Algeria Sheep Population 1961–2021

31.1M

2021

44.8M

2021

■ Sheep ■ People

More People Than Sheep

Highest Sheep Pop.

31.1M

2021

Lowest Sheep Pop.

3.8M

1963

Max sheep per person

0.74

1984

Min sheep per person

0.32

1963

Summary

The sheep population of Algeria grew from 4,995,000 in 1961 to 31,126,445 in 2021 — a 523% increase over six decades. In 2021, there was 1 sheep for every 1.4 people.

Fun Sheep Fact

Algeria's Barbary sheep have such thick woolly coats that locals joke they're basically walking blankets! These hardy desert dwellers are so well-adapted to the Sahara that they practically wool-k themselves right across the sand dunes without breaking a sweat.

Sheep Population (1961-2021)

Sheep & People (% of combined)

Year by Year

Year	Sheep	People	Sheep per person	Persons per sheep
2021	31,126,44531.1M	44,761,09944.8M	0.70	1.44
2020	30,905,56030.9M	44,042,09144M	0.70	1.43
2019	29,378,56129.4M	43,294,54643.3M	0.68	1.47
2018	28,723,99428.7M	42,505,03542.5M	0.68	1.48
2017	28,393,60228.4M	41,689,29941.7M	0.68	1.47
2016	28,135,98628.1M	40,850,72140.9M	0.69	1.45
2015	28,111,77328.1M	40,019,52940M	0.70	1.42
2014	27,807,73427.8M	39,205,03139.2M	0.71	1.41
2013	26,572,98026.6M	38,414,17138.4M	0.69	1.45
2012	25,194,10525.2M	37,646,16637.6M	0.67	1.49
2011	23,989,33024M	36,903,37636.9M	0.65	1.54
2010	22,868,77022.9M	36,188,23636.2M	0.63	1.58
2009	21,404,58421.4M	35,490,44535.5M	0.60	1.66
2008	19,946,15019.9M	34,816,96134.8M	0.57	1.75
2007	20,154,89020.2M	34,189,41634.2M	0.59	1.70
2006	19,885,73019.9M	33,623,50633.6M	0.59	1.69
2005	18,909,11018.9M	33,109,24933.1M	0.57	1.75
2004	18,293,03018.3M	32,628,28632.6M	0.56	1.78
2003	17,502,79017.5M	32,175,81832.2M	0.54	1.84
2002	17,057,25017.1M	31,750,83531.8M	0.54	1.86
2001	17,298,78817.3M	31,331,22131.3M	0.55	1.81
2000	17,615,92817.6M	30,903,89330.9M	0.57	1.75
1999	17,988,48018M	30,474,35430.5M	0.59	1.69
1998	17,948,94017.9M	30,054,13330.1M	0.60	1.67
1997	17,387,00017.4M	29,579,30129.6M	0.59	1.70
1996	17,565,40017.6M	29,033,04429M	0.61	1.65
1995	17,301,56017.3M	28,470,19128.5M	0.61	1.65
1994	17,841,84017.8M	27,887,27927.9M	0.64	1.56
1993	18,664,64018.7M	27,277,04827.3M	0.68	1.46
1992	17,722,80017.7M	26,628,56826.6M	0.67	1.50
1991	16,891,18016.9M	25,987,92826M	0.65	1.54
1990	17,697,27017.7M	25,375,81025.4M	0.70	1.43
1989	17,315,88817.3M	24,754,48524.8M	0.70	1.43
1988	16,428,80016.4M	24,109,53624.1M	0.68	1.47
1987	16,148,00016.1M	23,443,62423.4M	0.69	1.45
1986	15,830,00015.8M	22,745,49922.7M	0.70	1.44
1985	15,660,00015.7M	22,008,54422M	0.71	1.41
1984	15,664,00015.7M	21,271,96921.3M	0.74	1.36
1983	14,500,00014.5M	20,558,11520.6M	0.71	1.42
1982	14,110,00014.1M	19,872,34819.9M	0.71	1.41
1981	13,739,10013.7M	19,220,70419.2M	0.71	1.40
1980	13,370,00013.4M	18,607,17418.6M	0.72	1.39
1979	12,222,69012.2M	18,036,65518M	0.68	1.48
1978	10,863,24010.9M	17,506,97417.5M	0.62	1.61
1977	10,298,64010.3M	17,015,99417M	0.61	1.65
1976	9,336,6009.34M	16,409,17016.4M	0.57	1.76
1975	9,772,5509.77M	15,678,59615.7M	0.62	1.60
1974	8,686,7908.69M	15,133,50215.1M	0.57	1.74
1973	8,455,1808.46M	14,771,14714.8M	0.57	1.75
1972	8,825,0008.83M	14,427,07214.4M	0.61	1.63
1971	8,364,1308.36M	14,098,93614.1M	0.59	1.69
1970	7,788,0007.79M	13,783,71913.8M	0.57	1.77
1969	7,668,2207.67M	13,475,96013.5M	0.57	1.76
1968	7,533,6007.53M	13,172,61413.2M	0.57	1.75
1967	7,129,0007.13M	12,876,11812.9M	0.55	1.81
1966	5,714,0005.71M	12,590,06912.6M	0.45	2.20
1965	5,726,0005.73M	12,365,97612.4M	0.46	2.16
1964	3,981,0003.98M	12,179,81312.2M	0.33	3.06
1963	3,798,0003.8M	11,982,11812M	0.32	3.15
1962	4,469,0004.47M	11,800,77111.8M	0.38	2.64
1961	4,995,0005M	11,628,88311.6M	0.43	2.33

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