Algeria vs Uganda: Has the population peaked?

Algeria
46.16 million people
in 2023
Uganda
48.66 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
33rd
Uganda rank
31st

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Algeria
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 48.66 million people against 46.16 million people in Algeria, a difference of 2.49 million people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 10.12 million people 6.55 million people 3.57 million people Algeria
1960s 12.35 million people 8.76 million people 3.59 million people Algeria
1970s 15.69 million people 11.62 million people 4.07 million people Algeria
1980s 21.66 million people 14.95 million people 6.71 million people Algeria
1990s 28.08 million people 20.36 million people 7.72 million people Algeria
2000s 33.00 million people 27.62 million people 5.38 million people Algeria
2010s 39.67 million people 37.29 million people 2.38 million people Algeria
2020s 45.11 million people 46.58 million people 1.47 million people Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Algeria or Uganda?
Uganda, at 48.66 million people against 46.16 million people in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Algeria and Uganda?
2.49 million people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Uganda rank globally for has the population peaked??
Algeria ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.