Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Mauritania
2.16 million people
in 2023
Nicaragua
1.99 million people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
98th
Nicaragua rank
101st
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Mauritania
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.16 million people against 1.99 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 168,700 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Mauritania ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 310,474 people | 701,255 people | 390,781 people | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 399,301 people | 982,273 people | 582,972 people | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 572,295 people | 1.32 million people | 745,332 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 767,658 people | 1.72 million people | 954,034 people | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.01 million people | 2.00 million people | 993,347 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.29 million people | 1.98 million people | 691,752 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.73 million people | 1.98 million people | 250,838 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.09 million people | 2.00 million people | 93,315 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, Mauritania or Nicaragua?
- Mauritania, at 2.16 million people against 1.99 million people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 168,700 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mauritania ranks 98th and Nicaragua ranks 101st 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.