Algeria vs Yemen: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Algeria
14.14 million people
in 2023
Yemen
16.24 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
29th
Yemen rank
26th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Algeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 16.24 million people against 14.14 million people in Algeria, a difference of 2.09 million people.
That makes Yemen'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 29th and Yemen ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.32 million people | 2.02 million people | 2.29 million people | Algeria |
| 1960s | 5.77 million people | 2.55 million people | 3.21 million people | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.36 million people | 3.71 million people | 3.65 million people | Algeria |
| 1980s | 9.66 million people | 5.65 million people | 4.01 million people | Algeria |
| 1990s | 10.92 million people | 8.33 million people | 2.59 million people | Algeria |
| 2000s | 9.83 million people | 10.51 million people | 685,014 people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 11.48 million people | 12.96 million people | 1.48 million people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 13.90 million people | 15.58 million people | 1.68 million people | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 16.24 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 Yemen?
- 2.09 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Yemen rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Algeria ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 26th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.