Algeria Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Algeria is 48,222,325 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 46,814,308 in 2024.

Algeria is ranked 34/197 by population and was ranked 34th in 2006.
Since 2006, population has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of 2.17% per year.
Algeria accounts for 0.58% of the world's population.
Algeria is projected to reach 65.6M people in 2091.

Algeria population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	64,987,758	-0.17%
2099	65,099,593	-0.16%
2098	65,201,636	-0.13%
2097	65,286,684	-0.12%
2096	65,363,853	-0.09%
2095	65,425,396	-0.09%
2094	65,482,152	-0.04%
2093	65,511,098	-0.04%
2092	65,539,089	-0.03%
2091	65,560,728	0.003%
2090	65,558,683	-0.003%
2089	65,560,674	0.03%
2088	65,543,659	0.04%
2087	65,518,674	0.06%
2086	65,480,237	0.07%
2085	65,436,284	0.07%
2084	65,389,859	0.08%
2083	65,339,591	0.08%
2082	65,286,947	0.09%
2081	65,228,570	0.11%
2080	65,156,366	0.12%
2079	65,077,934	0.12%
2078	64,997,944	0.13%
2077	64,912,164	0.13%
2076	64,829,265	0.15%
2075	64,732,964	0.15%
2074	64,635,550	0.15%
2073	64,539,251	0.16%
2072	64,437,887	0.16%
2071	64,334,505	0.12%
2070	64,254,716	0.15%
2069	64,156,721	0.16%
2068	64,054,948	0.17%
2067	63,947,346	0.18%
2066	63,834,128	0.19%
2065	63,711,038	0.21%
2064	63,574,559	0.22%
2063	63,435,887	0.26%
2062	63,274,087	0.26%
2061	63,110,028	0.3%
2060	62,923,891	0.34%
2059	62,712,836	0.38%
2058	62,478,336	0.4%
2057	62,226,357	0.46%
2056	61,939,173	0.49%
2055	61,635,604	0.54%
2054	61,305,903	0.58%
2053	60,952,313	0.61%
2052	60,585,478	0.67%
2051	60,184,066	0.71%
2050	59,759,780	0.74%
2049	59,319,414	0.78%
2048	58,863,159	0.79%
2047	58,399,750	0.82%
2046	57,923,788	0.85%
2045	57,438,215	0.86%
2044	56,949,229	0.87%
2043	56,458,404	0.87%
2042	55,972,536	0.88%
2041	55,486,685	0.87%
2040	55,008,982	0.89%
2039	54,525,726	0.87%
2038	54,053,698	0.88%
2037	53,581,185	0.88%
2036	53,114,315	0.91%
2035	52,635,824	0.89%
2034	52,170,347	0.91%
2033	51,701,970	0.94%
2032	51,222,432	0.94%
2031	50,743,202	0.98%
2030	50,249,453	1.03%
2029	49,738,822	1.09%
2028	49,202,648	1.14%
2027	48,647,196	1.21%
2026	48,064,789	1.29%
2025	47,453,061	1.36%
2024	46,814,308	1.41%
2023	46,164,219	1.51%
2022	45,477,389	1.6%
2021	44,761,099	1.63%
2020	44,042,091	1.73%
2019	43,294,546	1.86%
2018	42,505,035	1.96%
2017	41,689,299	2.05%
2016	40,850,721	2.08%
2015	40,019,529	2.08%
2014	39,205,031	2.06%
2013	38,414,171	2.04%
2012	37,646,166	2.01%
2011	36,903,376	1.98%
2010	36,188,236	1.97%
2009	35,490,445	1.93%
2008	34,816,961	1.84%
2007	34,189,416	1.68%
2006	33,623,506	1.55%
2005	33,109,249	1.47%
2004	32,628,286	1.41%
2003	32,175,818	1.34%
2002	31,750,835	1.34%
2001	31,331,221	1.38%
2000	30,903,893	1.41%
1999	30,474,354	1.4%
1998	30,054,133	1.61%
1997	29,579,301	1.88%
1996	29,033,044	1.98%
1995	28,470,191	2.09%
1994	27,887,279	2.24%
1993	27,277,048	2.44%
1992	26,628,568	2.47%
1991	25,987,928	2.41%
1990	25,375,810	2.51%
1989	24,754,485	2.68%
1988	24,109,536	2.84%
1987	23,443,624	3.07%
1986	22,745,499	3.35%
1985	22,008,544	3.46%
1984	21,271,969	3.47%
1983	20,558,115	3.45%
1982	19,872,348	3.39%
1981	19,220,704	3.3%
1980	18,607,174	3.16%
1979	18,036,655	3.03%
1978	17,506,974	2.89%
1977	17,015,994	3.7%
1976	16,409,170	4.66%
1975	15,678,596	3.6%
1974	15,133,502	2.45%
1973	14,771,147	2.38%
1972	14,427,072	2.33%
1971	14,098,936	2.29%
1970	13,783,719	2.28%
1969	13,475,960	2.3%
1968	13,172,614	2.3%
1967	12,876,118	2.27%
1966	12,590,069	1.81%
1965	12,365,976	1.53%
1964	12,179,813	1.65%
1963	11,982,118	1.54%
1962	11,800,771	1.48%
1961	11,628,883	1.79%
1960	11,424,922	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Algeria has a population of 48.2M as of 2026, compared to 40.9M in 2016, 33.6M in 2006, and 29M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.8% per year. Algeria is ranked 66th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Algeria will have 57,923,788 people (20.1% growth) with a rank change from 34th to 35th.

By the year 2100, Algeria's population is projected to grow by 34.8% from its current level to 65M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-27,531
2024	-	-	-31,240
2023	665,761	691,724	-25,963
2022	707,907	722,591	-14,684
2021	724,711	735,514	-10,803
2020	713,342	724,140	-10,798
2019	781,736	809,522	-27,786
2018	797,282	824,428	-27,146
2017	834,182	848,585	-14,403
2016	842,930	849,368	-6,438
2015	819,416	847,054	-27,638
2014	809,590	839,654	-30,064
2013	772,151	802,203	-30,052
2012	763,882	790,645	-26,763
2011	721,724	741,832	-20,108
2010	708,562	719,350	-10,788
2009	687,038	691,496	-4,458
2008	659,943	662,044	-2,101
2007	595,150	620,196	-25,046
2006	536,674	580,812	-44,138
2005	491,813	543,158	-51,345
2004	470,125	508,773	-38,648
2003	434,851	474,272	-39,421
2002	415,114	451,369	-36,255
2001	424,098	450,637	-26,539
2000	430,571	447,025	-16,454
1999	428,541	434,198	-5,657
1998	411,937	425,928	-13,991
1997	537,720	450,138	87,582
1996	554,771	483,632	71,139
1995	570,921	533,104	37,817
1994	594,875	594,445	430
1993	625,595	611,306	14,289
1992	671,391	627,289	44,102
1991	609,905	616,850	-6,945
1990	614,331	612,369	1,962
1989	628,308	628,542	-234
1988	661,591	637,215	24,376
1987	670,242	645,309	24,933
1986	726,025	661,644	64,381
1985	747,914	672,185	75,729
1984	725,249	656,475	68,774
1983	702,459	641,167	61,292
1982	669,075	620,415	48,660
1981	634,193	595,150	39,043
1980	592,862	559,983	32,879
1979	548,186	523,875	24,311
1978	511,193	491,876	19,317
1977	470,765	465,405	5,360
1976	742,854	440,192	302,662
1975	718,285	417,803	300,482
1974	371,904	399,509	-27,605
1973	352,798	382,736	-29,938
1972	335,347	368,179	-32,832
1971	320,928	356,069	-35,141
1970	309,506	346,564	-37,058
1969	306,006	334,541	-28,535
1968	300,690	324,560	-23,870
1967	292,306	316,289	-23,983
1966	279,796	309,628	-29,832
1965	168,380	311,190	-142,810
1964	203,931	312,729	-108,798
1963	191,470	315,645	-124,175
1962	171,227	283,903	-112,676
1961	172,539	296,467	-123,928
1960	235,370	290,582	-55,212

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 97.6% of the population change in Algeria is from natural causes (a gain of 7,892,580 people) and 2.42% is from migration (a loss of 195,723 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 217,268 and 0.6% in 2010.

Algeria population clock

	Algeria	Rank
Current population	48222325	34/197
Percent of world population	0.58%	34/197
One net population change	48.5 seconds	35/197
One birth every	34.8 seconds	34/196
One death every	2.45 minutes	47/196
Daily growth/decline	+1,781	35/197
Annual growth/decline	+650,089	35/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.41%	74/197
One migration net change every	19.1 minutes	161/196
Annual migration change	-27,531	161/196
Foreign-born residents	259,458	104/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.6%	168/195

Largest cities by population

Algeria
City	Population
Algiers	2.36M
Oran	803K
Constantine	465K
Batna	291K
Setif	288K
Djelfa	266K
Annaba	257K
Sidi Bel Abbes	213K
Biskra	205K
Tebessa	194K

Algeria population statistics

	Algeria	World
Life expectancy	76.9 years	73.8 years
Average age	30.8 years	33.8 years
Median age	29.3 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	51:49	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.77 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	52.3 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Algeria.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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