Mauritania vs Slovakia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Mauritania
2.18 million people
in 2050
Slovakia
2.26 million people
in 2050
Mauritania rank
96th
Slovakia rank
94th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Mauritania
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 2.26 million people against 2.18 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 72,940 people.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 96th and Slovakia ranks 94th of 238 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 172,000 people | 349,775 people | 177,775 people | Slovakia |
| 1100s | 184,899 people | 419,191 people | 234,292 people | Slovakia |
| 1200s | 197,798 people | 556,764 people | 358,966 people | Slovakia |
| 1300s | 219,992 people | 825,440 people | 605,448 people | Slovakia |
| 1400s | 239,973 people | 663,600 people | 423,627 people | Slovakia |
| 1500s | 257,912 people | 799,680 people | 541,768 people | Slovakia |
| 1600s | 300,693 people | 1.20 million people | 897,567 people | Slovakia |
| 1700s | 342,949 people | 1.09 million people | 743,801 people | Slovakia |
| 1710s | 351,780 people | 1.13 million people | 773,390 people | Slovakia |
| 1720s | 354,024 people | 1.16 million people | 810,886 people | Slovakia |
| 1730s | 356,376 people | 1.21 million people | 849,644 people | Slovakia |
| 1740s | 358,845 people | 1.25 million people | 889,705 people | Slovakia |
| 1750s | 361,444 people | 1.29 million people | 931,096 people | Slovakia |
| 1760s | 364,186 people | 1.34 million people | 979,374 people | Slovakia |
| 1770s | 367,088 people | 1.40 million people | 1.03 million people | Slovakia |
| 1780s | 370,169 people | 1.45 million people | 1.08 million people | Slovakia |
| 1790s | 373,453 people | 1.51 million people | 1.14 million people | Slovakia |
| 1800s | 376,967 people | 1.57 million people | 1.19 million people | Slovakia |
| 1810s | 380,746 people | 1.63 million people | 1.25 million people | Slovakia |
| 1820s | 384,831 people | 1.73 million people | 1.34 million people | Slovakia |
| 1830s | 389,276 people | 1.83 million people | 1.44 million people | Slovakia |
| 1840s | 394,147 people | 1.94 million people | 1.55 million people | Slovakia |
| 1850s | 399,532 people | 2.06 million people | 1.66 million people | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 405,547 people | 2.18 million people | 1.77 million people | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 412,350 people | 2.26 million people | 1.85 million people | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 420,165 people | 2.35 million people | 1.93 million people | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 429,320 people | 2.44 million people | 2.02 million people | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 440,325 people | 2.54 million people | 2.10 million people | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 454,025 people | 2.60 million people | 2.14 million people | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 471,965 people | 2.61 million people | 2.14 million people | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 497,424 people | 2.83 million people | 2.33 million people | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 539,332 people | 2.71 million people | 2.17 million people | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 695,019 people | 2.59 million people | 1.89 million people | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 841,210 people | 2.75 million people | 1.91 million people | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 999,736 people | 2.55 million people | 1.55 million people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 1.08 million people | 2.33 million people | 1.26 million people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.38 million people | 2.32 million people | 932,829 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 1.73 million people | 2.40 million people | 663,302 people | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 2.50 million people | 592,717 people | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 2.03 million people | 2.56 million people | 520,578 people | Slovakia |
| 2030s | 2.09 million people | 2.48 million people | 390,131 people | Slovakia |
| 2040s | 2.12 million people | 2.35 million people | 223,284 people | Slovakia |
| 2050s | 2.18 million people | 2.26 million people | 72,940 people | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Mauritania or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 2.26 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 Slovakia?
- 72,940 people, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Slovakia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Mauritania and Slovakia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Mauritania ranks 96th and Slovakia ranks 94th 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.