The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,034,519 people compared to 1,984,968 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 24.2 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
- The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
- Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48M (42.9% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 1.98M (100.4% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 5M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.
Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea: live population counter
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| Current population |
48034519
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1984968
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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11.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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36.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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2.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +3,891 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 30/197 |
Algeria and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 269,807 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 274,896 | 1.79% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 280,286 | 1.48% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 285,965 | 1.54% | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 291,942 | 1.65% | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 298,238 | 1.53% | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 304,859 | 1.81% | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 311,805 | 2.27% | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 318,849 | 2.3% | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 322,517 | 2.3% | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 320,803 | 2.28% | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 315,940 | 2.29% | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 309,468 | 2.33% | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 302,281 | 2.38% | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 294,953 | 2.45% | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 287,901 | 3.6% | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 281,031 | 4.66% | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 276,779 | 3.7% | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 276,531 | 2.89% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 279,846 | 3.03% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 288,644 | 3.16% | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 303,252 | 3.3% | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 322,216 | 3.39% | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 343,421 | 3.45% | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 364,899 | 3.47% | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 385,547 | 3.46% | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 404,728 | 3.35% | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 422,522 | 3.07% | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 439,651 | 2.84% | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 456,808 | 2.68% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 474,274 | 2.51% | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 492,217 | 2.41% | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 510,770 | 2.47% | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 530,023 | 2.44% | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 550,138 | 2.24% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 571,264 | 2.09% | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 593,492 | 1.98% | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 616,893 | 1.88% | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 641,474 | 1.61% | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 667,214 | 1.4% | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 703,279 | 1.41% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 749,836 | 1.38% | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 797,957 | 1.34% | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 847,862 | 1.34% | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 899,917 | 1.41% | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 947,367 | 1.47% | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 990,343 | 1.55% | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 1,036,044 | 1.68% | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 1,084,530 | 1.84% | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 1,135,673 | 1.93% | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 1,189,085 | 1.97% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 1,241,835 | 1.98% | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 1,293,483 | 2.01% | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 1,346,218 | 2.04% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 1,399,828 | 2.06% | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 1,453,923 | 2.08% | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 1,508,186 | 2.08% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 1,562,396 | 2.05% | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 1,616,422 | 1.96% | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 1,670,177 | 1.86% | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 1,716,468 | 1.73% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 1,758,786 | 1.63% | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 1,803,545 | 1.6% | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 1,847,549 | 1.51% | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 1,892,516 | 1.41% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 1,938,427 | 1.33% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 1,984,463 | 1.25% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 2,030,749 | 1.18% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 2,077,253 | 1.12% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 2,123,699 | 1.06% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 2,170,434 | 1% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 2,218,077 | 0.96% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 2,267,025 | 0.94% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 2,315,991 | 0.92% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 2,364,847 | 0.9% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 2,414,263 | 0.9% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 2,463,880 | 0.89% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 2,513,955 | 0.88% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 2,564,843 | 0.88% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 2,615,417 | 0.88% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 2,665,575 | 0.88% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 2,715,477 | 0.87% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 2,764,764 | 0.87% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 2,813,769 | 0.87% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 2,862,511 | 0.86% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 2,911,227 | 0.85% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 2,959,088 | 0.83% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 3,005,551 | 0.81% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 3,051,480 | 0.78% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 3,097,625 | 0.76% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 3,143,719 | 0.73% | 1.49% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,183,798 (a 17.6% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 476,782 (a 31.6% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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Population differences between Algeria and Equatorial Guinea
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 64.3 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 25.9 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 22 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 52.7:47.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
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