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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 9,177,982 people in Austria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 9,163,419 in Austria.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 5.26 times bigger than Austria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Austria is the 99th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.11% for Austria.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.72% in Austria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Austria has grown from 8.27M to 9.16M (10.8% growth).

Algeria vs Austria: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Austria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Austria
2100 64,987,758 7,450,035
2099 65,099,593 7,465,366
2098 65,201,636 7,480,951
2097 65,286,684 7,498,101
2096 65,363,853 7,514,850
2095 65,425,396 7,532,161
2094 65,482,152 7,548,458
2093 65,511,098 7,565,999
2092 65,539,089 7,583,717
2091 65,560,728 7,603,216
2090 65,558,683 7,623,462
2089 65,560,674 7,645,771
2088 65,543,659 7,668,431
2087 65,518,674 7,690,081
2086 65,480,237 7,712,948
2085 65,436,284 7,737,385
2084 65,389,859 7,763,202
2083 65,339,591 7,788,506
2082 65,286,947 7,813,956
2081 65,228,570 7,839,060
2080 65,156,366 7,863,527
2079 65,077,934 7,889,445
2078 64,997,944 7,916,631
2077 64,912,164 7,944,829
2076 64,829,265 7,970,795
2075 64,732,964 7,996,421
2074 64,635,550 8,023,733
2073 64,539,251 8,050,381
2072 64,437,887 8,078,590
2071 64,334,505 8,105,838
2070 64,254,716 8,133,854
2069 64,156,721 8,163,771
2068 64,054,948 8,193,704
2067 63,947,346 8,224,576
2066 63,834,128 8,257,106
2065 63,711,038 8,290,403
2064 63,574,559 8,322,363
2063 63,435,887 8,356,710
2062 63,274,087 8,391,660
2061 63,110,028 8,426,083
2060 62,923,891 8,461,244
2059 62,712,836 8,497,226
2058 62,478,336 8,533,176
2057 62,226,357 8,569,804
2056 61,939,173 8,603,815
2055 61,635,604 8,637,443
2054 61,305,903 8,670,706
2053 60,952,313 8,703,475
2052 60,585,478 8,733,492
2051 60,184,066 8,761,338
2050 59,759,780 8,789,107
2049 59,319,414 8,816,505
2048 58,863,159 8,841,593
2047 58,399,750 8,864,899
2046 57,923,788 8,886,446
2045 57,438,215 8,906,200
2044 56,949,229 8,926,211
2043 56,458,404 8,943,779
2042 55,972,536 8,961,407
2041 55,486,685 8,977,747
2040 55,008,982 8,994,604
2039 54,525,726 9,011,400
2038 54,053,698 9,026,006
2037 53,581,185 9,044,181
2036 53,114,315 9,059,299
2035 52,635,824 9,074,280
2034 52,170,347 9,089,880
2033 51,701,970 9,102,596
2032 51,222,432 9,116,080
2031 50,743,202 9,127,901
2030 50,249,453 9,138,727
2029 49,738,822 9,146,845
2028 49,202,648 9,151,806
2027 48,647,196 9,157,362
2026 48,064,789 9,163,419
2025 47,453,061 9,170,052
2024 46,814,308 9,177,982
2023 46,164,219 9,131,761
2022 45,477,389 9,041,851
2021 44,761,099 8,955,797
2020 44,042,091 8,916,864
2019 43,294,546 8,879,920
2018 42,505,035 8,840,521
2017 41,689,299 8,797,566
2016 40,850,721 8,736,668
2015 40,019,529 8,642,699
2014 39,205,031 8,546,356
2013 38,414,171 8,479,823
2012 37,646,166 8,429,991
2011 36,903,376 8,391,643
2010 36,188,236 8,363,404
2009 35,490,445 8,343,323
2008 34,816,961 8,321,496
2007 34,189,416 8,295,487
2006 33,623,506 8,268,641
2005 33,109,249 8,227,829
2004 32,628,286 8,171,966
2003 32,175,818 8,121,423
2002 31,750,835 8,081,957
2001 31,331,221 8,042,293
2000 30,903,893 8,011,566
1999 30,474,354 7,992,324
1998 30,054,133 7,976,789
1997 29,579,301 7,968,041
1996 29,033,044 7,959,017
1995 28,470,191 7,948,278
1994 27,887,279 7,936,118
1993 27,277,048 7,905,633
1992 26,628,568 7,840,709
1991 25,987,928 7,754,891
1990 25,375,810 7,677,850
1989 24,754,485 7,619,567
1988 24,109,536 7,585,317
1987 23,443,624 7,574,586
1986 22,745,499 7,569,794
1985 22,008,544 7,564,985
1984 21,271,969 7,561,434
1983 20,558,115 7,561,910
1982 19,872,348 7,574,140
1981 19,220,704 7,568,710
1980 18,607,174 7,549,433
1979 18,036,655 7,549,425
1978 17,506,974 7,562,305
1977 17,015,994 7,568,430
1976 16,409,170 7,565,525
1975 15,678,596 7,578,903
1974 15,133,502 7,599,038
1973 14,771,147 7,586,115
1972 14,427,072 7,544,201
1971 14,098,936 7,500,482
1970 13,783,719 7,467,086
1969 13,475,960 7,441,055
1968 13,172,614 7,415,403
1967 12,876,118 7,376,998
1966 12,590,069 7,322,066
1965 12,365,976 7,270,889
1964 12,179,813 7,223,801
1963 11,982,118 7,175,811
1962 11,800,771 7,129,864
1961 11,628,883 7,086,299
1960 11,424,922 7,047,539

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Austria gained 468,027 people (a 5.66% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Austria's population increased by 426,751 people (a 4.88% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Austria was ranked 91st in 2006 and ranked 99th 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 Austria will decrease by 4.08% to 8,789,107 people and rank change from 99th to 109th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Austria's population already peaked in 2024 at 9.18M people and is projected to decrease to 7.45M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Austria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Austria
2100 -0.17% -0.21%
2099 -0.16% -0.21%
2098 -0.13% -0.23%
2097 -0.12% -0.22%
2096 -0.09% -0.23%
2095 -0.09% -0.22%
2094 -0.04% -0.23%
2093 -0.04% -0.23%
2092 -0.03% -0.26%
2091 0.003% -0.27%
2090 -0.003% -0.29%
2089 0.03% -0.3%
2088 0.04% -0.28%
2087 0.06% -0.3%
2086 0.07% -0.32%
2085 0.07% -0.33%
2084 0.08% -0.32%
2083 0.08% -0.33%
2082 0.09% -0.32%
2081 0.11% -0.31%
2080 0.12% -0.33%
2079 0.12% -0.34%
2078 0.13% -0.35%
2077 0.13% -0.33%
2076 0.15% -0.32%
2075 0.15% -0.34%
2074 0.15% -0.33%
2073 0.16% -0.35%
2072 0.16% -0.34%
2071 0.12% -0.34%
2070 0.15% -0.37%
2069 0.16% -0.37%
2068 0.17% -0.38%
2067 0.18% -0.39%
2066 0.19% -0.4%
2065 0.21% -0.38%
2064 0.22% -0.41%
2063 0.26% -0.42%
2062 0.26% -0.41%
2061 0.3% -0.42%
2060 0.34% -0.42%
2059 0.38% -0.42%
2058 0.4% -0.43%
2057 0.46% -0.4%
2056 0.49% -0.39%
2055 0.54% -0.38%
2054 0.58% -0.38%
2053 0.61% -0.34%
2052 0.67% -0.32%
2051 0.71% -0.32%
2050 0.74% -0.31%
2049 0.78% -0.28%
2048 0.79% -0.26%
2047 0.82% -0.24%
2046 0.85% -0.22%
2045 0.86% -0.22%
2044 0.87% -0.2%
2043 0.87% -0.2%
2042 0.88% -0.18%
2041 0.87% -0.19%
2040 0.89% -0.19%
2039 0.87% -0.16%
2038 0.88% -0.2%
2037 0.88% -0.17%
2036 0.91% -0.17%
2035 0.89% -0.17%
2034 0.91% -0.14%
2033 0.94% -0.15%
2032 0.94% -0.13%
2031 0.98% -0.12%
2030 1.03% -0.09%
2029 1.09% -0.05%
2028 1.14% -0.06%
2027 1.21% -0.07%
2026 1.29% -0.07%
2025 1.36% -0.09%
2024 1.41% 0.51%
2023 1.51% 0.99%
2022 1.6% 0.96%
2021 1.63% 0.44%
2020 1.73% 0.42%
2019 1.86% 0.45%
2018 1.96% 0.49%
2017 2.05% 0.7%
2016 2.08% 1.09%
2015 2.08% 1.13%
2014 2.06% 0.78%
2013 2.04% 0.59%
2012 2.01% 0.46%
2011 1.98% 0.34%
2010 1.97% 0.24%
2009 1.93% 0.26%
2008 1.84% 0.31%
2007 1.68% 0.32%
2006 1.55% 0.5%
2005 1.47% 0.68%
2004 1.41% 0.62%
2003 1.34% 0.49%
2002 1.34% 0.49%
2001 1.38% 0.38%
2000 1.41% 0.24%
1999 1.4% 0.19%
1998 1.61% 0.11%
1997 1.88% 0.11%
1996 1.98% 0.14%
1995 2.09% 0.15%
1994 2.24% 0.39%
1993 2.44% 0.83%
1992 2.47% 1.11%
1991 2.41% 1%
1990 2.51% 0.76%
1989 2.68% 0.45%
1988 2.84% 0.14%
1987 3.07% 0.06%
1986 3.35% 0.06%
1985 3.46% 0.05%
1984 3.47% -0.006%
1983 3.45% -0.16%
1982 3.39% 0.07%
1981 3.3% 0.26%
1980 3.16% 0%
1979 3.03% -0.17%
1978 2.89% -0.08%
1977 3.7% 0.04%
1976 4.66% -0.18%
1975 3.6% -0.26%
1974 2.45% 0.17%
1973 2.38% 0.56%
1972 2.33% 0.58%
1971 2.29% 0.45%
1970 2.28% 0.35%
1969 2.3% 0.35%
1968 2.3% 0.52%
1967 2.27% 0.75%
1966 1.81% 0.7%
1965 1.53% 0.65%
1964 1.65% 0.67%
1963 1.54% 0.64%
1962 1.48% 0.61%
1961 1.79% 0.55%

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

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In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Austria's population grew by 0.51%.

Live population counters

Algeria Austria
Current population
48222325
9163419
Population rank 34/197 99/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.11%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
11.4 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
6.77 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
5.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +127
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +46,221
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.51%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 131/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
46.8 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +11,254
Net migration rank 161/196 44/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 2,327,064
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 32/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 25.5%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 22/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Austria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Austria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 11,254
2024 - -31,240 - 8,813
2023 691,724 -25,963 -11,872 4,819
2022 722,591 -14,684 -10,851 157,365
2021 735,514 -10,803 -6,269 52,150
2020 724,140 -10,798 -8,025 39,601
2019 809,522 -27,786 1,776 41,090
2018 824,428 -27,146 1,769 35,296
2017 848,585 -14,403 4,399 45,478
2016 849,368 -6,438 6,989 65,976
2015 847,054 -27,638 1,729 115,175
2014 839,654 -30,064 3,419 74,375
2013 802,203 -30,052 0 56,726
2012 790,645 -26,763 0 45,014
2011 741,832 -20,108 1,679 31,887
2010 719,350 -10,788 1,672 22,570
2009 691,496 -4,458 -834 18,222
2008 662,044 -2,101 2,496 25,405
2007 620,196 -25,046 1,659 24,616
2006 580,812 -44,138 3,308 25,787
2005 543,158 -51,345 3,291 50,676
2004 508,773 -38,648 4,904 55,007
2003 474,272 -39,421 0 44,362
2002 451,369 -36,255 2,424 37,508
2001 450,637 -26,539 804 39,866
2000 447,025 -16,454 1,602 17,631
1999 434,198 -5,657 0 19,949
1998 425,928 -13,991 3,191 8,702
1997 450,138 87,582 3,984 1,589
1996 483,632 71,139 7,959 4,077
1995 533,104 37,817 7,948 1,890
1994 594,445 430 11,110 3,113
1993 611,306 14,289 12,649 33,688
1992 627,289 44,102 12,545 71,451
1991 616,850 -6,945 10,857 77,417
1990 612,369 1,962 7,678 59,873
1989 628,542 -234 5,333 46,232
1988 637,215 24,376 4,551 13,807
1987 645,309 24,933 1,515 1,434
1986 661,644 64,381 0 6,630
1985 672,185 75,729 -1,513 5,940
1984 656,475 68,774 756 2,906
1983 641,167 61,292 -3,025 -1,474
1982 620,415 48,660 3,029 -22,711
1981 595,150 39,043 1,514 29,590
1980 559,983 32,879 -1,510 9,811
1979 523,875 24,311 -6,039 -1,785
1978 491,876 19,317 -9,074 -8,131
1977 465,405 5,360 -6,811 13,245
1976 440,192 302,662 -7,565 8,336
1975 417,803 300,482 -2,274 -24,253
1974 399,509 -27,605 3,039 -16,276
1973 382,736 -29,938 5,310 34,856
1972 368,179 -32,832 9,053 36,703
1971 356,069 -35,141 11,250 32,392
1970 346,564 -37,058 13,441 10,601
1969 334,541 -28,535 22,323 5,896
1968 324,560 -23,870 30,403 -6,880
1967 316,289 -23,983 32,459 21,285
1966 309,628 -29,832 37,343 18,656
1965 311,190 -142,810 35,627 10,719
1964 312,729 -108,798 44,788 3,646
1963 315,645 -124,175 43,055 4,774
1962 283,903 -112,676 42,779 1,509
1961 296,467 -123,928 46,061 -2,760
1960 290,582 -55,212 36,647 -1,732

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 Austria 2.61% is from natural causes (a loss of 16,936 people) and 97.4% is from migration (a gain of 631,325 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 2,327,064 people or 25.5% in Austria.

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
Austria
City Population
Vienna 2.03M
Graz 293K
Linz 212K
Salzburg 155K
Innsbruck 131K
Klagenfurt 101K
Wels 65.3K
Villach 65.1K
Sankt Polten 55.5K
Dornbirn 48.1K

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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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