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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 2.5 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 2.04% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Algeria vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Egypt
2100 64,987,758 203,522,884
2099 65,099,593 203,403,368
2098 65,201,636 203,247,703
2097 65,286,684 203,074,807
2096 65,363,853 202,870,003
2095 65,425,396 202,625,820
2094 65,482,152 202,350,087
2093 65,511,098 202,040,251
2092 65,539,089 201,709,051
2091 65,560,728 201,347,225
2090 65,558,683 200,966,749
2089 65,560,674 200,561,011
2088 65,543,659 200,123,182
2087 65,518,674 199,650,440
2086 65,480,237 199,156,169
2085 65,436,284 198,637,936
2084 65,389,859 198,084,947
2083 65,339,591 197,501,965
2082 65,286,947 196,891,089
2081 65,228,570 196,242,522
2080 65,156,366 195,570,383
2079 65,077,934 194,850,670
2078 64,997,944 194,103,613
2077 64,912,164 193,324,592
2076 64,829,265 192,507,892
2075 64,732,964 191,661,705
2074 64,635,550 190,786,862
2073 64,539,251 189,886,620
2072 64,437,887 188,947,991
2071 64,334,505 187,981,245
2070 64,254,716 186,988,514
2069 64,156,721 185,965,572
2068 64,054,948 184,912,088
2067 63,947,346 183,835,428
2066 63,834,128 182,734,967
2065 63,711,038 181,620,901
2064 63,574,559 180,467,102
2063 63,435,887 179,293,260
2062 63,274,087 178,110,375
2061 63,110,028 176,907,621
2060 62,923,891 175,686,879
2059 62,712,836 174,441,815
2058 62,478,336 173,179,511
2057 62,226,357 171,897,733
2056 61,939,173 170,593,445
2055 61,635,604 169,269,144
2054 61,305,903 167,915,661
2053 60,952,313 166,538,943
2052 60,585,478 165,130,747
2051 60,184,066 163,704,732
2050 59,759,780 162,240,246
2049 59,319,414 160,743,182
2048 58,863,159 159,206,813
2047 58,399,750 157,631,586
2046 57,923,788 156,023,680
2045 57,438,215 154,371,216
2044 56,949,229 152,668,334
2043 56,458,404 150,927,496
2042 55,972,536 149,145,569
2041 55,486,685 147,333,445
2040 55,008,982 145,505,786
2039 54,525,726 143,662,428
2038 54,053,698 141,820,567
2037 53,581,185 139,977,812
2036 53,114,315 138,139,382
2035 52,635,824 136,315,557
2034 52,170,347 134,490,574
2033 51,701,970 132,681,153
2032 51,222,432 130,879,780
2031 50,743,202 129,085,888
2030 50,249,453 127,304,473
2029 49,738,822 125,524,007
2028 49,202,648 123,745,979
2027 48,647,196 121,973,080
2026 48,064,789 120,224,089
2025 47,453,061 118,473,897
2024 46,814,308 116,538,258
2023 46,164,219 114,535,772
2022 45,477,389 112,618,250
2021 44,761,099 110,957,008
2020 44,042,091 109,315,124
2019 43,294,546 107,553,158
2018 42,505,035 105,682,094
2017 41,689,299 103,696,057
2016 40,850,721 101,644,589
2015 40,019,529 99,597,342
2014 39,205,031 97,528,654
2013 38,414,171 95,333,553
2012 37,646,166 93,161,001
2011 36,903,376 91,093,059
2010 36,188,236 89,196,072
2009 35,490,445 87,501,636
2008 34,816,961 85,864,789
2007 34,189,416 84,276,225
2006 33,623,506 82,700,403
2005 33,109,249 81,101,004
2004 32,628,286 79,477,443
2003 32,175,818 77,853,548
2002 31,750,835 76,239,137
2001 31,331,221 74,652,029
2000 30,903,893 73,083,284
1999 30,474,354 71,520,954
1998 30,054,133 69,943,294
1997 29,579,301 68,431,740
1996 29,033,044 67,028,048
1995 28,470,191 65,652,622
1994 27,887,279 64,285,589
1993 27,277,048 62,915,681
1992 26,628,568 61,480,660
1991 25,987,928 60,028,997
1990 25,375,810 58,396,618
1989 24,754,485 56,710,642
1988 24,109,536 55,187,681
1987 23,443,624 53,674,435
1986 22,745,499 52,206,295
1985 22,008,544 50,734,968
1984 21,271,969 49,247,334
1983 20,558,115 47,786,402
1982 19,872,348 46,407,611
1981 19,220,704 45,147,224
1980 18,607,174 43,950,413
1979 18,036,655 42,818,628
1978 17,506,974 41,761,431
1977 17,015,994 40,748,870
1976 16,409,170 39,795,557
1975 15,678,596 38,875,327
1974 15,133,502 37,969,667
1973 14,771,147 37,102,043
1972 14,427,072 36,258,328
1971 14,098,936 35,433,368
1970 13,783,719 34,623,990
1969 13,475,960 33,811,615
1968 13,172,614 32,998,319
1967 12,876,118 32,196,360
1966 12,590,069 31,406,541
1965 12,365,976 30,629,174
1964 12,179,813 29,858,922
1963 11,982,118 29,091,869
1962 11,800,771 28,337,013
1961 11,628,883 27,600,898
1960 11,424,922 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Egypt
2100 -0.17% 0.06%
2099 -0.16% 0.08%
2098 -0.13% 0.09%
2097 -0.12% 0.1%
2096 -0.09% 0.12%
2095 -0.09% 0.14%
2094 -0.04% 0.15%
2093 -0.04% 0.16%
2092 -0.03% 0.18%
2091 0.003% 0.19%
2090 -0.003% 0.2%
2089 0.03% 0.22%
2088 0.04% 0.24%
2087 0.06% 0.25%
2086 0.07% 0.26%
2085 0.07% 0.28%
2084 0.08% 0.3%
2083 0.08% 0.31%
2082 0.09% 0.33%
2081 0.11% 0.34%
2080 0.12% 0.37%
2079 0.12% 0.38%
2078 0.13% 0.4%
2077 0.13% 0.42%
2076 0.15% 0.44%
2075 0.15% 0.46%
2074 0.15% 0.47%
2073 0.16% 0.5%
2072 0.16% 0.51%
2071 0.12% 0.53%
2070 0.15% 0.55%
2069 0.16% 0.57%
2068 0.17% 0.59%
2067 0.18% 0.6%
2066 0.19% 0.61%
2065 0.21% 0.64%
2064 0.22% 0.65%
2063 0.26% 0.66%
2062 0.26% 0.68%
2061 0.3% 0.69%
2060 0.34% 0.71%
2059 0.38% 0.73%
2058 0.4% 0.75%
2057 0.46% 0.76%
2056 0.49% 0.78%
2055 0.54% 0.81%
2054 0.58% 0.83%
2053 0.61% 0.85%
2052 0.67% 0.87%
2051 0.71% 0.9%
2050 0.74% 0.93%
2049 0.78% 0.97%
2048 0.79% 1%
2047 0.82% 1.03%
2046 0.85% 1.07%
2045 0.86% 1.12%
2044 0.87% 1.15%
2043 0.87% 1.19%
2042 0.88% 1.23%
2041 0.87% 1.26%
2040 0.89% 1.28%
2039 0.87% 1.3%
2038 0.88% 1.32%
2037 0.88% 1.33%
2036 0.91% 1.34%
2035 0.89% 1.36%
2034 0.91% 1.36%
2033 0.94% 1.38%
2032 0.94% 1.39%
2031 0.98% 1.4%
2030 1.03% 1.42%
2029 1.09% 1.44%
2028 1.14% 1.45%
2027 1.21% 1.45%
2026 1.29% 1.48%
2025 1.36% 1.66%
2024 1.41% 1.75%
2023 1.51% 1.7%
2022 1.6% 1.5%
2021 1.63% 1.5%
2020 1.73% 1.64%
2019 1.86% 1.77%
2018 1.96% 1.92%
2017 2.05% 2.02%
2016 2.08% 2.06%
2015 2.08% 2.12%
2014 2.06% 2.3%
2013 2.04% 2.33%
2012 2.01% 2.27%
2011 1.98% 2.13%
2010 1.97% 1.94%
2009 1.93% 1.91%
2008 1.84% 1.88%
2007 1.68% 1.91%
2006 1.55% 1.97%
2005 1.47% 2.04%
2004 1.41% 2.09%
2003 1.34% 2.12%
2002 1.34% 2.13%
2001 1.38% 2.15%
2000 1.41% 2.18%
1999 1.4% 2.26%
1998 1.61% 2.21%
1997 1.88% 2.09%
1996 1.98% 2.1%
1995 2.09% 2.13%
1994 2.24% 2.18%
1993 2.44% 2.33%
1992 2.47% 2.42%
1991 2.41% 2.8%
1990 2.51% 2.97%
1989 2.68% 2.76%
1988 2.84% 2.82%
1987 3.07% 2.81%
1986 3.35% 2.9%
1985 3.46% 3.02%
1984 3.47% 3.06%
1983 3.45% 2.97%
1982 3.39% 2.79%
1981 3.3% 2.72%
1980 3.16% 2.64%
1979 3.03% 2.53%
1978 2.89% 2.48%
1977 3.7% 2.4%
1976 4.66% 2.37%
1975 3.6% 2.39%
1974 2.45% 2.34%
1973 2.38% 2.33%
1972 2.33% 2.33%
1971 2.29% 2.34%
1970 2.28% 2.4%
1969 2.3% 2.46%
1968 2.3% 2.49%
1967 2.27% 2.51%
1966 1.81% 2.54%
1965 1.53% 2.58%
1964 1.65% 2.64%
1963 1.54% 2.66%
1962 1.48% 2.67%
1961 1.79% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Algeria Egypt
Current population
48222325
120697176
Population rank 34/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.46%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
15.7 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
13.1 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 62/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -57,305
Net migration rank 161/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -57,305
2024 - -31,240 - 123,884
2023 691,724 -25,963 1,780,230 305,006
2022 722,591 -14,684 1,736,123 13,707
2021 735,514 -10,803 1,566,491 6,161
2020 724,140 -10,798 1,704,988 6,016
2019 809,522 -27,786 1,805,818 7,050
2018 824,428 -27,146 1,908,512 20,788
2017 848,585 -14,403 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 849,368 -6,438 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 847,054 -27,638 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 839,654 -30,064 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 802,203 -30,052 2,156,922 130,305
2012 790,645 -26,763 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 741,832 -20,108 1,951,851 126,170
2010 719,350 -10,788 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 691,496 -4,458 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 662,044 -2,101 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 620,196 -25,046 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 580,812 -44,138 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 543,158 -51,345 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 508,773 -38,648 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 474,272 -39,421 1,614,293 9,854
2002 451,369 -36,255 1,593,474 11,205
2001 450,637 -26,539 1,568,962 556
2000 447,025 -16,454 1,540,084 27,873
1999 434,198 -5,657 1,534,697 22,026
1998 425,928 -13,991 1,519,728 78,858
1997 450,138 87,582 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 483,632 71,139 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 533,104 37,817 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 594,445 430 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 611,306 14,289 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 627,289 44,102 1,421,372 74,950
1991 616,850 -6,945 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 612,369 1,962 1,450,747 406,994
1989 628,542 -234 1,461,547 52,648
1988 637,215 24,376 1,465,620 66,147
1987 645,309 24,933 1,436,059 58,678
1986 661,644 64,381 1,410,249 31,299
1985 672,185 75,729 1,388,718 112,411
1984 656,475 68,774 1,351,297 122,791
1983 641,167 61,292 1,318,474 129,242
1982 620,415 48,660 1,258,574 51,229
1981 595,150 39,043 1,206,830 4,140
1980 559,983 32,879 1,181,914 738
1979 523,875 24,311 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 491,876 19,317 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 465,405 5,360 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 440,192 302,662 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 417,803 300,482 987,822 -62,368
1974 399,509 -27,605 946,052 -60,174
1973 382,736 -29,938 905,068 -55,702
1972 368,179 -32,832 893,333 -55,282
1971 356,069 -35,141 868,365 -56,503
1970 346,564 -37,058 841,952 -35,064
1969 334,541 -28,535 824,564 -6,703
1968 324,560 -23,870 809,482 -764
1967 316,289 -23,983 788,908 6,286
1966 309,628 -29,832 774,391 10,089
1965 311,190 -142,810 752,682 17,605
1964 312,729 -108,798 749,608 20,596
1963 315,645 -124,175 738,788 25,109
1962 283,903 -112,676 720,128 25,696
1961 296,467 -123,928 703,216 23,184
1960 290,582 -55,212 685,403 -2,954

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

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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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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