Algeria vs Spain: Population

Algeria

46.16 million people

in 2023

Spain

47.91 million people

in 2023

Algeria rank

33rd

Spain rank

32nd

Population over time

Spain currently reports 47.91 million people against 46.16 million people in Algeria, a difference of 1.75 million people.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 32nd of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.