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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 19,859,921 people in Chile in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 19,992,079 in Chile.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 2.42 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Chile is the 67th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.24% for Chile.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +0.97% in Chile.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Chile has grown from 16.5M to 20M (21.1% growth).

Algeria vs Chile: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Chile
2100 64,963,450 13,538,233
2099 65,075,244 13,694,580
2098 65,177,248 13,852,916
2097 65,262,264 14,012,136
2096 65,339,404 14,174,091
2095 65,400,924 14,338,836
2094 65,457,659 14,504,768
2093 65,486,594 14,672,995
2092 65,514,575 14,841,276
2091 65,536,206 15,012,606
2090 65,534,162 15,185,296
2089 65,536,151 15,359,485
2088 65,519,144 15,534,223
2087 65,494,168 15,707,399
2086 65,455,745 15,879,078
2085 65,411,808 16,050,602
2084 65,365,401 16,219,059
2083 65,315,151 16,386,291
2082 65,262,527 16,549,944
2081 65,204,172 16,714,879
2080 65,131,995 16,878,669
2079 65,053,592 17,040,181
2078 64,973,632 17,200,034
2077 64,887,885 17,357,593
2076 64,805,016 17,512,529
2075 64,708,752 17,665,652
2074 64,611,374 17,815,245
2073 64,515,111 17,960,951
2072 64,413,784 18,104,555
2071 64,310,442 18,248,051
2070 64,230,683 18,388,269
2069 64,132,724 18,525,990
2068 64,030,989 18,662,583
2067 63,923,427 18,797,031
2066 63,810,251 18,930,019
2065 63,687,208 19,057,914
2064 63,550,779 19,183,930
2063 63,412,160 19,305,093
2062 63,250,420 19,419,125
2061 63,086,423 19,528,803
2060 62,900,355 19,632,732
2059 62,689,379 19,733,594
2058 62,454,967 19,826,981
2057 62,203,082 19,917,957
2056 61,916,006 20,003,158
2055 61,612,550 20,083,811
2054 61,282,973 20,157,425
2053 60,929,515 20,226,483
2052 60,562,817 20,287,759
2051 60,161,555 20,342,317
2050 59,737,427 20,390,198
2049 59,297,226 20,434,796
2048 58,841,142 20,474,175
2047 58,377,907 20,505,731
2046 57,902,123 20,533,426
2045 57,416,731 20,557,560
2044 56,927,927 20,574,613
2043 56,437,286 20,584,097
2042 55,951,600 20,588,631
2041 55,465,931 20,590,850
2040 54,988,407 20,586,260
2039 54,505,331 20,578,028
2038 54,033,480 20,563,761
2037 53,561,143 20,544,889
2036 53,094,449 20,517,930
2035 52,616,136 20,486,465
2034 52,150,833 20,450,997
2033 51,682,632 20,411,343
2032 51,203,273 20,364,270
2031 50,724,222 20,309,470
2030 50,230,658 20,248,404
2029 49,720,218 20,182,063
2028 49,184,244 20,110,713
2027 48,629,000 20,032,166
2026 48,046,811 19,949,741
2025 47,435,312 19,859,921
2024 46,814,308 19,764,771
2023 46,164,219 19,658,835
2022 45,477,389 19,553,036
2021 44,761,099 19,456,334
2020 44,042,091 19,370,624
2019 43,294,546 19,197,744
2018 42,505,035 18,893,191
2017 41,689,299 18,558,868
2016 40,850,721 18,267,221
2015 40,019,529 18,047,625
2014 39,205,031 17,864,195
2013 38,414,171 17,687,006
2012 37,646,166 17,519,119
2011 36,903,376 17,351,816
2010 36,188,236 17,181,464
2009 35,490,445 17,009,731
2008 34,816,961 16,838,988
2007 34,189,416 16,671,581
2006 33,623,506 16,509,195
2005 33,109,249 16,348,778
2004 32,628,286 16,187,322
2003 32,175,818 16,024,752
2002 31,750,835 15,857,925
2001 31,331,221 15,683,849
2000 30,903,893 15,503,635
1999 30,474,354 15,319,313
1998 30,054,133 15,127,799
1997 29,579,301 14,932,434
1996 29,033,044 14,734,046
1995 28,470,191 14,527,381
1994 27,887,279 14,316,256
1993 27,277,048 14,102,276
1992 26,628,568 13,884,577
1991 25,987,928 13,662,491
1990 25,375,810 13,437,176
1989 24,754,485 13,215,005
1988 24,109,536 12,999,424
1987 23,443,624 12,790,150
1986 22,745,499 12,588,914
1985 22,008,544 12,395,274
1984 21,271,969 12,207,733
1983 20,558,115 12,026,138
1982 19,872,348 11,850,214
1981 19,220,704 11,678,717
1980 18,607,174 11,508,550
1979 18,036,655 11,339,779
1978 17,506,974 11,172,695
1977 17,015,994 11,005,519
1976 16,409,170 10,838,251
1975 15,678,596 10,671,559
1974 15,133,502 10,505,817
1973 14,771,147 10,340,362
1972 14,427,072 10,174,678
1971 14,098,936 10,009,701
1970 13,783,719 9,845,344
1969 13,475,960 9,680,282
1968 13,172,614 9,514,716
1967 12,876,118 9,348,939
1966 12,590,069 9,181,722
1965 12,365,976 9,012,938
1964 12,179,813 8,842,525
1963 11,982,118 8,670,144
1962 11,800,771 8,497,059
1961 11,628,883 8,324,802
1960 11,424,922 8,153,350

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/chile | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Chile gained 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Chile's population increased by 1,724,858 people (a 9.44% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Chile was ranked 60th in 2006 and ranked 67th 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 Chile will increase by 1.99% to 20,390,198 people and rank change from 67th to 75th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 20.6M people in 2041 for Chile.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Chile
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Chile
2100 -0.17% -1.14%
2099 -0.16% -1.14%
2098 -0.13% -1.14%
2097 -0.12% -1.14%
2096 -0.09% -1.15%
2095 -0.09% -1.14%
2094 -0.04% -1.15%
2093 -0.04% -1.13%
2092 -0.03% -1.14%
2091 0.003% -1.14%
2090 -0.003% -1.13%
2089 0.03% -1.12%
2088 0.04% -1.1%
2087 0.06% -1.08%
2086 0.07% -1.07%
2085 0.07% -1.04%
2084 0.08% -1.02%
2083 0.08% -0.99%
2082 0.09% -0.99%
2081 0.11% -0.97%
2080 0.12% -0.95%
2079 0.12% -0.93%
2078 0.13% -0.91%
2077 0.13% -0.88%
2076 0.15% -0.87%
2075 0.15% -0.84%
2074 0.15% -0.81%
2073 0.16% -0.79%
2072 0.16% -0.79%
2071 0.12% -0.76%
2070 0.15% -0.74%
2069 0.16% -0.73%
2068 0.17% -0.72%
2067 0.18% -0.7%
2066 0.19% -0.67%
2065 0.21% -0.66%
2064 0.22% -0.63%
2063 0.26% -0.59%
2062 0.26% -0.56%
2061 0.3% -0.53%
2060 0.34% -0.51%
2059 0.38% -0.47%
2058 0.4% -0.46%
2057 0.46% -0.43%
2056 0.49% -0.4%
2055 0.54% -0.37%
2054 0.58% -0.34%
2053 0.61% -0.3%
2052 0.67% -0.27%
2051 0.71% -0.23%
2050 0.74% -0.22%
2049 0.78% -0.19%
2048 0.79% -0.15%
2047 0.82% -0.13%
2046 0.85% -0.12%
2045 0.86% -0.08%
2044 0.87% -0.05%
2043 0.87% -0.02%
2042 0.88% -0.01%
2041 0.87% 0.02%
2040 0.89% 0.04%
2039 0.87% 0.07%
2038 0.88% 0.09%
2037 0.88% 0.13%
2036 0.91% 0.15%
2035 0.89% 0.17%
2034 0.91% 0.19%
2033 0.94% 0.23%
2032 0.94% 0.27%
2031 0.98% 0.3%
2030 1.03% 0.33%
2029 1.09% 0.35%
2028 1.14% 0.39%
2027 1.21% 0.41%
2026 1.29% 0.45%
2025 1.33% 0.48%
2024 1.41% 0.54%
2023 1.51% 0.54%
2022 1.6% 0.5%
2021 1.63% 0.44%
2020 1.73% 0.9%
2019 1.86% 1.61%
2018 1.96% 1.8%
2017 2.05% 1.6%
2016 2.08% 1.22%
2015 2.08% 1.03%
2014 2.06% 1%
2013 2.04% 0.96%
2012 2.01% 0.96%
2011 1.98% 0.99%
2010 1.97% 1.01%
2009 1.93% 1.01%
2008 1.84% 1%
2007 1.68% 0.98%
2006 1.55% 0.98%
2005 1.47% 1%
2004 1.41% 1.01%
2003 1.34% 1.05%
2002 1.34% 1.11%
2001 1.38% 1.16%
2000 1.41% 1.2%
1999 1.4% 1.27%
1998 1.61% 1.31%
1997 1.88% 1.35%
1996 1.98% 1.42%
1995 2.09% 1.47%
1994 2.24% 1.52%
1993 2.44% 1.57%
1992 2.47% 1.63%
1991 2.41% 1.68%
1990 2.51% 1.68%
1989 2.68% 1.66%
1988 2.84% 1.64%
1987 3.07% 1.6%
1986 3.35% 1.56%
1985 3.46% 1.54%
1984 3.47% 1.51%
1983 3.45% 1.48%
1982 3.39% 1.47%
1981 3.3% 1.48%
1980 3.16% 1.49%
1979 3.03% 1.5%
1978 2.89% 1.52%
1977 3.7% 1.54%
1976 4.66% 1.56%
1975 3.6% 1.58%
1974 2.45% 1.6%
1973 2.38% 1.63%
1972 2.33% 1.65%
1971 2.29% 1.67%
1970 2.28% 1.71%
1969 2.3% 1.74%
1968 2.3% 1.77%
1967 2.27% 1.82%
1966 1.81% 1.87%
1965 1.53% 1.93%
1964 1.65% 1.99%
1963 1.54% 2.04%
1962 1.48% 2.07%
1961 1.79% 2.1%

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/chile | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Chile's population grew by 0.48%.

Live population counters

Algeria Chile
Current population
48345858
19992079
Population rank 34/197 67/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.24%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
5.54 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
3.05 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
4.04 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +261
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +95,150
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +0.48%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 129/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
10.2 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +51,712
Net migration rank 161/196 21/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,538,324
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 44/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 7.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 76/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Chile
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Chile
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 51,712
2024 665,653 -31,240 42,356 58,316
2023 691,724 -25,963 48,518 62,679
2022 722,591 -14,684 41,041 59,374
2021 735,514 -10,803 27,530 65,480
2020 724,140 -10,798 52,378 26,042
2019 809,522 -27,786 86,006 181,339
2018 824,428 -27,146 103,950 237,807
2017 848,585 -14,403 106,268 220,621
2016 849,368 -6,438 120,545 135,864
2015 847,054 -27,638 127,074 55,689
2014 839,654 -30,064 131,373 52,702
2013 802,203 -30,052 133,785 36,529
2012 790,645 -26,763 134,617 30,870
2011 741,832 -20,108 141,053 28,086
2010 719,350 -10,788 145,527 26,048
2009 691,496 -4,458 147,576 24,324
2008 662,044 -2,101 147,105 22,488
2007 620,196 -25,046 145,043 20,170
2006 580,812 -44,138 142,277 17,285
2005 543,158 -51,345 147,009 14,289
2004 508,773 -38,648 150,138 11,495
2003 474,272 -39,421 154,287 9,225
2002 451,369 -36,255 162,322 7,824
2001 450,637 -26,539 171,659 6,346
2000 447,025 -16,454 175,362 7,067
1999 434,198 -5,657 177,995 8,226
1998 425,928 -13,991 185,815 10,984
1997 450,138 87,582 190,433 3,504
1996 483,632 71,139 199,897 2,942
1995 533,104 37,817 208,017 2,454
1994 594,445 430 209,834 1,930
1993 611,306 14,289 215,003 1,164
1992 627,289 44,102 219,224 0
1991 616,850 -6,945 227,180 -2,207
1990 612,369 1,962 226,941 -1,274
1989 628,542 -234 224,854 -6,186
1988 637,215 24,376 221,602 -9,131
1987 645,309 24,933 218,034 -11,958
1986 661,644 64,381 213,571 -17,148
1985 672,185 75,729 208,910 -18,047
1984 656,475 68,774 205,407 -21,188
1983 641,167 61,292 202,352 -23,386
1982 620,415 48,660 199,522 -26,646
1981 595,150 39,043 198,211 -28,096
1980 559,983 32,879 198,281 -28,060
1979 523,875 24,311 197,198 -29,873
1978 491,876 19,317 196,483 -29,644
1977 465,405 5,360 197,163 -29,651
1976 440,192 302,662 196,986 -29,967
1975 417,803 300,482 196,890 -30,524
1974 399,509 -27,605 196,322 -31,211
1973 382,736 -29,938 197,666 -31,878
1972 368,179 -32,832 198,162 -32,584
1971 356,069 -35,141 198,523 -34,147
1970 346,564 -37,058 200,402 -36,079
1969 334,541 -28,535 202,764 -36,976
1968 324,560 -23,870 203,577 -38,224
1967 316,289 -23,983 204,377 -38,159
1966 309,628 -29,832 204,661 -36,446
1965 311,190 -142,810 203,341 -33,988
1964 312,729 -108,798 202,741 -31,261
1963 315,645 -124,175 202,370 -29,082
1962 283,903 -112,676 200,905 -28,023
1961 296,467 -123,928 198,788 -27,159
1960 290,582 -55,212 198,461 -27,184

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/chile | 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 Chile 40.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 755,666 people) and 59.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,103,211 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,538,324 people or 7.8% in Chile.

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
Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 568K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K

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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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