Algeria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population, total

Algeria
47.44 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
753.90 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th

Population, total over time

  • Algeria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 753.90 million against 47.44 million in Algeria, a difference of 706.47 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.9 times Algeria's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 218 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 12.35 million 171.47 million 159.12 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 15.69 million 226.14 million 210.45 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 21.66 million 305.69 million 284.03 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 28.08 million 407.22 million 379.14 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 33.00 million 512.46 million 479.46 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 39.67 million 629.32 million 589.65 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 45.78 million 723.03 million 677.25 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Algeria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 753.90 million against 47.44 million in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
706.47 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population, total?
Algeria ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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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Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.