Mauritania vs Paraguay: Rural population

Mauritania
2.05 million
in 2025
Paraguay
2.08 million
in 2025
Mauritania rank
105th
Paraguay rank
104th

Rural population over time

  • Mauritania
  • Paraguay
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196019922025

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 2.08 million against 2.05 million in Mauritania, a difference of 29,700.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Globally, Mauritania ranks 105th and Paraguay ranks 104th 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.