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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 5,976,992 people in Denmark in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 6,032,403 in Denmark.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 7.99 times bigger than Denmark's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Denmark is the 114th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.07% for Denmark.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.57% in Denmark.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Denmark has grown from 5.44M to 6.03M (10.9% growth).

Algeria vs Denmark: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Denmark
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Denmark
2100 64,987,758 5,879,692
2099 65,099,593 5,887,324
2098 65,201,636 5,894,688
2097 65,286,684 5,902,451
2096 65,363,853 5,909,729
2095 65,425,396 5,917,219
2094 65,482,152 5,925,288
2093 65,511,098 5,933,241
2092 65,539,089 5,941,337
2091 65,560,728 5,949,626
2090 65,558,683 5,958,205
2089 65,560,674 5,966,645
2088 65,543,659 5,974,290
2087 65,518,674 5,982,321
2086 65,480,237 5,989,976
2085 65,436,284 5,997,455
2084 65,389,859 6,004,175
2083 65,339,591 6,010,595
2082 65,286,947 6,016,013
2081 65,228,570 6,020,048
2080 65,156,366 6,023,906
2079 65,077,934 6,027,570
2078 64,997,944 6,030,553
2077 64,912,164 6,033,561
2076 64,829,265 6,037,007
2075 64,732,964 6,039,523
2074 64,635,550 6,041,944
2073 64,539,251 6,044,803
2072 64,437,887 6,046,641
2071 64,334,505 6,048,624
2070 64,254,716 6,051,078
2069 64,156,721 6,053,869
2068 64,054,948 6,056,924
2067 63,947,346 6,060,476
2066 63,834,128 6,064,191
2065 63,711,038 6,069,049
2064 63,574,559 6,073,904
2063 63,435,887 6,078,625
2062 63,274,087 6,083,792
2061 63,110,028 6,088,815
2060 62,923,891 6,094,310
2059 62,712,836 6,099,236
2058 62,478,336 6,103,864
2057 62,226,357 6,108,995
2056 61,939,173 6,114,524
2055 61,635,604 6,120,037
2054 61,305,903 6,124,581
2053 60,952,313 6,129,266
2052 60,585,478 6,132,944
2051 60,184,066 6,136,666
2050 59,759,780 6,139,893
2049 59,319,414 6,142,477
2048 58,863,159 6,144,414
2047 58,399,750 6,146,231
2046 57,923,788 6,147,918
2045 57,438,215 6,148,320
2044 56,949,229 6,149,066
2043 56,458,404 6,149,226
2042 55,972,536 6,149,216
2041 55,486,685 6,148,827
2040 55,008,982 6,147,418
2039 54,525,726 6,145,884
2038 54,053,698 6,142,758
2037 53,581,185 6,139,788
2036 53,114,315 6,135,708
2035 52,635,824 6,130,764
2034 52,170,347 6,124,513
2033 51,701,970 6,117,467
2032 51,222,432 6,110,061
2031 50,743,202 6,100,566
2030 50,249,453 6,090,119
2029 49,738,822 6,077,752
2028 49,202,648 6,063,214
2027 48,647,196 6,046,188
2026 48,064,789 6,027,292
2025 47,453,061 6,004,069
2024 46,814,308 5,976,992
2023 46,164,219 5,946,952
2022 45,477,389 5,903,037
2021 44,761,099 5,856,733
2020 44,042,091 5,831,404
2019 43,294,546 5,814,422
2018 42,505,035 5,793,636
2017 41,689,299 5,764,980
2016 40,850,721 5,728,010
2015 40,019,529 5,683,483
2014 39,205,031 5,643,475
2013 38,414,171 5,614,932
2012 37,646,166 5,591,572
2011 36,903,376 5,570,572
2010 36,188,236 5,547,683
2009 35,490,445 5,523,095
2008 34,816,961 5,493,621
2007 34,189,416 5,461,438
2006 33,623,506 5,437,272
2005 33,109,249 5,419,432
2004 32,628,286 5,404,523
2003 32,175,818 5,390,574
2002 31,750,835 5,375,931
2001 31,331,221 5,358,783
2000 30,903,893 5,339,616
1999 30,474,354 5,321,799
1998 30,054,133 5,304,219
1997 29,579,301 5,284,991
1996 29,033,044 5,263,074
1995 28,470,191 5,233,373
1994 27,887,279 5,206,180
1993 27,277,048 5,188,628
1992 26,628,568 5,171,370
1991 25,987,928 5,154,298
1990 25,375,810 5,140,939
1989 24,754,485 5,132,594
1988 24,109,536 5,129,516
1987 23,443,624 5,127,024
1986 22,745,499 5,120,534
1985 22,008,544 5,113,691
1984 21,271,969 5,111,619
1983 20,558,115 5,114,297
1982 19,872,348 5,117,810
1981 19,220,704 5,121,572
1980 18,607,174 5,123,027
1979 18,036,655 5,116,801
1978 17,506,974 5,104,248
1977 17,015,994 5,088,419
1976 16,409,170 5,072,596
1975 15,678,596 5,059,862
1974 15,133,502 5,045,297
1973 14,771,147 5,021,861
1972 14,427,072 4,991,596
1971 14,098,936 4,963,126
1970 13,783,719 4,928,757
1969 13,475,960 4,891,860
1968 13,172,614 4,864,883
1967 12,876,118 4,835,354
1966 12,590,069 4,797,381
1965 12,365,976 4,759,012
1964 12,179,813 4,722,072
1963 11,982,118 4,684,483
1962 11,800,771 4,647,727
1961 11,628,883 4,611,687
1960 11,424,922 4,579,603

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/denmark | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Denmark gained 290,738 people (a 5.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Denmark's population increased by 304,393 people (a 5.31% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Denmark was ranked 108th in 2006 and ranked 114th 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 Denmark will increase by 1.78% to 6,139,893 people and rank change from 114th to 120th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 6.15M people in 2043 for Denmark.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Denmark
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Denmark
2100 -0.17% -0.13%
2099 -0.16% -0.12%
2098 -0.13% -0.13%
2097 -0.12% -0.12%
2096 -0.09% -0.13%
2095 -0.09% -0.14%
2094 -0.04% -0.13%
2093 -0.04% -0.14%
2092 -0.03% -0.14%
2091 0.003% -0.14%
2090 -0.003% -0.14%
2089 0.03% -0.13%
2088 0.04% -0.13%
2087 0.06% -0.13%
2086 0.07% -0.12%
2085 0.07% -0.11%
2084 0.08% -0.11%
2083 0.08% -0.09%
2082 0.09% -0.07%
2081 0.11% -0.06%
2080 0.12% -0.06%
2079 0.12% -0.05%
2078 0.13% -0.05%
2077 0.13% -0.06%
2076 0.15% -0.04%
2075 0.15% -0.04%
2074 0.15% -0.05%
2073 0.16% -0.03%
2072 0.16% -0.03%
2071 0.12% -0.04%
2070 0.15% -0.05%
2069 0.16% -0.05%
2068 0.17% -0.06%
2067 0.18% -0.06%
2066 0.19% -0.08%
2065 0.21% -0.08%
2064 0.22% -0.08%
2063 0.26% -0.08%
2062 0.26% -0.08%
2061 0.3% -0.09%
2060 0.34% -0.08%
2059 0.38% -0.08%
2058 0.4% -0.08%
2057 0.46% -0.09%
2056 0.49% -0.09%
2055 0.54% -0.07%
2054 0.58% -0.08%
2053 0.61% -0.06%
2052 0.67% -0.06%
2051 0.71% -0.05%
2050 0.74% -0.04%
2049 0.78% -0.03%
2048 0.79% -0.03%
2047 0.82% -0.03%
2046 0.85% -0.007%
2045 0.86% -0.01%
2044 0.87% -0.003%
2043 0.87% 0%
2042 0.88% 0.006%
2041 0.87% 0.02%
2040 0.89% 0.02%
2039 0.87% 0.05%
2038 0.88% 0.05%
2037 0.88% 0.07%
2036 0.91% 0.08%
2035 0.89% 0.1%
2034 0.91% 0.12%
2033 0.94% 0.12%
2032 0.94% 0.16%
2031 0.98% 0.17%
2030 1.03% 0.2%
2029 1.09% 0.24%
2028 1.14% 0.28%
2027 1.21% 0.31%
2026 1.29% 0.39%
2025 1.36% 0.45%
2024 1.41% 0.51%
2023 1.51% 0.74%
2022 1.6% 0.79%
2021 1.63% 0.43%
2020 1.73% 0.29%
2019 1.86% 0.36%
2018 1.96% 0.5%
2017 2.05% 0.65%
2016 2.08% 0.78%
2015 2.08% 0.71%
2014 2.06% 0.51%
2013 2.04% 0.42%
2012 2.01% 0.38%
2011 1.98% 0.41%
2010 1.97% 0.45%
2009 1.93% 0.54%
2008 1.84% 0.59%
2007 1.68% 0.44%
2006 1.55% 0.33%
2005 1.47% 0.28%
2004 1.41% 0.26%
2003 1.34% 0.27%
2002 1.34% 0.32%
2001 1.38% 0.36%
2000 1.41% 0.33%
1999 1.4% 0.33%
1998 1.61% 0.36%
1997 1.88% 0.42%
1996 1.98% 0.57%
1995 2.09% 0.52%
1994 2.24% 0.34%
1993 2.44% 0.33%
1992 2.47% 0.33%
1991 2.41% 0.26%
1990 2.51% 0.16%
1989 2.68% 0.06%
1988 2.84% 0.05%
1987 3.07% 0.13%
1986 3.35% 0.13%
1985 3.46% 0.04%
1984 3.47% -0.05%
1983 3.45% -0.07%
1982 3.39% -0.07%
1981 3.3% -0.03%
1980 3.16% 0.12%
1979 3.03% 0.25%
1978 2.89% 0.31%
1977 3.7% 0.31%
1976 4.66% 0.25%
1975 3.6% 0.29%
1974 2.45% 0.47%
1973 2.38% 0.61%
1972 2.33% 0.57%
1971 2.29% 0.7%
1970 2.28% 0.75%
1969 2.3% 0.55%
1968 2.3% 0.61%
1967 2.27% 0.79%
1966 1.81% 0.81%
1965 1.53% 0.78%
1964 1.65% 0.8%
1963 1.54% 0.79%
1962 1.48% 0.78%
1961 1.79% 0.7%

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/denmark | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Denmark's population grew by 0.51%.

Live population counters

Algeria Denmark
Current population
48222325
6032403
Population rank 34/197 114/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.07%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
17.5 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
9.11 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
9.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +82
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +30,040
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.51%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 132/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
23.8 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +22,103
Net migration rank 161/196 32/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 847,475
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 65/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 46/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Denmark
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Denmark
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 22,103
2024 - -31,240 - 25,639
2023 691,724 -25,963 -595 31,006
2022 722,591 -14,684 -1,180 60,219
2021 735,514 -10,803 5,857 26,887
2020 724,140 -10,798 5,831 10,851
2019 809,522 -27,786 6,977 9,488
2018 824,428 -27,146 6,373 18,919
2017 848,585 -14,403 8,071 24,561
2016 849,368 -6,438 9,165 33,391
2015 847,054 -27,638 5,683 42,284
2014 839,654 -30,064 5,644 27,242
2013 802,203 -30,052 3,931 21,359
2012 790,645 -26,763 5,592 16,871
2011 741,832 -20,108 6,685 13,495
2010 719,350 -10,788 8,876 17,533
2009 691,496 -4,458 8,285 15,551
2008 662,044 -2,101 10,438 25,775
2007 620,196 -25,046 8,192 20,560
2006 580,812 -44,138 9,787 10,491
2005 543,158 -51,345 9,755 6,887
2004 508,773 -38,648 9,188 5,166
2003 474,272 -39,421 7,007 7,228
2002 451,369 -36,255 5,376 9,629
2001 450,637 -26,539 6,967 12,192
2000 447,025 -16,454 9,078 10,441
1999 434,198 -5,657 6,919 9,520
1998 425,928 -13,991 7,956 11,098
1997 450,138 87,582 7,927 12,269
1996 483,632 71,139 6,842 17,534
1995 533,104 37,817 6,280 28,958
1994 594,445 430 8,850 10,766
1993 611,306 14,289 4,670 11,411
1992 627,289 44,102 6,722 11,937
1991 616,850 -6,945 4,639 10,827
1990 612,369 1,962 2,056 8,667
1989 628,542 -234 2,053 3,720
1988 637,215 24,376 0 677
1987 645,309 24,933 -1,538 6,338
1986 661,644 64,381 -2,561 11,463
1985 672,185 75,729 -4,603 9,957
1984 656,475 68,774 -5,623 4,325
1983 641,167 61,292 -6,649 1,952
1982 620,415 48,660 -2,559 235
1981 595,150 39,043 -3,073 -1,741
1980 559,983 32,879 1,537 803
1979 523,875 24,311 4,605 5,808
1978 491,876 19,317 9,187 5,678
1977 465,405 5,360 11,703 5,548
1976 440,192 302,662 11,667 3,182
1975 417,803 300,482 20,746 -10,672
1974 399,509 -27,605 19,676 -437
1973 382,736 -29,938 21,092 7,107
1972 368,179 -32,832 24,958 7,053
1971 356,069 -35,141 26,801 -1,159
1970 346,564 -37,058 22,673 20,947
1969 334,541 -28,535 23,481 6,687
1968 324,560 -23,870 27,243 -3,557
1967 316,289 -23,983 33,363 1,623
1966 309,628 -29,832 38,858 2,011
1965 311,190 -142,810 37,596 -2,098
1964 312,729 -108,798 36,832 1,333
1963 315,645 -124,175 36,539 594
1962 283,903 -112,676 32,070 3,900
1961 296,467 -123,928 33,205 3,012
1960 290,582 -55,212 32,515 -4,047

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/denmark | 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 Denmark 15.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,826 people) and 84.6% is from migration (a gain of 284,848 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 847,475 people or 14.2% in Denmark.

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
Denmark
City Population
Copenhagen 667K
Aarhus 291K
Odense 185K
Aalborg 122K
Frederiksberg 106K
Gentofte 75.8K
Esbjerg 71.6K
Randers 64.5K
Horsens 64.4K
Kolding 63.6K

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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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