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
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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.

Mauritania ranks 105th and Paraguay ranks 104th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 841,210 1.34 million 501,291 Paraguay
1970s 999,736 1.64 million 637,420 Paraguay
1980s 1.08 million 1.90 million 828,719 Paraguay
1990s 1.38 million 2.09 million 705,364 Paraguay
2000s 1.73 million 2.23 million 501,244 Paraguay
2010s 1.90 million 2.35 million 446,059 Paraguay
2020s 2.01 million 2.13 million 119,827 Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Mauritania or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 2.08 million against 2.05 million in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Mauritania and Paraguay?
29,700, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Paraguay rank globally for rural population?
Mauritania ranks 105th and Paraguay ranks 104th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.