Which has higher population, male, Central African Republic or Mauritania?

Central African Republic, at 2.65 million against 2.61 million in Mauritania as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, male between Central African Republic and Mauritania?

41,680, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Population, male

Central African Republic

2.65 million

in 2025

Mauritania

2.61 million

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

123rd

Mauritania rank

126th

Population, male over time

Central African Republic
Mauritania

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 2.65 million against 2.61 million in Mauritania, a difference of 41,680.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 123rd and Mauritania ranks 126th of 217 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	924,219	463,414	460,806	Central African Republic
1970s	1.13 million	625,055	507,844	Central African Republic
1980s	1.31 million	835,408	471,873	Central African Republic
1990s	1.66 million	1.12 million	538,534	Central African Republic
2000s	2.12 million	1.45 million	674,971	Central African Republic
2010s	2.30 million	1.91 million	389,013	Central African Republic
2020s	2.51 million	2.43 million	82,983	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Central African Republic or Mauritania?: Central African Republic, at 2.65 million against 2.61 million in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 41,680, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for population, male?: Central African Republic ranks 123rd and Mauritania ranks 126th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, male
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.