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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 6,441,421 people in Bulgaria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 6,359,449 in Bulgaria.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 7.58 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Bulgaria is the 112th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.08% for Bulgaria.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.96% in Bulgaria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Bulgaria has declined from 7.6M to 6.36M (16.3% decline).

Algeria vs Bulgaria: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Bulgaria
2100 64,987,758 3,368,029
2099 65,099,593 3,392,444
2098 65,201,636 3,416,655
2097 65,286,684 3,440,938
2096 65,363,853 3,465,328
2095 65,425,396 3,489,216
2094 65,482,152 3,513,318
2093 65,511,098 3,537,356
2092 65,539,089 3,561,475
2091 65,560,728 3,585,597
2090 65,558,683 3,609,873
2089 65,560,674 3,634,642
2088 65,543,659 3,659,749
2087 65,518,674 3,685,668
2086 65,480,237 3,712,363
2085 65,436,284 3,739,898
2084 65,389,859 3,768,305
2083 65,339,591 3,797,217
2082 65,286,947 3,827,186
2081 65,228,570 3,857,721
2080 65,156,366 3,890,095
2079 65,077,934 3,923,403
2078 64,997,944 3,957,241
2077 64,912,164 3,992,168
2076 64,829,265 4,027,738
2075 64,732,964 4,064,356
2074 64,635,550 4,102,642
2073 64,539,251 4,141,518
2072 64,437,887 4,180,975
2071 64,334,505 4,221,261
2070 64,254,716 4,262,568
2069 64,156,721 4,304,304
2068 64,054,948 4,346,623
2067 63,947,346 4,389,924
2066 63,834,128 4,433,953
2065 63,711,038 4,478,521
2064 63,574,559 4,523,406
2063 63,435,887 4,568,385
2062 63,274,087 4,613,363
2061 63,110,028 4,658,825
2060 62,923,891 4,704,379
2059 62,712,836 4,749,738
2058 62,478,336 4,794,388
2057 62,226,357 4,839,236
2056 61,939,173 4,884,068
2055 61,635,604 4,929,309
2054 61,305,903 4,974,635
2053 60,952,313 5,020,162
2052 60,585,478 5,065,364
2051 60,184,066 5,110,833
2050 59,759,780 5,156,741
2049 59,319,414 5,202,941
2048 58,863,159 5,249,351
2047 58,399,750 5,296,642
2046 57,923,788 5,343,848
2045 57,438,215 5,391,354
2044 56,949,229 5,439,559
2043 56,458,404 5,488,407
2042 55,972,536 5,537,839
2041 55,486,685 5,588,510
2040 55,008,982 5,639,850
2039 54,525,726 5,692,028
2038 54,053,698 5,743,725
2037 53,581,185 5,796,645
2036 53,114,315 5,849,741
2035 52,635,824 5,902,025
2034 52,170,347 5,954,460
2033 51,701,970 6,007,050
2032 51,222,432 6,058,858
2031 50,743,202 6,111,118
2030 50,249,453 6,163,564
2029 49,738,822 6,214,784
2028 49,202,648 6,264,738
2027 48,647,196 6,313,255
2026 48,064,789 6,359,449
2025 47,453,061 6,402,394
2024 46,814,308 6,441,421
2023 46,164,219 6,446,596
2022 45,477,389 6,465,097
2021 44,761,099 6,507,301
2020 44,042,091 6,550,696
2019 43,294,546 6,616,726
2018 42,505,035 6,710,798
2017 41,689,299 6,803,468
2016 40,850,721 6,894,139
2015 40,019,529 6,984,225
2014 39,205,031 7,073,572
2013 38,414,171 7,160,005
2012 37,646,166 7,305,888
2011 36,903,376 7,348,328
2010 36,188,236 7,395,599
2009 35,490,445 7,444,443
2008 34,816,961 7,492,561
2007 34,189,416 7,545,338
2006 33,623,506 7,601,022
2005 33,109,249 7,658,972
2004 32,628,286 7,716,860
2003 32,175,818 7,775,327
2002 31,750,835 7,837,161
2001 31,331,221 8,009,142
2000 30,903,893 8,170,172
1999 30,474,354 8,210,624
1998 30,054,133 8,256,786
1997 29,579,301 8,312,068
1996 29,033,044 8,362,826
1995 28,470,191 8,406,067
1994 27,887,279 8,443,591
1993 27,277,048 8,472,313
1992 26,628,568 8,540,164
1991 25,987,928 8,632,367
1990 25,375,810 8,718,289
1989 24,754,485 8,876,972
1988 24,109,536 8,981,446
1987 23,443,624 8,971,359
1986 22,745,499 8,958,171
1985 22,008,544 8,960,547
1984 21,271,969 8,960,679
1983 20,558,115 8,939,738
1982 19,872,348 8,917,457
1981 19,220,704 8,891,117
1980 18,607,174 8,861,535
1979 18,036,655 8,825,940
1978 17,506,974 8,814,032
1977 17,015,994 8,804,183
1976 16,409,170 8,758,599
1975 15,678,596 8,720,742
1974 15,133,502 8,678,745
1973 14,771,147 8,620,967
1972 14,427,072 8,576,200
1971 14,098,936 8,536,395
1970 13,783,719 8,489,574
1969 13,475,960 8,434,172
1968 13,172,614 8,369,603
1967 12,876,118 8,310,226
1966 12,590,069 8,258,057
1965 12,365,976 8,204,168
1964 12,179,813 8,144,340
1963 11,982,118 8,078,145
1962 11,800,771 8,012,946
1961 11,628,883 7,943,118
1960 11,424,922 7,867,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Bulgaria lost 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Bulgaria's population decreased by 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Bulgaria was ranked 95th in 2006 and ranked 112th 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 Bulgaria will decrease by 18.9% to 5,156,741 people and rank change from 112th to 128th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Bulgaria
2100 -0.17% -0.72%
2099 -0.16% -0.71%
2098 -0.13% -0.71%
2097 -0.12% -0.7%
2096 -0.09% -0.68%
2095 -0.09% -0.69%
2094 -0.04% -0.68%
2093 -0.04% -0.68%
2092 -0.03% -0.67%
2091 0.003% -0.67%
2090 -0.003% -0.68%
2089 0.03% -0.69%
2088 0.04% -0.7%
2087 0.06% -0.72%
2086 0.07% -0.74%
2085 0.07% -0.75%
2084 0.08% -0.76%
2083 0.08% -0.78%
2082 0.09% -0.79%
2081 0.11% -0.83%
2080 0.12% -0.85%
2079 0.12% -0.86%
2078 0.13% -0.87%
2077 0.13% -0.88%
2076 0.15% -0.9%
2075 0.15% -0.93%
2074 0.15% -0.94%
2073 0.16% -0.94%
2072 0.16% -0.95%
2071 0.12% -0.97%
2070 0.15% -0.97%
2069 0.16% -0.97%
2068 0.17% -0.99%
2067 0.18% -0.99%
2066 0.19% -1%
2065 0.21% -0.99%
2064 0.22% -0.98%
2063 0.26% -0.97%
2062 0.26% -0.98%
2061 0.3% -0.97%
2060 0.34% -0.95%
2059 0.38% -0.93%
2058 0.4% -0.93%
2057 0.46% -0.92%
2056 0.49% -0.92%
2055 0.54% -0.91%
2054 0.58% -0.91%
2053 0.61% -0.89%
2052 0.67% -0.89%
2051 0.71% -0.89%
2050 0.74% -0.89%
2049 0.78% -0.88%
2048 0.79% -0.89%
2047 0.82% -0.88%
2046 0.85% -0.88%
2045 0.86% -0.89%
2044 0.87% -0.89%
2043 0.87% -0.89%
2042 0.88% -0.91%
2041 0.87% -0.91%
2040 0.89% -0.92%
2039 0.87% -0.9%
2038 0.88% -0.91%
2037 0.88% -0.91%
2036 0.91% -0.89%
2035 0.89% -0.88%
2034 0.91% -0.88%
2033 0.94% -0.86%
2032 0.94% -0.86%
2031 0.98% -0.85%
2030 1.03% -0.82%
2029 1.09% -0.8%
2028 1.14% -0.77%
2027 1.21% -0.73%
2026 1.29% -0.67%
2025 1.36% -0.61%
2024 1.41% -0.08%
2023 1.51% -0.29%
2022 1.6% -0.65%
2021 1.63% -0.66%
2020 1.73% -1%
2019 1.86% -1.4%
2018 1.96% -1.36%
2017 2.05% -1.32%
2016 2.08% -1.29%
2015 2.08% -1.26%
2014 2.06% -1.21%
2013 2.04% -2%
2012 2.01% -0.58%
2011 1.98% -0.64%
2010 1.97% -0.66%
2009 1.93% -0.64%
2008 1.84% -0.7%
2007 1.68% -0.73%
2006 1.55% -0.76%
2005 1.47% -0.75%
2004 1.41% -0.75%
2003 1.34% -0.79%
2002 1.34% -2.15%
2001 1.38% -1.97%
2000 1.41% -0.49%
1999 1.4% -0.56%
1998 1.61% -0.67%
1997 1.88% -0.61%
1996 1.98% -0.51%
1995 2.09% -0.44%
1994 2.24% -0.34%
1993 2.44% -0.79%
1992 2.47% -1.07%
1991 2.41% -0.99%
1990 2.51% -1.79%
1989 2.68% -1.16%
1988 2.84% 0.11%
1987 3.07% 0.15%
1986 3.35% -0.03%
1985 3.46% -0.001%
1984 3.47% 0.23%
1983 3.45% 0.25%
1982 3.39% 0.3%
1981 3.3% 0.33%
1980 3.16% 0.4%
1979 3.03% 0.14%
1978 2.89% 0.11%
1977 3.7% 0.52%
1976 4.66% 0.43%
1975 3.6% 0.48%
1974 2.45% 0.67%
1973 2.38% 0.52%
1972 2.33% 0.47%
1971 2.29% 0.55%
1970 2.28% 0.66%
1969 2.3% 0.77%
1968 2.3% 0.71%
1967 2.27% 0.63%
1966 1.81% 0.66%
1965 1.53% 0.73%
1964 1.65% 0.82%
1963 1.54% 0.81%
1962 1.48% 0.88%
1961 1.79% 0.96%

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 Bulgaria's population declined by 0.08%.

Live population counters

Algeria Bulgaria
Current population
48222325
6359449
Population rank 34/197 112/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.08%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.69 hours
One birth every
34.8 seconds
9.16 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
5.19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -14
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -5,175
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.08%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 171/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
2.97 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -2,961
Net migration rank 161/196 106/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 299,100
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 98/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 99/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Bulgaria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -2,961
2024 - -31,240 - 524
2023 691,724 -25,963 -43,837 5,173
2022 722,591 -14,684 -62,065 26,498
2021 735,514 -10,803 -90,452 11,756
2020 724,140 -10,798 -65,507 30,167
2019 809,522 -27,786 -46,317 -2,156
2018 824,428 -27,146 -46,304 -3,873
2017 848,585 -14,403 -45,583 -6,109
2016 849,368 -6,438 -42,744 -9,482
2015 847,054 -27,638 -44,699 -4,227
2014 839,654 -30,064 -41,027 -2,180
2013 802,203 -30,052 -37,948 -1,324
2012 790,645 -26,763 -40,183 -26,334
2011 741,832 -20,108 -37,477 -23,360
2010 719,350 -10,788 -34,759 -21,668
2009 691,496 -4,458 -26,800 -19,060
2008 662,044 -2,101 -32,967 -17,595
2007 620,196 -25,046 -37,727 -16,366
2006 580,812 -44,138 -39,526 -15,184
2005 543,158 -51,345 -42,124 -14,435
2004 508,773 -38,648 -40,128 -13,604
2003 474,272 -39,421 -44,319 -13,183
2002 451,369 -36,255 -46,240 -12,735
2001 450,637 -26,539 -44,050 -30,726
2000 447,025 -16,454 -41,668 -26,211
1999 434,198 -5,657 -39,411 -23,846
1998 425,928 -13,991 -52,844 -23,262
1997 450,138 87,582 -58,185 -22,963
1996 483,632 71,139 -45,159 -21,520
1995 533,104 37,817 -42,030 -22,020
1994 594,445 430 -32,086 -20,984
1993 611,306 14,289 -24,569 -19,973
1992 627,289 44,102 -18,789 -120,552
1991 616,850 -6,945 -14,675 -119,356
1990 612,369 1,962 -3,487 -116,817
1989 628,542 -234 5,326 -114,705
1988 637,215 24,376 9,879 215
1987 645,309 24,933 8,971 357
1986 661,644 64,381 16,125 1,104
1985 672,185 75,729 11,649 -19,230
1984 656,475 68,774 20,610 -1,032
1983 641,167 61,292 21,455 -1,872
1982 620,415 48,660 24,077 -1,860
1981 595,150 39,043 29,341 -1,830
1980 559,983 32,879 30,129 -2,045
1979 523,875 24,311 40,599 -872
1978 491,876 19,317 44,070 -62,769
1977 465,405 5,360 47,543 -11,955
1976 440,192 302,662 56,055 -2,522
1975 417,803 300,482 54,941 -38,071
1974 399,509 -27,605 64,223 -1,402
1973 382,736 -29,938 57,760 -5,409
1972 368,179 -32,832 47,169 -11,296
1971 356,069 -35,141 52,925 -7,654
1970 346,564 -37,058 61,125 -11,315
1969 334,541 -28,535 63,256 -3,204
1968 324,560 -23,870 69,468 -132
1967 316,289 -23,983 49,861 -420
1966 309,628 -29,832 54,504 -144
1965 311,190 -142,810 58,249 -1,406
1964 312,729 -108,798 66,783 505
1963 315,645 -124,175 66,241 500
1962 283,903 -112,676 64,104 499
1961 296,467 -123,928 75,460 378
1960 290,582 -55,212 76,314 -1,112

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

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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 Bulgaria 92.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 528,535 people) and 7.94% is from migration (a gain of 45,567 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 299,100 people or 4.4% in Bulgaria.

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
Bulgaria
City Population
Sofia 1.21M
Plovdiv 329K
Varna 319K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 121K
Pleven 88.6K
Sliven 78.2K
Dobrich 69.4K
Shumen 66.6K

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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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