Algeria vs Sudan: The global population hockey stick
Algeria
46.16 million people
in 2023
Sudan
50.04 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
34th
Sudan rank
31st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Algeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 50.04 million people against 46.16 million people in Algeria, a difference of 3.88 million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sudan ahead.
Algeria ranks 34th and Sudan ranks 31st of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 10 and Sudan in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 3.00 million people | 1.00 million people | Sudan |
| 1100s | 1.95 million people | 3.10 million people | 1.15 million people | Sudan |
| 1200s | 1.90 million people | 3.20 million people | 1.30 million people | Sudan |
| 1300s | 1.69 million people | 3.47 million people | 1.78 million people | Sudan |
| 1400s | 1.47 million people | 3.73 million people | 2.26 million people | Sudan |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.50 million people | Sudan |
| 1600s | 2.25 million people | 4.30 million people | 2.05 million people | Sudan |
| 1700s | 1.75 million people | 4.60 million people | 2.85 million people | Sudan |
| 1710s | 1.83 million people | 4.20 million people | 2.37 million people | Sudan |
| 1720s | 1.91 million people | 4.23 million people | 2.32 million people | Sudan |
| 1730s | 1.98 million people | 4.26 million people | 2.28 million people | Sudan |
| 1740s | 2.06 million people | 4.29 million people | 2.23 million people | Sudan |
| 1750s | 2.14 million people | 4.33 million people | 2.19 million people | Sudan |
| 1760s | 2.22 million people | 4.37 million people | 2.15 million people | Sudan |
| 1770s | 2.30 million people | 4.41 million people | 2.11 million people | Sudan |
| 1780s | 2.38 million people | 4.45 million people | 2.08 million people | Sudan |
| 1790s | 2.45 million people | 4.50 million people | 2.04 million people | Sudan |
| 1800s | 2.54 million people | 4.02 million people | 1.48 million people | Sudan |
| 1810s | 2.64 million people | 4.08 million people | 1.45 million people | Sudan |
| 1820s | 2.71 million people | 4.20 million people | 1.49 million people | Sudan |
| 1830s | 2.76 million people | 4.38 million people | 1.62 million people | Sudan |
| 1840s | 2.81 million people | 4.58 million people | 1.76 million people | Sudan |
| 1850s | 2.97 million people | 4.73 million people | 1.76 million people | Sudan |
| 1860s | 3.29 million people | 4.83 million people | 1.54 million people | Sudan |
| 1870s | 3.64 million people | 4.92 million people | 1.28 million people | Sudan |
| 1880s | 4.03 million people | 5.02 million people | 986,875 people | Sudan |
| 1890s | 4.46 million people | 5.11 million people | 655,669 people | Sudan |
| 1900s | 5.07 million people | 5.21 million people | 137,779 people | Sudan |
| 1910s | 5.66 million people | 5.30 million people | 360,647 people | Algeria |
| 1920s | 6.13 million people | 5.50 million people | 630,360 people | Algeria |
| 1930s | 7.05 million people | 5.75 million people | 1.30 million people | Algeria |
| 1940s | 8.30 million people | 6.01 million people | 2.29 million people | Algeria |
| 1950s | 10.12 million people | 7.11 million people | 3.01 million people | Algeria |
| 1960s | 12.35 million people | 9.75 million people | 2.60 million people | Algeria |
| 1970s | 15.69 million people | 13.87 million people | 1.81 million people | Algeria |
| 1980s | 21.66 million people | 19.56 million people | 2.10 million people | Algeria |
| 1990s | 28.08 million people | 24.42 million people | 3.66 million people | Algeria |
| 2000s | 33.00 million people | 31.02 million people | 1.98 million people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 39.67 million people | 39.89 million people | 214,890 people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 45.11 million people | 48.57 million people | 3.46 million people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Algeria or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 50.04 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 Sudan?
- 3.88 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sudan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Sudan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Algeria ranks 34th and Sudan ranks 31st 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.