Algeria vs Spain: Has the population peaked?

Algeria

46.16 million people

in 2023

Spain

47.91 million people

in 2023

Algeria rank

33rd

Spain rank

32nd

Has the population peaked? 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 74 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.