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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 1,372,341 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 1,339,590 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 36 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Estonia has declined from 1.35M to 1.34M (0.54% decline).

Algeria vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Estonia
2100 64,987,758 831,394
2099 65,099,593 836,965
2098 65,201,636 842,414
2097 65,286,684 847,873
2096 65,363,853 853,472
2095 65,425,396 859,044
2094 65,482,152 864,547
2093 65,511,098 870,136
2092 65,539,089 875,676
2091 65,560,728 881,282
2090 65,558,683 887,028
2089 65,560,674 892,857
2088 65,543,659 898,736
2087 65,518,674 904,914
2086 65,480,237 911,254
2085 65,436,284 917,722
2084 65,389,859 924,458
2083 65,339,591 931,259
2082 65,286,947 938,110
2081 65,228,570 944,978
2080 65,156,366 952,018
2079 65,077,934 959,194
2078 64,997,944 966,496
2077 64,912,164 973,883
2076 64,829,265 981,283
2075 64,732,964 988,735
2074 64,635,550 996,352
2073 64,539,251 1,004,078
2072 64,437,887 1,011,873
2071 64,334,505 1,019,779
2070 64,254,716 1,027,821
2069 64,156,721 1,035,828
2068 64,054,948 1,043,819
2067 63,947,346 1,051,892
2066 63,834,128 1,059,940
2065 63,711,038 1,068,064
2064 63,574,559 1,076,199
2063 63,435,887 1,084,303
2062 63,274,087 1,092,418
2061 63,110,028 1,100,514
2060 62,923,891 1,108,650
2059 62,712,836 1,116,534
2058 62,478,336 1,124,375
2057 62,226,357 1,132,033
2056 61,939,173 1,139,610
2055 61,635,604 1,147,117
2054 61,305,903 1,154,317
2053 60,952,313 1,161,452
2052 60,585,478 1,168,381
2051 60,184,066 1,175,291
2050 59,759,780 1,182,029
2049 59,319,414 1,188,633
2048 58,863,159 1,194,960
2047 58,399,750 1,201,294
2046 57,923,788 1,207,577
2045 57,438,215 1,213,815
2044 56,949,229 1,220,042
2043 56,458,404 1,226,162
2042 55,972,536 1,232,282
2041 55,486,685 1,238,386
2040 55,008,982 1,244,441
2039 54,525,726 1,250,581
2038 54,053,698 1,256,780
2037 53,581,185 1,263,149
2036 53,114,315 1,269,700
2035 52,635,824 1,276,331
2034 52,170,347 1,283,159
2033 51,701,970 1,290,037
2032 51,222,432 1,297,036
2031 50,743,202 1,304,102
2030 50,249,453 1,311,189
2029 49,738,822 1,318,225
2028 49,202,648 1,325,354
2027 48,647,196 1,332,492
2026 48,064,789 1,339,590
2025 47,453,061 1,358,931
2024 46,814,308 1,372,341
2023 46,164,219 1,370,286
2022 45,477,389 1,348,840
2021 44,761,099 1,330,932
2020 44,042,091 1,329,522
2019 43,294,546 1,326,898
2018 42,505,035 1,321,977
2017 41,689,299 1,317,384
2016 40,850,721 1,315,790
2015 40,019,529 1,315,407
2014 39,205,031 1,314,545
2013 38,414,171 1,317,997
2012 37,646,166 1,322,696
2011 36,903,376 1,327,439
2010 36,188,236 1,331,475
2009 35,490,445 1,334,515
2008 34,816,961 1,337,090
2007 34,189,416 1,340,680
2006 33,623,506 1,346,810
2005 33,109,249 1,354,775
2004 32,628,286 1,362,550
2003 32,175,818 1,370,720
2002 31,750,835 1,379,350
2001 31,331,221 1,388,115
2000 30,903,893 1,396,985
1999 30,474,354 1,390,244
1998 30,054,133 1,386,156
1997 29,579,301 1,399,535
1996 29,033,044 1,415,594
1995 28,470,191 1,436,634
1994 27,887,279 1,462,514
1993 27,277,048 1,494,128
1992 26,628,568 1,533,091
1991 25,987,928 1,561,314
1990 25,375,810 1,569,174
1989 24,754,485 1,568,131
1988 24,109,536 1,561,900
1987 23,443,624 1,552,221
1986 22,745,499 1,540,190
1985 22,008,544 1,528,781
1984 21,271,969 1,518,617
1983 20,558,115 1,508,745
1982 19,872,348 1,498,414
1981 19,220,704 1,487,666
1980 18,607,174 1,477,219
1979 18,036,655 1,468,333
1978 17,506,974 1,460,188
1977 17,015,994 1,450,211
1976 16,409,170 1,439,576
1975 15,678,596 1,429,352
1974 15,133,502 1,418,169
1973 14,771,147 1,405,951
1972 14,427,072 1,392,518
1971 14,098,936 1,376,955
1970 13,783,719 1,360,076
1969 13,475,960 1,345,249
1968 13,172,614 1,331,214
1967 12,876,118 1,318,946
1966 12,590,069 1,308,597
1965 12,365,976 1,294,566
1964 12,179,813 1,277,086
1963 11,982,118 1,258,857
1962 11,800,771 1,241,623
1961 11,628,883 1,225,077
1960 11,424,922 1,211,537

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/estonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th 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 Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Estonia
2100 -0.17% -0.67%
2099 -0.16% -0.65%
2098 -0.13% -0.64%
2097 -0.12% -0.66%
2096 -0.09% -0.65%
2095 -0.09% -0.64%
2094 -0.04% -0.64%
2093 -0.04% -0.63%
2092 -0.03% -0.64%
2091 0.003% -0.65%
2090 -0.003% -0.65%
2089 0.03% -0.65%
2088 0.04% -0.68%
2087 0.06% -0.7%
2086 0.07% -0.7%
2085 0.07% -0.73%
2084 0.08% -0.73%
2083 0.08% -0.73%
2082 0.09% -0.73%
2081 0.11% -0.74%
2080 0.12% -0.75%
2079 0.12% -0.76%
2078 0.13% -0.76%
2077 0.13% -0.75%
2076 0.15% -0.75%
2075 0.15% -0.76%
2074 0.15% -0.77%
2073 0.16% -0.77%
2072 0.16% -0.78%
2071 0.12% -0.78%
2070 0.15% -0.77%
2069 0.16% -0.77%
2068 0.17% -0.77%
2067 0.18% -0.76%
2066 0.19% -0.76%
2065 0.21% -0.76%
2064 0.22% -0.75%
2063 0.26% -0.74%
2062 0.26% -0.74%
2061 0.3% -0.73%
2060 0.34% -0.71%
2059 0.38% -0.7%
2058 0.4% -0.68%
2057 0.46% -0.66%
2056 0.49% -0.65%
2055 0.54% -0.62%
2054 0.58% -0.61%
2053 0.61% -0.59%
2052 0.67% -0.59%
2051 0.71% -0.57%
2050 0.74% -0.56%
2049 0.78% -0.53%
2048 0.79% -0.53%
2047 0.82% -0.52%
2046 0.85% -0.51%
2045 0.86% -0.51%
2044 0.87% -0.5%
2043 0.87% -0.5%
2042 0.88% -0.49%
2041 0.87% -0.49%
2040 0.89% -0.49%
2039 0.87% -0.49%
2038 0.88% -0.5%
2037 0.88% -0.52%
2036 0.91% -0.52%
2035 0.89% -0.53%
2034 0.91% -0.53%
2033 0.94% -0.54%
2032 0.94% -0.54%
2031 0.98% -0.54%
2030 1.03% -0.53%
2029 1.09% -0.54%
2028 1.14% -0.54%
2027 1.21% -0.53%
2026 1.29% -1.42%
2025 1.36% -0.98%
2024 1.41% 0.15%
2023 1.51% 1.59%
2022 1.6% 1.35%
2021 1.63% 0.11%
2020 1.73% 0.2%
2019 1.86% 0.37%
2018 1.96% 0.35%
2017 2.05% 0.12%
2016 2.08% 0.03%
2015 2.08% 0.07%
2014 2.06% -0.26%
2013 2.04% -0.36%
2012 2.01% -0.36%
2011 1.98% -0.3%
2010 1.97% -0.23%
2009 1.93% -0.19%
2008 1.84% -0.27%
2007 1.68% -0.46%
2006 1.55% -0.59%
2005 1.47% -0.57%
2004 1.41% -0.6%
2003 1.34% -0.63%
2002 1.34% -0.63%
2001 1.38% -0.63%
2000 1.41% 0.48%
1999 1.4% 0.29%
1998 1.61% -0.96%
1997 1.88% -1.13%
1996 1.98% -1.46%
1995 2.09% -1.77%
1994 2.24% -2.12%
1993 2.44% -2.54%
1992 2.47% -1.81%
1991 2.41% -0.5%
1990 2.51% 0.07%
1989 2.68% 0.4%
1988 2.84% 0.62%
1987 3.07% 0.78%
1986 3.35% 0.75%
1985 3.46% 0.67%
1984 3.47% 0.65%
1983 3.45% 0.69%
1982 3.39% 0.72%
1981 3.3% 0.71%
1980 3.16% 0.61%
1979 3.03% 0.56%
1978 2.89% 0.69%
1977 3.7% 0.74%
1976 4.66% 0.72%
1975 3.6% 0.79%
1974 2.45% 0.87%
1973 2.38% 0.96%
1972 2.33% 1.13%
1971 2.29% 1.24%
1970 2.28% 1.1%
1969 2.3% 1.05%
1968 2.3% 0.93%
1967 2.27% 0.79%
1966 1.81% 1.08%
1965 1.53% 1.37%
1964 1.65% 1.45%
1963 1.54% 1.39%
1962 1.48% 1.35%
1961 1.79% 1.12%

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/estonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Estonia's population grew by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Algeria Estonia
Current population
48222325
1339590
Population rank 34/197 155/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.02%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
4.26 hours
One birth every
34.8 seconds
47.9 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
32.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +6
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +2,055
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.15%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 158/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -13,350
Net migration rank 161/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -13,350
2024 - -31,240 - -7,742
2023 691,724 -25,963 -5,070 5,717
2022 722,591 -14,684 -5,665 39,754
2021 735,514 -10,803 -5,324 7,043
2020 724,140 -10,798 -2,659 3,694
2019 809,522 -27,786 -1,327 5,386
2018 824,428 -27,146 -1,322 7,089
2017 848,585 -14,403 -1,713 5,202
2016 849,368 -6,438 -1,316 1,081
2015 847,054 -27,638 -1,315 4,261
2014 839,654 -30,064 -1,972 -674
2013 802,203 -30,052 -1,713 -2,688
2012 790,645 -26,763 -1,455 -3,674
2011 741,832 -20,108 -531 -3,941
2010 719,350 -10,788 0 -3,781
2009 691,496 -4,458 -400 -2,089
2008 662,044 -2,101 -668 -2,034
2007 620,196 -25,046 -1,608 -2,941
2006 580,812 -44,138 -2,559 -5,351
2005 543,158 -51,345 -2,981 -5,208
2004 508,773 -38,648 -3,679 -3,681
2003 474,272 -39,421 -5,072 -3,705
2002 451,369 -36,255 -5,380 -2,889
2001 450,637 -26,539 -5,830 -3,280
2000 447,025 -16,454 -5,309 -3,083
1999 434,198 -5,657 -6,117 1,419
1998 425,928 -13,991 -7,208 -3,296
1997 450,138 87,582 -6,018 -4,066
1996 483,632 71,139 -5,662 -10,540
1995 533,104 37,817 -7,327 -12,655
1994 594,445 430 -8,044 -17,984
1993 611,306 14,289 -5,976 -25,501
1992 627,289 44,102 -1,993 -38,391
1991 616,850 -6,945 -312 -9,712
1990 612,369 1,962 2,825 -2,660
1989 628,542 -234 5,803 -368
1988 637,215 24,376 6,404 5,256
1987 645,309 24,933 6,829 5,389
1986 661,644 64,381 6,160 5,260
1985 672,185 75,729 4,281 5,097
1984 656,475 68,774 5,163 5,006
1983 641,167 61,292 5,884 4,986
1982 620,415 48,660 5,244 4,832
1981 595,150 39,043 4,612 4,789
1980 559,983 32,879 3,989 4,619
1979 523,875 24,311 3,818 4,521
1978 491,876 19,317 4,088 7,234
1977 465,405 5,360 4,931 7,189
1976 440,192 302,662 4,319 6,942
1975 417,803 300,482 4,717 6,737
1974 399,509 -27,605 5,956 6,594
1973 382,736 -29,938 5,623 6,488
1972 368,179 -32,832 6,267 6,432
1971 356,069 -35,141 7,160 6,392
1970 346,564 -37,058 6,257 6,158
1969 334,541 -28,535 5,515 8,650
1968 324,560 -23,870 5,592 9,403
1967 316,289 -23,983 5,012 9,115
1966 309,628 -29,832 4,842 8,998
1965 311,190 -142,810 5,437 8,851
1964 312,729 -108,798 6,897 8,734
1963 315,645 -124,175 6,043 8,410
1962 283,903 -112,676 6,457 8,248
1961 296,467 -123,928 7,228 7,991
1960 290,582 -55,212 7,511 7,762

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 Estonia 26.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

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
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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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