Ireland vs Mauritania: Rural population

Ireland
1.94 million
in 2025
Mauritania
2.05 million
in 2025
Ireland rank
106th
Mauritania rank
105th

Rural population over time

  • Ireland
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.05 million against 1.94 million in Ireland, a difference of 104,740.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 105th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.