Algeria vs Syria: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Algeria
8.25 million people
in 2050
Syria
7.22 million people
in 2050
Algeria rank
60th
Syria rank
63rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Algeria
- Syria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 8.25 million people against 7.22 million people in Syria, a difference of 1.03 million people.
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 people | 1.06 million people | 937,920 people | Algeria |
| 1100s | 1.94 million people | 1.12 million people | 827,120 people | Algeria |
| 1200s | 1.89 million people | 1.17 million people | 715,780 people | Algeria |
| 1300s | 1.67 million people | 1.23 million people | 439,900 people | Algeria |
| 1400s | 1.46 million people | 986,516 people | 469,894 people | Algeria |
| 1500s | 1.48 million people | 1.06 million people | 424,340 people | Algeria |
| 1600s | 2.21 million people | 1.23 million people | 978,940 people | Algeria |
| 1700s | 1.71 million people | 1.24 million people | 470,400 people | Algeria |
| 1710s | 1.78 million people | 1.25 million people | 535,730 people | Algeria |
| 1720s | 1.85 million people | 1.25 million people | 602,020 people | Algeria |
| 1730s | 1.93 million people | 1.26 million people | 667,810 people | Algeria |
| 1740s | 2.00 million people | 1.26 million people | 733,020 people | Algeria |
| 1750s | 2.07 million people | 1.27 million people | 797,630 people | Algeria |
| 1760s | 2.13 million people | 1.27 million people | 861,580 people | Algeria |
| 1770s | 2.20 million people | 1.28 million people | 924,820 people | Algeria |
| 1780s | 2.27 million people | 1.28 million people | 987,300 people | Algeria |
| 1790s | 2.33 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.05 million people | Algeria |
| 1800s | 2.39 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.11 million people | Algeria |
| 1810s | 2.45 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.17 million people | Algeria |
| 1820s | 2.51 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.23 million people | Algeria |
| 1830s | 2.93 million people | 1.32 million people | 1.61 million people | Algeria |
| 1840s | 3.35 million people | 1.35 million people | 1.99 million people | Algeria |
| 1850s | 3.75 million people | 1.38 million people | 2.37 million people | Algeria |
| 1860s | 4.15 million people | 1.41 million people | 2.74 million people | Algeria |
| 1870s | 4.53 million people | 1.44 million people | 3.10 million people | Algeria |
| 1880s | 4.90 million people | 1.59 million people | 3.31 million people | Algeria |
| 1890s | 5.25 million people | 1.74 million people | 3.51 million people | Algeria |
| 1900s | 5.59 million people | 1.67 million people | 3.92 million people | Algeria |
| 1910s | 5.91 million people | 1.59 million people | 4.32 million people | Algeria |
| 1920s | 6.20 million people | 1.51 million people | 4.70 million people | Algeria |
| 1930s | 6.47 million people | 1.42 million people | 5.06 million people | Algeria |
| 1940s | 6.72 million people | 2.11 million people | 4.60 million people | Algeria |
| 1950s | 7.56 million people | 2.51 million people | 5.05 million people | Algeria |
| 1960s | 7.80 million people | 3.14 million people | 4.66 million people | Algeria |
| 1970s | 9.34 million people | 4.10 million people | 5.24 million people | Algeria |
| 1980s | 11.37 million people | 5.48 million people | 5.90 million people | Algeria |
| 1990s | 12.42 million people | 7.19 million people | 5.23 million people | Algeria |
| 2000s | 12.10 million people | 8.83 million people | 3.27 million people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 11.93 million people | 6.29 million people | 5.64 million people | Algeria |
| 2020s | 11.48 million people | 6.89 million people | 4.59 million people | Algeria |
| 2030s | 10.18 million people | 8.59 million people | 1.59 million people | Algeria |
| 2040s | 8.85 million people | 8.29 million people | 566,547 people | Algeria |
| 2050s | 8.25 million people | 7.22 million people | 1.03 million people | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Algeria or Syria?
- Algeria, at 8.25 million people against 7.22 million people in Syria as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Algeria and Syria?
- 1.03 million people, 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 projected to 2050?
- Algeria ranks 60th and Syria ranks 63rd 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.