Mauritania vs Oman: Has the population peaked?

Mauritania

5.02 million people

in 2023

Oman

5.05 million people

in 2023

Mauritania rank

127th

Oman rank

126th

Has the population peaked? over time

Oman currently reports 5.05 million people against 5.02 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 26,830 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 127th and Oman ranks 126th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.