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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 10,979,783 people in Cuba in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 10,894,785 in Cuba.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 4.43 times bigger than Cuba's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Cuba is the 90th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.13% for Cuba.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.26% in Cuba.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Cuba has declined from 11.3M to 10.9M (3.4% decline).

Algeria vs Cuba: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Cuba
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Cuba
2100 64,987,758 5,596,718
2099 65,099,593 5,657,375
2098 65,201,636 5,718,645
2097 65,286,684 5,780,569
2096 65,363,853 5,843,224
2095 65,425,396 5,906,751
2094 65,482,152 5,970,804
2093 65,511,098 6,035,854
2092 65,539,089 6,101,659
2091 65,560,728 6,168,154
2090 65,558,683 6,235,722
2089 65,560,674 6,304,222
2088 65,543,659 6,373,377
2087 65,518,674 6,443,413
2086 65,480,237 6,514,289
2085 65,436,284 6,585,780
2084 65,389,859 6,657,505
2083 65,339,591 6,729,522
2082 65,286,947 6,801,995
2081 65,228,570 6,874,468
2080 65,156,366 6,947,089
2079 65,077,934 7,019,723
2078 64,997,944 7,092,413
2077 64,912,164 7,165,274
2076 64,829,265 7,238,004
2075 64,732,964 7,311,071
2074 64,635,550 7,384,626
2073 64,539,251 7,458,600
2072 64,437,887 7,533,524
2071 64,334,505 7,609,105
2070 64,254,716 7,686,135
2069 64,156,721 7,764,393
2068 64,054,948 7,843,807
2067 63,947,346 7,924,753
2066 63,834,128 8,007,003
2065 63,711,038 8,090,881
2064 63,574,559 8,176,150
2063 63,435,887 8,262,542
2062 63,274,087 8,350,350
2061 63,110,028 8,439,080
2060 62,923,891 8,528,768
2059 62,712,836 8,618,786
2058 62,478,336 8,708,762
2057 62,226,357 8,798,693
2056 61,939,173 8,888,562
2055 61,635,604 8,977,652
2054 61,305,903 9,066,133
2053 60,952,313 9,153,249
2052 60,585,478 9,238,892
2051 60,184,066 9,323,021
2050 59,759,780 9,405,481
2049 59,319,414 9,486,566
2048 58,863,159 9,565,607
2047 58,399,750 9,643,403
2046 57,923,788 9,719,554
2045 57,438,215 9,793,859
2044 56,949,229 9,866,367
2043 56,458,404 9,937,436
2042 55,972,536 10,006,554
2041 55,486,685 10,073,994
2040 55,008,982 10,139,368
2039 54,525,726 10,203,016
2038 54,053,698 10,264,587
2037 53,581,185 10,325,061
2036 53,114,315 10,383,547
2035 52,635,824 10,440,509
2034 52,170,347 10,496,359
2033 51,701,970 10,550,821
2032 51,222,432 10,603,749
2031 50,743,202 10,655,312
2030 50,249,453 10,705,845
2029 49,738,822 10,755,262
2028 49,202,648 10,803,047
2027 48,647,196 10,849,321
2026 48,064,789 10,894,785
2025 47,453,061 10,938,241
2024 46,814,308 10,979,783
2023 46,164,219 11,019,931
2022 45,477,389 11,059,820
2021 44,761,099 11,122,168
2020 44,042,091 11,176,354
2019 43,294,546 11,202,846
2018 42,505,035 11,227,118
2017 41,689,299 11,247,829
2016 40,850,721 11,265,612
2015 40,019,529 11,275,065
2014 39,205,031 11,285,775
2013 38,414,171 11,298,167
2012 37,646,166 11,303,175
2011 36,903,376 11,301,571
2010 36,188,236 11,297,409
2009 35,490,445 11,294,719
2008 34,816,961 11,291,762
2007 34,189,416 11,287,272
2006 33,623,506 11,278,550
2005 33,109,249 11,262,554
2004 32,628,286 11,238,756
2003 32,175,818 11,209,383
2002 31,750,835 11,177,418
2001 31,331,221 11,144,132
2000 30,903,893 11,109,109
1999 30,474,354 11,072,230
1998 30,054,133 11,034,712
1997 29,579,301 10,997,934
1996 29,033,044 10,962,010
1995 28,470,191 10,925,362
1994 27,887,279 10,886,021
1993 27,277,048 10,841,031
1992 26,628,568 10,785,801
1991 25,987,928 10,717,640
1990 25,375,810 10,631,799
1989 24,754,485 10,533,243
1988 24,109,536 10,432,585
1987 23,443,624 10,335,342
1986 22,745,499 10,244,247
1985 22,008,544 10,157,228
1984 21,271,969 10,073,299
1983 20,558,115 9,991,026
1982 19,872,348 9,912,681
1981 19,220,704 9,849,320
1980 18,607,174 9,804,796
1979 18,036,655 9,763,355
1978 17,506,974 9,711,980
1977 17,015,994 9,648,440
1976 16,409,170 9,571,242
1975 15,678,596 9,479,726
1974 15,133,502 9,374,183
1973 14,771,147 9,255,328
1972 14,427,072 9,123,891
1971 14,098,936 8,979,085
1970 13,783,719 8,824,382
1969 13,475,960 8,666,640
1968 13,172,614 8,509,522
1967 12,876,118 8,352,625
1966 12,590,069 8,193,450
1965 12,365,976 8,030,797
1964 12,179,813 7,866,020
1963 11,982,118 7,701,660
1962 11,800,771 7,541,098
1961 11,628,883 7,387,117
1960 11,424,922 7,238,081

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/cuba | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Cuba lost 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Cuba's population decreased by 370,827 people (a 3.29% decline).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Cuba was ranked 73rd in 2006 and ranked 90th 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 Cuba will decrease by 13.7% to 9,405,481 people and rank change from 90th to 104th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Cuba's population already peaked in 2012 at 11.3M people and is projected to decrease to 5.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Cuba
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Cuba
2100 -0.17% -1.07%
2099 -0.16% -1.07%
2098 -0.13% -1.07%
2097 -0.12% -1.07%
2096 -0.09% -1.08%
2095 -0.09% -1.07%
2094 -0.04% -1.08%
2093 -0.04% -1.08%
2092 -0.03% -1.08%
2091 0.003% -1.08%
2090 -0.003% -1.09%
2089 0.03% -1.09%
2088 0.04% -1.09%
2087 0.06% -1.09%
2086 0.07% -1.09%
2085 0.07% -1.08%
2084 0.08% -1.07%
2083 0.08% -1.07%
2082 0.09% -1.05%
2081 0.11% -1.05%
2080 0.12% -1.03%
2079 0.12% -1.02%
2078 0.13% -1.02%
2077 0.13% -1%
2076 0.15% -1%
2075 0.15% -1%
2074 0.15% -0.99%
2073 0.16% -0.99%
2072 0.16% -0.99%
2071 0.12% -1%
2070 0.15% -1.01%
2069 0.16% -1.01%
2068 0.17% -1.02%
2067 0.18% -1.03%
2066 0.19% -1.04%
2065 0.21% -1.04%
2064 0.22% -1.05%
2063 0.26% -1.05%
2062 0.26% -1.05%
2061 0.3% -1.05%
2060 0.34% -1.04%
2059 0.38% -1.03%
2058 0.4% -1.02%
2057 0.46% -1.01%
2056 0.49% -0.99%
2055 0.54% -0.98%
2054 0.58% -0.95%
2053 0.61% -0.93%
2052 0.67% -0.9%
2051 0.71% -0.88%
2050 0.74% -0.85%
2049 0.78% -0.83%
2048 0.79% -0.81%
2047 0.82% -0.78%
2046 0.85% -0.76%
2045 0.86% -0.73%
2044 0.87% -0.72%
2043 0.87% -0.69%
2042 0.88% -0.67%
2041 0.87% -0.64%
2040 0.89% -0.62%
2039 0.87% -0.6%
2038 0.88% -0.59%
2037 0.88% -0.56%
2036 0.91% -0.55%
2035 0.89% -0.53%
2034 0.91% -0.52%
2033 0.94% -0.5%
2032 0.94% -0.48%
2031 0.98% -0.47%
2030 1.03% -0.46%
2029 1.09% -0.44%
2028 1.14% -0.43%
2027 1.21% -0.42%
2026 1.29% -0.4%
2025 1.36% -0.38%
2024 1.41% -0.36%
2023 1.51% -0.36%
2022 1.6% -0.56%
2021 1.63% -0.48%
2020 1.73% -0.24%
2019 1.86% -0.22%
2018 1.96% -0.18%
2017 2.05% -0.16%
2016 2.08% -0.08%
2015 2.08% -0.09%
2014 2.06% -0.11%
2013 2.04% -0.04%
2012 2.01% 0.01%
2011 1.98% 0.04%
2010 1.97% 0.02%
2009 1.93% 0.03%
2008 1.84% 0.04%
2007 1.68% 0.08%
2006 1.55% 0.14%
2005 1.47% 0.21%
2004 1.41% 0.26%
2003 1.34% 0.29%
2002 1.34% 0.3%
2001 1.38% 0.32%
2000 1.41% 0.33%
1999 1.4% 0.34%
1998 1.61% 0.33%
1997 1.88% 0.33%
1996 1.98% 0.34%
1995 2.09% 0.36%
1994 2.24% 0.41%
1993 2.44% 0.51%
1992 2.47% 0.64%
1991 2.41% 0.81%
1990 2.51% 0.94%
1989 2.68% 0.96%
1988 2.84% 0.94%
1987 3.07% 0.89%
1986 3.35% 0.86%
1985 3.46% 0.83%
1984 3.47% 0.82%
1983 3.45% 0.79%
1982 3.39% 0.64%
1981 3.3% 0.45%
1980 3.16% 0.42%
1979 3.03% 0.53%
1978 2.89% 0.66%
1977 3.7% 0.81%
1976 4.66% 0.97%
1975 3.6% 1.13%
1974 2.45% 1.28%
1973 2.38% 1.44%
1972 2.33% 1.61%
1971 2.29% 1.75%
1970 2.28% 1.82%
1969 2.3% 1.85%
1968 2.3% 1.88%
1967 2.27% 1.94%
1966 1.81% 2.03%
1965 1.53% 2.09%
1964 1.65% 2.13%
1963 1.54% 2.13%
1962 1.48% 2.08%
1961 1.79% 2.06%

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/cuba | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Cuba's population declined by 0.36%.

Live population counters

Algeria Cuba
Current population
48222325
10894785
Population rank 34/197 90/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.13%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
13.1 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
5.48 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
4.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -110
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -40,148
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.36%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 182/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
23.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -22,244
Net migration rank 161/196 153/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 2,144
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 193/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.12%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 191/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Cuba
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Cuba
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -22,244
2024 - -31,240 - -22,356
2023 691,724 -25,963 -15,880 -22,797
2022 722,591 -14,684 -17,961 -23,149
2021 735,514 -10,803 -71,616 -11,976
2020 724,140 -10,798 -12,808 -11,976
2019 809,522 -27,786 -4,245 -23,955
2018 824,428 -27,146 3,436 -23,779
2017 848,585 -14,403 2,306 -23,394
2016 849,368 -6,438 9,677 -24,146
2015 847,054 -27,638 20,464 -24,910
2014 839,654 -30,064 22,448 -39,426
2013 802,203 -30,052 29,827 -37,619
2012 790,645 -26,763 33,864 -36,101
2011 741,832 -20,108 40,753 -35,313
2010 719,350 -10,788 37,021 -34,121
2009 691,496 -4,458 37,543 -35,063
2008 662,044 -2,101 32,848 -29,427
2007 620,196 -25,046 24,617 -19,050
2006 580,812 -44,138 24,508 -12,619
2005 543,158 -51,345 36,660 -16,561
2004 508,773 -38,648 44,258 -16,776
2003 474,272 -39,421 56,170 -24,916
2002 451,369 -36,255 58,212 -25,535
2001 450,637 -26,539 57,325 -23,442
2000 447,025 -16,454 61,133 -24,980
1999 434,198 -5,657 69,069 -31,456
1998 425,928 -13,991 71,284 -33,863
1997 450,138 87,582 71,828 -35,712
1996 483,632 71,139 61,837 -26,105
1995 533,104 37,817 66,809 -29,235
1994 594,445 430 68,604 -27,501
1993 611,306 14,289 73,221 -24,358
1992 627,289 44,102 83,461 -21,867
1991 616,850 -6,945 95,398 -20,665
1990 612,369 1,962 112,378 -15,438
1989 628,542 -234 114,865 -14,705
1988 637,215 24,376 116,626 -15,474
1987 645,309 24,933 109,617 -16,290
1986 661,644 64,381 105,997 -17,146
1985 672,185 75,729 103,228 -18,048
1984 656,475 68,774 101,670 -18,994
1983 641,167 61,292 101,858 -19,994
1982 620,415 48,660 95,866 -21,055
1981 595,150 39,043 74,067 -22,159
1980 559,983 32,879 74,271 -37,114
1979 523,875 24,311 81,192 -35,473
1978 491,876 19,317 86,864 -29,839
1977 465,405 5,360 106,875 -36,811
1976 440,192 302,662 125,383 -41,042
1975 417,803 300,482 144,964 -46,268
1974 399,509 -27,605 165,099 -52,697
1973 382,736 -29,938 177,387 -52,073
1972 368,179 -32,832 187,588 -50,031
1971 356,069 -35,141 195,106 -43,056
1970 346,564 -37,058 201,823 -44,466
1969 334,541 -28,535 205,581 -47,446
1968 324,560 -23,870 205,487 -49,387
1967 316,289 -23,983 207,245 -49,556
1966 309,628 -29,832 209,179 -48,509
1965 311,190 -142,810 211,322 -46,683
1964 312,729 -108,798 209,315 -44,406
1963 315,645 -124,175 205,788 -41,979
1962 283,903 -112,676 196,423 -39,116
1961 296,467 -123,928 183,806 -33,163
1960 290,582 -55,212 172,816 -25,396

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/cuba | 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 Cuba 21.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 64,179 people) and 78.1% is from migration (a loss of 229,508 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 2,144 people or 0.12% in Cuba.

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
Cuba
City Population
Havana 2.49M
Santiago de Cuba 445K
Holguin 350K
Camaguey 322K
Santa Clara 247K
Bayamo 235K
Guantanamo 228K
Las Tunas 202K
Pinar del Rio 189K
Cienfuegos 165K

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

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