Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Eritrea or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 59,216 against 46,056 in Eritrea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 55-59, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Mauritania: Population ages 55-59, male

Eritrea

46,056

in 2025

Mauritania

59,216

in 2025

Eritrea rank

143rd

Mauritania rank

141st

Population ages 55-59, male over time

Eritrea
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 59,216 against 46,056 in Eritrea, a difference of 13,160.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 141st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11,293	11,333	40.1	Mauritania
1970s	15,216	14,910	306.6	Eritrea
1980s	20,713	19,187	1,526	Eritrea
1990s	24,570	24,852	281.4	Mauritania
2000s	28,783	30,640	1,857	Mauritania
2010s	33,501	43,099	9,598	Mauritania
2020s	42,861	54,786	11,924	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 55-59, male, Eritrea or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 59,216 against 46,056 in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 55-59, male between Eritrea and Mauritania?: 13,160, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 55-59, male?: Eritrea ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 141st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 55-59, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 55-59, male
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 17,262 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Male population between the ages 55 to 59.