Hungary vs Mauritania: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Hungary
1.95 million people
in 2050
Mauritania
2.18 million people
in 2050
Hungary rank
98th
Mauritania rank
96th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Hungary
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.18 million people against 1.95 million people in Hungary, a difference of 233,010 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 98th and Mauritania ranks 96th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 42 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 499,679 people | 172,000 people | 327,679 people | Hungary |
| 1100s | 598,844 people | 184,899 people | 413,945 people | Hungary |
| 1200s | 795,378 people | 197,798 people | 597,580 people | Hungary |
| 1300s | 1.23 million people | 219,992 people | 1.01 million people | Hungary |
| 1400s | 948,000 people | 239,973 people | 708,027 people | Hungary |
| 1500s | 1.19 million people | 257,912 people | 932,088 people | Hungary |
| 1600s | 1.19 million people | 300,693 people | 888,057 people | Hungary |
| 1700s | 1.43 million people | 342,949 people | 1.09 million people | Hungary |
| 1710s | 1.57 million people | 351,780 people | 1.22 million people | Hungary |
| 1720s | 1.72 million people | 354,024 people | 1.36 million people | Hungary |
| 1730s | 1.86 million people | 356,376 people | 1.50 million people | Hungary |
| 1740s | 2.00 million people | 358,845 people | 1.64 million people | Hungary |
| 1750s | 2.14 million people | 361,444 people | 1.78 million people | Hungary |
| 1760s | 2.29 million people | 364,186 people | 1.92 million people | Hungary |
| 1770s | 2.43 million people | 367,088 people | 2.07 million people | Hungary |
| 1780s | 2.58 million people | 370,169 people | 2.21 million people | Hungary |
| 1790s | 2.73 million people | 373,453 people | 2.35 million people | Hungary |
| 1800s | 2.87 million people | 376,967 people | 2.50 million people | Hungary |
| 1810s | 3.01 million people | 380,746 people | 2.63 million people | Hungary |
| 1820s | 3.15 million people | 384,831 people | 2.77 million people | Hungary |
| 1830s | 3.55 million people | 389,276 people | 3.17 million people | Hungary |
| 1840s | 3.95 million people | 394,147 people | 3.56 million people | Hungary |
| 1850s | 4.19 million people | 399,532 people | 3.79 million people | Hungary |
| 1860s | 4.33 million people | 405,547 people | 3.93 million people | Hungary |
| 1870s | 4.47 million people | 412,350 people | 4.06 million people | Hungary |
| 1880s | 4.67 million people | 420,165 people | 4.25 million people | Hungary |
| 1890s | 4.86 million people | 429,320 people | 4.43 million people | Hungary |
| 1900s | 5.14 million people | 440,325 people | 4.70 million people | Hungary |
| 1910s | 5.30 million people | 454,025 people | 4.84 million people | Hungary |
| 1920s | 5.14 million people | 471,965 people | 4.67 million people | Hungary |
| 1930s | 5.09 million people | 497,424 people | 4.60 million people | Hungary |
| 1940s | 4.88 million people | 539,332 people | 4.34 million people | Hungary |
| 1950s | 4.56 million people | 695,019 people | 3.87 million people | Hungary |
| 1960s | 4.64 million people | 841,210 people | 3.80 million people | Hungary |
| 1970s | 4.57 million people | 999,736 people | 3.57 million people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 4.30 million people | 1.08 million people | 3.23 million people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 3.87 million people | 1.38 million people | 2.49 million people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 3.42 million people | 1.73 million people | 1.69 million people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 2.95 million people | 1.90 million people | 1.04 million people | Hungary |
| 2020s | 2.82 million people | 2.03 million people | 786,230 people | Hungary |
| 2030s | 2.52 million people | 2.09 million people | 426,526 people | Hungary |
| 2040s | 2.16 million people | 2.12 million people | 36,807 people | Hungary |
| 2050s | 1.95 million people | 2.18 million people | 233,010 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Hungary or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.18 million people against 1.95 million people in Hungary as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Hungary and Mauritania?
- 233,010 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Mauritania?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Hungary and Mauritania rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Hungary ranks 98th 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.