20002.61 million271,9006.17 billion
19992.54 million259,0006.09 billion
19982.48 million246,3006.01 billion
19972.41 million233,8005.93 billion
19962.36 million221,4005.84 billion
19952.31 million209,9005.76 billion
19942.25 million201,9005.68 billion
19932.17 million196,5005.59 billion
19922.09 million190,9005.51 billion
19912.01 million185,3005.42 billion
19901.95 million179,5005.33 billion
19891.9 million173,9005.23 billion
19881.86 million168,4005.14 billion
19871.8 million162,9005.05 billion
19861.75 million157,4004.96 billion
19851.7 million151,8004.87 billion
19841.65 million146,2004.78 billion
19831.61 million140,6004.7 billion
19821.56 million134,5004.61 billion
19811.52 million126,9004.53 billion
19801.47 million117,4004.45 billion
19791.43 million105,0004.37 billion
19781.39 million90,8904.29 billion
19771.35 million77,3904.22 billion
19761.32 million64,4904.14 billion
19751.28 million66,8904.07 billion
19741.24 million76,4804 billion
19731.2 million77,6503.92 billion
19721.17 million78,2503.85 billion
19711.13 million78,7203.77 billion
19701.1 million71,7303.7 billion
19691.07 million61,6403.62 billion
19681.04 million55,9803.55 billion
19671 million50,6203.47 billion
1966974,20046,5203.4 billion
1965945,80043,5303.34 billion
1964919,00040,6603.26 billion
1963893,40037,9003.19 billion
1962869,20035,2503.12 billion
1961846,20032,7303.07 billion
1960824,30030,3303.02 billion
1959803,60028,0602.97 billion
1958784,00025,9202.91 billion
1957765,30023,9002.85 billion
1956747,60022,0002.8 billion
1955730,70020,2102.74 billion
1954714,70018,5302.69 billion
1953699,40016,9702.63 billion
1952684,80015,5302.58 billion
1951670,90014,2002.54 billion
1950657,70012,9602.49 billion
1949644,900––
1948632,500––
1947621,300––
1946610,300––
1945599,500––
1944588,900––
1943578,500––
1942568,300––
1941558,700––
1940549,6006,883–
1939541,200––
1938533,300––
1937525,900––
1936518,700––
1935511,500––
1934504,400––
1933497,500––
1932490,600––
1931483,700––
1930476,9003,441–
1929470,000––
1928463,200––
1927456,300––
1926449,600––
1925442,900––
1924436,400––
1923429,900––
1922423,600––
1921418,000––
1920413,3001,720–
1919409,400––
1918406,200––
1917403,800––
1916401,700––
1915399,600––
1914397,600––
1913395,500––
1912393,500––
1911391,300––
1910388,800860–
1909386,100––
1908383,200––
1907380,100––
1906377,000––
1905374,000––
1904370,900––
1903367,900––
1902365,000––
1901362,100––
1900359,500843–
1899357,000––
1898354,700––
1897352,500––
1896350,300––
1895348,200––
1894346,000––
1893343,900––
1892341,800––
1891339,800––
1890337,800826–
1889336,000––
1888334,200––
1887332,400––
1886330,700––
1885329,000––
1884327,300––
1883325,600––
1882324,000––
1881322,300––
1880320,800809–
1879319,300––
1878318,000––
1877316,600––
1876315,300––
1875314,000––
1874312,700––
1873311,400––
1872310,100––
1871308,800––
1870307,700793–
1869306,600––
1868305,500––
1867304,600––
1866303,600––
1865302,600––
1864301,700––
1863300,700––
1862299,700––
1861298,800––
1860297,800777–
1859296,900––
1858295,900––
1857295,000––
1856294,100––
1855293,100––
1854292,200––
1853291,200––
1852290,300––
1851290,200––
1850290,800771–
1849292,000––
1848294,000––
1847296,800––
1846299,600––
1845302,400––
1844305,300––
1843308,200––
1842311,100––
1841314,000––
1840317,000764–
1839320,000––
1838323,000––
1837326,100––
1836329,200––
1835332,300––
1834335,400––
1833338,600––
1832341,800––
1831345,000––
1830348,300758–
1829351,600––
1828354,900––
1827358,300––
1826361,700––
1825365,100––
1824368,600––
1823372,100––
1822375,600––
1821378,400––
1820380,500752–
1819382,000––
1818382,700––
1817382,700––
1816382,700––
1815382,700––
1814382,700––
1813382,700––
1812382,700––
1811382,700––
1810382,700745–
1809382,700––
1808382,700––
1807382,700––
1806382,700––
1805382,700––
1804382,700––
1803382,700––
1802382,700––
1801382,700––
1800382,700743–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMauritaniaWestern SaharaWorld
20245.17 million5.14 million–5.19 million590,500587,600–593,6008.16 billion
20255.32 million5.24 million–5.38 million600,900591,300–610,5008.23 billion
20265.46 million5.34 million–5.58 million610,800592,800–628,2008.3 billion
20275.61 million5.43 million–5.78 million620,300593,200–647,2008.37 billion
20285.76 million5.53 million–5.97 million629,600592,700–668,4008.44 billion
20295.91 million5.63 million–6.18 million638,600591,200–690,5008.5 billion
20306.06 million5.72 million–6.38 million647,500588,800–713,5008.57 billion
20316.22 million5.81 million–6.59 million656,200585,000–737,5008.63 billion
20326.38 million5.89 million–6.8 million664,600579,900–762,5008.7 billion
20336.53 million5.98 million–7.02 million672,800575,000–789,4008.76 billion
20346.69 million6.06 million–7.25 million680,600569,000–817,5008.82 billion
20356.86 million6.15 million–7.49 million688,200562,000–846,9008.89 billion
20367.02 million6.24 million–7.73 million695,600554,700–875,4008.95 billion
20377.18 million6.32 million–7.97 million702,700545,300–906,1009.01 billion
20387.35 million6.4 million–8.22 million709,500535,600–940,7009.06 billion
20397.52 million6.49 million–8.46 million716,300526,200–976,5009.12 billion
20407.68 million6.57 million–8.71 million722,900515,300–1.01 million9.18 billion
20417.85 million6.65 million–8.99 million729,400500,900–1.05 million9.23 billion
20428.02 million6.74 million–9.28 million735,800489,000–1.09 million9.29 billion
20438.19 million6.81 million–9.56 million742,000482,300–1.13 million9.34 billion
20448.37 million6.9 million–9.83 million747,800474,300–1.18 million9.39 billion
20458.54 million6.99 million–10.1 million753,400464,500–1.24 million9.44 billion
20468.71 million7.08 million–10.4 million758,700452,600–1.3 million9.49 billion
20478.89 million7.16 million–10.7 million763,700440,700–1.36 million9.54 billion
20489.06 million7.23 million–11 million768,300429,900–1.42 million9.58 billion
20499.24 million7.31 million–11.3 million772,800419,000–1.49 million9.62 billion
20509.42 million7.39 million–11.7 million777,300407,400–1.57 million9.66 billion
20519.59 million7.45 million–12 million781,600395,000–1.65 million9.7 billion
20529.77 million7.51 million–12.4 million785,700385,700–1.75 million9.74 billion
20539.95 million7.58 million–12.7 million789,800378,200–1.86 million9.78 billion
205410.1 million7.65 million–13.1 million793,600368,100–1.97 million9.81 billion
205510.3 million7.71 million–13.4 million797,100359,500–2.09 million9.85 billion
205610.5 million7.76 million–13.8 million800,200351,300–2.21 million9.88 billion
205710.7 million7.8 million–14.2 million803,100338,700–2.33 million9.91 billion
205810.8 million7.84 million–14.5 million805,700325,900–2.44 million9.94 billion
205911 million7.89 million–14.9 million807,900316,800–2.56 million9.96 billion
206011.2 million7.96 million–15.3 million810,000308,800–2.69 million9.99 billion
206111.4 million8.01 million–15.7 million812,000299,700–2.83 million10 billion
206211.5 million8.05 million–16 million814,100290,800–2.97 million10 billion
206311.7 million8.1 million–16.5 million815,800283,500–3.13 million10.1 billion
206411.9 million8.15 million–16.9 million817,500273,800–3.31 million10.1 billion
206512.1 million8.21 million–17.3 million819,000261,600–3.49 million10.1 billion
206612.2 million8.26 million–17.8 million820,400254,000–3.65 million10.1 billion
206712.4 million8.31 million–18.2 million821,600247,700–3.79 million10.1 billion
206812.6 million8.37 million–18.6 million822,700239,400–3.96 million10.2 billion
206912.7 million8.41 million–19.1 million823,500231,200–4.12 million10.2 billion
207012.9 million8.46 million–19.6 million824,300221,900–4.24 million10.2 billion
207113.1 million8.51 million–20 million825,000212,900–4.39 million10.2 billion
207213.2 million8.53 million–20.5 million825,600207,600–4.52 million10.2 billion
207313.4 million8.56 million–21 million826,500202,700–4.69 million10.2 billion
207413.6 million8.6 million–21.4 million827,400195,200–4.97 million10.2 billion
207513.7 million8.62 million–21.9 million828,200187,200–5.23 million10.3 billion
207613.9 million8.63 million–22.4 million829,100182,000–5.43 million10.3 billion
207714.1 million8.66 million–22.9 million829,900177,500–5.65 million10.3 billion
207814.2 million8.71 million–23.5 million830,800172,500–5.92 million10.3 billion
207914.4 million8.74 million–24.1 million831,800171,800–6.28 million10.3 billion
208014.5 million8.75 million–24.6 million832,600172,800–6.54 million10.3 billion
208114.7 million8.75 million–25.1 million833,300168,300–6.76 million10.3 billion
208214.8 million8.73 million–25.6 million834,000158,800–7.02 million10.3 billion
208315 million8.72 million–26.1 million834,600151,400–7.32 million10.3 billion
208415.1 million8.73 million–26.7 million835,100147,300–7.68 million10.3 billion
208515.3 million8.76 million–27.3 million835,400141,100–7.96 million10.3 billion
208615.4 million8.77 million–28 million835,900133,100–8.23 million10.3 billion
208715.5 million8.77 million–28.5 million836,200128,400–8.59 million10.3 billion
208815.7 million8.76 million–29 million836,500126,400–8.96 million10.3 billion
208915.8 million8.75 million–29.6 million836,600121,300–9.29 million10.3 billion
209015.9 million8.73 million–30.3 million836,500116,900–9.69 million10.3 billion
209116.1 million8.72 million–30.8 million836,400116,800–10.2 million10.3 billion
209216.2 million8.73 million–31.4 million836,200112,000–10.6 million10.3 billion
209316.3 million8.73 million–32.2 million835,800104,700–11.2 million10.3 billion
209416.4 million8.72 million–33 million835,300100,200–12.1 million10.2 billion
209516.6 million8.74 million–33.6 million834,70093,030–13 million10.2 billion
209616.7 million8.75 million–34.3 million834,20085,700–13.5 million10.2 billion
209716.8 million8.72 million–35 million833,70081,900–13.9 million10.2 billion
209816.9 million8.71 million–35.7 million832,90076,400–14.4 million10.2 billion
209917 million8.73 million–36.5 million832,10070,570–14.8 million10.2 billion
210017.1 million8.77 million–37.2 million831,30069,790–15.1 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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