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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 11,941,781 people in Belgium in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 11,967,185 in Belgium.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 4.04 times bigger than Belgium's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Belgium is the 83rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.14% for Belgium.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +0.58% in Belgium.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Belgium has grown from 10.5M to 12M (13.5% growth).

Algeria vs Belgium: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Belgium
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Belgium
2100 64,963,450 11,250,862
2099 65,075,244 11,269,247
2098 65,177,248 11,287,433
2097 65,262,264 11,303,694
2096 65,339,404 11,319,229
2095 65,400,924 11,335,187
2094 65,457,659 11,351,692
2093 65,486,594 11,367,258
2092 65,514,575 11,383,419
2091 65,536,206 11,397,881
2090 65,534,162 11,412,370
2089 65,536,151 11,426,889
2088 65,519,144 11,442,238
2087 65,494,168 11,457,739
2086 65,455,745 11,472,102
2085 65,411,808 11,485,745
2084 65,365,401 11,499,703
2083 65,315,151 11,513,055
2082 65,262,527 11,527,480
2081 65,204,172 11,539,632
2080 65,131,995 11,553,646
2079 65,053,592 11,566,656
2078 64,973,632 11,580,982
2077 64,887,885 11,593,809
2076 64,805,016 11,605,311
2075 64,708,752 11,617,264
2074 64,611,374 11,630,340
2073 64,515,111 11,643,635
2072 64,413,784 11,656,916
2071 64,310,442 11,670,459
2070 64,230,683 11,686,541
2069 64,132,724 11,702,841
2068 64,030,989 11,720,297
2067 63,923,427 11,737,631
2066 63,810,251 11,756,233
2065 63,687,208 11,776,031
2064 63,550,779 11,796,981
2063 63,412,160 11,818,873
2062 63,250,420 11,841,060
2061 63,086,423 11,864,790
2060 62,900,355 11,886,277
2059 62,689,379 11,907,924
2058 62,454,967 11,928,140
2057 62,203,082 11,951,275
2056 61,916,006 11,972,819
2055 61,612,550 11,992,614
2054 61,282,973 12,011,260
2053 60,929,515 12,029,602
2052 60,562,817 12,045,984
2051 60,161,555 12,059,458
2050 59,737,427 12,070,180
2049 59,297,226 12,079,277
2048 58,841,142 12,086,376
2047 58,377,907 12,091,336
2046 57,902,123 12,094,512
2045 57,416,731 12,096,264
2044 56,927,927 12,095,660
2043 56,437,286 12,094,445
2042 55,951,600 12,092,240
2041 55,465,931 12,088,320
2040 54,988,407 12,084,611
2039 54,505,331 12,080,011
2038 54,033,480 12,074,019
2037 53,561,143 12,067,048
2036 53,094,449 12,060,663
2035 52,616,136 12,054,093
2034 52,150,833 12,047,026
2033 51,682,632 12,038,587
2032 51,203,273 12,030,514
2031 50,724,222 12,022,079
2030 50,230,658 12,012,501
2029 49,720,218 12,000,773
2028 49,184,244 11,988,034
2027 48,629,000 11,974,384
2026 48,046,811 11,959,583
2025 47,435,312 11,941,781
2024 46,814,308 11,858,610
2023 46,164,219 11,779,946
2022 45,477,389 11,680,210
2021 44,761,099 11,586,195
2020 44,042,091 11,538,604
2019 43,294,546 11,488,980
2018 42,505,035 11,427,054
2017 41,689,299 11,375,158
2016 40,850,721 11,331,422
2015 40,019,529 11,274,196
2014 39,205,031 11,209,057
2013 38,414,171 11,159,407
2012 37,646,166 11,106,932
2011 36,903,376 11,038,264
2010 36,188,236 10,895,586
2009 35,490,445 10,796,493
2008 34,816,961 10,709,973
2007 34,189,416 10,625,700
2006 33,623,506 10,547,958
2005 33,109,249 10,478,617
2004 32,628,286 10,421,137
2003 32,175,818 10,376,133
2002 31,750,835 10,332,785
2001 31,331,221 10,286,570
2000 30,903,893 10,251,250
1999 30,474,354 10,226,419
1998 30,054,133 10,203,008
1997 29,579,301 10,181,245
1996 29,033,044 10,156,637
1995 28,470,191 10,136,811
1994 27,887,279 10,115,603
1993 27,277,048 10,084,475
1992 26,628,568 10,045,158
1991 25,987,928 10,004,486
1990 25,375,810 9,967,379
1989 24,754,485 9,937,697
1988 24,109,536 9,901,664
1987 23,443,624 9,870,234
1986 22,745,499 9,861,823
1985 22,008,544 9,858,308
1984 21,271,969 9,855,372
1983 20,558,115 9,855,520
1982 19,872,348 9,856,303
1981 19,220,704 9,858,982
1980 18,607,174 9,859,242
1979 18,036,655 9,848,382
1978 17,506,974 9,839,534
1977 17,015,994 9,830,358
1976 16,409,170 9,818,227
1975 15,678,596 9,800,700
1974 15,133,502 9,772,419
1973 14,771,147 9,741,720
1972 14,427,072 9,711,115
1971 14,098,936 9,673,162
1970 13,783,719 9,655,549
1969 13,475,960 9,646,032
1968 13,172,614 9,618,756
1967 12,876,118 9,580,991
1966 12,590,069 9,527,807
1965 12,365,976 9,463,667
1964 12,179,813 9,378,113
1963 11,982,118 9,289,770
1962 11,800,771 9,220,578
1961 11,628,883 9,183,948
1960 11,424,922 9,153,489

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/belgium | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Belgium gained 783,464 people (a 7.43% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Belgium's population increased by 635,763 people (a 5.61% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Belgium was ranked 77th in 2006 and ranked 83rd 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 Belgium will increase by 0.86% to 12,070,180 people and rank change from 83rd to 92nd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 12.1M people in 2045 for Belgium.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Belgium
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Belgium
2100 -0.17% -0.16%
2099 -0.16% -0.16%
2098 -0.13% -0.14%
2097 -0.12% -0.14%
2096 -0.09% -0.14%
2095 -0.09% -0.15%
2094 -0.04% -0.14%
2093 -0.04% -0.14%
2092 -0.03% -0.13%
2091 0.003% -0.13%
2090 -0.003% -0.13%
2089 0.03% -0.13%
2088 0.04% -0.14%
2087 0.06% -0.13%
2086 0.07% -0.12%
2085 0.07% -0.12%
2084 0.08% -0.12%
2083 0.08% -0.13%
2082 0.09% -0.11%
2081 0.11% -0.12%
2080 0.12% -0.11%
2079 0.12% -0.12%
2078 0.13% -0.11%
2077 0.13% -0.1%
2076 0.15% -0.1%
2075 0.15% -0.11%
2074 0.15% -0.11%
2073 0.16% -0.11%
2072 0.16% -0.12%
2071 0.12% -0.14%
2070 0.15% -0.14%
2069 0.16% -0.15%
2068 0.17% -0.15%
2067 0.18% -0.16%
2066 0.19% -0.17%
2065 0.21% -0.18%
2064 0.22% -0.19%
2063 0.26% -0.19%
2062 0.26% -0.2%
2061 0.3% -0.18%
2060 0.34% -0.18%
2059 0.38% -0.17%
2058 0.4% -0.19%
2057 0.46% -0.18%
2056 0.49% -0.17%
2055 0.54% -0.16%
2054 0.58% -0.15%
2053 0.61% -0.14%
2052 0.67% -0.11%
2051 0.71% -0.09%
2050 0.74% -0.08%
2049 0.78% -0.06%
2048 0.79% -0.04%
2047 0.82% -0.03%
2046 0.85% -0.01%
2045 0.86% 0.005%
2044 0.87% 0.01%
2043 0.87% 0.02%
2042 0.88% 0.03%
2041 0.87% 0.03%
2040 0.89% 0.04%
2039 0.87% 0.05%
2038 0.88% 0.06%
2037 0.88% 0.05%
2036 0.91% 0.05%
2035 0.89% 0.06%
2034 0.91% 0.07%
2033 0.94% 0.07%
2032 0.94% 0.07%
2031 0.98% 0.08%
2030 1.03% 0.1%
2029 1.09% 0.11%
2028 1.14% 0.11%
2027 1.21% 0.12%
2026 1.29% 0.15%
2025 1.33% 0.7%
2024 1.41% 0.67%
2023 1.51% 0.85%
2022 1.6% 0.81%
2021 1.63% 0.41%
2020 1.73% 0.43%
2019 1.86% 0.54%
2018 1.96% 0.46%
2017 2.05% 0.39%
2016 2.08% 0.51%
2015 2.08% 0.58%
2014 2.06% 0.44%
2013 2.04% 0.47%
2012 2.01% 0.62%
2011 1.98% 1.31%
2010 1.97% 0.92%
2009 1.93% 0.81%
2008 1.84% 0.79%
2007 1.68% 0.74%
2006 1.55% 0.66%
2005 1.47% 0.55%
2004 1.41% 0.43%
2003 1.34% 0.42%
2002 1.34% 0.45%
2001 1.38% 0.34%
2000 1.41% 0.24%
1999 1.4% 0.23%
1998 1.61% 0.21%
1997 1.88% 0.24%
1996 1.98% 0.2%
1995 2.09% 0.21%
1994 2.24% 0.31%
1993 2.44% 0.39%
1992 2.47% 0.41%
1991 2.41% 0.37%
1990 2.51% 0.3%
1989 2.68% 0.36%
1988 2.84% 0.32%
1987 3.07% 0.09%
1986 3.35% 0.04%
1985 3.46% 0.03%
1984 3.47% -0.002%
1983 3.45% -0.008%
1982 3.39% -0.03%
1981 3.3% -0.003%
1980 3.16% 0.11%
1979 3.03% 0.09%
1978 2.89% 0.09%
1977 3.7% 0.12%
1976 4.66% 0.18%
1975 3.6% 0.29%
1974 2.45% 0.32%
1973 2.38% 0.32%
1972 2.33% 0.39%
1971 2.29% 0.18%
1970 2.28% 0.1%
1969 2.3% 0.28%
1968 2.3% 0.39%
1967 2.27% 0.56%
1966 1.81% 0.68%
1965 1.53% 0.91%
1964 1.65% 0.95%
1963 1.54% 0.75%
1962 1.48% 0.4%
1961 1.79% 0.33%

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/belgium | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Belgium's population grew by 0.7%.

Live population counters

Algeria Belgium
Current population
48345858
11967185
Population rank 34/197 83/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.14%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
6.34 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
4.82 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
4.67 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +228
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +83,171
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +0.7%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 116/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
16.5 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +31,989
Net migration rank 161/196 28/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 2,349,032
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 30/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 20%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 30/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Belgium
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Belgium
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 31,989
2024 665,653 -31,240 -3,557 36,243
2023 691,724 -25,963 0 41,679
2022 722,591 -14,684 -2,336 118,615
2021 735,514 -10,803 5,793 24,017
2020 724,140 -10,798 -12,692 43,777
2019 809,522 -27,786 8,042 58,469
2018 824,428 -27,146 7,999 50,604
2017 848,585 -14,403 10,238 37,981
2016 849,368 -6,438 14,731 28,090
2015 847,054 -27,638 11,274 63,536
2014 839,654 -30,064 21,297 37,472
2013 802,203 -30,052 16,739 28,066
2012 790,645 -26,763 18,882 45,001
2011 741,832 -20,108 25,388 52,464
2010 719,350 -10,788 23,970 105,232
2009 691,496 -4,458 23,752 97,175
2008 662,044 -2,101 22,491 66,470
2007 620,196 -25,046 23,376 59,911
2006 580,812 -44,138 21,096 53,574
2005 543,158 -51,345 15,718 50,576
2004 508,773 -38,648 16,673 35,143
2003 474,272 -39,421 7,263 34,472
2002 451,369 -36,255 7,233 39,404
2001 450,637 -26,539 11,315 34,924
2000 447,025 -16,454 12,302 13,952
1999 434,198 -5,657 9,203 16,849
1998 425,928 -13,991 9,183 12,517
1997 450,138 87,582 12,218 10,262
1996 483,632 71,139 12,188 15,684
1995 533,104 37,817 11,150 1,937
1994 594,445 430 12,139 17,636
1993 611,306 14,289 14,118 18,542
1992 627,289 44,102 20,090 25,941
1991 616,850 -6,945 22,010 27,038
1990 612,369 1,962 19,935 8,299
1989 628,542 -234 13,912 7,301
1988 637,215 24,376 14,853 3,929
1987 645,309 24,933 11,844 3,525
1986 661,644 64,381 5,917 2,964
1985 672,185 75,729 2,958 2,165
1984 656,475 68,774 4,927 1,697
1983 641,167 61,292 2,956 1,252
1982 620,415 48,660 7,885 1,100
1981 595,150 39,043 11,831 2,826
1980 559,983 32,879 10,845 11,482
1979 523,875 24,311 11,818 11,277
1978 491,876 19,317 7,872 10,828
1977 465,405 5,360 8,847 10,460
1976 440,192 302,662 1,964 10,360
1975 417,803 300,482 0 9,652
1974 399,509 -27,605 7,818 8,924
1973 382,736 -29,938 11,690 8,684
1972 368,179 -32,832 18,451 8,384
1971 356,069 -35,141 21,281 7,992
1970 346,564 -37,058 23,173 19,393
1969 334,541 -28,535 21,221 20,072
1968 324,560 -23,870 20,199 19,809
1967 316,289 -23,983 31,618 19,492
1966 309,628 -29,832 36,206 18,985
1965 311,190 -142,810 39,748 18,243
1964 312,729 -108,798 51,580 17,687
1963 315,645 -124,175 41,804 16,355
1962 283,903 -112,676 42,414 14,829
1961 296,467 -123,928 52,349 10,566
1960 290,582 -55,212 40,275 9,893

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/belgium | 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 Belgium 7.28% is from natural causes (a gain of 39,492 people) and 92.7% is from migration (a gain of 503,011 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 2,349,032 people or 20% in Belgium.

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
Belgium
City Population
Brussels 1.25M
Antwerp 529K
Ghent 273K
Charleroi 204K
Liege 195K
Schaerbeek 133K
Anderlecht 121K
Bruges 119K
Namur 115K
Leuven 101K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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