Algeria vs Western Sahara
Algeria vs Western Sahara: Population
Population in 2023: 46.2 million people in Algeria and 579,700 people in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Algeria, by 45.6 million people, or 80 times that in Western Sahara.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Algeria ranked 33 and Western Sahara ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Algeria at 64.5 million people and Western Sahara at 831,300 people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Algeria | Western Sahara | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46.2 million | 579,700 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 45.5 million | 568,700 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 44.8 million | 558,600 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 44 million | 549,400 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 43.3 million | 538,400 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 42.5 million | 525,800 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 41.7 million | 512,800 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 40.9 million | 499,700 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 40 million | 486,200 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 39.2 million | 472,600 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 38.4 million | 457,400 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 37.7 million | 441,000 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 36.9 million | 425,100 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 36.2 million | 409,700 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 35.5 million | 395,000 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 34.8 million | 380,800 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 34.2 million | 366,900 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 33.6 million | 352,600 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 33.1 million | 338,700 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 32.6 million | 325,200 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 32.2 million | 311,800 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 31.8 million | 298,500 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 31.3 million | 285,200 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 30.9 million | 271,900 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 30.5 million | 259,000 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 30.1 million | 246,300 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 29.6 million | 233,800 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 29 million | 221,400 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 28.5 million | 209,900 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 27.9 million | 201,900 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 27.3 million | 196,500 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 26.6 million | 190,900 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 26 million | 185,300 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 25.4 million | 179,500 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 24.8 million | 173,900 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 24.1 million | 168,400 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 23.4 million | 162,900 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 22.8 million | 157,400 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 22 million | 151,800 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 21.3 million | 146,200 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 20.6 million | 140,600 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 19.9 million | 134,500 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 19.2 million | 126,900 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 18.6 million | 117,400 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 18 million | 105,000 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 17.5 million | 90,890 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 17 million | 77,390 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 16.4 million | 64,490 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 15.7 million | 66,890 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 15.1 million | 76,480 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 14.8 million | 77,650 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 14.4 million | 78,250 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 14.1 million | 78,720 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 13.8 million | 71,730 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 13.5 million | 61,640 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 13.2 million | 55,980 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 12.9 million | 50,620 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 12.6 million | 46,520 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 12.4 million | 43,530 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 12.2 million | 40,660 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 12 million | 37,900 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 11.8 million | 35,250 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 11.6 million | 32,730 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 11.4 million | 30,330 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 11.2 million | 28,060 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 11 million | 25,920 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 10.7 million | 23,900 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 10.5 million | 22,000 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 10.3 million | 20,210 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 10 million | 18,530 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 9.77 million | 16,970 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 9.52 million | 15,530 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 9.27 million | 14,200 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 9.02 million | 12,960 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 8.87 million | – | – |
| 1948 | 8.73 million | – | – |
| 1947 | 8.6 million | – | – |
| 1946 | 8.48 million | – | – |
| 1945 | 8.35 million | – | – |
| 1944 | 8.23 million | – | – |
| 1943 | 8.11 million | – | – |
| 1942 | 7.99 million | – | – |
| 1941 | 7.86 million | – | – |
| 1940 | 7.74 million | 6,883 | – |
| 1939 | 7.61 million | – | – |
| 1938 | 7.49 million | – | – |
| 1937 | 7.36 million | – | – |
| 1936 | 7.23 million | – | – |
| 1935 | 7.1 million | – | – |
| 1934 | 6.98 million | – | – |
| 1933 | 6.86 million | – | – |
| 1932 | 6.74 million | – | – |
| 1931 | 6.63 million | – | – |
| 1930 | 6.53 million | 3,441 | – |
| 1929 | 6.44 million | – | – |
| 1928 | 6.36 million | – | – |
| 1927 | 6.29 million | – | – |
| 1926 | 6.22 million | – | – |
| 1925 | 6.16 million | – | – |
| 1924 | 6.09 million | – | – |
| 1923 | 6.02 million | – | – |
| 1922 | 5.96 million | – | – |
| 1921 | 5.9 million | – | – |
| 1920 | 5.85 million | 1,720 | – |
| 1919 | 5.8 million | – | – |
| 1918 | 5.77 million | – | – |
| 1917 | 5.74 million | – | – |
| 1916 | 5.71 million | – | – |
| 1915 | 5.68 million | – | – |
| 1914 | 5.65 million | – | – |
| 1913 | 5.62 million | – | – |
| 1912 | 5.59 million | – | – |
| 1911 | 5.55 million | – | – |
| 1910 | 5.5 million | 860 | – |
| 1909 | 5.43 million | – | – |
| 1908 | 5.36 million | – | – |
| 1907 | 5.27 million | – | – |
| 1906 | 5.19 million | – | – |
| 1905 | 5.1 million | – | – |
| 1904 | 5.02 million | – | – |
| 1903 | 4.94 million | – | – |
| 1902 | 4.86 million | – | – |
| 1901 | 4.79 million | – | – |
| 1900 | 4.72 million | 843 | – |
| 1899 | 4.66 million | – | – |
| 1898 | 4.61 million | – | – |
| 1897 | 4.57 million | – | – |
| 1896 | 4.52 million | – | – |
| 1895 | 4.48 million | – | – |
| 1894 | 4.43 million | – | – |
| 1893 | 4.39 million | – | – |
| 1892 | 4.35 million | – | – |
| 1891 | 4.31 million | – | – |
| 1890 | 4.26 million | 826 | – |
| 1889 | 4.22 million | – | – |
| 1888 | 4.18 million | – | – |
| 1887 | 4.14 million | – | – |
| 1886 | 4.09 million | – | – |
| 1885 | 4.05 million | – | – |
| 1884 | 4.01 million | – | – |
| 1883 | 3.97 million | – | – |
| 1882 | 3.93 million | – | – |
| 1881 | 3.89 million | – | – |
| 1880 | 3.85 million | 809 | – |
| 1879 | 3.81 million | – | – |
| 1878 | 3.77 million | – | – |
| 1877 | 3.74 million | – | – |
| 1876 | 3.7 million | – | – |
| 1875 | 3.66 million | – | – |
| 1874 | 3.62 million | – | – |
| 1873 | 3.59 million | – | – |
| 1872 | 3.55 million | – | – |
| 1871 | 3.51 million | – | – |
| 1870 | 3.48 million | 793 | – |
| 1869 | 3.44 million | – | – |
| 1868 | 3.41 million | – | – |
| 1867 | 3.37 million | – | – |
| 1866 | 3.34 million | – | – |
| 1865 | 3.31 million | – | – |
| 1864 | 3.27 million | – | – |
| 1863 | 3.24 million | – | – |
| 1862 | 3.21 million | – | – |
| 1861 | 3.18 million | – | – |
| 1860 | 3.14 million | 777 | – |
| 1859 | 3.11 million | – | – |
| 1858 | 3.08 million | – | – |
| 1857 | 3.05 million | – | – |
| 1856 | 3.02 million | – | – |
| 1855 | 2.99 million | – | – |
| 1854 | 2.96 million | – | – |
| 1853 | 2.93 million | – | – |
| 1852 | 2.9 million | – | – |
| 1851 | 2.87 million | – | – |
| 1850 | 2.85 million | 771 | – |
| 1849 | 2.84 million | – | – |
| 1848 | 2.83 million | – | – |
| 1847 | 2.82 million | – | – |
| 1846 | 2.82 million | – | – |
| 1845 | 2.81 million | – | – |
| 1844 | 2.81 million | – | – |
| 1843 | 2.8 million | – | – |
| 1842 | 2.8 million | – | – |
| 1841 | 2.79 million | – | – |
| 1840 | 2.79 million | 764 | – |
| 1839 | 2.78 million | – | – |
| 1838 | 2.78 million | – | – |
| 1837 | 2.77 million | – | – |
| 1836 | 2.77 million | – | – |
| 1835 | 2.76 million | – | – |
| 1834 | 2.76 million | – | – |
| 1833 | 2.75 million | – | – |
| 1832 | 2.75 million | – | – |
| 1831 | 2.74 million | – | – |
| 1830 | 2.74 million | 758 | – |
| 1829 | 2.73 million | – | – |
| 1828 | 2.73 million | – | – |
| 1827 | 2.72 million | – | – |
| 1826 | 2.72 million | – | – |
| 1825 | 2.71 million | – | – |
| 1824 | 2.71 million | – | – |
| 1823 | 2.7 million | – | – |
| 1822 | 2.7 million | – | – |
| 1821 | 2.69 million | – | – |
| 1820 | 2.69 million | 752 | – |
| 1819 | 2.68 million | – | – |
| 1818 | 2.67 million | – | – |
| 1817 | 2.66 million | – | – |
| 1816 | 2.65 million | – | – |
| 1815 | 2.64 million | – | – |
| 1814 | 2.63 million | – | – |
| 1813 | 2.62 million | – | – |
| 1812 | 2.61 million | – | – |
| 1811 | 2.6 million | – | – |
| 1810 | 2.59 million | 745 | – |
| 1809 | 2.58 million | – | – |
| 1808 | 2.57 million | – | – |
| 1807 | 2.57 million | – | – |
| 1806 | 2.56 million | – | – |
| 1805 | 2.55 million | – | – |
| 1804 | 2.54 million | – | – |
| 1803 | 2.53 million | – | – |
| 1802 | 2.52 million | – | – |
| 1801 | 2.51 million | – | – |
| 1800 | 2.5 million | 743 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Algeria | Western Sahara | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.8 million46.6 million–47 million | 590,500587,600–593,600 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 47.4 million46.9 million–47.9 million | 600,900591,300–610,500 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 48 million47.2 million–48.9 million | 610,800592,800–628,200 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 48.6 million47.4 million–49.8 million | 620,300593,200–647,200 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 49.1 million47.5 million–50.7 million | 629,600592,700–668,400 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 49.7 million47.7 million–51.6 million | 638,600591,200–690,500 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 50.2 million47.9 million–52.5 million | 647,500588,800–713,500 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 50.6 million48.1 million–53.4 million | 656,200585,000–737,500 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 51.1 million48.2 million–54.2 million | 664,600579,900–762,500 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 51.6 million48.3 million–55.1 million | 672,800575,000–789,400 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 52.1 million48.4 million–56.1 million | 680,600569,000–817,500 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 52.5 million48.6 million–56.9 million | 688,200562,000–846,900 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 53 million48.7 million–57.7 million | 695,600554,700–875,400 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 53.5 million48.8 million–58.6 million | 702,700545,300–906,100 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 53.9 million48.9 million–59.5 million | 709,500535,600–940,700 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 54.4 million49 million–60.3 million | 716,300526,200–976,500 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 54.9 million49.1 million–61.3 million | 722,900515,300–1.01 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 55.4 million49.2 million–62.2 million | 729,400500,900–1.05 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 55.8 million49.2 million–63.1 million | 735,800489,000–1.09 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 56.3 million49.4 million–64.2 million | 742,000482,300–1.13 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 56.8 million49.6 million–65.2 million | 747,800474,300–1.18 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 57.3 million49.7 million–66.4 million | 753,400464,500–1.24 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 57.8 million49.8 million–67.4 million | 758,700452,600–1.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 58.2 million49.8 million–68.2 million | 763,700440,700–1.36 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 58.7 million50 million–69.3 million | 768,300429,900–1.42 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 59.1 million50.1 million–70.2 million | 772,800419,000–1.49 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 59.6 million50.3 million–71.1 million | 777,300407,400–1.57 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 60 million50.3 million–72 million | 781,600395,000–1.65 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 60.4 million50.2 million–72.8 million | 785,700385,700–1.75 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 60.7 million50.2 million–73.5 million | 789,800378,200–1.86 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 61.1 million50.2 million–74.1 million | 793,600368,100–1.97 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 61.4 million50 million–74.8 million | 797,100359,500–2.09 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 61.7 million49.8 million–75.6 million | 800,200351,300–2.21 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 61.9 million49.6 million–76.4 million | 803,100338,700–2.33 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 62.2 million49.4 million–77.2 million | 805,700325,900–2.44 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 62.4 million49.3 million–77.9 million | 807,900316,800–2.56 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 62.6 million49.1 million–78.7 million | 810,000308,800–2.69 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 62.8 million48.7 million–79.5 million | 812,000299,700–2.83 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 62.9 million48.3 million–80.1 million | 814,100290,800–2.97 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 63.1 million48.1 million–80.8 million | 815,800283,500–3.13 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 63.2 million48.1 million–81.8 million | 817,500273,800–3.31 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 63.3 million47.9 million–82.8 million | 819,000261,600–3.49 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 63.5 million47.7 million–83.7 million | 820,400254,000–3.65 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 63.6 million47.4 million–84.6 million | 821,600247,700–3.79 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 63.7 million47.2 million–85.5 million | 822,700239,400–3.96 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 63.8 million46.8 million–86.3 million | 823,500231,200–4.12 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 63.9 million46.4 million–87.1 million | 824,300221,900–4.24 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 64 million46 million–88 million | 825,000212,900–4.39 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 64.1 million45.8 million–88.8 million | 825,600207,600–4.52 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 64.2 million45.5 million–89.6 million | 826,500202,700–4.69 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 64.3 million45.1 million–90.1 million | 827,400195,200–4.97 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 64.3 million44.7 million–90.7 million | 828,200187,200–5.23 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 64.4 million44.2 million–91.5 million | 829,100182,000–5.43 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 64.5 million43.7 million–92.3 million | 829,900177,500–5.65 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 64.6 million43.3 million–93.1 million | 830,800172,500–5.92 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 64.7 million43.1 million–94.1 million | 831,800171,800–6.28 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 64.8 million42.9 million–95 million | 832,600172,800–6.54 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 64.8 million42.8 million–95.9 million | 833,300168,300–6.76 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 64.9 million42.6 million–96.8 million | 834,000158,800–7.02 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 64.9 million42.3 million–97.7 million | 834,600151,400–7.32 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 65 million42 million–98.5 million | 835,100147,300–7.68 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 65 million41.8 million–99.7 million | 835,400141,100–7.96 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 65.1 million41.3 million–101 million | 835,900133,100–8.23 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 65.1 million41.1 million–102 million | 836,200128,400–8.59 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 65.1 million40.7 million–102 million | 836,500126,400–8.96 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 65.1 million40.2 million–103 million | 836,600121,300–9.29 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 65.1 million39.8 million–104 million | 836,500116,900–9.69 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 65.1 million39.4 million–105 million | 836,400116,800–10.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 65.1 million39.1 million–105 million | 836,200112,000–10.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 65.1 million39 million–106 million | 835,800104,700–11.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 65 million38.7 million–107 million | 835,300100,200–12.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 65 million38.3 million–108 million | 834,70093,030–13 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 64.9 million37.9 million–109 million | 834,20085,700–13.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 64.8 million37.5 million–110 million | 833,70081,900–13.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 64.7 million37.2 million–111 million | 832,90076,400–14.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 64.6 million36.8 million–112 million | 832,10070,570–14.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 64.5 million36.3 million–113 million | 831,30069,790–15.1 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Western Sahara
Health
People
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Western Sahara: 1.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Western Sahara: 2.16 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlgeria: 75.8% in 2025Western Sahara: 86.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Western Sahara: 32 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Western Sahara: 6.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Western Sahara: 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2023