Algeria vs Ukraine: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Algeria
8.25 million people
in 2050
Ukraine
8.42 million people
in 2050
Algeria rank
60th
Ukraine rank
59th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Algeria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 8.42 million people against 8.25 million people in Algeria, a difference of 169,770 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 60th and Ukraine ranks 59th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.99 million people | 915,996 people | 1.08 million people | Algeria |
| 1100s | 1.94 million people | 1.37 million people | 568,410 people | Algeria |
| 1200s | 1.89 million people | 2.06 million people | 170,800 people | Ukraine |
| 1300s | 1.67 million people | 2.06 million people | 387,430 people | Ukraine |
| 1400s | 1.46 million people | 2.06 million people | 603,830 people | Ukraine |
| 1500s | 1.48 million people | 2.74 million people | 1.26 million people | Ukraine |
| 1600s | 2.21 million people | 3.42 million people | 1.21 million people | Ukraine |
| 1700s | 1.71 million people | 4.53 million people | 2.82 million people | Ukraine |
| 1710s | 1.78 million people | 5.06 million people | 3.28 million people | Ukraine |
| 1720s | 1.85 million people | 5.35 million people | 3.49 million people | Ukraine |
| 1730s | 1.93 million people | 5.64 million people | 3.72 million people | Ukraine |
| 1740s | 2.00 million people | 5.96 million people | 3.96 million people | Ukraine |
| 1750s | 2.07 million people | 6.29 million people | 4.22 million people | Ukraine |
| 1760s | 2.13 million people | 6.64 million people | 4.50 million people | Ukraine |
| 1770s | 2.20 million people | 7.03 million people | 4.83 million people | Ukraine |
| 1780s | 2.27 million people | 7.41 million people | 5.14 million people | Ukraine |
| 1790s | 2.33 million people | 7.80 million people | 5.48 million people | Ukraine |
| 1800s | 2.39 million people | 8.22 million people | 5.83 million people | Ukraine |
| 1810s | 2.45 million people | 8.65 million people | 6.20 million people | Ukraine |
| 1820s | 2.51 million people | 9.22 million people | 6.71 million people | Ukraine |
| 1830s | 2.93 million people | 9.85 million people | 6.92 million people | Ukraine |
| 1840s | 3.35 million people | 10.66 million people | 7.31 million people | Ukraine |
| 1850s | 3.75 million people | 11.08 million people | 7.33 million people | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 4.15 million people | 12.53 million people | 8.38 million people | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 4.53 million people | 13.92 million people | 9.39 million people | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 4.90 million people | 16.14 million people | 11.24 million people | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 5.25 million people | 18.62 million people | 13.36 million people | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 5.59 million people | 22.09 million people | 16.50 million people | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 5.91 million people | 26.35 million people | 20.44 million people | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 6.20 million people | 25.67 million people | 19.47 million people | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 6.47 million people | 22.89 million people | 16.41 million people | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 6.72 million people | 22.56 million people | 15.84 million people | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 7.56 million people | 23.56 million people | 16.00 million people | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 7.80 million people | 22.22 million people | 14.42 million people | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 9.34 million people | 20.21 million people | 10.87 million people | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 11.37 million people | 17.99 million people | 6.62 million people | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 12.42 million people | 16.63 million people | 4.21 million people | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 12.10 million people | 15.43 million people | 3.34 million people | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 11.93 million people | 14.18 million people | 2.25 million people | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 11.48 million people | 12.19 million people | 712,590 people | Ukraine |
| 2030s | 10.18 million people | 10.87 million people | 686,747 people | Ukraine |
| 2040s | 8.85 million people | 9.34 million people | 485,345 people | Ukraine |
| 2050s | 8.25 million people | 8.42 million people | 169,770 people | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Algeria or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 8.42 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 Ukraine?
- 169,770 people, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ukraine?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Algeria and Ukraine rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Algeria ranks 60th and Ukraine ranks 59th 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.