Algeria vs Poland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Algeria
8.25 million people
in 2050
Poland
9.16 million people
in 2050
Algeria rank
60th
Poland rank
57th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Algeria
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 9.16 million people against 8.25 million people in Algeria, a difference of 909,900 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 60th and Poland ranks 57th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.99 million people | 1.25 million people | 744,830 people | Algeria |
| 1100s | 1.94 million people | 1.50 million people | 444,830 people | Algeria |
| 1200s | 1.89 million people | 2.24 million people | 348,880 people | Poland |
| 1300s | 1.67 million people | 3.45 million people | 1.78 million people | Poland |
| 1400s | 1.46 million people | 3.35 million people | 1.89 million people | Poland |
| 1500s | 1.48 million people | 3.76 million people | 2.28 million people | Poland |
| 1600s | 2.21 million people | 4.62 million people | 2.41 million people | Poland |
| 1700s | 1.71 million people | 5.74 million people | 4.03 million people | Poland |
| 1710s | 1.78 million people | 5.98 million people | 4.20 million people | Poland |
| 1720s | 1.85 million people | 6.26 million people | 4.41 million people | Poland |
| 1730s | 1.93 million people | 6.56 million people | 4.64 million people | Poland |
| 1740s | 2.00 million people | 6.87 million people | 4.88 million people | Poland |
| 1750s | 2.07 million people | 7.20 million people | 5.13 million people | Poland |
| 1760s | 2.13 million people | 7.53 million people | 5.40 million people | Poland |
| 1770s | 2.20 million people | 7.89 million people | 5.69 million people | Poland |
| 1780s | 2.27 million people | 8.26 million people | 5.99 million people | Poland |
| 1790s | 2.33 million people | 8.64 million people | 6.31 million people | Poland |
| 1800s | 2.39 million people | 9.05 million people | 6.65 million people | Poland |
| 1810s | 2.45 million people | 9.25 million people | 6.80 million people | Poland |
| 1820s | 2.51 million people | 9.46 million people | 6.95 million people | Poland |
| 1830s | 2.93 million people | 9.80 million people | 6.87 million people | Poland |
| 1840s | 3.35 million people | 10.35 million people | 7.00 million people | Poland |
| 1850s | 3.75 million people | 10.92 million people | 7.17 million people | Poland |
| 1860s | 4.15 million people | 12.21 million people | 8.06 million people | Poland |
| 1870s | 4.53 million people | 13.42 million people | 8.89 million people | Poland |
| 1880s | 4.90 million people | 15.35 million people | 10.45 million people | Poland |
| 1890s | 5.25 million people | 17.16 million people | 11.90 million people | Poland |
| 1900s | 5.59 million people | 18.03 million people | 12.44 million people | Poland |
| 1910s | 5.91 million people | 18.81 million people | 12.90 million people | Poland |
| 1920s | 6.20 million people | 16.39 million people | 10.18 million people | Poland |
| 1930s | 6.47 million people | 18.65 million people | 12.18 million people | Poland |
| 1940s | 6.72 million people | 17.37 million people | 10.65 million people | Poland |
| 1950s | 7.56 million people | 15.21 million people | 7.64 million people | Poland |
| 1960s | 7.80 million people | 15.53 million people | 7.73 million people | Poland |
| 1970s | 9.34 million people | 15.24 million people | 5.90 million people | Poland |
| 1980s | 11.37 million people | 14.75 million people | 3.38 million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 12.42 million people | 14.72 million people | 2.29 million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 12.10 million people | 14.68 million people | 2.59 million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 11.93 million people | 15.14 million people | 3.21 million people | Poland |
| 2020s | 11.48 million people | 15.16 million people | 3.68 million people | Poland |
| 2030s | 10.18 million people | 13.54 million people | 3.36 million people | Poland |
| 2040s | 8.85 million people | 10.89 million people | 2.04 million people | Poland |
| 2050s | 8.25 million people | 9.16 million people | 909,900 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Algeria or Poland?
- Poland, at 9.16 million people against 8.25 million people in Algeria as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Algeria and Poland?
- 909,900 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Poland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Algeria and Poland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Algeria ranks 60th and Poland ranks 57th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.