Lower middle income vs Mauritania: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Lower middle income
1.3%
in 2025
Mauritania
2.8%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
17th
Mauritania rank
18th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Lower middle income
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.8% against 1.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Lower middle income or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.8% against 1.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Lower middle income and Mauritania?
- 1.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Mauritania rank globally for population growth?
- Lower middle income ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 18th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.