Mauritania vs Mongolia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Mauritania
161,458 people
in 2023
Mongolia
166,884 people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
144th
Mongolia rank
142nd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 166,884 people against 161,458 people in Mauritania, a difference of 5,426 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 144th and Mongolia ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Mongolia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,536 people | 38,931 people | 25,394 people | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 24,211 people | 67,032 people | 42,821 people | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 36,971 people | 77,980 people | 41,009 people | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 51,297 people | 82,990 people | 31,693 people | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 69,235 people | 82,356 people | 13,122 people | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 92,592 people | 91,881 people | 711.2 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 138,044 people | 115,003 people | 23,040 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 155,078 people | 153,225 people | 1,854 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, Mauritania or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 166,884 people against 161,458 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 5,426 people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Mongolia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mauritania ranks 144th and Mongolia ranks 142nd 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.