Kuwait vs Mauritania: Population by age group with projections

Kuwait
4.84 million
in 2023
Mauritania
5.02 million
in 2023
Kuwait rank
128th
Mauritania rank
127th

Population by age group with projections over time

  • Kuwait
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5.02 million against 4.84 million in Kuwait, a difference of 183,660.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.

Kuwait ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 127th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 196,711 725,880 529,170 Mauritania
1960s 510,192 937,743 427,552 Mauritania
1970s 1.09 million 1.26 million 170,182 Mauritania
1980s 1.86 million 1.68 million 175,922 Kuwait
1990s 1.70 million 2.26 million 561,989 Mauritania
2000s 2.28 million 2.92 million 636,872 Mauritania
2010s 3.73 million 3.92 million 181,880 Mauritania
2020s 4.55 million 4.81 million 260,975 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group with projections, Kuwait or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 5.02 million against 4.84 million in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group with projections between Kuwait and Mauritania?
183,660, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mauritania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Mauritania rank globally for population by age group with projections?
Kuwait ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population by age group with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by age group with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed