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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 173,562,364 people in Bangladesh in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 178,415,186 in Bangladesh.

Population statistics:

  • Bangladesh's population is 3.7 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Bangladesh is the 8th.
  • The countries together account for 2.73% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 2.15% for Bangladesh.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.94% in Bangladesh.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Bangladesh has grown from 146M to 178M (21.9% growth).

Algeria vs Bangladesh: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Bangladesh
2100 64,987,758 210,399,059
2099 65,099,593 211,449,688
2098 65,201,636 212,479,977
2097 65,286,684 213,484,035
2096 65,363,853 214,463,720
2095 65,425,396 215,424,649
2094 65,482,152 216,368,088
2093 65,511,098 217,273,531
2092 65,539,089 218,151,426
2091 65,560,728 218,980,379
2090 65,558,683 219,782,575
2089 65,560,674 220,538,090
2088 65,543,659 221,257,201
2087 65,518,674 221,935,839
2086 65,480,237 222,585,679
2085 65,436,284 223,183,658
2084 65,389,859 223,742,603
2083 65,339,591 224,273,365
2082 65,286,947 224,763,738
2081 65,228,570 225,237,793
2080 65,156,366 225,665,152
2079 65,077,934 226,059,226
2078 64,997,944 226,389,150
2077 64,912,164 226,696,749
2076 64,829,265 226,954,762
2075 64,732,964 227,159,233
2074 64,635,550 227,315,415
2073 64,539,251 227,436,221
2072 64,437,887 227,503,342
2071 64,334,505 227,522,038
2070 64,254,716 227,495,122
2069 64,156,721 227,426,186
2068 64,054,948 227,302,632
2067 63,947,346 227,118,726
2066 63,834,128 226,878,385
2065 63,711,038 226,581,697
2064 63,574,559 226,235,839
2063 63,435,887 225,822,167
2062 63,274,087 225,349,674
2061 63,110,028 224,811,052
2060 62,923,891 224,216,813
2059 62,712,836 223,569,585
2058 62,478,336 222,855,839
2057 62,226,357 222,083,110
2056 61,939,173 221,273,932
2055 61,635,604 220,405,468
2054 61,305,903 219,511,997
2053 60,952,313 218,567,668
2052 60,585,478 217,585,554
2051 60,184,066 216,554,217
2050 59,759,780 215,489,899
2049 59,319,414 214,400,010
2048 58,863,159 213,275,216
2047 58,399,750 212,114,603
2046 57,923,788 210,918,933
2045 57,438,215 209,696,717
2044 56,949,229 208,446,830
2043 56,458,404 207,170,217
2042 55,972,536 205,859,107
2041 55,486,685 204,513,256
2040 55,008,982 203,143,300
2039 54,525,726 201,735,060
2038 54,053,698 200,262,138
2037 53,581,185 198,739,346
2036 53,114,315 197,147,970
2035 52,635,824 195,499,247
2034 52,170,347 193,789,143
2033 51,701,970 191,989,956
2032 51,222,432 190,141,739
2031 50,743,202 188,208,233
2030 50,249,453 186,212,272
2029 49,738,822 184,168,103
2028 49,202,648 182,087,511
2027 48,647,196 179,973,411
2026 48,064,789 177,837,418
2025 47,453,061 175,685,057
2024 46,814,308 173,562,364
2023 46,164,219 171,466,990
2022 45,477,389 169,384,897
2021 44,761,099 167,658,854
2020 44,042,091 166,298,024
2019 43,294,546 164,913,055
2018 42,505,035 163,523,103
2017 41,689,299 162,186,147
2016 40,850,721 160,811,932
2015 40,019,529 159,383,179
2014 39,205,031 157,964,929
2013 38,414,171 156,532,141
2012 37,646,166 155,070,101
2011 36,903,376 153,591,076
2010 36,188,236 152,201,981
2009 35,490,445 150,873,714
2008 34,816,961 149,474,264
2007 34,189,416 147,989,278
2006 33,623,506 146,405,973
2005 33,109,249 144,715,786
2004 32,628,286 142,902,856
2003 32,175,818 140,970,351
2002 31,750,835 138,933,658
2001 31,331,221 136,805,810
2000 30,903,893 134,544,304
1999 30,474,354 132,108,065
1998 30,054,133 129,622,332
1997 29,579,301 127,198,069
1996 29,033,044 124,862,179
1995 28,470,191 122,600,370
1994 27,887,279 120,343,179
1993 27,277,048 118,132,360
1992 26,628,568 115,952,192
1991 25,987,928 113,787,109
1990 25,375,810 111,633,717
1989 24,754,485 109,433,799
1988 24,109,536 107,216,008
1987 23,443,624 104,959,291
1986 22,745,499 102,635,572
1985 22,008,544 100,253,825
1984 21,271,969 97,814,966
1983 20,558,115 95,335,155
1982 19,872,348 92,814,507
1981 19,220,704 90,303,105
1980 18,607,174 88,016,432
1979 18,036,655 85,935,072
1978 17,506,974 83,889,655
1977 17,015,994 81,867,264
1976 16,409,170 79,855,318
1975 15,678,596 77,854,351
1974 15,133,502 75,839,348
1973 14,771,147 73,722,294
1972 14,427,072 71,641,519
1971 14,098,936 70,276,758
1970 13,783,719 69,058,894
1969 13,475,960 67,294,133
1968 13,172,614 65,408,276
1967 12,876,118 63,510,929
1966 12,590,069 61,669,806
1965 12,365,976 59,902,519
1964 12,179,813 58,178,374
1963 11,982,118 56,504,402
1962 11,800,771 54,881,146
1961 11,628,883 53,310,348
1960 11,424,922 51,828,660

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/bangladesh | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Bangladesh gained 14,405,959 people (a 9.84% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Bangladesh's population increased by 17,603,254 people (a 10.9% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Bangladesh was ranked 8th in 2006 and still ranked 8th 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 Bangladesh will increase by 20.8% to 215,489,899 people and rank change from 8th to 10th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 228M people in 2071 for Bangladesh.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Bangladesh
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Bangladesh
2100 -0.17% -0.5%
2099 -0.16% -0.48%
2098 -0.13% -0.47%
2097 -0.12% -0.46%
2096 -0.09% -0.45%
2095 -0.09% -0.44%
2094 -0.04% -0.42%
2093 -0.04% -0.4%
2092 -0.03% -0.38%
2091 0.003% -0.36%
2090 -0.003% -0.34%
2089 0.03% -0.33%
2088 0.04% -0.31%
2087 0.06% -0.29%
2086 0.07% -0.27%
2085 0.07% -0.25%
2084 0.08% -0.24%
2083 0.08% -0.22%
2082 0.09% -0.21%
2081 0.11% -0.19%
2080 0.12% -0.17%
2079 0.12% -0.15%
2078 0.13% -0.14%
2077 0.13% -0.11%
2076 0.15% -0.09%
2075 0.15% -0.07%
2074 0.15% -0.05%
2073 0.16% -0.03%
2072 0.16% -0.008%
2071 0.12% 0.01%
2070 0.15% 0.03%
2069 0.16% 0.05%
2068 0.17% 0.08%
2067 0.18% 0.11%
2066 0.19% 0.13%
2065 0.21% 0.15%
2064 0.22% 0.18%
2063 0.26% 0.21%
2062 0.26% 0.24%
2061 0.3% 0.27%
2060 0.34% 0.29%
2059 0.38% 0.32%
2058 0.4% 0.35%
2057 0.46% 0.37%
2056 0.49% 0.39%
2055 0.54% 0.41%
2054 0.58% 0.43%
2053 0.61% 0.45%
2052 0.67% 0.48%
2051 0.71% 0.49%
2050 0.74% 0.51%
2049 0.78% 0.53%
2048 0.79% 0.55%
2047 0.82% 0.57%
2046 0.85% 0.58%
2045 0.86% 0.6%
2044 0.87% 0.62%
2043 0.87% 0.64%
2042 0.88% 0.66%
2041 0.87% 0.67%
2040 0.89% 0.7%
2039 0.87% 0.74%
2038 0.88% 0.77%
2037 0.88% 0.81%
2036 0.91% 0.84%
2035 0.89% 0.88%
2034 0.91% 0.94%
2033 0.94% 0.97%
2032 0.94% 1.03%
2031 0.98% 1.07%
2030 1.03% 1.11%
2029 1.09% 1.14%
2028 1.14% 1.17%
2027 1.21% 1.2%
2026 1.29% 1.23%
2025 1.36% 1.22%
2024 1.41% 1.22%
2023 1.51% 1.23%
2022 1.6% 1.03%
2021 1.63% 0.82%
2020 1.73% 0.84%
2019 1.86% 0.85%
2018 1.96% 0.82%
2017 2.05% 0.85%
2016 2.08% 0.9%
2015 2.08% 0.9%
2014 2.06% 0.92%
2013 2.04% 0.94%
2012 2.01% 0.96%
2011 1.98% 0.91%
2010 1.97% 0.88%
2009 1.93% 0.94%
2008 1.84% 1%
2007 1.68% 1.08%
2006 1.55% 1.17%
2005 1.47% 1.27%
2004 1.41% 1.37%
2003 1.34% 1.47%
2002 1.34% 1.56%
2001 1.38% 1.68%
2000 1.41% 1.84%
1999 1.4% 1.92%
1998 1.61% 1.91%
1997 1.88% 1.87%
1996 1.98% 1.84%
1995 2.09% 1.88%
1994 2.24% 1.87%
1993 2.44% 1.88%
1992 2.47% 1.9%
1991 2.41% 1.93%
1990 2.51% 2.01%
1989 2.68% 2.07%
1988 2.84% 2.15%
1987 3.07% 2.26%
1986 3.35% 2.38%
1985 3.46% 2.49%
1984 3.47% 2.6%
1983 3.45% 2.72%
1982 3.39% 2.78%
1981 3.3% 2.6%
1980 3.16% 2.42%
1979 3.03% 2.44%
1978 2.89% 2.47%
1977 3.7% 2.52%
1976 4.66% 2.57%
1975 3.6% 2.66%
1974 2.45% 2.87%
1973 2.38% 2.9%
1972 2.33% 1.94%
1971 2.29% 1.76%
1970 2.28% 2.62%
1969 2.3% 2.88%
1968 2.3% 2.99%
1967 2.27% 2.99%
1966 1.81% 2.95%
1965 1.53% 2.96%
1964 1.65% 2.96%
1963 1.54% 2.96%
1962 1.48% 2.95%
1961 1.79% 2.86%

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/bangladesh | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Bangladesh's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Algeria Bangladesh
Current population
48222325
178415186
Population rank 34/197 8/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 2.15%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
15.1 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
9.04 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
36.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +5,741
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +2,095,374
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 90/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.31 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -402,100
Net migration rank 161/196 194/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 2,906,338
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 24/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 139/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Bangladesh
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Bangladesh
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -402,100
2024 - -31,240 - -473,362
2023 691,724 -25,963 2,630,818 -549,918
2022 722,591 -14,684 2,633,258 -549,990
2021 735,514 -10,803 2,363,487 -994,722
2020 724,140 -10,798 2,355,279 -1,002,522
2019 809,522 -27,786 2,433,952 -1,016,796
2018 824,428 -27,146 2,391,853 -1,029,069
2017 848,585 -14,403 2,348,293 -1,037,176
2016 849,368 -6,438 2,356,056 -918,770
2015 847,054 -27,638 2,329,544 -909,223
2014 839,654 -30,064 2,305,499 -889,222
2013 802,203 -30,052 2,312,293 -862,944
2012 790,645 -26,763 2,304,652 -829,875
2011 741,832 -20,108 2,332,126 -848,910
2010 719,350 -10,788 2,408,597 -1,113,727
2009 691,496 -4,458 2,511,746 -1,150,194
2008 662,044 -2,101 2,595,770 -1,158,420
2007 620,196 -25,046 2,666,175 -1,133,553
2006 580,812 -44,138 2,725,786 -1,091,865
2005 543,158 -51,345 2,783,029 -1,036,635
2004 508,773 -38,648 2,849,626 -970,264
2003 474,272 -39,421 2,881,857 -896,335
2002 451,369 -36,255 2,907,604 -819,909
2001 450,637 -26,539 2,905,755 -737,740
2000 447,025 -16,454 2,867,543 -512,422
1999 434,198 -5,657 2,803,597 -286,256
1998 425,928 -13,991 2,740,993 -286,966
1997 450,138 87,582 2,667,979 -273,442
1996 483,632 71,139 2,531,581 -254,239
1995 533,104 37,817 2,477,509 -231,304
1994 594,445 430 2,475,098 -206,958
1993 611,306 14,289 2,425,139 -271,677
1992 627,289 44,102 2,453,664 -246,914
1991 616,850 -6,945 2,354,255 -230,852
1990 612,369 1,962 2,587,558 -404,105
1989 628,542 -234 2,623,347 -406,910
1988 637,215 24,376 2,614,570 -395,408
1987 645,309 24,933 2,661,768 -367,475
1986 661,644 64,381 2,685,152 -331,992
1985 672,185 75,729 2,698,231 -287,872
1984 656,475 68,774 2,713,094 -245,693
1983 641,167 61,292 2,694,172 -201,909
1982 620,415 48,660 2,705,822 -156,729
1981 595,150 39,043 2,658,613 -184,884
1980 559,983 32,879 2,615,497 -515,918
1979 523,875 24,311 2,570,404 -507,354
1978 491,876 19,317 2,514,509 -486,721
1977 465,405 5,360 2,475,502 -458,491
1976 440,192 302,662 2,431,754 -424,970
1975 417,803 300,482 2,385,302 -390,212
1974 399,509 -27,605 2,312,418 -277,545
1973 382,736 -29,938 2,276,471 -77,324
1972 368,179 -32,832 2,231,204 -269,033
1971 356,069 -35,141 542,747 224,369
1970 346,564 -37,058 1,742,287 -73,719
1969 334,541 -28,535 1,985,984 -125,010
1968 324,560 -23,870 1,918,686 -7,970
1967 316,289 -23,983 1,860,743 23,164
1966 309,628 -29,832 1,794,530 3,758
1965 311,190 -142,810 1,688,652 47,610
1964 312,729 -108,798 1,686,591 25,426
1963 315,645 -124,175 1,612,749 23,215
1962 283,903 -112,676 1,584,035 26,533
1961 296,467 -123,928 1,504,524 26,503
1960 290,582 -55,212 1,418,810 13,580

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

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

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 Bangladesh 73.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,148,039 people) and 26.9% is from migration (a loss of 8,897,408 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 2,906,338 people or 1.7% in Bangladesh.

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
Bangladesh
City Population
Dhaka 16.8M
Chittagong 2.58M
Narayanganj 968K
Khulna 929K
Sylhet 480K
Rajshahi 448K
Bogra 401K
Barisal 328K
Rangpur 294K
Brahmanbaria 268K

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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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