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Mauritania vs Tunisia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Mauritania
2.18 million people
in 2050
Tunisia
2.11 million people
in 2050
Mauritania rank
96th
Tunisia rank
97th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.18 million people against 2.11 million people in Tunisia, a difference of 73,840 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tunisia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 96th and Tunisia ranks 97th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 42.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tunisia Difference Ahead
1000s 172,000 people 977,285 people 805,285 people Tunisia
1100s 184,899 people 927,213 people 742,314 people Tunisia
1200s 197,798 people 974,742 people 776,944 people Tunisia
1300s 219,992 people 973,471 people 753,479 people Tunisia
1400s 239,973 people 777,760 people 537,787 people Tunisia
1500s 257,912 people 776,742 people 518,830 people Tunisia
1600s 300,693 people 969,656 people 668,963 people Tunisia
1700s 342,949 people 774,708 people 431,759 people Tunisia
1710s 351,780 people 788,531 people 436,751 people Tunisia
1720s 354,024 people 797,689 people 443,665 people Tunisia
1730s 356,376 people 807,204 people 450,828 people Tunisia
1740s 358,845 people 817,107 people 458,262 people Tunisia
1750s 361,444 people 827,431 people 465,987 people Tunisia
1760s 364,186 people 838,220 people 474,034 people Tunisia
1770s 367,088 people 849,524 people 482,436 people Tunisia
1780s 370,169 people 861,404 people 491,235 people Tunisia
1790s 373,453 people 873,937 people 500,484 people Tunisia
1800s 376,967 people 887,217 people 510,250 people Tunisia
1810s 380,746 people 901,365 people 520,619 people Tunisia
1820s 384,831 people 916,536 people 531,705 people Tunisia
1830s 389,276 people 932,934 people 543,658 people Tunisia
1840s 394,147 people 950,832 people 556,685 people Tunisia
1850s 399,532 people 970,600 people 571,068 people Tunisia
1860s 405,547 people 992,757 people 587,210 people Tunisia
1870s 412,350 people 1.02 million people 605,700 people Tunisia
1880s 420,165 people 1.05 million people 627,425 people Tunisia
1890s 429,320 people 1.08 million people 653,780 people Tunisia
1900s 440,325 people 1.13 million people 687,095 people Tunisia
1910s 454,025 people 1.19 million people 731,585 people Tunisia
1920s 471,965 people 1.27 million people 795,615 people Tunisia
1930s 497,424 people 1.40 million people 898,996 people Tunisia
1940s 539,332 people 1.64 million people 1.10 million people Tunisia
1950s 695,019 people 2.56 million people 1.87 million people Tunisia
1960s 841,210 people 2.75 million people 1.91 million people Tunisia
1970s 999,736 people 2.94 million people 1.94 million people Tunisia
1980s 1.08 million people 3.39 million people 2.31 million people Tunisia
1990s 1.38 million people 3.51 million people 2.13 million people Tunisia
2000s 1.73 million people 3.57 million people 1.83 million people Tunisia
2010s 1.90 million people 3.65 million people 1.75 million people Tunisia
2020s 2.03 million people 3.62 million people 1.58 million people Tunisia
2030s 2.09 million people 3.23 million people 1.14 million people Tunisia
2040s 2.12 million people 2.58 million people 452,439 people Tunisia
2050s 2.18 million people 2.11 million people 73,840 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Mauritania or Tunisia?
Mauritania, at 2.18 million people against 2.11 million people in Tunisia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Mauritania and Tunisia?
73,840 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tunisia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Mauritania and Tunisia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Mauritania ranks 96th and Tunisia ranks 97th 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.