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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 466,330 people in Brunei in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 471,596 in Brunei.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 102.5 times bigger than Brunei's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Brunei is the 170th.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.006% for Brunei.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +1.03% in Brunei.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Brunei has grown from 365K to 472K (29.3% growth).

Algeria vs Brunei: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Brunei
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Brunei
2100 64,963,450 467,305
2099 65,075,244 468,844
2098 65,177,248 470,362
2097 65,262,264 471,774
2096 65,339,404 473,274
2095 65,400,924 474,709
2094 65,457,659 476,211
2093 65,486,594 477,690
2092 65,514,575 479,206
2091 65,536,206 480,680
2090 65,534,162 482,205
2089 65,536,151 483,829
2088 65,519,144 485,465
2087 65,494,168 487,012
2086 65,455,745 488,509
2085 65,411,808 490,142
2084 65,365,401 491,731
2083 65,315,151 493,405
2082 65,262,527 495,083
2081 65,204,172 496,722
2080 65,131,995 498,316
2079 65,053,592 499,888
2078 64,973,632 501,377
2077 64,887,885 502,966
2076 64,805,016 504,477
2075 64,708,752 506,274
2074 64,611,374 507,959
2073 64,515,111 509,492
2072 64,413,784 510,925
2071 64,310,442 512,139
2070 64,230,683 513,323
2069 64,132,724 514,593
2068 64,030,989 515,914
2067 63,923,427 517,235
2066 63,810,251 518,340
2065 63,687,208 519,319
2064 63,550,779 520,157
2063 63,412,160 520,866
2062 63,250,420 521,364
2061 63,086,423 521,880
2060 62,900,355 522,301
2059 62,689,379 522,678
2058 62,454,967 523,011
2057 62,203,082 523,253
2056 61,916,006 523,298
2055 61,612,550 523,308
2054 61,282,973 523,127
2053 60,929,515 522,924
2052 60,562,817 522,555
2051 60,161,555 521,910
2050 59,737,427 521,119
2049 59,297,226 520,183
2048 58,841,142 519,132
2047 58,377,907 517,984
2046 57,902,123 516,748
2045 57,416,731 515,241
2044 56,927,927 513,822
2043 56,437,286 512,299
2042 55,951,600 510,642
2041 55,465,931 508,802
2040 54,988,407 506,973
2039 54,505,331 504,969
2038 54,033,480 502,664
2037 53,561,143 500,520
2036 53,094,449 498,350
2035 52,616,136 495,973
2034 52,150,833 493,539
2033 51,682,632 491,041
2032 51,203,273 488,550
2031 50,724,222 485,750
2030 50,230,658 482,789
2029 49,720,218 479,823
2028 49,184,244 476,642
2027 48,629,000 473,245
2026 48,046,811 469,856
2025 47,435,312 466,330
2024 46,814,308 462,721
2023 46,164,219 458,949
2022 45,477,389 455,370
2021 44,761,099 451,721
2020 44,042,091 447,404
2019 43,294,546 442,680
2018 42,505,035 437,810
2017 41,689,299 432,772
2016 40,850,721 427,564
2015 40,019,529 422,212
2014 39,205,031 416,750
2013 38,414,171 411,202
2012 37,646,166 405,557
2011 36,903,376 399,389
2010 36,188,236 392,332
2009 35,490,445 384,952
2008 34,816,961 377,793
2007 34,189,416 370,873
2006 33,623,506 364,663
2005 33,109,249 358,916
2004 32,628,286 352,911
2003 32,175,818 346,637
2002 31,750,835 340,099
2001 31,331,221 333,345
2000 30,903,893 326,424
1999 30,474,354 319,411
1998 30,054,133 312,385
1997 29,579,301 305,341
1996 29,033,044 298,276
1995 28,470,191 291,195
1994 27,887,279 284,091
1993 27,277,048 276,971
1992 26,628,568 269,839
1991 25,987,928 262,596
1990 25,375,810 255,292
1989 24,754,485 248,064
1988 24,109,536 240,913
1987 23,443,624 233,860
1986 22,745,499 226,495
1985 22,008,544 218,919
1984 21,271,969 211,661
1983 20,558,115 204,741
1982 19,872,348 198,165
1981 19,220,704 191,977
1980 18,607,174 186,111
1979 18,036,655 180,422
1978 17,506,974 174,884
1977 17,015,994 169,277
1976 16,409,170 163,607
1975 15,678,596 158,070
1974 15,133,502 152,656
1973 14,771,147 147,369
1972 14,427,072 142,189
1971 14,098,936 137,921
1970 13,783,719 135,138
1969 13,475,960 131,446
1968 13,172,614 126,222
1967 12,876,118 121,017
1966 12,590,069 115,874
1965 12,365,976 110,838
1964 12,179,813 105,922
1963 11,982,118 101,159
1962 11,800,771 96,719
1961 11,628,883 92,517
1960 11,424,922 88,347

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/brunei | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Brunei gained 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Brunei's population increased by 44,032 people (a 10.3% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Brunei was ranked 169th in 2006 and ranked 170th 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 Brunei will increase by 10.5% to 521,119 people and rank change from 170th to 171st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 523K people in 2055 for Brunei.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Brunei
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Brunei
2100 -0.17% -0.33%
2099 -0.16% -0.32%
2098 -0.13% -0.3%
2097 -0.12% -0.32%
2096 -0.09% -0.3%
2095 -0.09% -0.32%
2094 -0.04% -0.31%
2093 -0.04% -0.32%
2092 -0.03% -0.31%
2091 0.003% -0.32%
2090 -0.003% -0.34%
2089 0.03% -0.34%
2088 0.04% -0.32%
2087 0.06% -0.31%
2086 0.07% -0.33%
2085 0.07% -0.32%
2084 0.08% -0.34%
2083 0.08% -0.34%
2082 0.09% -0.33%
2081 0.11% -0.32%
2080 0.12% -0.31%
2079 0.12% -0.3%
2078 0.13% -0.32%
2077 0.13% -0.3%
2076 0.15% -0.35%
2075 0.15% -0.33%
2074 0.15% -0.3%
2073 0.16% -0.28%
2072 0.16% -0.24%
2071 0.12% -0.23%
2070 0.15% -0.25%
2069 0.16% -0.26%
2068 0.17% -0.26%
2067 0.18% -0.21%
2066 0.19% -0.19%
2065 0.21% -0.16%
2064 0.22% -0.14%
2063 0.26% -0.1%
2062 0.26% -0.1%
2061 0.3% -0.08%
2060 0.34% -0.07%
2059 0.38% -0.06%
2058 0.4% -0.05%
2057 0.46% -0.009%
2056 0.49% -0.002%
2055 0.54% 0.03%
2054 0.58% 0.04%
2053 0.61% 0.07%
2052 0.67% 0.12%
2051 0.71% 0.15%
2050 0.74% 0.18%
2049 0.78% 0.2%
2048 0.79% 0.22%
2047 0.82% 0.24%
2046 0.85% 0.29%
2045 0.86% 0.28%
2044 0.87% 0.3%
2043 0.87% 0.32%
2042 0.88% 0.36%
2041 0.87% 0.36%
2040 0.89% 0.4%
2039 0.87% 0.46%
2038 0.88% 0.43%
2037 0.88% 0.44%
2036 0.91% 0.48%
2035 0.89% 0.49%
2034 0.91% 0.51%
2033 0.94% 0.51%
2032 0.94% 0.58%
2031 0.98% 0.61%
2030 1.03% 0.62%
2029 1.09% 0.67%
2028 1.14% 0.72%
2027 1.21% 0.72%
2026 1.29% 0.76%
2025 1.33% 0.78%
2024 1.41% 0.82%
2023 1.51% 0.79%
2022 1.6% 0.81%
2021 1.63% 0.96%
2020 1.73% 1.07%
2019 1.86% 1.11%
2018 1.96% 1.16%
2017 2.05% 1.22%
2016 2.08% 1.27%
2015 2.08% 1.31%
2014 2.06% 1.35%
2013 2.04% 1.39%
2012 2.01% 1.54%
2011 1.98% 1.8%
2010 1.97% 1.92%
2009 1.93% 1.89%
2008 1.84% 1.87%
2007 1.68% 1.7%
2006 1.55% 1.6%
2005 1.47% 1.7%
2004 1.41% 1.81%
2003 1.34% 1.92%
2002 1.34% 2.03%
2001 1.38% 2.12%
2000 1.41% 2.2%
1999 1.4% 2.25%
1998 1.61% 2.31%
1997 1.88% 2.37%
1996 1.98% 2.43%
1995 2.09% 2.5%
1994 2.24% 2.57%
1993 2.44% 2.64%
1992 2.47% 2.76%
1991 2.41% 2.86%
1990 2.51% 2.91%
1989 2.68% 2.97%
1988 2.84% 3.02%
1987 3.07% 3.25%
1986 3.35% 3.46%
1985 3.46% 3.43%
1984 3.47% 3.38%
1983 3.45% 3.32%
1982 3.39% 3.22%
1981 3.3% 3.15%
1980 3.16% 3.15%
1979 3.03% 3.17%
1978 2.89% 3.31%
1977 3.7% 3.47%
1976 4.66% 3.5%
1975 3.6% 3.55%
1974 2.45% 3.59%
1973 2.38% 3.64%
1972 2.33% 3.09%
1971 2.29% 2.06%
1970 2.28% 2.81%
1969 2.3% 4.14%
1968 2.3% 4.3%
1967 2.27% 4.44%
1966 1.81% 4.54%
1965 1.53% 4.64%
1964 1.65% 4.71%
1963 1.54% 4.59%
1962 1.48% 4.54%
1961 1.79% 4.72%

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/brunei | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Brunei's population grew by 0.78%.

Live population counters

Algeria Brunei
Current population
48345858
471596
Population rank 34/197 170/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.006%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
2.43 hours
One birth every
35.8 seconds
1.42 hours
One death every
2.43 minutes
3.55 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +10
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +3,609
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +0.78%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 113/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.08 years
Annual migration change -27,531 +0
Net migration rank 161/196 77/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 119,933
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 124/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 25.9%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 21/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Brunei
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Brunei
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 0
2024 665,653 -31,240 3,699 0
2023 691,724 -25,963 3,837 0
2022 722,591 -14,684 3,319 0
2021 735,514 -10,803 3,985 0
2020 724,140 -10,798 4,188 462
2019 809,522 -27,786 4,335 456
2018 824,428 -27,146 4,502 450
2017 848,585 -14,403 4,685 440
2016 849,368 -6,438 4,876 415
2015 847,054 -27,638 5,060 356
2014 839,654 -30,064 5,206 303
2013 802,203 -30,052 5,302 285
2012 790,645 -26,763 5,349 346
2011 741,832 -20,108 5,242 1,399
2010 719,350 -10,788 5,003 2,479
2009 691,496 -4,458 4,789 2,489
2008 662,044 -2,101 4,624 2,409
2007 620,196 -25,046 4,521 2,291
2006 580,812 -44,138 4,590 1,030
2005 543,158 -51,345 4,703 1,163
2004 508,773 -38,648 4,874 1,261
2003 474,272 -39,421 5,034 1,383
2002 451,369 -36,255 5,169 1,499
2001 450,637 -26,539 5,275 1,569
2000 447,025 -16,454 5,331 1,660
1999 434,198 -5,657 5,388 1,639
1998 425,928 -13,991 5,466 1,566
1997 450,138 87,582 5,518 1,533
1996 483,632 71,139 5,606 1,464
1995 533,104 37,817 5,750 1,348
1994 594,445 430 5,907 1,206
1993 611,306 14,289 6,045 1,082
1992 627,289 44,102 6,169 969
1991 616,850 -6,945 6,259 1,087
1990 612,369 1,962 6,265 992
1989 628,542 -234 6,202 1,002
1988 637,215 24,376 6,135 962
1987 645,309 24,933 6,017 994
1986 661,644 64,381 5,826 1,897
1985 672,185 75,729 5,620 1,808
1984 656,475 68,774 5,373 1,722
1983 641,167 61,292 5,138 1,602
1982 620,415 48,660 4,931 1,475
1981 595,150 39,043 4,839 1,124
1980 559,983 32,879 4,775 995
1979 523,875 24,311 4,717 899
1978 491,876 19,317 4,668 791
1977 465,405 5,360 4,594 1,157
1976 440,192 302,662 4,518 1,080
1975 417,803 300,482 4,431 1,047
1974 399,509 -27,605 4,334 1,011
1973 382,736 -29,938 4,216 1,007
1972 368,179 -32,832 4,085 1,053
1971 356,069 -35,141 3,880 -476
1970 346,564 -37,058 3,694 -1,538
1969 334,541 -28,535 3,618 1,608
1968 324,560 -23,870 3,551 1,677
1967 316,289 -23,983 3,477 1,703
1966 309,628 -29,832 3,403 1,697
1965 311,190 -142,810 3,326 1,655
1964 312,729 -108,798 3,264 1,595
1963 315,645 -124,175 3,195 1,469
1962 283,903 -112,676 3,128 1,088
1961 296,467 -123,928 3,175 1,014
1960 290,582 -55,212 3,168 982

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/brunei | 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 Brunei 94.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 42,486 people) and 5.72% is from migration (a gain of 2,579 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 119,933 people or 25.9% in Brunei.

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
Brunei
City Population
Kuala Belait 70K
Bandar Seri Begawan 50K
Seria 2.66K

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

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