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Population in Algeria compared to the Central African Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 5,330,690 people in the Central African Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 5,753,659 in the Central African Republic.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 8.38 times bigger than the Central African Republic's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while the Central African Republic is the 118th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.07% for the Central African Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.27% in the Central African Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while the Central African Republic has grown from 4.38M to 5.75M (31.4% growth).

Algeria vs Central African Republic: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria CAR
2100 64,987,758 19,066,004
2099 65,099,593 18,985,867
2098 65,201,636 18,901,154
2097 65,286,684 18,815,607
2096 65,363,853 18,724,783
2095 65,425,396 18,626,431
2094 65,482,152 18,526,390
2093 65,511,098 18,425,013
2092 65,539,089 18,316,437
2091 65,560,728 18,205,237
2090 65,558,683 18,087,725
2089 65,560,674 17,972,896
2088 65,543,659 17,848,943
2087 65,518,674 17,721,681
2086 65,480,237 17,585,946
2085 65,436,284 17,451,621
2084 65,389,859 17,310,863
2083 65,339,591 17,164,209
2082 65,286,947 17,014,388
2081 65,228,570 16,864,906
2080 65,156,366 16,708,761
2079 65,077,934 16,556,341
2078 64,997,944 16,396,395
2077 64,912,164 16,228,166
2076 64,829,265 16,055,590
2075 64,732,964 15,881,626
2074 64,635,550 15,710,778
2073 64,539,251 15,530,355
2072 64,437,887 15,350,553
2071 64,334,505 15,162,785
2070 64,254,716 14,968,105
2069 64,156,721 14,772,746
2068 64,054,948 14,575,859
2067 63,947,346 14,373,538
2066 63,834,128 14,170,754
2065 63,711,038 13,967,146
2064 63,574,559 13,761,777
2063 63,435,887 13,548,616
2062 63,274,087 13,336,037
2061 63,110,028 13,123,628
2060 62,923,891 12,906,496
2059 62,712,836 12,688,037
2058 62,478,336 12,467,461
2057 62,226,357 12,245,441
2056 61,939,173 12,023,522
2055 61,635,604 11,801,006
2054 61,305,903 11,578,020
2053 60,952,313 11,354,432
2052 60,585,478 11,131,786
2051 60,184,066 10,910,913
2050 59,759,780 10,689,058
2049 59,319,414 10,471,199
2048 58,863,159 10,252,433
2047 58,399,750 10,037,332
2046 57,923,788 9,822,499
2045 57,438,215 9,608,962
2044 56,949,229 9,397,018
2043 56,458,404 9,188,292
2042 55,972,536 8,982,316
2041 55,486,685 8,777,138
2040 55,008,982 8,570,085
2039 54,525,726 8,360,267
2038 54,053,698 8,151,599
2037 53,581,185 7,944,754
2036 53,114,315 7,736,415
2035 52,635,824 7,527,731
2034 52,170,347 7,316,613
2033 51,701,970 7,106,984
2032 51,222,432 6,898,917
2031 50,743,202 6,691,778
2030 50,249,453 6,488,327
2029 49,738,822 6,287,899
2028 49,202,648 6,086,983
2027 48,647,196 5,892,506
2026 48,064,789 5,702,177
2025 47,453,061 5,514,692
2024 46,814,308 5,330,690
2023 46,164,219 5,152,421
2022 45,477,389 5,098,039
2021 44,761,099 5,112,100
2020 44,042,091 5,026,628
2019 43,294,546 4,944,703
2018 42,505,035 4,878,657
2017 41,689,299 4,793,511
2016 40,850,721 4,713,663
2015 40,019,529 4,629,320
2014 39,205,031 4,623,182
2013 38,414,171 4,642,419
2012 37,646,166 4,610,848
2011 36,903,376 4,565,021
2010 36,188,236 4,492,995
2009 35,490,445 4,529,047
2008 34,816,961 4,558,984
2007 34,189,416 4,462,770
2006 33,623,506 4,377,579
2005 33,109,249 4,288,810
2004 32,628,286 4,192,826
2003 32,175,818 4,103,086
2002 31,750,835 4,006,077
2001 31,331,221 3,919,487
2000 30,903,893 3,833,416
1999 30,474,354 3,729,450
1998 30,054,133 3,628,827
1997 29,579,301 3,531,700
1996 29,033,044 3,435,965
1995 28,470,191 3,348,052
1994 27,887,279 3,257,954
1993 27,277,048 3,157,839
1992 26,628,568 3,058,831
1991 25,987,928 2,963,191
1990 25,375,810 2,871,910
1989 24,754,485 2,783,970
1988 24,109,536 2,713,965
1987 23,443,624 2,669,155
1986 22,745,499 2,634,258
1985 22,008,544 2,600,932
1984 21,271,969 2,568,610
1983 20,558,115 2,537,399
1982 19,872,348 2,507,375
1981 19,220,704 2,478,402
1980 18,607,174 2,450,535
1979 18,036,655 2,423,794
1978 17,506,974 2,397,961
1977 17,015,994 2,372,930
1976 16,409,170 2,348,566
1975 15,678,596 2,313,916
1974 15,133,502 2,269,338
1973 14,771,147 2,226,008
1972 14,427,072 2,183,769
1971 14,098,936 2,141,450
1970 13,783,719 2,097,505
1969 13,475,960 2,051,515
1968 13,172,614 2,005,100
1967 12,876,118 1,960,444
1966 12,590,069 1,918,082
1965 12,365,976 1,877,854
1964 12,179,813 1,839,583
1963 11,982,118 1,803,063
1962 11,800,771 1,768,115
1961 11,628,883 1,734,580
1960 11,424,922 1,702,346

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/central-african-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while the Central African Republic gained 336,084 people (a 7.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while the Central African Republic's population increased by 1,039,996 people (a 22.1% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. The Central African Republic was ranked 118th in 2006 and still ranked 118th 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 the Central African Republic will increase by 85.8% to 10,689,058 people and rank change from 118th to 96th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 19.1M people in 2100 for the Central African Republic.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Central African Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria CAR
2100 -0.17% 0.42%
2099 -0.16% 0.45%
2098 -0.13% 0.45%
2097 -0.12% 0.49%
2096 -0.09% 0.53%
2095 -0.09% 0.54%
2094 -0.04% 0.55%
2093 -0.04% 0.59%
2092 -0.03% 0.61%
2091 0.003% 0.65%
2090 -0.003% 0.64%
2089 0.03% 0.69%
2088 0.04% 0.72%
2087 0.06% 0.77%
2086 0.07% 0.77%
2085 0.07% 0.81%
2084 0.08% 0.85%
2083 0.08% 0.88%
2082 0.09% 0.89%
2081 0.11% 0.93%
2080 0.12% 0.92%
2079 0.12% 0.98%
2078 0.13% 1.04%
2077 0.13% 1.07%
2076 0.15% 1.1%
2075 0.15% 1.09%
2074 0.15% 1.16%
2073 0.16% 1.17%
2072 0.16% 1.24%
2071 0.12% 1.3%
2070 0.15% 1.32%
2069 0.16% 1.35%
2068 0.17% 1.41%
2067 0.18% 1.43%
2066 0.19% 1.46%
2065 0.21% 1.49%
2064 0.22% 1.57%
2063 0.26% 1.59%
2062 0.26% 1.62%
2061 0.3% 1.68%
2060 0.34% 1.72%
2059 0.38% 1.77%
2058 0.4% 1.81%
2057 0.46% 1.85%
2056 0.49% 1.89%
2055 0.54% 1.93%
2054 0.58% 1.97%
2053 0.61% 2%
2052 0.67% 2.02%
2051 0.71% 2.08%
2050 0.74% 2.08%
2049 0.78% 2.13%
2048 0.79% 2.14%
2047 0.82% 2.19%
2046 0.85% 2.22%
2045 0.86% 2.26%
2044 0.87% 2.27%
2043 0.87% 2.29%
2042 0.88% 2.34%
2041 0.87% 2.42%
2040 0.89% 2.51%
2039 0.87% 2.56%
2038 0.88% 2.6%
2037 0.88% 2.69%
2036 0.91% 2.77%
2035 0.89% 2.89%
2034 0.91% 2.95%
2033 0.94% 3.02%
2032 0.94% 3.1%
2031 0.98% 3.14%
2030 1.03% 3.19%
2029 1.09% 3.3%
2028 1.14% 3.3%
2027 1.21% 3.34%
2026 1.29% 3.4%
2025 1.36% 3.45%
2024 1.41% 3.46%
2023 1.51% 1.07%
2022 1.6% -0.28%
2021 1.63% 1.7%
2020 1.73% 1.66%
2019 1.86% 1.35%
2018 1.96% 1.78%
2017 2.05% 1.69%
2016 2.08% 1.82%
2015 2.08% 0.13%
2014 2.06% -0.41%
2013 2.04% 0.68%
2012 2.01% 1%
2011 1.98% 1.6%
2010 1.97% -0.8%
2009 1.93% -0.66%
2008 1.84% 2.16%
2007 1.68% 1.95%
2006 1.55% 2.07%
2005 1.47% 2.29%
2004 1.41% 2.19%
2003 1.34% 2.42%
2002 1.34% 2.21%
2001 1.38% 2.25%
2000 1.41% 2.79%
1999 1.4% 2.77%
1998 1.61% 2.75%
1997 1.88% 2.79%
1996 1.98% 2.63%
1995 2.09% 2.77%
1994 2.24% 3.17%
1993 2.44% 3.24%
1992 2.47% 3.23%
1991 2.41% 3.18%
1990 2.51% 3.16%
1989 2.68% 2.58%
1988 2.84% 1.68%
1987 3.07% 1.32%
1986 3.35% 1.28%
1985 3.46% 1.26%
1984 3.47% 1.23%
1983 3.45% 1.2%
1982 3.39% 1.17%
1981 3.3% 1.14%
1980 3.16% 1.1%
1979 3.03% 1.08%
1978 2.89% 1.05%
1977 3.7% 1.04%
1976 4.66% 1.5%
1975 3.6% 1.96%
1974 2.45% 1.95%
1973 2.38% 1.93%
1972 2.33% 1.98%
1971 2.29% 2.1%
1970 2.28% 2.24%
1969 2.3% 2.31%
1968 2.3% 2.28%
1967 2.27% 2.21%
1966 1.81% 2.14%
1965 1.53% 2.08%
1964 1.65% 2.03%
1963 1.54% 1.98%
1962 1.48% 1.93%
1961 1.79% 1.89%

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/central-african-republic | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while the Central African Republic's population grew by 3.46%.

Live population counters

Algeria CAR
Current population
48222325
5753659
Population rank 34/197 118/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.07%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
2.95 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
2.2 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +488
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +178,269
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +3.46%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 9/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
35.9 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -14,693
Net migration rank 161/196 143/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 94,556
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 132/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 135/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Central African Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria CAR
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -14,693
2024 - -31,240 - -15,357
2023 691,724 -25,963 190,325 -14,682
2022 722,591 -14,684 -49,456 -17,430
2021 735,514 -10,803 124,408 -85,646
2020 724,140 -10,798 156,911 -24,745
2019 809,522 -27,786 68,523 -36,849
2018 824,428 -27,146 153,361 -52,954
2017 848,585 -14,403 128,461 -58,584
2016 849,368 -6,438 142,419 -52,607
2015 847,054 -27,638 141,912 -63,045
2014 839,654 -30,064 107,448 -174,051
2013 802,203 -30,052 140,489 -112,382
2012 790,645 -26,763 146,791 -111,764
2011 741,832 -20,108 142,913 -86,281
2010 719,350 -10,788 130,539 -43,126
2009 691,496 -4,458 -130,613 -28,899
2008 662,044 -2,101 128,627 -28,983
2007 620,196 -25,046 123,137 -30,352
2006 580,812 -44,138 118,882 -41,282
2005 543,158 -51,345 113,534 -13,604
2004 508,773 -38,648 108,548 -16,510
2003 474,272 -39,421 105,540 -18,097
2002 451,369 -36,255 100,588 5,992
2001 450,637 -26,539 99,598 -33,006
2000 447,025 -16,454 97,468 8,079
1999 434,198 -5,657 96,108 6,284
1998 425,928 -13,991 94,361 4,479
1997 450,138 87,582 93,378 2,034
1996 483,632 71,139 93,369 2,697
1995 533,104 37,817 92,748 -12,986
1994 594,445 430 90,943 9,496
1993 611,306 14,289 89,873 9,930
1992 627,289 44,102 88,939 9,269
1991 616,850 -6,945 88,688 4,381
1990 612,369 1,962 87,507 1,995
1989 628,542 -234 85,969 409
1988 637,215 24,376 84,654 -31,016
1987 645,309 24,933 83,408 -47,428
1986 661,644 64,381 81,149 -47,332
1985 672,185 75,729 79,266 -46,427
1984 656,475 68,774 77,395 -45,591
1983 641,167 61,292 75,399 -44,780
1982 620,415 48,660 73,330 -43,908
1981 595,150 39,043 71,391 -42,872
1980 559,983 32,879 68,759 -41,539
1979 523,875 24,311 66,104 -39,850
1978 491,876 19,317 63,285 -37,874
1977 465,405 5,360 60,436 -35,782
1976 440,192 302,662 57,725 -33,645
1975 417,803 300,482 55,106 -9,895
1974 399,509 -27,605 53,777 -9,838
1973 382,736 -29,938 52,525 -9,800
1972 368,179 -32,832 51,390 -9,634
1971 356,069 -35,141 50,142 -7,259
1970 346,564 -37,058 48,690 -3,693
1969 334,541 -28,535 47,066 -80
1968 324,560 -23,870 45,377 474
1967 316,289 -23,983 42,979 474
1966 309,628 -29,832 40,804 474
1965 311,190 -142,810 38,710 474
1964 312,729 -108,798 36,878 474
1963 315,645 -124,175 35,218 474
1962 283,903 -112,676 33,731 474
1961 296,467 -123,928 32,383 474
1960 290,582 -55,212 31,131 474

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/central-african-republic | 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 the Central African Republic 66.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,164,312 people) and 33.3% is from migration (a loss of 580,593 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 94,556 people or 1.8% in the Central African Republic.

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
CAR
City Population
Bangui 889K
Berberati 76.9K
Bria 35.2K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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