Libya vs Mauritania: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Libya
2.04 million people
in 2023
Mauritania
2.16 million people
in 2023
Libya rank
100th
Mauritania rank
98th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.16 million people against 2.04 million people in Libya, a difference of 118,710 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 100th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 510,759 people | 310,474 people | 200,285 people | Libya |
| 1960s | 832,827 people | 399,301 people | 433,527 people | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.26 million people | 572,295 people | 690,628 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.77 million people | 767,658 people | 1.00 million people | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.78 million people | 1.01 million people | 776,492 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.80 million people | 1.29 million people | 513,292 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 2.01 million people | 1.73 million people | 282,397 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.06 million people | 2.09 million people | 26,975 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Libya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.16 million people against 2.04 million people in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Libya and Mauritania?
- 118,710 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Libya ranks 100th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.