Eritrea vs Mauritania: Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate
Eritrea
3.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania
3.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea rank
125th
Mauritania rank
124th
Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate over time
- Eritrea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.4 % change on previous year against 3.36 % change on previous year in Eritrea, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Eritrea ranks 125th and Mauritania ranks 124th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.42 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.05 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | 0.0295 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | 0.2815 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.18 % change on previous year | 3.67 % change on previous year | 0.517 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 0.4381 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 0.0807 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate, Eritrea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.4 % change on previous year against 3.36 % change on previous year in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate between Eritrea and Mauritania?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate?
- Eritrea ranks 125th and Mauritania ranks 124th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.