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Population in Algeria compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 2.44 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 2% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Algeria vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria DR Congo
2100 64,987,758 436,320,913
2099 65,099,593 433,372,904
2098 65,201,636 430,335,169
2097 65,286,684 427,231,271
2096 65,363,853 424,043,303
2095 65,425,396 420,759,430
2094 65,482,152 417,384,609
2093 65,511,098 413,946,692
2092 65,539,089 410,440,733
2091 65,560,728 406,841,757
2090 65,558,683 403,166,901
2089 65,560,674 399,411,004
2088 65,543,659 395,583,655
2087 65,518,674 391,688,383
2086 65,480,237 387,713,874
2085 65,436,284 383,678,330
2084 65,389,859 379,568,054
2083 65,339,591 375,402,379
2082 65,286,947 371,195,818
2081 65,228,570 366,948,626
2080 65,156,366 362,644,227
2079 65,077,934 358,295,825
2078 64,997,944 353,888,897
2077 64,912,164 349,435,210
2076 64,829,265 344,932,895
2075 64,732,964 340,403,800
2074 64,635,550 335,826,108
2073 64,539,251 331,220,816
2072 64,437,887 326,568,298
2071 64,334,505 321,892,514
2070 64,254,716 317,165,418
2069 64,156,721 312,409,702
2068 64,054,948 307,625,941
2067 63,947,346 302,820,577
2066 63,834,128 297,989,401
2065 63,711,038 293,137,514
2064 63,574,559 288,267,282
2063 63,435,887 283,369,365
2062 63,274,087 278,452,605
2061 63,110,028 273,517,380
2060 62,923,891 268,572,331
2059 62,712,836 263,620,905
2058 62,478,336 258,672,397
2057 62,226,357 253,733,756
2056 61,939,173 248,796,045
2055 61,635,604 243,861,631
2054 61,305,903 238,931,249
2053 60,952,313 234,016,357
2052 60,585,478 229,117,369
2051 60,184,066 224,240,788
2050 59,759,780 219,397,034
2049 59,319,414 214,588,560
2048 58,863,159 209,814,694
2047 58,399,750 205,079,870
2046 57,923,788 200,379,842
2045 57,438,215 195,731,078
2044 56,949,229 191,124,003
2043 56,458,404 186,569,843
2042 55,972,536 182,068,630
2041 55,486,685 177,617,360
2040 55,008,982 173,224,822
2039 54,525,726 168,878,834
2038 54,053,698 164,583,465
2037 53,581,185 160,347,349
2036 53,114,315 156,129,049
2035 52,635,824 151,953,443
2034 52,170,347 147,811,138
2033 51,701,970 143,712,496
2032 51,222,432 139,669,159
2031 50,743,202 135,660,570
2030 50,249,453 131,710,378
2029 49,738,822 127,818,130
2028 49,202,648 123,980,695
2027 48,647,196 120,212,011
2026 48,064,789 116,505,117
2025 47,453,061 112,854,120
2024 46,814,308 109,276,265
2023 46,164,219 105,789,731
2022 45,477,389 102,396,968
2021 44,761,099 99,148,932
2020 44,042,091 95,989,998
2019 43,294,546 92,947,442
2018 42,505,035 90,047,644
2017 41,689,299 87,083,398
2016 40,850,721 83,956,415
2015 40,019,529 81,035,531
2014 39,205,031 78,403,242
2013 38,414,171 75,789,395
2012 37,646,166 73,254,618
2011 36,903,376 70,849,311
2010 36,188,236 68,563,038
2009 35,490,445 66,412,044
2008 34,816,961 64,390,664
2007 34,189,416 62,477,752
2006 33,623,506 60,615,908
2005 33,109,249 58,775,724
2004 32,628,286 56,997,741
2003 32,175,818 55,343,867
2002 31,750,835 53,750,524
2001 31,331,221 52,132,646
2000 30,903,893 50,507,442
1999 30,474,354 48,912,971
1998 30,054,133 47,297,600
1997 29,579,301 46,029,902
1996 29,033,044 45,296,124
1995 28,470,191 44,433,704
1994 27,887,279 42,626,876
1993 27,277,048 40,656,336
1992 26,628,568 39,228,910
1991 25,987,928 37,925,817
1990 25,375,810 36,684,063
1989 24,754,485 35,486,866
1988 24,109,536 34,382,752
1987 23,443,624 33,298,904
1986 22,745,499 32,265,196
1985 22,008,544 31,264,816
1984 21,271,969 30,245,081
1983 20,558,115 29,250,963
1982 19,872,348 28,338,190
1981 19,220,704 27,500,515
1980 18,607,174 26,711,099
1979 18,036,655 25,886,782
1978 17,506,974 24,992,689
1977 17,015,994 24,229,061
1976 16,409,170 23,624,031
1975 15,678,596 23,021,101
1974 15,133,502 22,418,878
1973 14,771,147 21,827,665
1972 14,427,072 21,251,160
1971 14,098,936 20,695,569
1970 13,783,719 20,137,436
1969 13,475,960 19,570,445
1968 13,172,614 19,012,189
1967 12,876,118 18,462,782
1966 12,590,069 17,931,929
1965 12,365,976 17,427,802
1964 12,179,813 16,955,327
1963 11,982,118 16,507,599
1962 11,800,771 16,075,724
1961 11,628,883 15,662,374
1960 11,424,922 15,264,846

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/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 DR Congo will increase by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 436M people in 2100 for the DR Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria DR Congo
2100 -0.17% 0.68%
2099 -0.16% 0.71%
2098 -0.13% 0.73%
2097 -0.12% 0.75%
2096 -0.09% 0.78%
2095 -0.09% 0.81%
2094 -0.04% 0.83%
2093 -0.04% 0.85%
2092 -0.03% 0.88%
2091 0.003% 0.91%
2090 -0.003% 0.94%
2089 0.03% 0.97%
2088 0.04% 0.99%
2087 0.06% 1.03%
2086 0.07% 1.05%
2085 0.07% 1.08%
2084 0.08% 1.11%
2083 0.08% 1.13%
2082 0.09% 1.16%
2081 0.11% 1.19%
2080 0.12% 1.21%
2079 0.12% 1.25%
2078 0.13% 1.27%
2077 0.13% 1.31%
2076 0.15% 1.33%
2075 0.15% 1.36%
2074 0.15% 1.39%
2073 0.16% 1.42%
2072 0.16% 1.45%
2071 0.12% 1.49%
2070 0.15% 1.52%
2069 0.16% 1.56%
2068 0.17% 1.59%
2067 0.18% 1.62%
2066 0.19% 1.66%
2065 0.21% 1.69%
2064 0.22% 1.73%
2063 0.26% 1.77%
2062 0.26% 1.8%
2061 0.3% 1.84%
2060 0.34% 1.88%
2059 0.38% 1.91%
2058 0.4% 1.95%
2057 0.46% 1.98%
2056 0.49% 2.02%
2055 0.54% 2.06%
2054 0.58% 2.1%
2053 0.61% 2.14%
2052 0.67% 2.17%
2051 0.71% 2.21%
2050 0.74% 2.24%
2049 0.78% 2.28%
2048 0.79% 2.31%
2047 0.82% 2.35%
2046 0.85% 2.38%
2045 0.86% 2.41%
2044 0.87% 2.44%
2043 0.87% 2.47%
2042 0.88% 2.51%
2041 0.87% 2.54%
2040 0.89% 2.57%
2039 0.87% 2.61%
2038 0.88% 2.64%
2037 0.88% 2.7%
2036 0.91% 2.75%
2035 0.89% 2.8%
2034 0.91% 2.85%
2033 0.94% 2.89%
2032 0.94% 2.95%
2031 0.98% 3%
2030 1.03% 3.05%
2029 1.09% 3.1%
2028 1.14% 3.14%
2027 1.21% 3.18%
2026 1.29% 3.24%
2025 1.36% 3.27%
2024 1.41% 3.3%
2023 1.51% 3.31%
2022 1.6% 3.28%
2021 1.63% 3.29%
2020 1.73% 3.27%
2019 1.86% 3.22%
2018 1.96% 3.4%
2017 2.05% 3.72%
2016 2.08% 3.6%
2015 2.08% 3.36%
2014 2.06% 3.45%
2013 2.04% 3.46%
2012 2.01% 3.39%
2011 1.98% 3.33%
2010 1.97% 3.24%
2009 1.93% 3.14%
2008 1.84% 3.06%
2007 1.68% 3.07%
2006 1.55% 3.13%
2005 1.47% 3.12%
2004 1.41% 2.99%
2003 1.34% 2.96%
2002 1.34% 3.1%
2001 1.38% 3.22%
2000 1.41% 3.26%
1999 1.4% 3.42%
1998 1.61% 2.75%
1997 1.88% 1.62%
1996 1.98% 1.94%
1995 2.09% 4.24%
1994 2.24% 4.85%
1993 2.44% 3.64%
1992 2.47% 3.44%
1991 2.41% 3.38%
1990 2.51% 3.37%
1989 2.68% 3.21%
1988 2.84% 3.25%
1987 3.07% 3.2%
1986 3.35% 3.2%
1985 3.46% 3.37%
1984 3.47% 3.4%
1983 3.45% 3.22%
1982 3.39% 3.05%
1981 3.3% 2.96%
1980 3.16% 3.18%
1979 3.03% 3.58%
1978 2.89% 3.15%
1977 3.7% 2.56%
1976 4.66% 2.62%
1975 3.6% 2.69%
1974 2.45% 2.71%
1973 2.38% 2.71%
1972 2.33% 2.68%
1971 2.29% 2.77%
1970 2.28% 2.9%
1969 2.3% 2.94%
1968 2.3% 2.98%
1967 2.27% 2.96%
1966 1.81% 2.89%
1965 1.53% 2.79%
1964 1.65% 2.71%
1963 1.54% 2.69%
1962 1.48% 2.64%
1961 1.79% 2.6%

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/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Algeria DR Congo
Current population
48222325
117507801
Population rank 34/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.42%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
9.05 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
7.22 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
35 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +9,552
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +3,486,534
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +3.3%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 11/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -27,309
Net migration rank 161/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -27,309
2024 - -31,240 - -26,968
2023 691,724 -25,963 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 722,591 -14,684 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 735,514 -10,803 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 724,140 -10,798 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 809,522 -27,786 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 824,428 -27,146 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 848,585 -14,403 2,883,245 176,290
2016 849,368 -6,438 2,753,687 440,748
2015 847,054 -27,638 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 839,654 -30,064 2,580,251 36,966
2013 802,203 -30,052 2,489,378 121,097
2012 790,645 -26,763 2,405,462 53,668
2011 741,832 -20,108 2,310,679 40,891
2010 719,350 -10,788 2,212,255 8,823
2009 691,496 -4,458 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 662,044 -2,101 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 620,196 -25,046 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 580,812 -44,138 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 543,158 -51,345 1,800,300 20,384
2004 508,773 -38,648 1,731,022 4,260
2003 474,272 -39,421 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 451,369 -36,255 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 450,637 -26,539 1,594,999 26,523
2000 447,025 -16,454 1,549,518 79,340
1999 434,198 -5,657 1,450,318 109,761
1998 425,928 -13,991 1,375,130 295,560
1997 450,138 87,582 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 483,632 71,139 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 533,104 37,817 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 594,445 430 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 611,306 14,289 1,209,242 240,176
1992 627,289 44,102 1,152,781 252,666
1991 616,850 -6,945 1,114,033 86,721
1990 612,369 1,962 1,063,508 219,270
1989 628,542 -234 1,027,238 84,415
1988 637,215 24,376 995,278 101,314
1987 645,309 24,933 959,875 111,220
1986 661,644 64,381 925,334 70,988
1985 672,185 75,729 885,670 118,791
1984 656,475 68,774 844,956 190,045
1983 641,167 61,292 807,122 146,095
1982 620,415 48,660 774,823 97,495
1981 595,150 39,043 748,371 54,656
1980 559,983 32,879 724,111 51,685
1979 523,875 24,311 691,773 181,028
1978 491,876 19,317 646,411 268,974
1977 465,405 5,360 638,242 -26,355
1976 440,192 302,662 624,147 -25,965
1975 417,803 300,482 608,655 -972
1974 399,509 -27,605 593,539 3,216
1973 382,736 -29,938 578,280 7,414
1972 368,179 -32,832 564,495 2,840
1971 356,069 -35,141 549,343 -5,497
1970 346,564 -37,058 533,300 39,116
1969 334,541 -28,535 514,800 46,778
1968 324,560 -23,870 497,682 57,274
1967 316,289 -23,983 479,552 64,307
1966 309,628 -29,832 463,397 54,443
1965 311,190 -142,810 429,002 61,397
1964 312,729 -108,798 406,334 48,207
1963 315,645 -124,175 398,972 41,960
1962 283,903 -112,676 383,406 39,431
1961 296,467 -123,928 368,207 35,654
1960 290,582 -55,212 363,517 27,673

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/dr-congo | 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 DR Congo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

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
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 480K
Mbandaka 470K

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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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