Algeria vs Spain: The global population hockey stick
Algeria
46.16 million people
in 2023
Spain
47.91 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
34th
Spain rank
33rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Algeria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 47.91 million people against 46.16 million people in Algeria, a difference of 1.75 million people.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd of 239 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.00 million people | Spain |
| 1100s | 1.95 million people | 4.50 million people | 2.55 million people | Spain |
| 1200s | 1.90 million people | 5.50 million people | 3.60 million people | Spain |
| 1300s | 1.69 million people | 7.50 million people | 5.82 million people | Spain |
| 1400s | 1.47 million people | 5.50 million people | 4.03 million people | Spain |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 6.50 million people | 5.00 million people | Spain |
| 1600s | 2.25 million people | 8.50 million people | 6.25 million people | Spain |
| 1700s | 1.75 million people | 8.00 million people | 6.25 million people | Spain |
| 1710s | 1.83 million people | 9.03 million people | 7.20 million people | Spain |
| 1720s | 1.91 million people | 9.28 million people | 7.37 million people | Spain |
| 1730s | 1.98 million people | 9.54 million people | 7.55 million people | Spain |
| 1740s | 2.06 million people | 9.80 million people | 7.74 million people | Spain |
| 1750s | 2.14 million people | 10.07 million people | 7.93 million people | Spain |
| 1760s | 2.22 million people | 10.35 million people | 8.13 million people | Spain |
| 1770s | 2.30 million people | 10.64 million people | 8.34 million people | Spain |
| 1780s | 2.38 million people | 10.94 million people | 8.56 million people | Spain |
| 1790s | 2.45 million people | 11.24 million people | 8.79 million people | Spain |
| 1800s | 2.54 million people | 11.65 million people | 9.11 million people | Spain |
| 1810s | 2.64 million people | 12.01 million people | 9.37 million people | Spain |
| 1820s | 2.71 million people | 12.58 million people | 9.87 million people | Spain |
| 1830s | 2.76 million people | 13.44 million people | 10.68 million people | Spain |
| 1840s | 2.81 million people | 14.36 million people | 11.55 million people | Spain |
| 1850s | 2.97 million people | 15.23 million people | 12.25 million people | Spain |
| 1860s | 3.29 million people | 15.89 million people | 12.60 million people | Spain |
| 1870s | 3.64 million people | 16.50 million people | 12.85 million people | Spain |
| 1880s | 4.03 million people | 17.26 million people | 13.23 million people | Spain |
| 1890s | 4.46 million people | 18.12 million people | 13.66 million people | Spain |
| 1900s | 5.07 million people | 19.14 million people | 14.08 million people | Spain |
| 1910s | 5.66 million people | 20.47 million people | 14.81 million people | Spain |
| 1920s | 6.13 million people | 22.22 million people | 16.09 million people | Spain |
| 1930s | 7.05 million people | 24.47 million people | 17.42 million people | Spain |
| 1940s | 8.30 million people | 26.78 million people | 18.48 million people | Spain |
| 1950s | 10.12 million people | 29.02 million people | 18.90 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 12.35 million people | 31.93 million people | 19.58 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 15.69 million people | 35.55 million people | 19.86 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 21.66 million people | 38.43 million people | 16.77 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 28.08 million people | 39.94 million people | 11.86 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 33.00 million people | 43.68 million people | 10.68 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 39.67 million people | 46.93 million people | 7.25 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 45.11 million people | 47.79 million people | 2.68 million people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Algeria or Spain?
- Spain, at 47.91 million people against 46.16 million people in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Algeria and Spain?
- 1.75 million people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Spain?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Spain rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Algeria ranks 34th and Spain ranks 33rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.