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Population in Algeria compared to Angola: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 39,040,039 people in Angola in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 40,839,390 in Angola.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.18 times bigger than Angola's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Angola is the 39th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.49% for Angola.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +3.35% in Angola.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Angola has grown from 20M to 40.8M (104% growth).

Algeria vs Angola: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Angola
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Angola
2100 64,963,450 151,745,560
2099 65,075,244 150,580,846
2098 65,177,248 149,371,332
2097 65,262,264 148,157,199
2096 65,339,404 146,917,291
2095 65,400,924 145,643,156
2094 65,457,659 144,344,232
2093 65,486,594 143,034,129
2092 65,514,575 141,703,568
2091 65,536,206 140,334,886
2090 65,534,162 138,936,092
2089 65,536,151 137,506,079
2088 65,519,144 136,062,795
2087 65,494,168 134,636,543
2086 65,455,745 133,167,448
2085 65,411,808 131,683,455
2084 65,365,401 130,187,166
2083 65,315,151 128,698,380
2082 65,262,527 127,189,065
2081 65,204,172 125,660,931
2080 65,131,995 124,081,831
2079 65,053,592 122,531,773
2078 64,973,632 120,943,083
2077 64,887,885 119,346,457
2076 64,805,016 117,760,251
2075 64,708,752 116,163,901
2074 64,611,374 114,532,128
2073 64,515,111 112,882,228
2072 64,413,784 111,237,086
2071 64,310,442 109,585,937
2070 64,230,683 107,926,358
2069 64,132,724 106,259,591
2068 64,030,989 104,595,822
2067 63,923,427 102,932,514
2066 63,810,251 101,264,338
2065 63,687,208 99,592,310
2064 63,550,779 97,913,552
2063 63,412,160 96,226,883
2062 63,250,420 94,553,276
2061 63,086,423 92,858,735
2060 62,900,355 91,176,863
2059 62,689,379 89,496,029
2058 62,454,967 87,815,720
2057 62,203,082 86,132,700
2056 61,916,006 84,471,522
2055 61,612,550 82,803,166
2054 61,282,973 81,142,960
2053 60,929,515 79,495,406
2052 60,562,817 77,850,968
2051 60,161,555 76,228,492
2050 59,737,427 74,607,823
2049 59,297,226 72,992,295
2048 58,841,142 71,394,788
2047 58,377,907 69,815,777
2046 57,902,123 68,240,689
2045 57,416,731 66,696,806
2044 56,927,927 65,156,717
2043 56,437,286 63,622,191
2042 55,951,600 62,105,363
2041 55,465,931 60,603,786
2040 54,988,407 59,109,042
2039 54,505,331 57,632,744
2038 54,033,480 56,169,001
2037 53,561,143 54,733,769
2036 53,094,449 53,306,523
2035 52,616,136 51,903,187
2034 52,150,833 50,516,462
2033 51,682,632 49,150,241
2032 51,203,273 47,812,275
2031 50,724,222 46,491,571
2030 50,230,658 45,194,288
2029 49,720,218 43,916,013
2028 49,184,244 42,656,153
2027 48,629,000 41,425,838
2026 48,046,811 40,219,996
2025 47,435,312 39,040,039
2024 46,814,308 37,885,849
2023 46,164,219 36,749,906
2022 45,477,389 35,635,029
2021 44,761,099 34,532,429
2020 44,042,091 33,451,132
2019 43,294,546 32,375,632
2018 42,505,035 31,297,155
2017 41,689,299 30,234,839
2016 40,850,721 29,183,070
2015 40,019,529 28,157,798
2014 39,205,031 27,160,769
2013 38,414,171 26,165,620
2012 37,646,166 25,177,394
2011 36,903,376 24,218,352
2010 36,188,236 23,294,825
2009 35,490,445 22,414,773
2008 34,816,961 21,578,655
2007 34,189,416 20,778,561
2006 33,623,506 20,015,279
2005 33,109,249 19,291,161
2004 32,628,286 18,600,423
2003 32,175,818 17,943,712
2002 31,750,835 17,327,699
2001 31,331,221 16,747,208
2000 30,903,893 16,194,869
1999 30,474,354 15,667,235
1998 30,054,133 15,159,370
1997 29,579,301 14,660,413
1996 29,033,044 14,170,973
1995 28,470,191 13,699,778
1994 27,887,279 13,249,764
1993 27,277,048 12,827,135
1992 26,628,568 12,423,712
1991 25,987,928 12,023,529
1990 25,375,810 11,626,360
1989 24,754,485 11,238,562
1988 24,109,536 10,861,291
1987 23,443,624 10,497,858
1986 22,745,499 10,139,450
1985 22,008,544 9,779,120
1984 21,271,969 9,425,917
1983 20,558,115 9,082,983
1982 19,872,348 8,751,648
1981 19,220,704 8,435,607
1980 18,607,174 8,133,872
1979 18,036,655 7,847,207
1978 17,506,974 7,576,734
1977 17,015,994 7,317,829
1976 16,409,170 7,074,664
1975 15,678,596 6,842,947
1974 15,133,502 6,613,367
1973 14,771,147 6,388,528
1972 14,427,072 6,174,262
1971 14,098,936 5,991,102
1970 13,783,719 5,852,788
1969 13,475,960 5,763,685
1968 13,172,614 5,702,699
1967 12,876,118 5,641,807
1966 12,590,069 5,581,386
1965 12,365,976 5,521,981
1964 12,179,813 5,464,187
1963 11,982,118 5,408,320
1962 11,800,771 5,354,310
1961 11,628,883 5,301,583
1960 11,424,922 5,231,654

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/angola | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Angola gained 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Angola's population increased by 11,656,320 people (a 39.9% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Angola was ranked 56th in 2006 and ranked 39th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Angola will increase by 82.7% to 74,607,823 people and rank change from 39th to 27th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 152M people in 2100 for Angola.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Angola
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Angola
2100 -0.17% 0.77%
2099 -0.16% 0.81%
2098 -0.13% 0.82%
2097 -0.12% 0.84%
2096 -0.09% 0.87%
2095 -0.09% 0.9%
2094 -0.04% 0.92%
2093 -0.04% 0.94%
2092 -0.03% 0.98%
2091 0.003% 1.01%
2090 -0.003% 1.04%
2089 0.03% 1.06%
2088 0.04% 1.06%
2087 0.06% 1.1%
2086 0.07% 1.13%
2085 0.07% 1.15%
2084 0.08% 1.16%
2083 0.08% 1.19%
2082 0.09% 1.22%
2081 0.11% 1.27%
2080 0.12% 1.27%
2079 0.12% 1.31%
2078 0.13% 1.34%
2077 0.13% 1.35%
2076 0.15% 1.37%
2075 0.15% 1.42%
2074 0.15% 1.46%
2073 0.16% 1.48%
2072 0.16% 1.51%
2071 0.12% 1.54%
2070 0.15% 1.57%
2069 0.16% 1.59%
2068 0.17% 1.62%
2067 0.18% 1.65%
2066 0.19% 1.68%
2065 0.21% 1.71%
2064 0.22% 1.75%
2063 0.26% 1.77%
2062 0.26% 1.82%
2061 0.3% 1.84%
2060 0.34% 1.88%
2059 0.38% 1.91%
2058 0.4% 1.95%
2057 0.46% 1.97%
2056 0.49% 2.01%
2055 0.54% 2.05%
2054 0.58% 2.07%
2053 0.61% 2.11%
2052 0.67% 2.13%
2051 0.71% 2.17%
2050 0.74% 2.21%
2049 0.78% 2.24%
2048 0.79% 2.26%
2047 0.82% 2.31%
2046 0.85% 2.31%
2045 0.86% 2.36%
2044 0.87% 2.41%
2043 0.87% 2.44%
2042 0.88% 2.48%
2041 0.87% 2.53%
2040 0.89% 2.56%
2039 0.87% 2.61%
2038 0.88% 2.62%
2037 0.88% 2.68%
2036 0.91% 2.7%
2035 0.89% 2.75%
2034 0.91% 2.78%
2033 0.94% 2.8%
2032 0.94% 2.84%
2031 0.98% 2.87%
2030 1.03% 2.91%
2029 1.09% 2.95%
2028 1.14% 2.97%
2027 1.21% 3%
2026 1.29% 3.02%
2025 1.33% 3.05%
2024 1.41% 3.09%
2023 1.51% 3.13%
2022 1.6% 3.19%
2021 1.63% 3.23%
2020 1.73% 3.32%
2019 1.86% 3.45%
2018 1.96% 3.51%
2017 2.05% 3.6%
2016 2.08% 3.64%
2015 2.08% 3.67%
2014 2.06% 3.8%
2013 2.04% 3.93%
2012 2.01% 3.96%
2011 1.98% 3.96%
2010 1.97% 3.93%
2009 1.93% 3.87%
2008 1.84% 3.85%
2007 1.68% 3.81%
2006 1.55% 3.75%
2005 1.47% 3.71%
2004 1.41% 3.66%
2003 1.34% 3.56%
2002 1.34% 3.47%
2001 1.38% 3.41%
2000 1.41% 3.37%
1999 1.4% 3.35%
1998 1.61% 3.4%
1997 1.88% 3.45%
1996 1.98% 3.44%
1995 2.09% 3.4%
1994 2.24% 3.29%
1993 2.44% 3.25%
1992 2.47% 3.33%
1991 2.41% 3.42%
1990 2.51% 3.45%
1989 2.68% 3.47%
1988 2.84% 3.46%
1987 3.07% 3.53%
1986 3.35% 3.68%
1985 3.46% 3.75%
1984 3.47% 3.78%
1983 3.45% 3.79%
1982 3.39% 3.75%
1981 3.3% 3.71%
1980 3.16% 3.65%
1979 3.03% 3.57%
1978 2.89% 3.54%
1977 3.7% 3.44%
1976 4.66% 3.39%
1975 3.6% 3.47%
1974 2.45% 3.52%
1973 2.38% 3.47%
1972 2.33% 3.06%
1971 2.29% 2.36%
1970 2.28% 1.55%
1969 2.3% 1.07%
1968 2.3% 1.08%
1967 2.27% 1.08%
1966 1.81% 1.08%
1965 1.53% 1.06%
1964 1.65% 1.03%
1963 1.54% 1.01%
1962 1.48% 0.99%
1961 1.79% 1.34%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/angola | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Angola's population grew by 3.05%.

Live population counters

Algeria Angola
Current population
48345858
40839390
Population rank 34/197 39/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.49%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
27.4 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
22.4 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
2.03 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +3,162
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +1,154,190
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +3.05%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 12/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
2.49 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -3,524
Net migration rank 161/196 113/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 676,507
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 72/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 134/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Angola
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Angola
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -3,524
2024 665,653 -31,240 1,148,623 -2,629
2023 691,724 -25,963 1,126,862 -995
2022 722,591 -14,684 1,104,864 -995
2021 735,514 -10,803 1,072,267 29,094
2020 724,140 -10,798 1,053,677 7,556
2019 809,522 -27,786 1,030,776 58,984
2018 824,428 -27,146 1,005,547 61,632
2017 848,585 -14,403 979,700 77,731
2016 849,368 -6,438 954,491 91,614
2015 847,054 -27,638 930,277 74,171
2014 839,654 -30,064 905,106 84,535
2013 802,203 -30,052 876,208 124,478
2012 790,645 -26,763 845,130 130,643
2011 741,832 -20,108 813,495 128,800
2010 719,350 -10,788 782,310 122,418
2009 691,496 -4,458 750,290 105,077
2008 662,044 -2,101 716,519 100,370
2007 620,196 -25,046 682,742 100,563
2006 580,812 -44,138 647,814 95,431
2005 543,158 -51,345 617,934 87,050
2004 508,773 -38,648 585,950 90,553
2003 474,272 -39,421 556,111 80,828
2002 451,369 -36,255 512,813 82,292
2001 450,637 -26,539 488,432 77,458
2000 447,025 -16,454 465,975 72,793
1999 434,198 -5,657 446,188 70,301
1998 425,928 -13,991 428,722 70,527
1997 450,138 87,582 430,723 67,944
1996 483,632 71,139 418,526 61,681
1995 533,104 37,817 406,610 55,568
1994 594,445 430 376,280 61,569
1993 611,306 14,289 354,529 52,879
1992 627,289 44,102 346,125 53,310
1991 616,850 -6,945 354,778 46,143
1990 612,369 1,962 328,596 64,821
1989 628,542 -234 318,602 63,586
1988 637,215 24,376 307,331 65,028
1987 645,309 24,933 291,683 62,820
1986 661,644 64,381 297,320 64,974
1985 672,185 75,729 283,633 74,738
1984 656,475 68,774 269,506 78,529
1983 641,167 61,292 254,860 82,958
1982 620,415 48,660 248,932 75,921
1981 595,150 39,043 236,340 70,910
1980 559,983 32,879 224,031 72,192
1979 523,875 24,311 212,942 64,158
1978 491,876 19,317 202,655 61,200
1977 465,405 5,360 192,847 61,110
1976 440,192 302,662 184,430 47,927
1975 417,803 300,482 178,409 52,662
1974 399,509 -27,605 174,858 53,232
1973 382,736 -29,938 166,926 54,650
1972 368,179 -32,832 159,339 47,611
1971 356,069 -35,141 154,990 4,386
1970 346,564 -37,058 153,706 -36,456
1969 334,541 -28,535 151,349 -90,395
1968 324,560 -23,870 148,744 -87,730
1967 316,289 -23,983 145,936 -85,173
1966 309,628 -29,832 142,844 -82,767
1965 311,190 -142,810 139,850 -81,111
1964 312,729 -108,798 136,824 -79,977
1963 315,645 -124,175 133,580 -78,700
1962 283,903 -112,676 130,405 -77,265
1961 296,467 -123,928 127,085 -74,774
1960 290,582 -55,212 128,489 -40,935

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/angola | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 97.5% of the population change in Algeria is from natural causes (a gain of 7,718,579 people) and 2.49% is from migration (a loss of 196,899 people). In Angola 96.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,407,084 people) and 3.67% is from migration (a gain of 396,163 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 676,507 people or 1.8% in Angola.

Biggest 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
Angola
City Population
Luanda 2.49M
Huambo 844K
Cabinda 739K
Benguela 562K
Lobito 436K
Luena 357K
Ambriz 54.3K
N'zeto 47.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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