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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 29,123,744 people in Cameroon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 30,864,115 in Cameroon.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.56 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Cameroon is the 51st.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.37% for Cameroon.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.84% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 30.9M (75.9% growth).

Algeria vs Cameroon: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Cameroon
2100 64,987,758 89,781,496
2099 65,099,593 89,255,966
2098 65,201,636 88,720,337
2097 65,286,684 88,168,066
2096 65,363,853 87,604,050
2095 65,425,396 87,032,145
2094 65,482,152 86,441,720
2093 65,511,098 85,842,389
2092 65,539,089 85,235,505
2091 65,560,728 84,610,360
2090 65,558,683 83,973,967
2089 65,560,674 83,322,813
2088 65,543,659 82,662,944
2087 65,518,674 81,989,354
2086 65,480,237 81,310,407
2085 65,436,284 80,614,775
2084 65,389,859 79,910,947
2083 65,339,591 79,192,092
2082 65,286,947 78,464,535
2081 65,228,570 77,723,079
2080 65,156,366 76,963,821
2079 65,077,934 76,202,603
2078 64,997,944 75,431,803
2077 64,912,164 74,649,057
2076 64,829,265 73,862,841
2075 64,732,964 73,062,202
2074 64,635,550 72,248,179
2073 64,539,251 71,432,221
2072 64,437,887 70,603,305
2071 64,334,505 69,771,981
2070 64,254,716 68,936,208
2069 64,156,721 68,095,292
2068 64,054,948 67,251,348
2067 63,947,346 66,399,507
2066 63,834,128 65,539,313
2065 63,711,038 64,675,474
2064 63,574,559 63,807,579
2063 63,435,887 62,939,156
2062 63,274,087 62,065,714
2061 63,110,028 61,188,220
2060 62,923,891 60,302,920
2059 62,712,836 59,413,352
2058 62,478,336 58,519,385
2057 62,226,357 57,622,572
2056 61,939,173 56,730,793
2055 61,635,604 55,837,458
2054 61,305,903 54,935,159
2053 60,952,313 54,032,780
2052 60,585,478 53,122,812
2051 60,184,066 52,215,921
2050 59,759,780 51,314,050
2049 59,319,414 50,406,453
2048 58,863,159 49,501,629
2047 58,399,750 48,593,064
2046 57,923,788 47,688,721
2045 57,438,215 46,789,773
2044 56,949,229 45,890,362
2043 56,458,404 44,999,297
2042 55,972,536 44,103,714
2041 55,486,685 43,204,033
2040 55,008,982 42,316,677
2039 54,525,726 41,430,803
2038 54,053,698 40,554,253
2037 53,581,185 39,682,947
2036 53,114,315 38,815,989
2035 52,635,824 37,963,436
2034 52,170,347 37,116,013
2033 51,701,970 36,279,025
2032 51,222,432 35,446,827
2031 50,743,202 34,626,572
2030 50,249,453 33,811,853
2029 49,738,822 33,009,874
2028 49,202,648 32,213,983
2027 48,647,196 31,428,884
2026 48,064,789 30,654,707
2025 47,453,061 29,885,995
2024 46,814,308 29,123,744
2023 46,164,219 28,372,687
2022 45,477,389 27,632,771
2021 44,761,099 26,915,758
2020 44,042,091 26,210,558
2019 43,294,546 25,506,095
2018 42,505,035 24,806,383
2017 41,689,299 24,128,601
2016 40,850,721 23,454,161
2015 40,019,529 22,763,414
2014 39,205,031 22,059,893
2013 38,414,171 21,402,376
2012 37,646,166 20,809,529
2011 36,903,376 20,232,304
2010 36,188,236 19,668,066
2009 35,490,445 19,113,974
2008 34,816,961 18,574,056
2007 34,189,416 18,049,896
2006 33,623,506 17,550,407
2005 33,109,249 17,074,594
2004 32,628,286 16,610,487
2003 32,175,818 16,160,340
2002 31,750,835 15,725,528
2001 31,331,221 15,309,490
2000 30,903,893 14,912,631
1999 30,474,354 14,525,140
1998 30,054,133 14,144,860
1997 29,579,301 13,775,214
1996 29,033,044 13,414,757
1995 28,470,191 13,058,516
1994 27,887,279 12,704,903
1993 27,277,048 12,353,131
1992 26,628,568 12,006,353
1991 25,987,928 11,667,180
1990 25,375,810 11,331,821
1989 24,754,485 11,002,745
1988 24,109,536 10,684,968
1987 23,443,624 10,370,749
1986 22,745,499 10,060,342
1985 22,008,544 9,761,730
1984 21,271,969 9,475,078
1983 20,558,115 9,215,397
1982 19,872,348 9,028,678
1981 19,220,704 8,816,377
1980 18,607,174 8,512,219
1979 18,036,655 8,239,641
1978 17,506,974 8,011,921
1977 17,015,994 7,796,501
1976 16,409,170 7,597,962
1975 15,678,596 7,397,120
1974 15,133,502 7,193,583
1973 14,771,147 6,996,660
1972 14,427,072 6,806,872
1971 14,098,936 6,624,408
1970 13,783,719 6,449,793
1969 13,475,960 6,283,462
1968 13,172,614 6,125,863
1967 12,876,118 5,977,318
1966 12,590,069 5,837,295
1965 12,365,976 5,704,686
1964 12,179,813 5,578,257
1963 11,982,118 5,456,623
1962 11,800,771 5,338,620
1961 11,628,883 5,239,273
1960 11,424,922 5,159,057

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/cameroon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Cameroon gained 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Cameroon was ranked 59th in 2006 and ranked 51st 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 Cameroon will increase by 66.3% to 51,314,050 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 89.8M people in 2100 for Cameroon.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Cameroon
2100 -0.17% 0.59%
2099 -0.16% 0.6%
2098 -0.13% 0.63%
2097 -0.12% 0.64%
2096 -0.09% 0.66%
2095 -0.09% 0.68%
2094 -0.04% 0.7%
2093 -0.04% 0.71%
2092 -0.03% 0.74%
2091 0.003% 0.76%
2090 -0.003% 0.78%
2089 0.03% 0.8%
2088 0.04% 0.82%
2087 0.06% 0.84%
2086 0.07% 0.86%
2085 0.07% 0.88%
2084 0.08% 0.91%
2083 0.08% 0.93%
2082 0.09% 0.95%
2081 0.11% 0.99%
2080 0.12% 1%
2079 0.12% 1.02%
2078 0.13% 1.05%
2077 0.13% 1.06%
2076 0.15% 1.1%
2075 0.15% 1.13%
2074 0.15% 1.14%
2073 0.16% 1.17%
2072 0.16% 1.19%
2071 0.12% 1.21%
2070 0.15% 1.23%
2069 0.16% 1.25%
2068 0.17% 1.28%
2067 0.18% 1.31%
2066 0.19% 1.34%
2065 0.21% 1.36%
2064 0.22% 1.38%
2063 0.26% 1.41%
2062 0.26% 1.43%
2061 0.3% 1.47%
2060 0.34% 1.5%
2059 0.38% 1.53%
2058 0.4% 1.56%
2057 0.46% 1.57%
2056 0.49% 1.6%
2055 0.54% 1.64%
2054 0.58% 1.67%
2053 0.61% 1.71%
2052 0.67% 1.74%
2051 0.71% 1.76%
2050 0.74% 1.8%
2049 0.78% 1.83%
2048 0.79% 1.87%
2047 0.82% 1.9%
2046 0.85% 1.92%
2045 0.86% 1.96%
2044 0.87% 1.98%
2043 0.87% 2.03%
2042 0.88% 2.08%
2041 0.87% 2.1%
2040 0.89% 2.14%
2039 0.87% 2.16%
2038 0.88% 2.2%
2037 0.88% 2.23%
2036 0.91% 2.25%
2035 0.89% 2.28%
2034 0.91% 2.31%
2033 0.94% 2.35%
2032 0.94% 2.37%
2031 0.98% 2.41%
2030 1.03% 2.43%
2029 1.09% 2.47%
2028 1.14% 2.5%
2027 1.21% 2.53%
2026 1.29% 2.57%
2025 1.36% 2.62%
2024 1.41% 2.65%
2023 1.51% 2.68%
2022 1.6% 2.66%
2021 1.63% 2.69%
2020 1.73% 2.76%
2019 1.86% 2.82%
2018 1.96% 2.81%
2017 2.05% 2.88%
2016 2.08% 3.03%
2015 2.08% 3.19%
2014 2.06% 3.07%
2013 2.04% 2.85%
2012 2.01% 2.85%
2011 1.98% 2.87%
2010 1.97% 2.9%
2009 1.93% 2.91%
2008 1.84% 2.9%
2007 1.68% 2.85%
2006 1.55% 2.79%
2005 1.47% 2.79%
2004 1.41% 2.79%
2003 1.34% 2.77%
2002 1.34% 2.72%
2001 1.38% 2.66%
2000 1.41% 2.67%
1999 1.4% 2.69%
1998 1.61% 2.68%
1997 1.88% 2.69%
1996 1.98% 2.73%
1995 2.09% 2.78%
1994 2.24% 2.85%
1993 2.44% 2.89%
1992 2.47% 2.91%
1991 2.41% 2.96%
1990 2.51% 2.99%
1989 2.68% 2.97%
1988 2.84% 3.03%
1987 3.07% 3.09%
1986 3.35% 3.06%
1985 3.46% 3.03%
1984 3.47% 2.82%
1983 3.45% 2.07%
1982 3.39% 2.41%
1981 3.3% 3.57%
1980 3.16% 3.31%
1979 3.03% 2.84%
1978 2.89% 2.76%
1977 3.7% 2.61%
1976 4.66% 2.72%
1975 3.6% 2.83%
1974 2.45% 2.81%
1973 2.38% 2.79%
1972 2.33% 2.75%
1971 2.29% 2.71%
1970 2.28% 2.65%
1969 2.3% 2.57%
1968 2.3% 2.49%
1967 2.27% 2.4%
1966 1.81% 2.32%
1965 1.53% 2.27%
1964 1.65% 2.23%
1963 1.54% 2.21%
1962 1.48% 1.9%
1961 1.79% 1.55%

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/cameroon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Cameroon's population grew by 2.65%.

Live population counters

Algeria Cameroon
Current population
48222325
30864115
Population rank 34/197 51/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.37%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
42 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
32.9 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +2,058
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +751,057
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +2.65%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 23/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
34.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -15,379
Net migration rank 161/196 146/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 642,948
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 74/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 130/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Cameroon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Cameroon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -15,379
2024 - -31,240 - -13,892
2023 691,724 -25,963 754,486 -4,798
2022 722,591 -14,684 734,893 -4,798
2021 735,514 -10,803 713,806 -9,888
2020 724,140 -10,798 716,361 -9,888
2019 809,522 -27,786 714,681 -12,255
2018 824,428 -27,146 706,188 -9,184
2017 848,585 -14,403 696,496 -37,912
2016 849,368 -6,438 677,051 13,255
2015 847,054 -27,638 649,190 42,008
2014 839,654 -30,064 619,243 96,599
2013 802,203 -30,052 606,072 -6,900
2012 790,645 -26,763 594,029 -7,523
2011 741,832 -20,108 580,607 -12,669
2010 719,350 -10,788 569,921 -9,366
2009 691,496 -4,458 557,841 -10,203
2008 662,044 -2,101 542,919 -10,720
2007 620,196 -25,046 526,949 -10,807
2006 580,812 -44,138 511,366 -28,528
2005 543,158 -51,345 496,547 -27,775
2004 508,773 -38,648 478,880 -19,444
2003 474,272 -39,421 459,422 -18,568
2002 451,369 -36,255 439,544 -10,766
2001 450,637 -26,539 422,511 -19,203
2000 447,025 -16,454 411,633 -21,221
1999 434,198 -5,657 401,969 -17,398
1998 425,928 -13,991 388,432 -12,446
1997 450,138 87,582 377,138 -13,842
1996 483,632 71,139 370,355 -12,738
1995 533,104 37,817 367,532 -12,661
1994 594,445 430 364,390 -12,028
1993 611,306 14,289 360,785 -9,601
1992 627,289 44,102 356,072 -13,702
1991 616,850 -6,945 350,493 -14,520
1990 612,369 1,962 342,901 -8,163
1989 628,542 -234 334,649 -11,244
1988 637,215 24,376 328,168 -16,016
1987 645,309 24,933 320,134 -3,829
1986 661,644 64,381 308,188 -3,671
1985 672,185 75,729 296,317 -3,604
1984 656,475 68,774 284,110 -3,512
1983 641,167 61,292 276,112 -37,346
1982 620,415 48,660 274,652 -139,974
1981 595,150 39,043 262,076 27,845
1980 559,983 32,879 247,808 70,589
1979 523,875 24,311 238,875 -12,108
1978 491,876 19,317 229,958 -1,282
1977 465,405 5,360 222,785 -20,622
1976 440,192 302,662 214,916 -19,994
1975 417,803 300,482 206,986 -237
1974 399,509 -27,605 200,693 -377
1973 382,736 -29,938 193,997 -466
1972 368,179 -32,832 186,521 -473
1971 356,069 -35,141 179,317 -439
1970 346,564 -37,058 170,713 -367
1969 334,541 -28,535 162,603 -286
1968 324,560 -23,870 153,080 -204
1967 316,289 -23,983 144,370 -148
1966 309,628 -29,832 135,927 -96
1965 311,190 -142,810 129,428 -39
1964 312,729 -108,798 123,469 0
1963 315,645 -124,175 119,784 0
1962 283,903 -112,676 116,232 0
1961 296,467 -123,928 82,471 0
1960 290,582 -55,212 77,948 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/cameroon | 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 Cameroon 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,982,395 people) and 0.9% is from migration (a gain of 63,139 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 642,948 people or 2.2% in Cameroon.

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
Cameroon
City Population
Douala 2.77M
Yaounde 2.44M
Garoua 1.75M
Bafoussam 480K
Bamenda 349K
Maroua 201K
Ngaoundere 190K
Kumba 144K
Buea 131K
Limbe 84.2K

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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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