Liberia vs Mauritania: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Liberia
2.20 million people
in 2023
Mauritania
2.16 million people
in 2023
Liberia rank
97th
Mauritania rank
98th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Liberia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.20 million people against 2.16 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 35,580 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 97th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 417,414 people | 310,474 people | 106,940 people | Liberia |
| 1960s | 535,827 people | 399,301 people | 136,526 people | Liberia |
| 1970s | 720,091 people | 572,295 people | 147,796 people | Liberia |
| 1980s | 978,108 people | 767,658 people | 210,450 people | Liberia |
| 1990s | 997,738 people | 1.01 million people | 10,734 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.44 million people | 1.29 million people | 153,199 people | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.94 million people | 1.73 million people | 217,462 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2.16 million people | 2.09 million people | 75,312 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Liberia or Mauritania?
- Liberia, at 2.20 million people against 2.16 million people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Liberia and Mauritania?
- 35,580 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Liberia ranks 97th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.