Benin vs Mauritania: Population ages 0-14
Benin
41.3%
in 2025
Mauritania
42.4%
in 2025
Benin rank
14th
Mauritania rank
12th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Benin
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 42.4% against 41.3% in Benin, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.0% | 42.5% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 45.3% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 45.6% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 44.7% | 1.2% | Benin |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 44.2% | 0.6% | Benin |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 44.1% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 43.2% | 1.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Benin or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 42.4% against 41.3% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Benin and Mauritania?
- 1.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Benin ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.