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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 1,402,578,808 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 29.1 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 17.5% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.3% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.98% growth).

Algeria vs China: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria China
2100 64,987,758 633,320,628
2099 65,099,593 643,959,697
2098 65,201,636 654,691,595
2097 65,286,684 665,517,335
2096 65,363,853 676,438,150
2095 65,425,396 687,457,915
2094 65,482,152 698,589,897
2093 65,511,098 709,852,629
2092 65,539,089 721,251,520
2091 65,560,728 732,791,748
2090 65,558,683 744,501,355
2089 65,560,674 756,404,299
2088 65,543,659 768,478,316
2087 65,518,674 780,707,622
2086 65,480,237 793,081,006
2085 65,436,284 805,608,315
2084 65,389,859 818,268,277
2083 65,339,591 830,972,107
2082 65,286,947 843,721,746
2081 65,228,570 856,534,631
2080 65,156,366 869,351,919
2079 65,077,934 882,146,959
2078 64,997,944 894,889,246
2077 64,912,164 907,592,919
2076 64,829,265 920,280,380
2075 64,732,964 932,956,157
2074 64,635,550 945,631,173
2073 64,539,251 958,352,980
2072 64,437,887 971,115,895
2071 64,334,505 983,938,054
2070 64,254,716 996,853,418
2069 64,156,721 1,009,905,851
2068 64,054,948 1,023,081,790
2067 63,947,346 1,036,420,010
2066 63,834,128 1,049,887,382
2065 63,711,038 1,063,477,623
2064 63,574,559 1,077,206,695
2063 63,435,887 1,090,982,303
2062 63,274,087 1,104,833,556
2061 63,110,028 1,118,682,849
2060 62,923,891 1,132,504,136
2059 62,712,836 1,146,199,736
2058 62,478,336 1,159,714,746
2057 62,226,357 1,172,963,523
2056 61,939,173 1,185,938,083
2055 61,635,604 1,198,550,408
2054 61,305,903 1,210,749,681
2053 60,952,313 1,222,500,569
2052 60,585,478 1,233,808,926
2051 60,184,066 1,244,584,333
2050 59,759,780 1,254,824,040
2049 59,319,414 1,264,598,914
2048 58,863,159 1,273,885,471
2047 58,399,750 1,282,701,271
2046 57,923,788 1,291,133,690
2045 57,438,215 1,299,154,327
2044 56,949,229 1,306,805,350
2043 56,458,404 1,314,176,710
2042 55,972,536 1,321,319,298
2041 55,486,685 1,328,219,755
2040 55,008,982 1,334,857,481
2039 54,525,726 1,341,265,381
2038 54,053,698 1,347,407,165
2037 53,581,185 1,353,377,505
2036 53,114,315 1,359,133,287
2035 52,635,824 1,364,651,508
2034 52,170,347 1,369,940,557
2033 51,701,970 1,375,003,005
2032 51,222,432 1,379,784,204
2031 50,743,202 1,384,301,522
2030 50,249,453 1,388,520,533
2029 49,738,822 1,392,490,007
2028 49,202,648 1,396,163,778
2027 48,647,196 1,399,515,824
2026 48,064,789 1,402,578,808
2025 47,453,061 1,405,826,385
2024 46,814,308 1,408,975,000
2023 46,164,219 1,410,710,000
2022 45,477,389 1,412,175,000
2021 44,761,099 1,412,360,000
2020 44,042,091 1,411,100,000
2019 43,294,546 1,407,745,000
2018 42,505,035 1,402,760,000
2017 41,689,299 1,396,215,000
2016 40,850,721 1,387,790,000
2015 40,019,529 1,379,860,000
2014 39,205,031 1,371,860,000
2013 38,414,171 1,363,240,000
2012 37,646,166 1,354,190,000
2011 36,903,376 1,345,035,000
2010 36,188,236 1,337,705,000
2009 35,490,445 1,331,260,000
2008 34,816,961 1,324,655,000
2007 34,189,416 1,317,885,000
2006 33,623,506 1,311,020,000
2005 33,109,249 1,303,720,000
2004 32,628,286 1,296,075,000
2003 32,175,818 1,288,400,000
2002 31,750,835 1,280,400,000
2001 31,331,221 1,271,850,000
2000 30,903,893 1,262,645,000
1999 30,474,354 1,252,735,000
1998 30,054,133 1,241,935,000
1997 29,579,301 1,230,075,000
1996 29,033,044 1,217,550,000
1995 28,470,191 1,204,855,000
1994 27,887,279 1,191,835,000
1993 27,277,048 1,178,440,000
1992 26,628,568 1,164,970,000
1991 25,987,928 1,150,780,000
1990 25,375,810 1,135,185,000
1989 24,754,485 1,118,650,000
1988 24,109,536 1,101,630,000
1987 23,443,624 1,084,035,000
1986 22,745,499 1,066,790,000
1985 22,008,544 1,051,040,000
1984 21,271,969 1,036,825,000
1983 20,558,115 1,023,310,000
1982 19,872,348 1,008,630,000
1981 19,220,704 993,885,000
1980 18,607,174 981,235,000
1979 18,036,655 969,005,000
1978 17,506,974 956,165,000
1977 17,015,994 943,455,000
1976 16,409,170 930,685,000
1975 15,678,596 916,395,000
1974 15,133,502 900,350,000
1973 14,771,147 881,940,000
1972 14,427,072 862,030,000
1971 14,098,936 841,105,000
1970 13,783,719 818,315,000
1969 13,475,960 796,025,000
1968 13,172,614 774,510,000
1967 12,876,118 754,550,000
1966 12,590,069 735,400,000
1965 12,365,976 715,185,000
1964 12,179,813 698,355,000
1963 11,982,118 682,335,000
1962 11,800,771 665,770,000
1961 11,628,883 660,330,000
1960 11,424,922 667,070,000

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/china | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while China's population increased by 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd 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 China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria China
2100 -0.17% -1.65%
2099 -0.16% -1.64%
2098 -0.13% -1.63%
2097 -0.12% -1.61%
2096 -0.09% -1.6%
2095 -0.09% -1.59%
2094 -0.04% -1.59%
2093 -0.04% -1.58%
2092 -0.03% -1.57%
2091 0.003% -1.57%
2090 -0.003% -1.57%
2089 0.03% -1.57%
2088 0.04% -1.57%
2087 0.06% -1.56%
2086 0.07% -1.56%
2085 0.07% -1.55%
2084 0.08% -1.53%
2083 0.08% -1.51%
2082 0.09% -1.5%
2081 0.11% -1.47%
2080 0.12% -1.45%
2079 0.12% -1.42%
2078 0.13% -1.4%
2077 0.13% -1.38%
2076 0.15% -1.36%
2075 0.15% -1.34%
2074 0.15% -1.33%
2073 0.16% -1.31%
2072 0.16% -1.3%
2071 0.12% -1.3%
2070 0.15% -1.29%
2069 0.16% -1.29%
2068 0.17% -1.29%
2067 0.18% -1.28%
2066 0.19% -1.28%
2065 0.21% -1.27%
2064 0.22% -1.26%
2063 0.26% -1.25%
2062 0.26% -1.24%
2061 0.3% -1.22%
2060 0.34% -1.19%
2059 0.38% -1.17%
2058 0.4% -1.13%
2057 0.46% -1.09%
2056 0.49% -1.05%
2055 0.54% -1.01%
2054 0.58% -0.96%
2053 0.61% -0.92%
2052 0.67% -0.87%
2051 0.71% -0.82%
2050 0.74% -0.77%
2049 0.78% -0.73%
2048 0.79% -0.69%
2047 0.82% -0.65%
2046 0.85% -0.62%
2045 0.86% -0.59%
2044 0.87% -0.56%
2043 0.87% -0.54%
2042 0.88% -0.52%
2041 0.87% -0.5%
2040 0.89% -0.48%
2039 0.87% -0.46%
2038 0.88% -0.44%
2037 0.88% -0.42%
2036 0.91% -0.4%
2035 0.89% -0.39%
2034 0.91% -0.37%
2033 0.94% -0.35%
2032 0.94% -0.33%
2031 0.98% -0.3%
2030 1.03% -0.29%
2029 1.09% -0.26%
2028 1.14% -0.24%
2027 1.21% -0.22%
2026 1.29% -0.23%
2025 1.36% -0.22%
2024 1.41% -0.12%
2023 1.51% -0.1%
2022 1.6% -0.01%
2021 1.63% 0.09%
2020 1.73% 0.24%
2019 1.86% 0.36%
2018 1.96% 0.47%
2017 2.05% 0.61%
2016 2.08% 0.57%
2015 2.08% 0.58%
2014 2.06% 0.63%
2013 2.04% 0.67%
2012 2.01% 0.68%
2011 1.98% 0.55%
2010 1.97% 0.48%
2009 1.93% 0.5%
2008 1.84% 0.51%
2007 1.68% 0.52%
2006 1.55% 0.56%
2005 1.47% 0.59%
2004 1.41% 0.6%
2003 1.34% 0.62%
2002 1.34% 0.67%
2001 1.38% 0.73%
2000 1.41% 0.79%
1999 1.4% 0.87%
1998 1.61% 0.96%
1997 1.88% 1.03%
1996 1.98% 1.05%
1995 2.09% 1.09%
1994 2.24% 1.14%
1993 2.44% 1.16%
1992 2.47% 1.23%
1991 2.41% 1.37%
1990 2.51% 1.48%
1989 2.68% 1.54%
1988 2.84% 1.62%
1987 3.07% 1.62%
1986 3.35% 1.5%
1985 3.46% 1.37%
1984 3.47% 1.32%
1983 3.45% 1.46%
1982 3.39% 1.48%
1981 3.3% 1.29%
1980 3.16% 1.26%
1979 3.03% 1.34%
1978 2.89% 1.35%
1977 3.7% 1.37%
1976 4.66% 1.56%
1975 3.6% 1.78%
1974 2.45% 2.09%
1973 2.38% 2.31%
1972 2.33% 2.49%
1971 2.29% 2.78%
1970 2.28% 2.8%
1969 2.3% 2.78%
1968 2.3% 2.65%
1967 2.27% 2.6%
1966 1.81% 2.83%
1965 1.53% 2.41%
1964 1.65% 2.35%
1963 1.54% 2.49%
1962 1.48% 0.82%
1961 1.79% -1.01%

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/china | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while China's population declined by 0.12%.

Live population counters

Algeria China
Current population
48222325
1402578808
Population rank 34/197 2/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 16.9%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
18.2 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
3.5 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.84 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -4,753
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -1,735,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.12%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 173/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -268,126
Net migration rank 161/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -268,126
2024 - -31,240 - -318,992
2023 691,724 -25,963 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 722,591 -14,684 -847,305 -293,846
2021 735,514 -10,803 480,203 -379,749
2020 724,140 -10,798 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 809,522 -27,786 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 824,428 -27,146 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 848,585 -14,403 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 849,368 -6,438 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 847,054 -27,638 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 839,654 -30,064 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 802,203 -30,052 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 790,645 -26,763 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 741,832 -20,108 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 719,350 -10,788 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 691,496 -4,458 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 662,044 -2,101 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 620,196 -25,046 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 580,812 -44,138 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 543,158 -51,345 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 508,773 -38,648 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 474,272 -39,421 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 451,369 -36,255 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 450,637 -26,539 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 447,025 -16,454 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 434,198 -5,657 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 425,928 -13,991 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 450,138 87,582 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 483,632 71,139 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 533,104 37,817 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 594,445 430 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 611,306 14,289 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 627,289 44,102 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 616,850 -6,945 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 612,369 1,962 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 628,542 -234 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 637,215 24,376 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 645,309 24,933 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 661,644 64,381 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 672,185 75,729 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 656,475 68,774 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 641,167 61,292 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 620,415 48,660 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 595,150 39,043 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 559,983 32,879 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 523,875 24,311 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 491,876 19,317 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 465,405 5,360 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 440,192 302,662 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 417,803 300,482 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 399,509 -27,605 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 382,736 -29,938 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 368,179 -32,832 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 356,069 -35,141 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 346,564 -37,058 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 334,541 -28,535 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 324,560 -23,870 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 316,289 -23,983 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 309,628 -29,832 19,282,187 4,165
1965 311,190 -142,810 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 312,729 -108,798 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 315,645 -124,175 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 283,903 -112,676 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 296,467 -123,928 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 290,582 -55,212 -3,048,510 -16,927

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/china | 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 China 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

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
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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

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