Mauritania vs Portugal: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Mauritania
2.18 million people
in 2050
Portugal
2.23 million people
in 2050
Mauritania rank
96th
Portugal rank
95th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Mauritania
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.23 million people against 2.18 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 44,310 people.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 95th of 238 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 172,000 people | 476,239 people | 304,239 people | Portugal |
| 1100s | 184,899 people | 575,341 people | 390,442 people | Portugal |
| 1200s | 197,798 people | 716,837 people | 519,039 people | Portugal |
| 1300s | 219,992 people | 731,794 people | 511,802 people | Portugal |
| 1400s | 239,973 people | 633,426 people | 393,453 people | Portugal |
| 1500s | 257,912 people | 988,724 people | 730,812 people | Portugal |
| 1600s | 300,693 people | 1.60 million people | 1.30 million people | Portugal |
| 1700s | 342,949 people | 1.62 million people | 1.28 million people | Portugal |
| 1710s | 351,780 people | 2.15 million people | 1.80 million people | Portugal |
| 1720s | 354,024 people | 2.22 million people | 1.86 million people | Portugal |
| 1730s | 356,376 people | 2.26 million people | 1.91 million people | Portugal |
| 1740s | 358,845 people | 2.31 million people | 1.95 million people | Portugal |
| 1750s | 361,444 people | 2.36 million people | 1.99 million people | Portugal |
| 1760s | 364,186 people | 2.40 million people | 2.04 million people | Portugal |
| 1770s | 367,088 people | 2.45 million people | 2.09 million people | Portugal |
| 1780s | 370,169 people | 2.50 million people | 2.13 million people | Portugal |
| 1790s | 373,453 people | 2.55 million people | 2.18 million people | Portugal |
| 1800s | 376,967 people | 2.61 million people | 2.23 million people | Portugal |
| 1810s | 380,746 people | 2.66 million people | 2.28 million people | Portugal |
| 1820s | 384,831 people | 2.71 million people | 2.33 million people | Portugal |
| 1830s | 389,276 people | 2.87 million people | 2.48 million people | Portugal |
| 1840s | 394,147 people | 3.04 million people | 2.64 million people | Portugal |
| 1850s | 399,532 people | 3.12 million people | 2.72 million people | Portugal |
| 1860s | 405,547 people | 3.27 million people | 2.87 million people | Portugal |
| 1870s | 412,350 people | 3.56 million people | 3.14 million people | Portugal |
| 1880s | 420,165 people | 3.88 million people | 3.46 million people | Portugal |
| 1890s | 429,320 people | 4.27 million people | 3.84 million people | Portugal |
| 1900s | 440,325 people | 4.49 million people | 4.05 million people | Portugal |
| 1910s | 454,025 people | 4.74 million people | 4.28 million people | Portugal |
| 1920s | 471,965 people | 4.63 million people | 4.16 million people | Portugal |
| 1930s | 497,424 people | 4.82 million people | 4.32 million people | Portugal |
| 1940s | 539,332 people | 5.22 million people | 4.68 million people | Portugal |
| 1950s | 695,019 people | 6.11 million people | 5.41 million people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 841,210 people | 5.97 million people | 5.13 million people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 999,736 people | 5.67 million people | 4.67 million people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.08 million people | 5.54 million people | 4.47 million people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.38 million people | 4.95 million people | 3.57 million people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.73 million people | 4.42 million people | 2.69 million people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 4.05 million people | 2.15 million people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.03 million people | 3.99 million people | 1.96 million people | Portugal |
| 2030s | 2.09 million people | 3.55 million people | 1.46 million people | Portugal |
| 2040s | 2.12 million people | 2.76 million people | 636,631 people | Portugal |
| 2050s | 2.18 million people | 2.23 million people | 44,310 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Mauritania or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.23 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 Mauritania and Portugal?
- 44,310 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Mauritania ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 95th 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.