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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.