Benin vs Mauritania: Population ages 0-14, female
Benin
40.8%
in 2025
Mauritania
41.1%
in 2025
Benin rank
14th
Mauritania rank
13th
Population ages 0-14, female over time
- Benin
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 41.1% against 40.8% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.1% | 41.9% | 2.8% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 42.6% | 44.7% | 2.0% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 45.0% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 44.2% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 43.4% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.9% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 41.8% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, female, Benin or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 41.1% against 40.8% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, female between Benin and Mauritania?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 0-14, female?
- Benin ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.