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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 17,847,982 people in Cambodia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 18,159,213 in Cambodia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 2.66 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Cambodia is the 73rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.22% for Cambodia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +1.35% in Cambodia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Cambodia has grown from 13.6M to 18.2M (33.1% growth).

Algeria vs Cambodia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Cambodia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Cambodia
2100 64,963,450 22,901,914
2099 65,075,244 22,958,383
2098 65,177,248 23,015,331
2097 65,262,264 23,068,989
2096 65,339,404 23,118,854
2095 65,400,924 23,162,704
2094 65,457,659 23,207,466
2093 65,486,594 23,247,521
2092 65,514,575 23,285,540
2091 65,536,206 23,317,510
2090 65,534,162 23,349,581
2089 65,536,151 23,381,110
2088 65,519,144 23,404,619
2087 65,494,168 23,429,179
2086 65,455,745 23,450,970
2085 65,411,808 23,469,059
2084 65,365,401 23,486,236
2083 65,315,151 23,498,658
2082 65,262,527 23,506,751
2081 65,204,172 23,512,878
2080 65,131,995 23,518,840
2079 65,053,592 23,523,165
2078 64,973,632 23,523,989
2077 64,887,885 23,519,769
2076 64,805,016 23,512,440
2075 64,708,752 23,506,393
2074 64,611,374 23,494,004
2073 64,515,111 23,481,588
2072 64,413,784 23,463,712
2071 64,310,442 23,443,140
2070 64,230,683 23,420,769
2069 64,132,724 23,393,461
2068 64,030,989 23,362,386
2067 63,923,427 23,324,169
2066 63,810,251 23,283,399
2065 63,687,208 23,242,009
2064 63,550,779 23,191,929
2063 63,412,160 23,139,318
2062 63,250,420 23,083,489
2061 63,086,423 23,020,659
2060 62,900,355 22,951,813
2059 62,689,379 22,877,844
2058 62,454,967 22,799,179
2057 62,203,082 22,715,484
2056 61,916,006 22,628,607
2055 61,612,550 22,537,541
2054 61,282,973 22,440,088
2053 60,929,515 22,338,320
2052 60,562,817 22,231,339
2051 60,161,555 22,117,409
2050 59,737,427 22,001,254
2049 59,297,226 21,877,484
2048 58,841,142 21,749,790
2047 58,377,907 21,618,052
2046 57,902,123 21,480,480
2045 57,416,731 21,340,224
2044 56,927,927 21,195,511
2043 56,437,286 21,046,437
2042 55,951,600 20,893,438
2041 55,465,931 20,738,659
2040 54,988,407 20,582,241
2039 54,505,331 20,421,184
2038 54,033,480 20,256,225
2037 53,561,143 20,088,660
2036 53,094,449 19,922,341
2035 52,616,136 19,747,906
2034 52,150,833 19,573,792
2033 51,682,632 19,395,265
2032 51,203,273 19,215,259
2031 50,724,222 19,030,553
2030 50,230,658 18,843,778
2029 49,720,218 18,652,372
2028 49,184,244 18,456,287
2027 48,629,000 18,256,828
2026 48,046,811 18,056,115
2025 47,435,312 17,847,982
2024 46,814,308 17,638,801
2023 46,164,219 17,423,880
2022 45,477,389 17,201,724
2021 44,761,099 16,974,305
2020 44,042,091 16,725,474
2019 43,294,546 16,481,304
2018 42,505,035 16,274,522
2017 41,689,299 16,073,372
2016 40,850,721 15,852,803
2015 40,019,529 15,623,251
2014 39,205,031 15,396,772
2013 38,414,171 15,170,208
2012 37,646,166 14,945,085
2011 36,903,376 14,722,584
2010 36,188,236 14,500,726
2009 35,490,445 14,276,810
2008 34,816,961 14,053,479
2007 34,189,416 13,841,770
2006 33,623,506 13,639,028
2005 33,109,249 13,439,202
2004 32,628,286 13,244,731
2003 32,175,818 13,050,968
2002 31,750,835 12,855,241
2001 31,331,221 12,658,484
2000 30,903,893 12,462,336
1999 30,474,354 12,265,731
1998 30,054,133 12,058,173
1997 29,579,301 11,570,982
1996 29,033,044 10,801,270
1995 28,470,191 10,018,497
1994 27,887,279 9,239,162
1993 27,277,048 8,616,381
1992 26,628,568 8,113,083
1991 25,987,928 7,686,850
1990 25,375,810 7,374,752
1989 24,754,485 7,073,473
1988 24,109,536 6,812,014
1987 23,443,624 6,557,970
1986 22,745,499 6,285,693
1985 22,008,544 6,043,783
1984 21,271,969 5,845,117
1983 20,558,115 5,636,203
1982 19,872,348 5,436,432
1981 19,220,704 5,284,495
1980 18,607,174 5,199,872
1979 18,036,655 5,088,808
1978 17,506,974 5,211,653
1977 17,015,994 5,668,551
1976 16,409,170 6,134,991
1975 15,678,596 6,581,371
1974 15,133,502 6,783,240
1973 14,771,147 6,739,726
1972 14,427,072 6,673,886
1971 14,098,936 6,620,880
1970 13,783,719 6,639,182
1969 13,475,960 6,604,725
1968 13,172,614 6,467,324
1967 12,876,118 6,332,944
1966 12,590,069 6,201,232
1965 12,365,976 6,072,289
1964 12,179,813 5,946,178
1963 11,982,118 5,823,010
1962 11,800,771 5,697,558
1961 11,628,883 5,571,168
1960 11,424,922 5,449,966

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/cambodia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Cambodia gained 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Cambodia's population increased by 2,306,410 people (a 14.5% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Cambodia was ranked 67th in 2006 and ranked 73rd 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 Cambodia will increase by 21.2% to 22,001,254 people and will still be ranked 73rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 23.5M people in 2078 for Cambodia.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Cambodia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Cambodia
2100 -0.17% -0.25%
2099 -0.16% -0.25%
2098 -0.13% -0.23%
2097 -0.12% -0.22%
2096 -0.09% -0.19%
2095 -0.09% -0.19%
2094 -0.04% -0.17%
2093 -0.04% -0.16%
2092 -0.03% -0.14%
2091 0.003% -0.14%
2090 -0.003% -0.13%
2089 0.03% -0.1%
2088 0.04% -0.1%
2087 0.06% -0.09%
2086 0.07% -0.08%
2085 0.07% -0.07%
2084 0.08% -0.05%
2083 0.08% -0.03%
2082 0.09% -0.03%
2081 0.11% -0.03%
2080 0.12% -0.02%
2079 0.12% -0.004%
2078 0.13% 0.02%
2077 0.13% 0.03%
2076 0.15% 0.03%
2075 0.15% 0.05%
2074 0.15% 0.05%
2073 0.16% 0.08%
2072 0.16% 0.09%
2071 0.12% 0.1%
2070 0.15% 0.12%
2069 0.16% 0.13%
2068 0.17% 0.16%
2067 0.18% 0.18%
2066 0.19% 0.18%
2065 0.21% 0.22%
2064 0.22% 0.23%
2063 0.26% 0.24%
2062 0.26% 0.27%
2061 0.3% 0.3%
2060 0.34% 0.32%
2059 0.38% 0.35%
2058 0.4% 0.37%
2057 0.46% 0.38%
2056 0.49% 0.4%
2055 0.54% 0.43%
2054 0.58% 0.46%
2053 0.61% 0.48%
2052 0.67% 0.52%
2051 0.71% 0.53%
2050 0.74% 0.57%
2049 0.78% 0.59%
2048 0.79% 0.61%
2047 0.82% 0.64%
2046 0.85% 0.66%
2045 0.86% 0.68%
2044 0.87% 0.71%
2043 0.87% 0.73%
2042 0.88% 0.75%
2041 0.87% 0.76%
2040 0.89% 0.79%
2039 0.87% 0.81%
2038 0.88% 0.83%
2037 0.88% 0.83%
2036 0.91% 0.88%
2035 0.89% 0.89%
2034 0.91% 0.92%
2033 0.94% 0.94%
2032 0.94% 0.97%
2031 0.98% 0.99%
2030 1.03% 1.03%
2029 1.09% 1.06%
2028 1.14% 1.09%
2027 1.21% 1.11%
2026 1.29% 1.17%
2025 1.33% 1.19%
2024 1.41% 1.23%
2023 1.51% 1.29%
2022 1.6% 1.34%
2021 1.63% 1.49%
2020 1.73% 1.48%
2019 1.86% 1.27%
2018 1.96% 1.25%
2017 2.05% 1.39%
2016 2.08% 1.47%
2015 2.08% 1.47%
2014 2.06% 1.49%
2013 2.04% 1.51%
2012 2.01% 1.51%
2011 1.98% 1.53%
2010 1.97% 1.57%
2009 1.93% 1.59%
2008 1.84% 1.53%
2007 1.68% 1.49%
2006 1.55% 1.49%
2005 1.47% 1.47%
2004 1.41% 1.48%
2003 1.34% 1.52%
2002 1.34% 1.55%
2001 1.38% 1.57%
2000 1.41% 1.6%
1999 1.4% 1.72%
1998 1.61% 4.21%
1997 1.88% 7.13%
1996 1.98% 7.81%
1995 2.09% 8.44%
1994 2.24% 7.23%
1993 2.44% 6.2%
1992 2.47% 5.54%
1991 2.41% 4.23%
1990 2.51% 4.26%
1989 2.68% 3.84%
1988 2.84% 3.87%
1987 3.07% 4.33%
1986 3.35% 4%
1985 3.46% 3.4%
1984 3.47% 3.71%
1983 3.45% 3.67%
1982 3.39% 2.88%
1981 3.3% 1.63%
1980 3.16% 2.18%
1979 3.03% -2.36%
1978 2.89% -8.06%
1977 3.7% -7.6%
1976 4.66% -6.78%
1975 3.6% -2.98%
1974 2.45% 0.65%
1973 2.38% 0.99%
1972 2.33% 0.8%
1971 2.29% -0.28%
1970 2.28% 0.52%
1969 2.3% 2.12%
1968 2.3% 2.12%
1967 2.27% 2.12%
1966 1.81% 2.12%
1965 1.53% 2.12%
1964 1.65% 2.12%
1963 1.54% 2.2%
1962 1.48% 2.27%
1961 1.79% 2.22%

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/cambodia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Cambodia's population grew by 1.19%.

Live population counters

Algeria Cambodia
Current population
48345858
18159213
Population rank 34/197 73/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.22%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
2.52 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
1.47 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
4.62 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +573
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +209,181
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +1.19%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 88/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
16.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -31,469
Net migration rank 161/196 167/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 83,925
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 136/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 175/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Cambodia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Cambodia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -31,469
2024 665,653 -31,240 244,386 -32,960
2023 691,724 -25,963 250,242 -31,837
2022 722,591 -14,684 257,269 -31,350
2021 735,514 -10,803 255,939 -27,025
2020 724,140 -10,798 268,745 0
2019 809,522 -27,786 276,870 -57,268
2018 824,428 -27,146 280,671 -86,702
2017 848,585 -14,403 282,698 -74,362
2016 849,368 -6,438 284,130 -51,324
2015 847,054 -27,638 284,390 -58,101
2014 839,654 -30,064 283,193 -56,536
2013 802,203 -30,052 281,013 -54,554
2012 790,645 -26,763 276,649 -52,874
2011 741,832 -20,108 272,161 -50,941
2010 719,350 -10,788 272,266 -49,781
2009 691,496 -4,458 274,700 -49,354
2008 662,044 -2,101 272,132 -50,809
2007 620,196 -25,046 270,745 -68,653
2006 580,812 -44,138 263,697 -60,315
2005 543,158 -51,345 256,756 -60,473
2004 508,773 -38,648 251,650 -58,972
2003 474,272 -39,421 251,884 -57,026
2002 451,369 -36,255 251,860 -55,245
2001 450,637 -26,539 250,726 -53,815
2000 447,025 -16,454 246,330 -50,957
1999 434,198 -5,657 245,425 -47,608
1998 425,928 -13,991 251,076 -33,781
1997 450,138 87,582 252,351 504,742
1996 483,632 71,139 274,147 508,187
1995 533,104 37,817 280,168 503,042
1994 594,445 430 286,728 488,732
1993 611,306 14,289 282,221 187,883
1992 627,289 44,102 260,673 275,823
1991 616,850 -6,945 257,709 58,264
1990 612,369 1,962 249,776 58,455
1989 628,542 -234 239,211 55,125
1988 637,215 24,376 243,203 -14,627
1987 645,309 24,933 235,064 44,442
1986 661,644 64,381 221,684 43,356
1985 672,185 75,729 214,101 4,677
1984 656,475 68,774 207,700 -29,141
1983 641,167 61,292 192,849 46,428
1982 620,415 48,660 180,300 -20,026
1981 595,150 39,043 166,578 -22,982
1980 559,983 32,879 159,157 -133,508
1979 523,875 24,311 78,143 118,334
1978 491,876 19,317 -357,478 -84,695
1977 465,405 5,360 -416,117 -55,504
1976 440,192 302,662 -408,505 -52,741
1975 417,803 300,482 -383,806 -47,717
1974 399,509 -27,605 73,001 -45,225
1973 382,736 -29,938 101,304 -42,053
1972 368,179 -32,832 113,190 -40,764
1971 356,069 -35,141 113,813 -80,232
1970 346,564 -37,058 122,832 -193,008
1969 334,541 -28,535 156,777 -17,676
1968 324,560 -23,870 153,444 -17,745
1967 316,289 -23,983 150,046 -16,983
1966 309,628 -29,832 147,583 -17,216
1965 311,190 -142,810 144,460 -16,930
1964 312,729 -108,798 141,216 -16,516
1963 315,645 -124,175 137,562 -15,929
1962 283,903 -112,676 132,861 -3,578
1961 296,467 -123,928 128,259 -4,764
1960 290,582 -55,212 124,237 -5,339

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/cambodia | 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 Cambodia 85.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,685,340 people) and 14.4% is from migration (a loss of 450,929 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 83,925 people or 0.5% in Cambodia.

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
Cambodia
City Population
Phnom Penh 2.13M
Siem Reap 245K
Battambang 119K
Serei Saophoan 99K
Sihanoukville 71.1K
Kampong Cham 61.8K
Kampot 42.1K
Svay Rieng 41.4K
Prey Veng 33.1K
Stung Treng 29.7K

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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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