Which has higher population, Central African Republic or Mauritania?

Central African Republic, at 5.33 million against 5.17 million in Mauritania as of 2024.

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

161,290, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Mauritania: Population

Central African Republic

5.33 million

in 2024

Mauritania

5.17 million

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

119th

Mauritania rank

121st

Population over time

Central African Republic
Mauritania

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 5.33 million against 5.17 million in Mauritania, a difference of 161,290.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 119th and Mauritania ranks 121st of 186 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	1.87 million	937,735	928,333	Central African Republic
1970s	2.28 million	1.26 million	1.02 million	Central African Republic
1980s	2.59 million	1.68 million	911,620	Central African Republic
1990s	3.30 million	2.26 million	1.04 million	Central African Republic
2000s	4.23 million	2.92 million	1.31 million	Central African Republic
2010s	4.69 million	3.92 million	773,008	Central African Republic
2020s	5.14 million	4.88 million	263,480	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Central African Republic or Mauritania?: Central African Republic, at 5.33 million against 5.17 million in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 161,290, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mauritania?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Mauritania rank globally for population?: Central African Republic ranks 119th and Mauritania ranks 121st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Data on Gender-disaggregated on selected population characteristics.