Afghanistan vs Algeria: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Afghanistan
41.45 million
in 2023
Algeria
46.16 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Algeria rank
34th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 46.16 million against 41.45 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.71 million.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Algeria ranks 34th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 29 and Algeria in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Algeria Difference Ahead
1000s 2.25 million 2.00 million 250,000 Afghanistan
1100s 2.38 million 1.95 million 425,000 Afghanistan
1200s 2.50 million 1.90 million 600,000 Afghanistan
1300s 1.75 million 1.69 million 65,000 Afghanistan
1400s 1.88 million 1.47 million 405,000 Afghanistan
1500s 2.00 million 1.50 million 500,000 Afghanistan
1600s 2.50 million 2.25 million 250,000 Afghanistan
1700s 2.50 million 1.75 million 750,000 Afghanistan
1710s 2.56 million 1.83 million 733,370 Afghanistan
1720s 2.62 million 1.91 million 713,340 Afghanistan
1730s 2.68 million 1.98 million 694,640 Afghanistan
1740s 2.74 million 2.06 million 677,280 Afghanistan
1750s 2.80 million 2.14 million 661,310 Afghanistan
1760s 2.87 million 2.22 million 646,760 Afghanistan
1770s 2.93 million 2.30 million 633,650 Afghanistan
1780s 3.00 million 2.38 million 622,020 Afghanistan
1790s 3.07 million 2.45 million 611,910 Afghanistan
1800s 3.28 million 2.54 million 738,527 Afghanistan
1810s 3.28 million 2.64 million 644,570 Afghanistan
1820s 3.35 million 2.71 million 637,504 Afghanistan
1830s 3.50 million 2.76 million 739,403 Afghanistan
1840s 3.66 million 2.81 million 848,565 Afghanistan
1850s 3.83 million 2.97 million 852,514 Afghanistan
1860s 4.00 million 3.29 million 710,947 Afghanistan
1870s 4.18 million 3.64 million 541,316 Afghanistan
1880s 4.37 million 4.03 million 341,762 Afghanistan
1890s 4.57 million 4.46 million 115,687 Afghanistan
1900s 4.96 million 5.07 million 103,234 Algeria
1910s 7.54 million 5.66 million 1.88 million Afghanistan
1920s 8.65 million 6.13 million 2.52 million Afghanistan
1930s 6.44 million 7.05 million 611,152 Algeria
1940s 6.88 million 8.30 million 1.42 million Algeria
1950s 8.29 million 10.12 million 1.83 million Algeria
1960s 9.97 million 12.35 million 2.38 million Algeria
1970s 12.58 million 15.69 million 3.11 million Algeria
1980s 11.58 million 21.66 million 10.08 million Algeria
1990s 16.11 million 28.08 million 11.97 million Algeria
2000s 23.78 million 33.00 million 9.22 million Algeria
2010s 33.14 million 39.67 million 6.53 million Algeria
2020s 40.28 million 45.11 million 4.84 million Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Afghanistan or Algeria?
Algeria, at 46.16 million against 41.45 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Afghanistan and Algeria?
4.71 million, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Algeria ranks 34th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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