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

  • Mauritania
  • Oman
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How they compare

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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Oman Difference Ahead
1950s 725,880 people 486,821 people 239,059 people Mauritania
1960s 937,743 people 582,516 people 355,227 people Mauritania
1970s 1.26 million people 781,091 people 480,694 people Mauritania
1980s 1.68 million people 1.31 million people 371,828 people Mauritania
1990s 2.26 million people 2.06 million people 197,066 people Mauritania
2000s 2.92 million people 2.46 million people 466,101 people Mauritania
2010s 3.92 million people 3.95 million people 35,572 people Oman
2020s 4.81 million people 4.70 million people 107,665 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Mauritania or Oman?
Oman, at 5.05 million people against 5.02 million people in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Mauritania and Oman?
26,830 people, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Oman?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Oman rank globally for has the population peaked??
Mauritania ranks 127th and Oman ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.