Algeria vs Chile: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Algeria
2.94 million people
in 2023
Chile
2.69 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
40th
Chile rank
42nd

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Algeria
  • Chile
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.94 million people against 2.69 million people in Chile, a difference of 256,570 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 40th and Chile ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Chile Difference Ahead
1950s 333,978 people 230,072 people 103,906 people Algeria
1960s 452,719 people 324,649 people 128,070 people Algeria
1970s 535,780 people 451,522 people 84,258 people Algeria
1980s 697,829 people 646,762 people 51,067 people Algeria
1990s 1.05 million people 1.02 million people 26,689 people Algeria
2000s 1.55 million people 1.47 million people 84,761 people Algeria
2010s 2.08 million people 2.01 million people 65,869 people Algeria
2020s 2.76 million people 2.56 million people 200,562 people Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Algeria or Chile?
Algeria, at 2.94 million people against 2.69 million people in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Algeria and Chile?
256,570 people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Chile?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Chile rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Algeria ranks 40th and Chile ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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 65+.