Algeria vs Mozambique: Population by age group

Algeria
4.75 million people
in 2023
Mozambique
5.67 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
28th
Mozambique rank
26th

Population by age group over time

  • Algeria
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 5.67 million people against 4.75 million people in Algeria, a difference of 915,470 people.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 28th and Mozambique ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 1.84 million people 1.06 million people 782,714 people Algeria
1960s 2.34 million people 1.31 million people 1.04 million people Algeria
1970s 2.84 million people 1.70 million people 1.14 million people Algeria
1980s 3.65 million people 2.30 million people 1.35 million people Algeria
1990s 3.54 million people 2.73 million people 804,550 people Algeria
2000s 3.15 million people 3.54 million people 389,200 people Mozambique
2010s 4.58 million people 4.67 million people 89,955 people Mozambique
2020s 4.90 million people 5.48 million people 588,020 people Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Algeria or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 5.67 million people against 4.75 million people in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Algeria and Mozambique?
915,470 people, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mozambique?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Mozambique rank globally for population by age group?
Algeria ranks 28th and Mozambique ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.