Algeria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population, total

Algeria
47.44 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
748.49 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
31st

Population, total over time

  • Algeria
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M196019922025

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 748.49 million against 47.44 million in Algeria, a difference of 701.05 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 15.8 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 218 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 12.35 million 171.47 million 159.12 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 15.69 million 226.14 million 210.45 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 21.66 million 305.69 million 284.03 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 28.08 million 404.80 million 376.72 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 33.00 million 509.17 million 476.17 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 39.67 million 625.10 million 585.43 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 45.78 million 717.92 million 672.14 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 748.49 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
701.05 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for population, total?
Algeria ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st 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.