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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 29,879,337 people in Cameroon in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 31,045,453 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 0.96% 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 +1.75% per year vs +2.8% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 31M (76.9% growth).

Algeria vs Cameroon: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Cameroon
2100 64,963,450 89,761,493
2099 65,075,244 89,236,081
2098 65,177,248 88,700,571
2097 65,262,264 88,148,423
2096 65,339,404 87,584,533
2095 65,400,924 87,012,755
2094 65,457,659 86,422,461
2093 65,486,594 85,823,264
2092 65,514,575 85,216,516
2091 65,536,206 84,591,510
2090 65,534,162 83,955,258
2089 65,536,151 83,304,250
2088 65,519,144 82,644,527
2087 65,494,168 81,971,087
2086 65,455,745 81,292,292
2085 65,411,808 80,596,814
2084 65,365,401 79,893,144
2083 65,315,151 79,174,449
2082 65,262,527 78,447,054
2081 65,204,172 77,705,764
2080 65,131,995 76,946,674
2079 65,053,592 76,185,626
2078 64,973,632 75,414,998
2077 64,887,885 74,632,426
2076 64,805,016 73,846,385
2075 64,708,752 73,045,925
2074 64,611,374 72,232,083
2073 64,515,111 71,416,307
2072 64,413,784 70,587,575
2071 64,310,442 69,756,436
2070 64,230,683 68,920,850
2069 64,132,724 68,080,121
2068 64,030,989 67,236,365
2067 63,923,427 66,384,714
2066 63,810,251 65,524,711
2065 63,687,208 64,661,065
2064 63,550,779 63,793,364
2063 63,412,160 62,925,133
2062 63,250,420 62,051,886
2061 63,086,423 61,174,588
2060 62,900,355 60,289,485
2059 62,689,379 59,400,116
2058 62,454,967 58,506,347
2057 62,203,082 57,609,734
2056 61,916,006 56,718,154
2055 61,612,550 55,825,018
2054 61,282,973 54,922,920
2053 60,929,515 54,020,742
2052 60,562,817 53,110,977
2051 60,161,555 52,204,288
2050 59,737,427 51,302,617
2049 59,297,226 50,395,223
2048 58,841,142 49,490,600
2047 58,377,907 48,582,238
2046 57,902,123 47,678,096
2045 57,416,731 46,779,348
2044 56,927,927 45,880,138
2043 56,437,286 44,989,272
2042 55,951,600 44,093,888
2041 55,465,931 43,194,408
2040 54,988,407 42,307,249
2039 54,505,331 41,421,572
2038 54,033,480 40,545,218
2037 53,561,143 39,674,106
2036 53,094,449 38,807,341
2035 52,616,136 37,954,978
2034 52,150,833 37,107,744
2033 51,682,632 36,270,943
2032 51,203,273 35,438,930
2031 50,724,222 34,618,857
2030 50,230,658 33,804,320
2029 49,720,218 33,002,520
2028 49,184,244 32,206,806
2027 48,629,000 31,421,882
2026 48,046,811 30,647,877
2025 47,435,312 29,879,337
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Cameroon will increase by 65.3% to 51,302,617 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M 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 1.33% 2.59%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Cameroon's population grew by 2.59%.

Live population counters

Algeria Cameroon
Current population
48345858
31045453
Population rank 34/197 51/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.37%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
41.9 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
32.5 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
2.57 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +2,070
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +755,593
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +2.59%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 22/197
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 665,653 -31,240 766,304 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/cameroon | 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 Cameroon 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,129,456 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a loss of 47,352 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 (1960–2025, 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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