The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 524,877 people in Cape Verde in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 47,911,682 people compared to 529,186 in Cape Verde.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 90.5 times bigger than Cape Verde's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Cape Verde is the 169th.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.006% for Cape Verde.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.22% in Cape Verde.
- Since 2005, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.1M people to 47.9M (44.7% growth), while Cape Verde has grown from 485K to 529K (9.08% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 566K people in 2051 for Cape Verde.
Algeria vs Cape Verde: live population counter
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| Current population |
47911682
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529186
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 169/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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3.44 hours
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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1.36 hours
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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3.32 hours
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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7.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | -1,209 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +7 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +2,546 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +0.49% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 136/197 |
Algeria and Cape Verde: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 210,024 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 215,087 | 1.79% | 2.41% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 221,919 | 1.48% | 3.18% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 229,373 | 1.54% | 3.36% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 237,006 | 1.65% | 3.33% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 244,856 | 1.53% | 3.31% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 252,976 | 1.81% | 3.32% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 261,404 | 2.27% | 3.33% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 270,164 | 2.3% | 3.35% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 279,248 | 2.3% | 3.36% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 287,885 | 2.28% | 3.09% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 294,046 | 2.29% | 2.14% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 297,386 | 2.33% | 1.14% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 299,881 | 2.38% | 0.84% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 302,570 | 2.45% | 0.9% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 305,847 | 3.6% | 1.08% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 309,455 | 4.66% | 1.18% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 312,834 | 3.7% | 1.09% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 316,147 | 2.89% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 319,480 | 3.03% | 1.05% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 323,301 | 3.16% | 1.2% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 327,846 | 3.3% | 1.41% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 332,724 | 3.39% | 1.49% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 337,654 | 3.45% | 1.48% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 342,505 | 3.47% | 1.44% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 347,365 | 3.46% | 1.42% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 352,312 | 3.35% | 1.42% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 357,302 | 3.07% | 1.42% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 362,329 | 2.84% | 1.41% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 367,803 | 2.68% | 1.51% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 375,428 | 2.51% | 2.07% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 384,586 | 2.41% | 2.44% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 393,415 | 2.47% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 401,965 | 2.44% | 2.17% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 410,228 | 2.24% | 2.06% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 418,104 | 2.09% | 1.92% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 425,581 | 1.98% | 1.79% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 432,798 | 1.88% | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 439,784 | 1.61% | 1.61% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 446,519 | 1.4% | 1.53% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 453,317 | 1.41% | 1.52% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 460,293 | 1.38% | 1.54% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 467,046 | 1.34% | 1.47% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 473,383 | 1.34% | 1.36% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 479,370 | 1.41% | 1.26% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 485,115 | 1.47% | 1.2% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 490,728 | 1.55% | 1.16% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 496,190 | 1.68% | 1.11% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 501,355 | 1.84% | 1.04% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 506,141 | 1.93% | 0.95% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 509,784 | 1.97% | 0.72% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 511,447 | 1.98% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 511,955 | 2.01% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 512,225 | 2.04% | 0.05% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 512,326 | 2.06% | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 512,394 | 2.08% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 512,554 | 2.08% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 512,893 | 2.05% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 513,415 | 1.96% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 514,104 | 1.86% | 0.13% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 514,679 | 1.73% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 516,649 | 1.63% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 519,741 | 1.6% | 0.6% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 522,331 | 1.51% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 524,877 | 1.41% | 0.49% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 527,331 | 1.33% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 529,641 | 1.25% | 0.44% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 531,874 | 1.18% | 0.42% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 534,119 | 1.12% | 0.42% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 536,345 | 1.06% | 0.42% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 538,617 | 1% | 0.42% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 540,769 | 0.96% | 0.4% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 542,801 | 0.94% | 0.38% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 544,769 | 0.92% | 0.36% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 546,653 | 0.9% | 0.35% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 548,594 | 0.9% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 550,481 | 0.89% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 552,294 | 0.88% | 0.33% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 554,085 | 0.88% | 0.32% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 555,802 | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 557,378 | 0.88% | 0.28% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 558,819 | 0.87% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 560,139 | 0.87% | 0.24% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 561,350 | 0.87% | 0.22% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 562,468 | 0.86% | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 563,484 | 0.85% | 0.18% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 564,357 | 0.83% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 565,018 | 0.81% | 0.12% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 565,511 | 0.78% | 0.09% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 565,896 | 0.76% | 0.07% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 566,140 | 0.73% | 0.04% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Algeria increased by 6,910,280 people (a 20.9% growth), while Cape Verde gained 27,279 people (a 5.62% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Algeria gained 7,892,153 (a 19.7% growth), while Cape Verde's population increased by 16,792 (a 3.28% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2005 and is 33rd in 2025. Cape Verde was ranked 165th in 2005 and ranked 169th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24.3% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of Cape Verde will increase by 6.98% to 566,140 people and rank change from 169th to 168th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
| Assomada | 12K |
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Population differences between Algeria and Cape Verde
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| Life expectancy | 76.7 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 31.4 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 337 ppl/mi² |
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