Mauritania vs Yemen: Population growth rates

Mauritania
2.95
in 2023
Yemen
3.03
in 2023
Mauritania rank
15th
Yemen rank
13th

Population growth rates over time

  • Mauritania
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.03 against 2.95 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 2.23 1.77 0.4559 Mauritania
1960s 2.86 2.42 0.4384 Mauritania
1970s 2.94 2.97 0.0267 Yemen
1980s 2.8 3.73 0.927 Yemen
1990s 2.93 3.5 0.5727 Yemen
2000s 2.58 3.1 0.5155 Yemen
2010s 3.07 3.02 0.0432 Mauritania
2020s 2.93 2.88 0.05 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rates, Mauritania or Yemen?
Yemen, at 3.03 against 2.95 in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rates between Mauritania and Yemen?
0.08, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for population growth rates?
Mauritania ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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