Mauritania vs Somalia: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate
Mauritania
3.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
3.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
19th
Somalia rank
17th
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.42 % change on previous year against 3.4 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 17th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 0.2098 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1970s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 0.6128 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.12 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.63 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 0.564 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.14 % change on previous year | 3.31 % change on previous year | 0.1746 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.47 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 0.1532 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.42 % change on previous year against 3.4 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 17th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.