Algeria vs Japan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Algeria
14.14 million people
in 2023
Japan
14.49 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
29th
Japan rank
28th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Algeria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 14.49 million people against 14.14 million people in Algeria, a difference of 343,900 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 29th and Japan ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.32 million people | 30.23 million people | 25.91 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 5.77 million people | 26.07 million people | 20.30 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 7.36 million people | 26.57 million people | 19.21 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 9.66 million people | 26.04 million people | 16.38 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.92 million people | 20.05 million people | 9.13 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.83 million people | 17.69 million people | 7.86 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.48 million people | 16.44 million people | 4.95 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 13.90 million people | 14.97 million people | 1.07 million people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Algeria or Japan?
- Japan, at 14.49 million people against 14.14 million people in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Algeria and Japan?
- 343,900 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Japan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Algeria ranks 29th and Japan ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.