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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 27,196,812 people in Australia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 27,799,169 in Australia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.73 times bigger than Australia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Australia is the 55th.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.34% for Australia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.49% in Australia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Australia has grown from 20.5M to 27.8M (35.9% growth).

Algeria vs Australia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Australia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Australia
2100 64,987,758 44,031,396
2099 65,099,593 43,809,392
2098 65,201,636 43,581,416
2097 65,286,684 43,339,542
2096 65,363,853 43,103,046
2095 65,425,396 42,875,281
2094 65,482,152 42,654,231
2093 65,511,098 42,420,140
2092 65,539,089 42,183,554
2091 65,560,728 41,942,760
2090 65,558,683 41,703,255
2089 65,560,674 41,471,675
2088 65,543,659 41,232,214
2087 65,518,674 41,005,392
2086 65,480,237 40,785,916
2085 65,436,284 40,573,592
2084 65,389,859 40,363,192
2083 65,339,591 40,140,606
2082 65,286,947 39,925,452
2081 65,228,570 39,703,018
2080 65,156,366 39,490,533
2079 65,077,934 39,277,415
2078 64,997,944 39,063,163
2077 64,912,164 38,847,269
2076 64,829,265 38,637,253
2075 64,732,964 38,425,571
2074 64,635,550 38,212,169
2073 64,539,251 38,002,408
2072 64,437,887 37,795,438
2071 64,334,505 37,589,598
2070 64,254,716 37,376,868
2069 64,156,721 37,159,014
2068 64,054,948 36,939,616
2067 63,947,346 36,721,604
2066 63,834,128 36,504,952
2065 63,711,038 36,297,175
2064 63,574,559 36,095,981
2063 63,435,887 35,883,588
2062 63,274,087 35,673,924
2061 63,110,028 35,465,080
2060 62,923,891 35,260,552
2059 62,712,836 35,055,719
2058 62,478,336 34,839,385
2057 62,226,357 34,630,577
2056 61,939,173 34,422,531
2055 61,635,604 34,208,970
2054 61,305,903 33,996,776
2053 60,952,313 33,788,097
2052 60,585,478 33,580,016
2051 60,184,066 33,366,925
2050 59,759,780 33,152,099
2049 59,319,414 32,937,633
2048 58,863,159 32,711,001
2047 58,399,750 32,496,856
2046 57,923,788 32,269,549
2045 57,438,215 32,047,969
2044 56,949,229 31,829,535
2043 56,458,404 31,610,306
2042 55,972,536 31,387,780
2041 55,486,685 31,168,179
2040 55,008,982 30,952,283
2039 54,525,726 30,740,454
2038 54,053,698 30,521,772
2037 53,581,185 30,307,856
2036 53,114,315 30,085,861
2035 52,635,824 29,862,898
2034 52,170,347 29,641,453
2033 51,701,970 29,418,053
2032 51,222,432 29,191,922
2031 50,743,202 28,959,421
2030 50,249,453 28,722,798
2029 49,738,822 28,484,745
2028 49,202,648 28,236,324
2027 48,647,196 27,984,287
2026 48,064,789 27,730,530
2025 47,453,061 27,466,430
2024 46,814,308 27,196,812
2023 46,164,219 26,659,922
2022 45,477,389 26,018,721
2021 44,761,099 25,685,412
2020 44,042,091 25,649,248
2019 43,294,546 25,334,826
2018 42,505,035 24,963,258
2017 41,689,299 24,592,588
2016 40,850,721 24,190,907
2015 40,019,529 23,815,995
2014 39,205,031 23,475,686
2013 38,414,171 23,128,129
2012 37,646,166 22,733,465
2011 36,903,376 22,340,024
2010 36,188,236 22,031,750
2009 35,490,445 21,691,653
2008 34,816,961 21,249,199
2007 34,189,416 20,827,622
2006 33,623,506 20,450,966
2005 33,109,249 20,176,844
2004 32,628,286 19,932,722
2003 32,175,818 19,720,737
2002 31,750,835 19,495,210
2001 31,331,221 19,274,701
2000 30,903,893 19,028,802
1999 30,474,354 18,812,264
1998 30,054,133 18,607,584
1997 29,579,301 18,423,037
1996 29,033,044 18,224,767
1995 28,470,191 18,004,882
1994 27,887,279 17,805,468
1993 27,277,048 17,634,808
1992 26,628,568 17,478,635
1991 25,987,928 17,284,036
1990 25,375,810 17,065,128
1989 24,754,485 16,814,416
1988 24,109,536 16,532,164
1987 23,443,624 16,263,874
1986 22,745,499 16,018,350
1985 22,008,544 15,788,312
1984 21,271,969 15,579,391
1983 20,558,115 15,393,472
1982 19,872,348 15,184,247
1981 19,220,704 14,923,260
1980 18,607,174 14,692,000
1979 18,036,655 14,514,000
1978 17,506,974 14,358,000
1977 17,015,994 14,192,000
1976 16,409,170 14,033,000
1975 15,678,596 13,893,000
1974 15,133,502 13,723,000
1973 14,771,147 13,380,000
1972 14,427,072 13,177,000
1971 14,098,936 12,937,000
1970 13,783,719 12,507,000
1969 13,475,960 12,263,000
1968 13,172,614 12,009,000
1967 12,876,118 11,799,000
1966 12,590,069 11,651,000
1965 12,365,976 11,388,000
1964 12,179,813 11,167,000
1963 11,982,118 10,950,000
1962 11,800,771 10,742,000
1961 11,628,883 10,483,000
1960 11,424,922 10,276,477

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Australia gained 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Australia's population increased by 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Australia was ranked 54th in 2006 and ranked 55th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 23.9% to 59,759,780 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Australia will increase by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people and rank change from 55th to 59th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 44M people in 2100 for Australia.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Australia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Australia
2100 -0.17% 0.51%
2099 -0.16% 0.52%
2098 -0.13% 0.56%
2097 -0.12% 0.55%
2096 -0.09% 0.53%
2095 -0.09% 0.52%
2094 -0.04% 0.55%
2093 -0.04% 0.56%
2092 -0.03% 0.57%
2091 0.003% 0.57%
2090 -0.003% 0.56%
2089 0.03% 0.58%
2088 0.04% 0.55%
2087 0.06% 0.54%
2086 0.07% 0.52%
2085 0.07% 0.52%
2084 0.08% 0.55%
2083 0.08% 0.54%
2082 0.09% 0.56%
2081 0.11% 0.54%
2080 0.12% 0.54%
2079 0.12% 0.55%
2078 0.13% 0.56%
2077 0.13% 0.54%
2076 0.15% 0.55%
2075 0.15% 0.56%
2074 0.15% 0.55%
2073 0.16% 0.55%
2072 0.16% 0.55%
2071 0.12% 0.57%
2070 0.15% 0.59%
2069 0.16% 0.59%
2068 0.17% 0.59%
2067 0.18% 0.59%
2066 0.19% 0.57%
2065 0.21% 0.56%
2064 0.22% 0.59%
2063 0.26% 0.59%
2062 0.26% 0.59%
2061 0.3% 0.58%
2060 0.34% 0.58%
2059 0.38% 0.62%
2058 0.4% 0.6%
2057 0.46% 0.6%
2056 0.49% 0.62%
2055 0.54% 0.62%
2054 0.58% 0.62%
2053 0.61% 0.62%
2052 0.67% 0.64%
2051 0.71% 0.65%
2050 0.74% 0.65%
2049 0.78% 0.69%
2048 0.79% 0.66%
2047 0.82% 0.7%
2046 0.85% 0.69%
2045 0.86% 0.69%
2044 0.87% 0.69%
2043 0.87% 0.71%
2042 0.88% 0.7%
2041 0.87% 0.7%
2040 0.89% 0.69%
2039 0.87% 0.72%
2038 0.88% 0.71%
2037 0.88% 0.74%
2036 0.91% 0.75%
2035 0.89% 0.75%
2034 0.91% 0.76%
2033 0.94% 0.77%
2032 0.94% 0.8%
2031 0.98% 0.82%
2030 1.03% 0.84%
2029 1.09% 0.88%
2028 1.14% 0.9%
2027 1.21% 0.92%
2026 1.29% 0.96%
2025 1.36% 0.99%
2024 1.41% 2.01%
2023 1.51% 2.46%
2022 1.6% 1.3%
2021 1.63% 0.14%
2020 1.73% 1.24%
2019 1.86% 1.49%
2018 1.96% 1.51%
2017 2.05% 1.66%
2016 2.08% 1.57%
2015 2.08% 1.45%
2014 2.06% 1.5%
2013 2.04% 1.74%
2012 2.01% 1.76%
2011 1.98% 1.4%
2010 1.97% 1.57%
2009 1.93% 2.08%
2008 1.84% 2.02%
2007 1.68% 1.84%
2006 1.55% 1.36%
2005 1.47% 1.22%
2004 1.41% 1.07%
2003 1.34% 1.16%
2002 1.34% 1.14%
2001 1.38% 1.29%
2000 1.41% 1.15%
1999 1.4% 1.1%
1998 1.61% 1%
1997 1.88% 1.09%
1996 1.98% 1.22%
1995 2.09% 1.12%
1994 2.24% 0.97%
1993 2.44% 0.89%
1992 2.47% 1.13%
1991 2.41% 1.28%
1990 2.51% 1.49%
1989 2.68% 1.71%
1988 2.84% 1.65%
1987 3.07% 1.53%
1986 3.35% 1.46%
1985 3.46% 1.34%
1984 3.47% 1.21%
1983 3.45% 1.38%
1982 3.39% 1.75%
1981 3.3% 1.57%
1980 3.16% 1.23%
1979 3.03% 1.09%
1978 2.89% 1.17%
1977 3.7% 1.13%
1976 4.66% 1.01%
1975 3.6% 1.24%
1974 2.45% 2.56%
1973 2.38% 1.54%
1972 2.33% 1.86%
1971 2.29% 3.44%
1970 2.28% 1.99%
1969 2.3% 2.12%
1968 2.3% 1.78%
1967 2.27% 1.27%
1966 1.81% 2.31%
1965 1.53% 1.98%
1964 1.65% 1.98%
1963 1.54% 1.94%
1962 1.48% 2.47%
1961 1.79% 2.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Australia's population grew by 2.01%.

Live population counters

Algeria Australia
Current population
48222325
27799169
Population rank 34/197 55/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.34%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
58.7 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.83 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.86 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +1,471
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +536,890
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +2.01%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 51/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
3.84 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +137,109
Net migration rank 161/196 11/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 8,111,404
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 9/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 30.4%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 18/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Australia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Australia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 137,109
2024 - -31,240 - 138,510
2023 691,724 -25,963 103,974 140,232
2022 722,591 -14,684 111,881 140,972
2021 735,514 -10,803 138,701 116,768
2020 724,140 -10,798 133,376 44,447
2019 809,522 -27,786 136,808 207,142
2018 824,428 -27,146 157,269 226,412
2017 848,585 -14,403 150,015 255,023
2016 849,368 -6,438 152,403 254,648
2015 847,054 -27,638 150,041 212,350
2014 839,654 -30,064 154,940 200,177
2013 802,203 -30,052 159,584 215,823
2012 790,645 -26,763 161,408 235,776
2011 741,832 -20,108 156,380 197,657
2010 719,350 -10,788 158,628 166,752
2009 691,496 -4,458 160,518 235,628
2008 662,044 -2,101 155,119 275,773
2007 620,196 -25,046 154,124 249,873
2006 580,812 -44,138 132,931 191,985
2005 543,158 -51,345 129,132 131,371
2004 508,773 -38,648 115,610 110,072
2003 474,272 -39,421 118,325 104,437
2002 451,369 -36,255 116,971 108,852
2001 450,637 -26,539 117,575 117,552
2000 447,025 -16,454 119,882 111,186
1999 434,198 -5,657 118,517 92,900
1998 425,928 -13,991 120,949 81,310
1997 450,138 87,582 121,592 67,661
1996 483,632 71,139 125,751 82,965
1995 533,104 37,817 131,436 80,456
1994 594,445 430 131,761 51,941
1993 611,306 14,289 137,551 23,833
1992 627,289 44,102 139,829 40,767
1991 616,850 -6,945 138,273 68,847
1990 612,369 1,962 143,347 100,093
1989 628,542 -234 127,789 144,042
1988 637,215 24,376 127,298 153,330
1987 645,309 24,933 128,484 136,421
1986 661,644 64,381 123,342 113,061
1985 672,185 75,729 143,674 98,327
1984 656,475 68,774 123,077 79,617
1983 641,167 61,292 130,844 73,251
1982 620,415 48,660 126,030 111,722
1981 595,150 39,043 125,356 121,921
1980 559,983 32,879 117,536 89,189
1979 523,875 24,311 116,112 52,137
1978 491,876 19,317 116,299 45,832
1977 465,405 5,360 117,793 44,946
1976 440,192 302,662 115,070 32,792
1975 417,803 300,482 123,648 25,336
1974 399,509 -27,605 128,996 56,167
1973 382,736 -29,938 136,476 62,928
1972 368,179 -32,832 155,488 54,895
1971 356,069 -35,141 165,593 223,991
1970 346,564 -37,058 145,081 256,295
1969 334,541 -28,535 143,477 108,770
1968 324,560 -23,870 132,099 100,963
1967 316,289 -23,983 126,249 80,904
1966 309,628 -29,832 126,996 110,864
1965 311,190 -142,810 122,990 118,891
1964 312,729 -108,798 128,420 91,588
1963 315,645 -124,175 140,161 73,237
1962 283,903 -112,676 143,943 58,315
1961 296,467 -123,928 150,955 64,495
1960 290,582 -55,212 141,816 85,707

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). In Australia 43.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 8,111,404 people or 30.4% in Australia.

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
Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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