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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 118,365,995 people in Egypt in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 121,012,163 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 +1.75% per year vs +1.78% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (46.3% growth).

Algeria vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Egypt
2100 64,963,450 203,337,521
2099 65,075,244 203,218,114
2098 65,177,248 203,062,591
2097 65,262,264 202,889,853
2096 65,339,404 202,685,235
2095 65,400,924 202,441,274
2094 65,457,659 202,165,793
2093 65,486,594 201,856,239
2092 65,514,575 201,525,341
2091 65,536,206 201,163,844
2090 65,534,162 200,783,715
2089 65,536,151 200,378,346
2088 65,519,144 199,940,915
2087 65,494,168 199,468,604
2086 65,455,745 198,974,783
2085 65,411,808 198,457,022
2084 65,365,401 197,904,537
2083 65,315,151 197,322,086
2082 65,262,527 196,711,766
2081 65,204,172 196,063,790
2080 65,131,995 195,392,263
2079 65,053,592 194,673,206
2078 64,973,632 193,926,829
2077 64,887,885 193,148,518
2076 64,805,016 192,332,562
2075 64,708,752 191,487,145
2074 64,611,374 190,613,099
2073 64,515,111 189,713,677
2072 64,413,784 188,775,903
2071 64,310,442 187,810,038
2070 64,230,683 186,818,210
2069 64,132,724 185,796,200
2068 64,030,989 184,743,675
2067 63,923,427 183,667,996
2066 63,810,251 182,568,538
2065 63,687,208 181,455,486
2064 63,550,779 180,302,738
2063 63,412,160 179,129,965
2062 63,250,420 177,948,157
2061 63,086,423 176,746,499
2060 62,900,355 175,526,868
2059 62,689,379 174,282,938
2058 62,454,967 173,021,784
2057 62,203,082 171,741,174
2056 61,916,006 170,438,073
2055 61,612,550 169,114,979
2054 61,282,973 167,762,729
2053 60,929,515 166,387,264
2052 60,562,817 164,980,351
2051 60,161,555 163,555,634
2050 59,737,427 162,092,482
2049 59,297,226 160,596,782
2048 58,841,142 159,061,812
2047 58,377,907 157,488,020
2046 57,902,123 155,881,578
2045 57,416,731 154,230,619
2044 56,927,927 152,529,288
2043 56,437,286 150,790,036
2042 55,951,600 149,009,732
2041 55,465,931 147,199,258
2040 54,988,407 145,373,264
2039 54,505,331 143,531,585
2038 54,033,480 141,691,401
2037 53,561,143 139,850,324
2036 53,094,449 138,013,568
2035 52,616,136 136,191,405
2034 52,150,833 134,368,084
2033 51,682,632 132,560,311
2032 51,203,273 130,760,579
2031 50,724,222 128,968,320
2030 50,230,658 127,188,528
2029 49,720,218 125,409,684
2028 49,184,244 123,633,275
2027 48,629,000 121,861,990
2026 48,046,811 120,114,593
2025 47,435,312 118,365,995
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Egypt will increase by 33.9% to 162,092,482 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 203M 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 1.33% 1.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/egypt | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Algeria Egypt
Current population
48345858
121012163
Population rank 34/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.46%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
17.3 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
12.9 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
49.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +5,007
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +1,827,737
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 67/197
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 665,653 -31,240 1,795,738 123,884
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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/egypt | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 97.5% of the population change in Algeria is from natural causes (a gain of 7,718,579 people) and 2.49% is from migration (a loss of 196,899 people). In Egypt 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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