Algeria vs Niger: Number of children under 5

Algeria
4.75 million people
in 2023
Niger
4.67 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
28th
Niger rank
29th

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Algeria
  • Niger
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 4.75 million people against 4.67 million people in Niger, a difference of 85,990 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 28th and Niger ranks 29th of 236 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Niger Difference Ahead
1950s 1.84 million people 630,968 people 1.21 million people Algeria
1960s 2.34 million people 827,373 people 1.52 million people Algeria
1970s 2.84 million people 1.05 million people 1.79 million people Algeria
1980s 3.65 million people 1.41 million people 2.24 million people Algeria
1990s 3.54 million people 1.91 million people 1.63 million people Algeria
2000s 3.15 million people 2.80 million people 359,641 people Algeria
2010s 4.58 million people 3.87 million people 708,189 people Algeria
2020s 4.90 million people 4.53 million people 366,928 people Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Algeria or Niger?
Algeria, at 4.75 million people against 4.67 million people in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Algeria and Niger?
85,990 people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Niger?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Niger rank globally for number of children under 5?
Algeria ranks 28th and Niger ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.