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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 3,535,603 people in Eritrea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 3,700,586 in Eritrea.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 13 times bigger than Eritrea's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Eritrea is the 130th.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.04% for Eritrea.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.28% in Eritrea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Eritrea has grown from 2.7M to 3.7M (36.9% growth).

Algeria vs Eritrea: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Eritrea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Eritrea
2100 64,987,758 8,514,681
2099 65,099,593 8,489,924
2098 65,201,636 8,466,983
2097 65,286,684 8,444,468
2096 65,363,853 8,422,323
2095 65,425,396 8,396,086
2094 65,482,152 8,370,114
2093 65,511,098 8,344,405
2092 65,539,089 8,309,034
2091 65,560,728 8,278,860
2090 65,558,683 8,243,905
2089 65,560,674 8,209,883
2088 65,543,659 8,172,664
2087 65,518,674 8,136,016
2086 65,480,237 8,093,065
2085 65,436,284 8,046,814
2084 65,389,859 7,999,706
2083 65,339,591 7,956,385
2082 65,286,947 7,911,764
2081 65,228,570 7,871,753
2080 65,156,366 7,815,766
2079 65,077,934 7,765,677
2078 64,997,944 7,711,886
2077 64,912,164 7,656,307
2076 64,829,265 7,600,951
2075 64,732,964 7,538,912
2074 64,635,550 7,484,322
2073 64,539,251 7,420,571
2072 64,437,887 7,358,500
2071 64,334,505 7,296,109
2070 64,254,716 7,231,198
2069 64,156,721 7,164,883
2068 64,054,948 7,094,530
2067 63,947,346 7,026,000
2066 63,834,128 6,952,514
2065 63,711,038 6,884,323
2064 63,574,559 6,814,893
2063 63,435,887 6,733,263
2062 63,274,087 6,659,531
2061 63,110,028 6,580,923
2060 62,923,891 6,500,944
2059 62,712,836 6,422,305
2058 62,478,336 6,343,070
2057 62,226,357 6,265,450
2056 61,939,173 6,194,123
2055 61,635,604 6,114,099
2054 61,305,903 6,039,801
2053 60,952,313 5,957,339
2052 60,585,478 5,871,954
2051 60,184,066 5,791,096
2050 59,759,780 5,711,061
2049 59,319,414 5,632,165
2048 58,863,159 5,549,890
2047 58,399,750 5,468,518
2046 57,923,788 5,387,267
2045 57,438,215 5,300,511
2044 56,949,229 5,215,831
2043 56,458,404 5,131,686
2042 55,972,536 5,044,262
2041 55,486,685 4,960,422
2040 55,008,982 4,870,981
2039 54,525,726 4,782,316
2038 54,053,698 4,693,015
2037 53,581,185 4,599,752
2036 53,114,315 4,506,879
2035 52,635,824 4,420,367
2034 52,170,347 4,332,828
2033 51,701,970 4,248,272
2032 51,222,432 4,165,241
2031 50,743,202 4,083,762
2030 50,249,453 3,998,903
2029 49,738,822 3,917,775
2028 49,202,648 3,836,693
2027 48,647,196 3,756,696
2026 48,064,789 3,679,782
2025 47,453,061 3,603,902
2024 46,814,308 3,535,603
2023 46,164,219 3,470,390
2022 45,477,389 3,409,447
2021 44,761,099 3,350,183
2020 44,042,091 3,291,271
2019 43,294,546 3,240,194
2018 42,505,035 3,192,760
2017 41,689,299 3,150,347
2016 40,850,721 3,124,698
2015 40,019,529 3,105,546
2014 39,205,031 3,095,173
2013 38,414,171 3,074,360
2012 37,646,166 3,036,988
2011 36,903,376 2,998,485
2010 36,188,236 2,945,186
2009 35,490,445 2,887,885
2008 34,816,961 2,816,327
2007 34,189,416 2,743,222
2006 33,623,506 2,703,502
2005 33,109,249 2,661,215
2004 32,628,286 2,598,284
2003 32,175,818 2,493,903
2002 31,750,835 2,392,978
2001 31,331,221 2,312,079
2000 30,903,893 2,247,031
1999 30,474,354 2,212,780
1998 30,054,133 2,180,419
1997 29,579,301 2,152,135
1996 29,033,044 2,128,464
1995 28,470,191 2,025,267
1994 27,887,279 1,913,915
1993 27,277,048 1,856,006
1992 26,628,568 1,798,748
1991 25,987,928 1,919,571
1990 25,375,810 2,032,737
1989 24,754,485 1,987,017
1988 24,109,536 1,938,255
1987 23,443,624 1,888,669
1986 22,745,499 1,845,164
1985 22,008,544 1,807,816
1984 21,271,969 1,771,730
1983 20,558,115 1,736,160
1982 19,872,348 1,695,461
1981 19,220,704 1,649,939
1980 18,607,174 1,605,797
1979 18,036,655 1,563,332
1978 17,506,974 1,522,378
1977 17,015,994 1,482,565
1976 16,409,170 1,443,807
1975 15,678,596 1,408,210
1974 15,133,502 1,375,688
1973 14,771,147 1,342,669
1972 14,427,072 1,309,235
1971 14,098,936 1,276,154
1970 13,783,719 1,243,453
1969 13,475,960 1,212,005
1968 13,172,614 1,181,737
1967 12,876,118 1,152,339
1966 12,590,069 1,124,957
1965 12,365,976 1,098,335
1964 12,179,813 1,071,287
1963 11,982,118 1,045,092
1962 11,800,771 1,019,788
1961 11,628,883 995,573
1960 11,424,922 972,547

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/eritrea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Eritrea gained 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 575,888 people (a 18.4% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Eritrea was ranked 135th in 2006 and ranked 130th 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 Eritrea will increase by 54.3% to 5,711,061 people and rank change from 130th to 123rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 8.51M people in 2100 for Eritrea.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Eritrea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Eritrea
2100 -0.17% 0.29%
2099 -0.16% 0.27%
2098 -0.13% 0.27%
2097 -0.12% 0.26%
2096 -0.09% 0.31%
2095 -0.09% 0.31%
2094 -0.04% 0.31%
2093 -0.04% 0.43%
2092 -0.03% 0.36%
2091 0.003% 0.42%
2090 -0.003% 0.41%
2089 0.03% 0.46%
2088 0.04% 0.45%
2087 0.06% 0.53%
2086 0.07% 0.57%
2085 0.07% 0.59%
2084 0.08% 0.54%
2083 0.08% 0.56%
2082 0.09% 0.51%
2081 0.11% 0.72%
2080 0.12% 0.65%
2079 0.12% 0.7%
2078 0.13% 0.73%
2077 0.13% 0.73%
2076 0.15% 0.82%
2075 0.15% 0.73%
2074 0.15% 0.86%
2073 0.16% 0.84%
2072 0.16% 0.86%
2071 0.12% 0.9%
2070 0.15% 0.93%
2069 0.16% 0.99%
2068 0.17% 0.98%
2067 0.18% 1.06%
2066 0.19% 0.99%
2065 0.21% 1.02%
2064 0.22% 1.21%
2063 0.26% 1.11%
2062 0.26% 1.19%
2061 0.3% 1.23%
2060 0.34% 1.22%
2059 0.38% 1.25%
2058 0.4% 1.24%
2057 0.46% 1.15%
2056 0.49% 1.31%
2055 0.54% 1.23%
2054 0.58% 1.38%
2053 0.61% 1.45%
2052 0.67% 1.4%
2051 0.71% 1.4%
2050 0.74% 1.4%
2049 0.78% 1.48%
2048 0.79% 1.49%
2047 0.82% 1.51%
2046 0.85% 1.64%
2045 0.86% 1.62%
2044 0.87% 1.64%
2043 0.87% 1.73%
2042 0.88% 1.69%
2041 0.87% 1.84%
2040 0.89% 1.85%
2039 0.87% 1.9%
2038 0.88% 2.03%
2037 0.88% 2.06%
2036 0.91% 1.96%
2035 0.89% 2.02%
2034 0.91% 1.99%
2033 0.94% 1.99%
2032 0.94% 2%
2031 0.98% 2.12%
2030 1.03% 2.07%
2029 1.09% 2.11%
2028 1.14% 2.13%
2027 1.21% 2.09%
2026 1.29% 2.11%
2025 1.36% 1.93%
2024 1.41% 1.88%
2023 1.51% 1.79%
2022 1.6% 1.77%
2021 1.63% 1.79%
2020 1.73% 1.58%
2019 1.86% 1.49%
2018 1.96% 1.35%
2017 2.05% 0.82%
2016 2.08% 0.62%
2015 2.08% 0.34%
2014 2.06% 0.68%
2013 2.04% 1.23%
2012 2.01% 1.28%
2011 1.98% 1.81%
2010 1.97% 1.98%
2009 1.93% 2.54%
2008 1.84% 2.66%
2007 1.68% 1.47%
2006 1.55% 1.59%
2005 1.47% 2.42%
2004 1.41% 4.19%
2003 1.34% 4.22%
2002 1.34% 3.5%
2001 1.38% 2.89%
2000 1.41% 1.55%
1999 1.4% 1.48%
1998 1.61% 1.31%
1997 1.88% 1.11%
1996 1.98% 5.1%
1995 2.09% 5.82%
1994 2.24% 3.12%
1993 2.44% 3.18%
1992 2.47% -6.29%
1991 2.41% -5.57%
1990 2.51% 2.3%
1989 2.68% 2.52%
1988 2.84% 2.63%
1987 3.07% 2.36%
1986 3.35% 2.07%
1985 3.46% 2.04%
1984 3.47% 2.05%
1983 3.45% 2.4%
1982 3.39% 2.76%
1981 3.3% 2.75%
1980 3.16% 2.72%
1979 3.03% 2.69%
1978 2.89% 2.69%
1977 3.7% 2.68%
1976 4.66% 2.53%
1975 3.6% 2.36%
1974 2.45% 2.46%
1973 2.38% 2.55%
1972 2.33% 2.59%
1971 2.29% 2.63%
1970 2.28% 2.59%
1969 2.3% 2.56%
1968 2.3% 2.55%
1967 2.27% 2.43%
1966 1.81% 2.42%
1965 1.53% 2.52%
1964 1.65% 2.51%
1963 1.54% 2.48%
1962 1.48% 2.43%
1961 1.79% 2.37%

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 Eritrea's population grew by 1.88%.

Live population counters

Algeria Eritrea
Current population
48222325
3700586
Population rank 34/197 130/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.04%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
8.06 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
5.31 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
25 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +179
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +65,213
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.88%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 58/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.31 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -6,698
Net migration rank 161/196 122/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 12,512
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 176/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 178/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Eritrea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Eritrea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -6,698
2024 - -31,240 - -12,696
2023 691,724 -25,963 78,073 -15,284
2022 722,591 -14,684 76,221 -17,134
2021 735,514 -10,803 74,394 -14,966
2020 724,140 -10,798 73,362 -14,967
2019 809,522 -27,786 73,572 -29,818
2018 824,428 -27,146 72,511 -21,403
2017 848,585 -14,403 72,291 -38,579
2016 849,368 -6,438 73,002 -55,431
2015 847,054 -27,638 73,682 -52,965
2014 839,654 -30,064 75,729 -75,696
2013 802,203 -30,052 75,562 -33,974
2012 790,645 -26,763 76,416 -43,269
2011 741,832 -20,108 76,806 -32,949
2010 719,350 -10,788 76,098 -13,361
2009 691,496 -4,458 76,206 -24,348
2008 662,044 -2,101 73,391 17,855
2007 620,196 -25,046 73,101 -18,131
2006 580,812 -44,138 74,470 -49,998
2005 543,158 -51,345 72,930 -12,835
2004 508,773 -38,648 72,147 -6,374
2003 474,272 -39,421 66,291 76,703
2002 451,369 -36,255 65,436 -6,574
2001 450,637 -26,539 61,180 41,760
2000 447,025 -16,454 60,274 -33,133
1999 434,198 -5,657 45,120 -3,769
1998 425,928 -13,991 55,332 -31,951
1997 450,138 87,582 63,953 -30,768
1996 483,632 71,139 66,557 -52,421
1995 533,104 37,817 56,157 136,105
1994 594,445 430 56,288 -25,841
1993 611,306 14,289 51,679 33,688
1992 627,289 44,102 51,443 -22,293
1991 616,850 -6,945 57,741 -328,546
1990 612,369 1,962 56,903 -12,425
1989 628,542 -234 54,299 -7,330
1988 637,215 24,376 54,163 -3,612
1987 645,309 24,933 52,229 -3,613
1986 661,644 64,381 39,470 -1,073
1985 672,185 75,729 37,362 -1,073
1984 656,475 68,774 35,101 772
1983 641,167 61,292 33,420 1,853
1982 620,415 48,660 44,146 1,985
1981 595,150 39,043 42,924 1,985
1980 559,983 32,879 41,392 1,985
1979 523,875 24,311 39,577 1,985
1978 491,876 19,317 38,353 1,985
1977 465,405 5,360 37,295 1,985
1976 440,192 302,662 36,250 1,985
1975 417,803 300,482 30,971 1,985
1974 399,509 -27,605 30,111 1,985
1973 382,736 -29,938 31,969 1,985
1972 368,179 -32,832 30,951 1,953
1971 356,069 -35,141 31,490 1,758
1970 346,564 -37,058 30,686 1,480
1969 334,541 -28,535 29,535 1,199
1968 324,560 -23,870 28,777 1,013
1967 316,289 -23,983 27,992 1,004
1966 309,628 -29,832 24,713 1,063
1965 311,190 -142,810 26,285 1,188
1964 312,729 -108,798 25,327 1,300
1963 315,645 -124,175 24,393 1,368
1962 283,903 -112,676 23,478 1,364
1961 296,467 -123,928 22,351 1,235
1960 290,582 -55,212 21,424 1,045

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 Eritrea 68.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 742,837 people) and 31.2% is from migration (a loss of 336,243 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 12,512 people or 0.4% in Eritrea.

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
Eritrea
City Population
Asmara 963K
Keren 120K
Massawa 39.8K
Mendefera 28.5K

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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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