Algeria vs Sudan: Population, total
Algeria
47.44 million
in 2025
Sudan
51.66 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
33rd
Sudan rank
30th
Population, total over time
- Algeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 51.66 million against 47.44 million in Algeria, a difference of 4.23 million.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.35 million | 9.75 million | 2.60 million | Algeria |
| 1970s | 15.69 million | 13.87 million | 1.81 million | Algeria |
| 1980s | 21.66 million | 19.56 million | 2.10 million | Algeria |
| 1990s | 28.08 million | 24.42 million | 3.66 million | Algeria |
| 2000s | 33.00 million | 31.02 million | 1.98 million | Algeria |
| 2010s | 39.67 million | 39.89 million | 214,890 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 45.78 million | 49.40 million | 3.62 million | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Algeria or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 51.66 million against 47.44 million in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Algeria and Sudan?
- 4.23 million, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Sudan rank globally for population, total?
- Algeria ranks 33rd and Sudan 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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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.