Algeria vs Sri Lanka: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Algeria
2.94 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.70 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
40th
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Algeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.94 million people against 2.70 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 247,390 people.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Algeria ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 333,978 people | 476,444 people | 142,466 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 452,719 people | 420,921 people | 31,798 people | Algeria |
| 1970s | 535,780 people | 544,118 people | 8,338 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 697,829 people | 772,802 people | 74,973 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.05 million people | 1.05 million people | 677.5 people | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.55 million people | 1.33 million people | 215,330 people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 2.08 million people | 1.92 million people | 159,497 people | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.76 million people | 2.55 million people | 206,200 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 Sri Lanka?
- Algeria, at 2.94 million people against 2.70 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Algeria and Sri Lanka?
- 247,390 people, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Algeria ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 41st 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.