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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 11,858,610 people in Belgium in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 11,902,714 in Belgium.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 4.05 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 +1.81% per year vs +0.55% in Belgium.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Belgium has grown from 10.5M to 11.9M (12.8% growth).

Algeria vs Belgium: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Belgium
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Belgium
2100 64,987,758 11,193,616
2099 65,099,593 11,211,908
2098 65,201,636 11,230,002
2097 65,286,684 11,246,180
2096 65,363,853 11,261,636
2095 65,425,396 11,277,513
2094 65,482,152 11,293,934
2093 65,511,098 11,309,421
2092 65,539,089 11,325,500
2091 65,560,728 11,339,887
2090 65,558,683 11,354,304
2089 65,560,674 11,368,748
2088 65,543,659 11,384,019
2087 65,518,674 11,399,441
2086 65,480,237 11,413,731
2085 65,436,284 11,427,305
2084 65,389,859 11,441,192
2083 65,339,591 11,454,476
2082 65,286,947 11,468,827
2081 65,228,570 11,480,917
2080 65,156,366 11,494,860
2079 65,077,934 11,507,804
2078 64,997,944 11,522,057
2077 64,912,164 11,534,819
2076 64,829,265 11,546,262
2075 64,732,964 11,558,154
2074 64,635,550 11,571,164
2073 64,539,251 11,584,391
2072 64,437,887 11,597,605
2071 64,334,505 11,611,079
2070 64,254,716 11,627,079
2069 64,156,721 11,643,296
2068 64,054,948 11,660,663
2067 63,947,346 11,677,909
2066 63,834,128 11,696,417
2065 63,711,038 11,716,114
2064 63,574,559 11,736,957
2063 63,435,887 11,758,738
2062 63,274,087 11,780,812
2061 63,110,028 11,804,421
2060 62,923,891 11,825,799
2059 62,712,836 11,847,336
2058 62,478,336 11,867,449
2057 62,226,357 11,890,466
2056 61,939,173 11,911,901
2055 61,635,604 11,931,594
2054 61,305,903 11,950,146
2053 60,952,313 11,968,395
2052 60,585,478 11,984,694
2051 60,184,066 11,998,099
2050 59,759,780 12,008,766
2049 59,319,414 12,017,817
2048 58,863,159 12,024,879
2047 58,399,750 12,029,815
2046 57,923,788 12,032,975
2045 57,438,215 12,034,718
2044 56,949,229 12,034,116
2043 56,458,404 12,032,908
2042 55,972,536 12,030,714
2041 55,486,685 12,026,814
2040 55,008,982 12,023,124
2039 54,525,726 12,018,547
2038 54,053,698 12,012,586
2037 53,581,185 12,005,650
2036 53,114,315 11,999,298
2035 52,635,824 11,992,761
2034 52,170,347 11,985,730
2033 51,701,970 11,977,334
2032 51,222,432 11,969,302
2031 50,743,202 11,960,910
2030 50,249,453 11,951,381
2029 49,738,822 11,939,712
2028 49,202,648 11,927,038
2027 48,647,196 11,913,457
2026 48,064,789 11,898,731
2025 47,453,061 11,881,020
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Belgium's population increased by 571,292 people (a 5.04% 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 23.9% to 59,759,780 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Belgium will increase by 0.89% to 12,008,766 people and rank change from 83rd to 92nd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 12M 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 1.36% 0.19%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Belgium's population grew by 0.67%.

Live population counters

Algeria Belgium
Current population
48222325
11902714
Population rank 34/197 83/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.14%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
6.68 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
4.75 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
4.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +216
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +78,664
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.67%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 119/197
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 - -31,240 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/belgium | 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 Belgium 11.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,346 people) and 88.7% is from migration (a gain of 504,240 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 (1960–2024, 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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