Mauritania vs Norway: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Mauritania
1.88 million people
in 2020
Norway
1.91 million people
in 2020
Mauritania rank
108th
Norway rank
107th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Mauritania
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.91 million people against 1.88 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 30,790 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 108th and Norway ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 558,087 people | 1.64 million people | 1.09 million people | Norway |
| 1960s | 694,318 people | 1.72 million people | 1.03 million people | Norway |
| 1970s | 897,548 people | 1.79 million people | 893,158 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.02 million people | 1.85 million people | 827,565 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.17 million people | 1.86 million people | 691,135 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.37 million people | 1.82 million people | 455,515 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.59 million people | 1.86 million people | 274,435 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.88 million people | 1.91 million people | 30,790 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Mauritania or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.91 million people against 1.88 million people in Mauritania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Mauritania and Norway?
- 30,790 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and Norway rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Mauritania ranks 108th and Norway ranks 107th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.