Algeria vs Morocco: Population ages 65 and above, total
Algeria
3.23 million
in 2025
Morocco
3.25 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
39th
Morocco rank
38th
Population ages 65 and above, total over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 3.25 million against 3.23 million in Algeria, a difference of 19,100.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 39th and Morocco ranks 38th of 217 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 452,751 | 391,049 | 61,702 | Algeria |
| 1970s | 535,799 | 509,793 | 26,006 | Algeria |
| 1980s | 697,889 | 592,008 | 105,881 | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.05 million | 964,843 | 83,663 | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 1.42 million | 127,883 | Algeria |
| 2010s | 2.08 million | 2.00 million | 73,718 | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.89 million | 2.89 million | 6,018 | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Algeria or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 3.25 million against 3.23 million in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Algeria and Morocco?
- 19,100, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Algeria ranks 39th and Morocco ranks 38th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.