Mauritania vs Tanzania: Population ages 15-64, female
Mauritania
55.4%
in 2025
Tanzania
54.8%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
205th
Tanzania rank
208th
Population ages 15-64, female over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 55.4% against 54.8% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 205th and Tanzania ranks 208th of 218 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.5% | 52.9% | 2.6% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 52.3% | 51.3% | 0.9% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 50.3% | 1.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 52.1% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 52.8% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 53.1% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.4% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Mauritania, at 55.4% against 54.8% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 0.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for population ages 15-64, female?
- Mauritania ranks 205th and Tanzania ranks 208th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.