Afghanistan vs Algeria: Population (Our World)
Afghanistan
41.45 million
in 2023
Algeria
46.16 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Algeria rank
34th
Population (Our World) over time
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 46.16 million against 41.45 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.71 million.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Algeria ranks 34th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 29 and Algeria in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Algeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.25 million | 2.00 million | 250,000 | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 2.38 million | 1.95 million | 425,000 | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 2.50 million | 1.90 million | 600,000 | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 1.75 million | 1.69 million | 65,000 | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 1.88 million | 1.47 million | 405,000 | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 2.00 million | 1.50 million | 500,000 | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 2.50 million | 2.25 million | 250,000 | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 2.50 million | 1.75 million | 750,000 | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 2.56 million | 1.83 million | 733,370 | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 2.62 million | 1.91 million | 713,340 | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 2.68 million | 1.98 million | 694,640 | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 2.74 million | 2.06 million | 677,280 | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 2.80 million | 2.14 million | 661,310 | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 2.87 million | 2.22 million | 646,760 | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 2.93 million | 2.30 million | 633,650 | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 3.00 million | 2.38 million | 622,020 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 3.07 million | 2.45 million | 611,910 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 3.28 million | 2.54 million | 738,527 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 3.28 million | 2.64 million | 644,570 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 3.35 million | 2.71 million | 637,504 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 3.50 million | 2.76 million | 739,403 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 3.66 million | 2.81 million | 848,565 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 3.83 million | 2.97 million | 852,514 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 4.00 million | 3.29 million | 710,947 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 4.18 million | 3.64 million | 541,316 | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.37 million | 4.03 million | 341,762 | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 4.57 million | 4.46 million | 115,687 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 4.96 million | 5.07 million | 103,234 | Algeria |
| 1910s | 7.54 million | 5.66 million | 1.88 million | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 8.65 million | 6.13 million | 2.52 million | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 6.44 million | 7.05 million | 611,152 | Algeria |
| 1940s | 6.88 million | 8.30 million | 1.42 million | Algeria |
| 1950s | 8.29 million | 10.12 million | 1.83 million | Algeria |
| 1960s | 9.97 million | 12.35 million | 2.38 million | Algeria |
| 1970s | 12.58 million | 15.69 million | 3.11 million | Algeria |
| 1980s | 11.58 million | 21.66 million | 10.08 million | Algeria |
| 1990s | 16.11 million | 28.08 million | 11.97 million | Algeria |
| 2000s | 23.78 million | 33.00 million | 9.22 million | Algeria |
| 2010s | 33.14 million | 39.67 million | 6.53 million | Algeria |
| 2020s | 40.28 million | 45.11 million | 4.84 million | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Afghanistan or Algeria?
- Algeria, at 46.16 million against 41.45 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 4.71 million, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for population?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and Algeria ranks 34th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.