Libya vs Mauritania: Number of children under 15, by world region
Libya
2.04 million people
in 2023
Mauritania
2.16 million people
in 2023
Libya rank
100th
Mauritania rank
98th
Number of children under 15, by world region 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 number of children under 15, by world region, Libya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.16 million people against 2.04 million people in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region 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 number of children under 15, by world region?
- 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 Number of children under 15, by world region. 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.