Algeria vs Madagascar: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Algeria
14.14 million people
in 2023
Madagascar
12.34 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
29th
Madagascar rank
32nd

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

  • Algeria
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 14.14 million people against 12.34 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 1.80 million people.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 4.32 million people 1.86 million people 2.46 million people Algeria
1960s 5.77 million people 2.67 million people 3.09 million people Algeria
1970s 7.36 million people 3.57 million people 3.79 million people Algeria
1980s 9.66 million people 4.82 million people 4.84 million people Algeria
1990s 10.92 million people 6.33 million people 4.59 million people Algeria
2000s 9.83 million people 8.54 million people 1.29 million people Algeria
2010s 11.48 million people 10.60 million people 882,850 people Algeria
2020s 13.90 million people 12.02 million people 1.88 million people Algeria

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 Madagascar?
Algeria, at 14.14 million people against 12.34 million people in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Algeria and Madagascar?
1.80 million people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Madagascar rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Algeria ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 32nd 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

Indicator
Share 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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.