What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Central African Republic and Mauritania?

181,640, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Population ages 15-64, total

Central African Republic

2.71 million

in 2025

Mauritania

2.89 million

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

128th

Mauritania rank

127th

Population ages 15-64, total over time

Central African Republic
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.89 million against 2.71 million in Central African Republic, a difference of 181,640.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 127th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.01 million	514,229	498,946	Central African Republic
1970s	1.21 million	652,519	562,340	Central African Republic
1980s	1.38 million	863,890	516,495	Central African Republic
1990s	1.71 million	1.18 million	535,513	Central African Republic
2000s	2.22 million	1.54 million	681,916	Central African Republic
2010s	2.34 million	2.05 million	291,682	Central African Republic
2020s	2.54 million	2.66 million	114,578	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Central African Republic or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 2.89 million against 2.71 million in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 181,640, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?: Central African Republic ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 127th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 15-64, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.