Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Mauritania or Mauritius?

Mauritius, at 26,858 against 26,204 in Mauritania as of 2025.

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

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 70-74, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Mauritius: Population ages 70-74, female

Mauritania

26,204

in 2025

Mauritius

26,858

in 2025

Mauritania rank

142nd

Mauritius rank

140th

Population ages 70-74, female over time

Mauritania
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 26,858 against 26,204 in Mauritania, a difference of 654.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritania ranks 142nd and Mauritius ranks 140th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3,654	4,265	611.3	Mauritius
1970s	5,847	5,621	225.4	Mauritania
1980s	8,300	7,669	631.4	Mauritania
1990s	11,246	10,374	871.7	Mauritania
2000s	15,187	12,012	3,175	Mauritania
2010s	19,242	15,531	3,711	Mauritania
2020s	23,773	24,536	763.67	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Mauritania or Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 26,858 against 26,204 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between Mauritania and Mauritius?: 654, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for population ages 70-74, female?: Mauritania ranks 142nd and Mauritius ranks 140th 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 70-74, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 70-74, female
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

Female population between the ages 70 to 74.