Algeria vs Syria: Urban and rural population 2050

Algeria
8.25 million
in 2050
Syria
7.22 million
in 2050
Algeria rank
60th
Syria rank
63rd

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Algeria
  • Syria
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M100015252050

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 8.25 million against 7.22 million in Syria, a difference of 1.03 million.

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

Across all 133 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 60th and Syria ranks 63rd of 238 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Syria Difference Ahead
1000s 1.99 million 1.06 million 937,920 Algeria
1100s 1.94 million 1.12 million 827,120 Algeria
1200s 1.89 million 1.17 million 715,780 Algeria
1300s 1.67 million 1.23 million 439,900 Algeria
1400s 1.46 million 986,516 469,894 Algeria
1500s 1.48 million 1.06 million 424,340 Algeria
1600s 2.21 million 1.23 million 978,940 Algeria
1700s 1.71 million 1.24 million 470,400 Algeria
1710s 1.78 million 1.25 million 535,730 Algeria
1720s 1.85 million 1.25 million 602,020 Algeria
1730s 1.93 million 1.26 million 667,810 Algeria
1740s 2.00 million 1.26 million 733,020 Algeria
1750s 2.07 million 1.27 million 797,630 Algeria
1760s 2.13 million 1.27 million 861,580 Algeria
1770s 2.20 million 1.28 million 924,820 Algeria
1780s 2.27 million 1.28 million 987,300 Algeria
1790s 2.33 million 1.28 million 1.05 million Algeria
1800s 2.39 million 1.28 million 1.11 million Algeria
1810s 2.45 million 1.28 million 1.17 million Algeria
1820s 2.51 million 1.28 million 1.23 million Algeria
1830s 2.93 million 1.32 million 1.61 million Algeria
1840s 3.35 million 1.35 million 1.99 million Algeria
1850s 3.75 million 1.38 million 2.37 million Algeria
1860s 4.15 million 1.41 million 2.74 million Algeria
1870s 4.53 million 1.44 million 3.10 million Algeria
1880s 4.90 million 1.59 million 3.31 million Algeria
1890s 5.25 million 1.74 million 3.51 million Algeria
1900s 5.59 million 1.67 million 3.92 million Algeria
1910s 5.91 million 1.59 million 4.32 million Algeria
1920s 6.20 million 1.51 million 4.70 million Algeria
1930s 6.47 million 1.42 million 5.06 million Algeria
1940s 6.72 million 2.11 million 4.60 million Algeria
1950s 7.56 million 2.51 million 5.05 million Algeria
1960s 7.80 million 3.14 million 4.66 million Algeria
1970s 9.34 million 4.10 million 5.24 million Algeria
1980s 11.37 million 5.48 million 5.90 million Algeria
1990s 12.42 million 7.19 million 5.23 million Algeria
2000s 12.10 million 8.83 million 3.27 million Algeria
2010s 11.93 million 6.29 million 5.64 million Algeria
2020s 11.48 million 6.89 million 4.59 million Algeria
2030s 10.18 million 8.59 million 1.59 million Algeria
2040s 8.85 million 8.29 million 566,547 Algeria
2050s 8.25 million 7.22 million 1.03 million Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Algeria or Syria?
Algeria, at 8.25 million against 7.22 million in Syria as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Algeria and Syria?
1.03 million, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Syria?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Algeria and Syria rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Algeria ranks 60th and Syria ranks 63rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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