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Mauritania vs Netherlands: Population by world region

Mauritania
17.12 million people
in 2100
Netherlands
17.51 million people
in 2100
Mauritania rank
85th
Netherlands rank
84th

Population by world region over time

  • Mauritania
  • Netherlands
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015502100

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 17.51 million people against 17.12 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 389,000 people.

Across all 318 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 85th and Netherlands ranks 84th of 238 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Netherlands Difference Ahead
1000s 172,000 people 369,012 people 197,012 people Netherlands
1100s 184,900 people 442,815 people 257,915 people Netherlands
1200s 197,800 people 498,167 people 300,367 people Netherlands
1300s 220,000 people 881,372 people 661,372 people Netherlands
1400s 240,000 people 629,551 people 389,551 people Netherlands
1500s 258,000 people 1.09 million people 828,370 people Netherlands
1600s 301,000 people 1.54 million people 1.24 million people Netherlands
1700s 344,000 people 2.00 million people 1.66 million people Netherlands
1710s 352,995 people 2.03 million people 1.68 million people Netherlands
1720s 355,364 people 2.07 million people 1.71 million people Netherlands
1730s 357,853 people 2.10 million people 1.74 million people Netherlands
1740s 360,475 people 2.13 million people 1.77 million people Netherlands
1750s 363,243 people 2.16 million people 1.80 million people Netherlands
1760s 366,172 people 2.20 million people 1.83 million people Netherlands
1770s 369,282 people 2.23 million people 1.86 million people Netherlands
1780s 372,594 people 2.26 million people 1.89 million people Netherlands
1790s 376,134 people 2.29 million people 1.92 million people Netherlands
1800s 382,696 people 2.02 million people 1.64 million people Netherlands
1810s 382,624 people 2.17 million people 1.79 million people Netherlands
1820s 366,684 people 2.47 million people 2.10 million people Netherlands
1830s 333,976 people 2.74 million people 2.41 million people Netherlands
1840s 304,020 people 2.98 million people 2.68 million people Netherlands
1850s 292,970 people 3.20 million people 2.90 million people Netherlands
1860s 302,163 people 3.45 million people 3.14 million people Netherlands
1870s 313,386 people 3.80 million people 3.49 million people Netherlands
1880s 328,233 people 4.26 million people 3.93 million people Netherlands
1890s 347,206 people 4.80 million people 4.45 million people Netherlands
1900s 372,589 people 5.48 million people 5.10 million people Netherlands
1910s 398,726 people 6.32 million people 5.92 million people Netherlands
1920s 440,320 people 7.29 million people 6.85 million people Netherlands
1930s 508,358 people 8.31 million people 7.80 million people Netherlands
1940s 595,268 people 9.41 million people 8.81 million people Netherlands
1950s 725,880 people 10.71 million people 9.98 million people Netherlands
1960s 937,743 people 12.20 million people 11.27 million people Netherlands
1970s 1.26 million people 13.60 million people 12.33 million people Netherlands
1980s 1.68 million people 14.53 million people 12.84 million people Netherlands
1990s 2.26 million people 15.50 million people 13.25 million people Netherlands
2000s 2.92 million people 16.41 million people 13.49 million people Netherlands
2010s 3.92 million people 17.11 million people 13.20 million people Netherlands
2020s 5.25 million people 18.22 million people 12.98 million people Netherlands
2030s 6.78 million people 18.94 million people 12.16 million people Netherlands
2040s 8.46 million people 19.04 million people 10.58 million people Netherlands
2050s 10.21 million people 18.84 million people 8.63 million people Netherlands
2060s 11.96 million people 18.58 million people 6.62 million people Netherlands
2070s 13.65 million people 18.39 million people 4.74 million people Netherlands
2080s 15.18 million people 18.09 million people 2.91 million people Netherlands
2090s 16.49 million people 17.70 million people 1.21 million people Netherlands
2100s 17.12 million people 17.51 million people 389,000 people Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Mauritania or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 17.51 million people against 17.12 million people in Mauritania as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Mauritania and Netherlands?
389,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Netherlands?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Mauritania and Netherlands rank globally for population by world region?
Mauritania ranks 85th and Netherlands ranks 84th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.