Afghanistan vs Algeria: Population, total
Afghanistan
43.84 million
in 2025
Algeria
47.44 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
36th
Algeria rank
33rd
Population, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 47.44 million against 43.84 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.59 million.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Algeria ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Algeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 41.27 million | 45.78 million | 4.52 million | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Afghanistan or Algeria?
- Algeria, at 47.44 million against 43.84 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 3.59 million, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for population, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 36th and Algeria ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.