Eritrea vs Mauritania: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Eritrea
144,058 people
in 2023
Mauritania
161,458 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
145th
Mauritania rank
144th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Eritrea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 161,458 people against 144,058 people in Eritrea, a difference of 17,400 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26,916 people | 13,536 people | 13,380 people | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 29,075 people | 24,211 people | 4,864 people | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 35,201 people | 36,971 people | 1,770 people | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 46,600 people | 51,297 people | 4,698 people | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 59,423 people | 69,235 people | 9,812 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 87,495 people | 92,592 people | 5,098 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 120,420 people | 138,044 people | 17,623 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 139,106 people | 155,078 people | 15,972 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Eritrea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 161,458 people against 144,058 people in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Eritrea and Mauritania?
- 17,400 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Mauritania rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Eritrea ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 144th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.