Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate
Mauritania
3.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
124th
Sierra Leone rank
126th
Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.4 % change on previous year against 3.35 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 124th and Sierra Leone ranks 126th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.09 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 3.82 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.08 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.96 % change on previous year | -0.3283 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3.67 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 0.8644 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 0.345 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Mauritania, at 3.4 % change on previous year against 3.35 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 124th and Sierra Leone ranks 126th 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.