Algeria vs Turkey: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Algeria
8.25 million people
in 2050
Turkey
7.89 million people
in 2050
Algeria rank
60th
Turkey rank
61st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Algeria
- Turkey
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 8.25 million people against 7.89 million people in Turkey, a difference of 357,930 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Algeria ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 61st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.99 million people | 7.11 million people | 5.12 million people | Turkey |
| 1100s | 1.94 million people | 5.20 million people | 3.25 million people | Turkey |
| 1200s | 1.89 million people | 6.12 million people | 4.23 million people | Turkey |
| 1300s | 1.67 million people | 7.05 million people | 5.37 million people | Turkey |
| 1400s | 1.46 million people | 5.67 million people | 4.21 million people | Turkey |
| 1500s | 1.48 million people | 6.11 million people | 4.62 million people | Turkey |
| 1600s | 2.21 million people | 7.81 million people | 5.60 million people | Turkey |
| 1700s | 1.71 million people | 8.29 million people | 6.58 million people | Turkey |
| 1710s | 1.78 million people | 8.36 million people | 6.58 million people | Turkey |
| 1720s | 1.85 million people | 8.46 million people | 6.60 million people | Turkey |
| 1730s | 1.93 million people | 8.55 million people | 6.63 million people | Turkey |
| 1740s | 2.00 million people | 8.65 million people | 6.65 million people | Turkey |
| 1750s | 2.07 million people | 8.74 million people | 6.68 million people | Turkey |
| 1760s | 2.13 million people | 8.83 million people | 6.70 million people | Turkey |
| 1770s | 2.20 million people | 8.92 million people | 6.72 million people | Turkey |
| 1780s | 2.27 million people | 9.01 million people | 6.74 million people | Turkey |
| 1790s | 2.33 million people | 9.09 million people | 6.76 million people | Turkey |
| 1800s | 2.39 million people | 9.17 million people | 6.78 million people | Turkey |
| 1810s | 2.45 million people | 9.24 million people | 6.79 million people | Turkey |
| 1820s | 2.51 million people | 9.31 million people | 6.80 million people | Turkey |
| 1830s | 2.93 million people | 9.58 million people | 6.65 million people | Turkey |
| 1840s | 3.35 million people | 9.83 million people | 6.48 million people | Turkey |
| 1850s | 3.75 million people | 10.07 million people | 6.32 million people | Turkey |
| 1860s | 4.15 million people | 10.30 million people | 6.16 million people | Turkey |
| 1870s | 4.53 million people | 10.54 million people | 6.00 million people | Turkey |
| 1880s | 4.90 million people | 10.63 million people | 5.73 million people | Turkey |
| 1890s | 5.25 million people | 10.69 million people | 5.43 million people | Turkey |
| 1900s | 5.59 million people | 10.73 million people | 5.14 million people | Turkey |
| 1910s | 5.91 million people | 10.75 million people | 4.85 million people | Turkey |
| 1920s | 6.20 million people | 11.58 million people | 5.38 million people | Turkey |
| 1930s | 6.47 million people | 12.58 million people | 6.11 million people | Turkey |
| 1940s | 6.72 million people | 14.67 million people | 7.95 million people | Turkey |
| 1950s | 7.56 million people | 19.23 million people | 11.67 million people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 7.80 million people | 23.75 million people | 15.95 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 9.34 million people | 26.42 million people | 17.07 million people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 11.37 million people | 27.49 million people | 16.12 million people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 12.42 million people | 27.34 million people | 14.92 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 12.10 million people | 25.38 million people | 13.28 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 11.93 million people | 14.25 million people | 2.32 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 11.48 million people | 9.24 million people | 2.24 million people | Algeria |
| 2030s | 10.18 million people | 8.44 million people | 1.74 million people | Algeria |
| 2040s | 8.85 million people | 8.00 million people | 852,547 people | Algeria |
| 2050s | 8.25 million people | 7.89 million people | 357,930 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 Turkey?
- Algeria, at 8.25 million people against 7.89 million people in Turkey as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Algeria and Turkey?
- 357,930 people, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Turkey?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Algeria and Turkey rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Algeria ranks 60th and Turkey ranks 61st 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.