Mauritania vs Nigeria: Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate
Mauritania
2.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
2.9 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
39th
Nigeria rank
37th
Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.9 % change on previous year against 2.71 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.19 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 0.3997 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.9246 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.98 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.76 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 0.6928 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.65 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 0.636 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 0.2219 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.9 % change on previous year against 2.71 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.19 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 25-29, female, 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 25-29, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.