Algeria vs Ukraine: Rural population

Algeria
11.47 million
in 2025
Ukraine
11.85 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
47th
Ukraine rank
44th

Rural population over time

  • Algeria
  • Ukraine
10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196019922025

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 11.85 million against 11.47 million in Algeria, a difference of 381,300.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ukraine ahead.

Algeria ranks 47th and Ukraine ranks 44th of 215 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Ukraine Difference Ahead
1960s 7.80 million 22.22 million 14.42 million Ukraine
1970s 9.34 million 20.21 million 10.87 million Ukraine
1980s 11.37 million 17.99 million 6.62 million Ukraine
1990s 12.42 million 16.63 million 4.21 million Ukraine
2000s 12.10 million 15.43 million 3.34 million Ukraine
2010s 11.93 million 14.18 million 2.25 million Ukraine
2020s 11.69 million 12.45 million 760,700 Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Algeria or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 11.85 million against 11.47 million in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Algeria and Ukraine?
381,300, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ukraine?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Ukraine rank globally for rural population?
Algeria ranks 47th and Ukraine ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.