Congo vs Mauritania: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Congo
2.34 million people
in 2050
Mauritania
2.18 million people
in 2050
Congo rank
93rd
Mauritania rank
96th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Congo
- Mauritania
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.34 million people against 2.18 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 158,240 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Congo ranks 93rd and Mauritania ranks 96th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 134,803 people | 172,000 people | 37,197 people | Mauritania |
| 1100s | 154,059 people | 184,899 people | 30,840 people | Mauritania |
| 1200s | 176,063 people | 197,798 people | 21,735 people | Mauritania |
| 1300s | 201,198 people | 219,992 people | 18,794 people | Mauritania |
| 1400s | 229,884 people | 239,973 people | 10,089 people | Mauritania |
| 1500s | 262,530 people | 257,912 people | 4,618 people | Congo |
| 1600s | 299,366 people | 300,693 people | 1,327 people | Mauritania |
| 1700s | 339,844 people | 342,949 people | 3,105 people | Mauritania |
| 1710s | 341,596 people | 351,780 people | 10,184 people | Mauritania |
| 1720s | 344,265 people | 354,024 people | 9,759 people | Mauritania |
| 1730s | 347,023 people | 356,376 people | 9,353 people | Mauritania |
| 1740s | 349,874 people | 358,845 people | 8,971 people | Mauritania |
| 1750s | 352,823 people | 361,444 people | 8,621 people | Mauritania |
| 1760s | 355,874 people | 364,186 people | 8,312 people | Mauritania |
| 1770s | 359,033 people | 367,088 people | 8,055 people | Mauritania |
| 1780s | 362,308 people | 370,169 people | 7,861 people | Mauritania |
| 1790s | 365,705 people | 373,453 people | 7,748 people | Mauritania |
| 1800s | 369,237 people | 376,967 people | 7,730 people | Mauritania |
| 1810s | 372,915 people | 380,746 people | 7,831 people | Mauritania |
| 1820s | 376,758 people | 384,831 people | 8,073 people | Mauritania |
| 1830s | 380,790 people | 389,276 people | 8,486 people | Mauritania |
| 1840s | 385,045 people | 394,147 people | 9,102 people | Mauritania |
| 1850s | 389,572 people | 399,532 people | 9,960 people | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 394,443 people | 405,547 people | 11,104 people | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 399,766 people | 412,350 people | 12,584 people | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 405,712 people | 420,165 people | 14,453 people | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 412,553 people | 429,320 people | 16,767 people | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 420,754 people | 440,325 people | 19,571 people | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 431,151 people | 454,025 people | 22,874 people | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 445,399 people | 471,965 people | 26,566 people | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 467,270 people | 497,424 people | 30,154 people | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 507,846 people | 539,332 people | 31,486 people | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 610,248 people | 695,019 people | 84,771 people | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 750,157 people | 841,210 people | 91,053 people | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 944,017 people | 999,736 people | 55,719 people | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 993,115 people | 1.08 million people | 82,565 people | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.18 million people | 1.38 million people | 203,255 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.43 million people | 1.73 million people | 299,918 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.86 million people | 1.90 million people | 40,435 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.30 million people | 2.03 million people | 260,040 people | Congo |
| 2030s | 2.58 million people | 2.09 million people | 485,926 people | Congo |
| 2040s | 2.53 million people | 2.12 million people | 408,357 people | Congo |
| 2050s | 2.34 million people | 2.18 million people | 158,240 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Congo or Mauritania?
- Congo, at 2.34 million people against 2.18 million people in Mauritania as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Congo and Mauritania?
- 158,240 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Congo ranks 93rd and Mauritania ranks 96th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.