Which has higher rural population, Mauritania or Portugal?

Mauritania, at 38.5% against 38.5% in Portugal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Portugal: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Mauritania

38.5%

in 2025

Portugal

38.5%

in 2025

Mauritania rank

96th

Portugal rank

97th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Mauritania
Portugal

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 38.5% against 38.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Mauritania ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 97th of 218 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	89.9%	67.4%	22.5%	Mauritania
1970s	79.5%	62.2%	17.4%	Mauritania
1980s	64.2%	55.8%	8.4%	Mauritania
1990s	61.2%	49.3%	11.9%	Mauritania
2000s	59.4%	42.3%	17.2%	Mauritania
2010s	48.9%	38.9%	10.0%	Mauritania
2020s	40.7%	38.8%	2.0%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Mauritania or Portugal?: Mauritania, at 38.5% against 38.5% in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Mauritania and Portugal?: 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for rural population?: Mauritania ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 97th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.