The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 462,721 people in Brunei in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 470,884 in Brunei.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 102.4 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 +1.81% per year vs +1.08% in Brunei.
- Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Brunei has grown from 365K to 471K (29.1% growth).
Algeria vs Brunei: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Algeria
|
Brunei
|
|
| 2100 | 64,987,758 | 467,416 |
| 2099 | 65,099,593 | 468,955 |
| 2098 | 65,201,636 | 470,474 |
| 2097 | 65,286,684 | 471,886 |
| 2096 | 65,363,853 | 473,386 |
| 2095 | 65,425,396 | 474,822 |
| 2094 | 65,482,152 | 476,324 |
| 2093 | 65,511,098 | 477,804 |
| 2092 | 65,539,089 | 479,320 |
| 2091 | 65,560,728 | 480,794 |
| 2090 | 65,558,683 | 482,320 |
| 2089 | 65,560,674 | 483,944 |
| 2088 | 65,543,659 | 485,580 |
| 2087 | 65,518,674 | 487,128 |
| 2086 | 65,480,237 | 488,625 |
| 2085 | 65,436,284 | 490,259 |
| 2084 | 65,389,859 | 491,848 |
| 2083 | 65,339,591 | 493,523 |
| 2082 | 65,286,947 | 495,200 |
| 2081 | 65,228,570 | 496,840 |
| 2080 | 65,156,366 | 498,434 |
| 2079 | 65,077,934 | 500,007 |
| 2078 | 64,997,944 | 501,497 |
| 2077 | 64,912,164 | 503,086 |
| 2076 | 64,829,265 | 504,597 |
| 2075 | 64,732,964 | 506,394 |
| 2074 | 64,635,550 | 508,080 |
| 2073 | 64,539,251 | 509,613 |
| 2072 | 64,437,887 | 511,047 |
| 2071 | 64,334,505 | 512,261 |
| 2070 | 64,254,716 | 513,446 |
| 2069 | 64,156,721 | 514,716 |
| 2068 | 64,054,948 | 516,037 |
| 2067 | 63,947,346 | 517,358 |
| 2066 | 63,834,128 | 518,464 |
| 2065 | 63,711,038 | 519,443 |
| 2064 | 63,574,559 | 520,281 |
| 2063 | 63,435,887 | 520,990 |
| 2062 | 63,274,087 | 521,488 |
| 2061 | 63,110,028 | 522,004 |
| 2060 | 62,923,891 | 522,425 |
| 2059 | 62,712,836 | 522,802 |
| 2058 | 62,478,336 | 523,135 |
| 2057 | 62,226,357 | 523,377 |
| 2056 | 61,939,173 | 523,422 |
| 2055 | 61,635,604 | 523,432 |
| 2054 | 61,305,903 | 523,252 |
| 2053 | 60,952,313 | 523,048 |
| 2052 | 60,585,478 | 522,679 |
| 2051 | 60,184,066 | 522,034 |
| 2050 | 59,759,780 | 521,243 |
| 2049 | 59,319,414 | 520,307 |
| 2048 | 58,863,159 | 519,256 |
| 2047 | 58,399,750 | 518,107 |
| 2046 | 57,923,788 | 516,871 |
| 2045 | 57,438,215 | 515,363 |
| 2044 | 56,949,229 | 513,945 |
| 2043 | 56,458,404 | 512,420 |
| 2042 | 55,972,536 | 510,764 |
| 2041 | 55,486,685 | 508,923 |
| 2040 | 55,008,982 | 507,093 |
| 2039 | 54,525,726 | 505,089 |
| 2038 | 54,053,698 | 502,784 |
| 2037 | 53,581,185 | 500,639 |
| 2036 | 53,114,315 | 498,469 |
| 2035 | 52,635,824 | 496,091 |
| 2034 | 52,170,347 | 493,656 |
| 2033 | 51,701,970 | 491,157 |
| 2032 | 51,222,432 | 488,666 |
| 2031 | 50,743,202 | 485,865 |
| 2030 | 50,249,453 | 482,904 |
| 2029 | 49,738,822 | 479,937 |
| 2028 | 49,202,648 | 476,756 |
| 2027 | 48,647,196 | 473,357 |
| 2026 | 48,064,789 | 469,968 |
| 2025 | 47,453,061 | 466,440 |
| 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Brunei's population increased by 43,320 people (a 10.1% 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 23.9% to 59,759,780 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Brunei will increase by 10.7% to 521,243 people and rank change from 170th to 171st.
Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 523K people in 2055 for Brunei.
Population growth rate by year
| 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 | 1.36% | 0.8% |
| 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 (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 Brunei's population grew by 0.82%.
Live population counters
|
Algeria
|
Brunei
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
48222325
|
470884
|
| Population rank | 34/197 | 170/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
|
2.32 hours
|
| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
|
1.4 hours
|
| One death every |
2.45 minutes
|
3.65 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +10 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +3,772 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +0.82% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | 114/197 |
| 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
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Algeria
|
Brunei
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -27,531 | - | 0 |
| 2024 | - | -31,240 | - | 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 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/algeria/brunei | 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 Brunei 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 43,993 people) and 6.15% is from migration (a gain of 2,882 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.
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Population differences between Algeria and Brunei
|
Algeria
|
Brunei
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 75.8 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 33.9 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 33.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 53.1:46.9 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 1.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 52.3 ppl/mi² | 231 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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