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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 2.9 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 2.27% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Algeria vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Ethiopia
2100 64,987,758 371,192,732
2099 65,099,593 369,452,188
2098 65,201,636 367,626,914
2097 65,286,684 365,680,268
2096 65,363,853 363,648,440
2095 65,425,396 361,707,589
2094 65,482,152 359,642,227
2093 65,511,098 357,570,752
2092 65,539,089 355,499,462
2091 65,560,728 353,327,595
2090 65,558,683 351,068,287
2089 65,560,674 348,859,203
2088 65,543,659 346,624,222
2087 65,518,674 344,268,493
2086 65,480,237 341,777,395
2085 65,436,284 339,272,558
2084 65,389,859 336,753,372
2083 65,339,591 334,186,307
2082 65,286,947 331,503,693
2081 65,228,570 328,816,892
2080 65,156,366 326,114,551
2079 65,077,934 323,382,593
2078 64,997,944 320,521,381
2077 64,912,164 317,590,857
2076 64,829,265 314,615,353
2075 64,732,964 311,583,813
2074 64,635,550 308,511,275
2073 64,539,251 305,477,711
2072 64,437,887 302,351,806
2071 64,334,505 299,211,554
2070 64,254,716 296,054,535
2069 64,156,721 292,847,034
2068 64,054,948 289,612,061
2067 63,947,346 286,279,975
2066 63,834,128 282,992,981
2065 63,711,038 279,662,528
2064 63,574,559 276,283,161
2063 63,435,887 272,866,834
2062 63,274,087 269,424,014
2061 63,110,028 265,885,347
2060 62,923,891 262,350,260
2059 62,712,836 258,772,570
2058 62,478,336 255,284,371
2057 62,226,357 251,733,988
2056 61,939,173 248,079,002
2055 61,635,604 244,501,471
2054 61,305,903 240,868,686
2053 60,952,313 237,228,269
2052 60,585,478 233,551,340
2051 60,184,066 229,804,463
2050 59,759,780 226,124,819
2049 59,319,414 222,420,063
2048 58,863,159 218,694,640
2047 58,399,750 214,950,242
2046 57,923,788 211,226,920
2045 57,438,215 207,525,986
2044 56,949,229 203,812,674
2043 56,458,404 200,097,321
2042 55,972,536 196,411,774
2041 55,486,685 192,749,114
2040 55,008,982 189,081,695
2039 54,525,726 185,422,958
2038 54,053,698 181,789,129
2037 53,581,185 178,179,942
2036 53,114,315 174,569,201
2035 52,635,824 170,957,061
2034 52,170,347 167,367,920
2033 51,701,970 163,813,895
2032 51,222,432 160,216,774
2031 50,743,202 156,638,324
2030 50,249,453 153,070,380
2029 49,738,822 149,507,684
2028 49,202,648 145,989,372
2027 48,647,196 142,463,827
2026 48,064,789 138,973,582
2025 47,453,061 135,513,842
2024 46,814,308 132,059,767
2023 46,164,219 128,691,692
2022 45,477,389 125,384,287
2021 44,761,099 122,138,588
2020 44,042,091 118,917,671
2019 43,294,546 115,737,383
2018 42,505,035 112,664,152
2017 41,689,299 109,666,481
2016 40,850,721 106,718,162
2015 40,019,529 103,867,135
2014 39,205,031 101,115,610
2013 38,414,171 98,438,751
2012 37,646,166 95,798,767
2011 36,903,376 93,149,970
2010 36,188,236 90,538,514
2009 35,490,445 88,007,636
2008 34,816,961 85,543,668
2007 34,189,416 83,103,217
2006 33,623,506 80,703,490
2005 33,109,249 78,367,470
2004 32,628,286 76,077,206
2003 32,175,818 73,832,663
2002 31,750,835 71,635,517
2001 31,331,221 69,487,762
2000 30,903,893 67,411,494
1999 30,474,354 65,374,561
1998 30,054,133 63,363,524
1997 29,579,301 61,404,539
1996 29,033,044 59,467,635
1995 28,470,191 57,537,335
1994 27,887,279 55,611,508
1993 27,277,048 53,708,891
1992 26,628,568 51,853,747
1991 25,987,928 49,717,198
1990 25,375,810 47,609,755
1989 24,754,485 45,879,690
1988 24,109,536 44,150,825
1987 23,443,624 42,460,039
1986 22,745,499 41,037,656
1985 22,008,544 39,842,136
1984 21,271,969 38,735,722
1983 20,558,115 37,740,817
1982 19,872,348 36,701,290
1981 19,220,704 35,304,012
1980 18,607,174 34,428,514
1979 18,036,655 34,238,652
1978 17,506,974 33,734,592
1977 17,015,994 33,167,272
1976 16,409,170 32,534,418
1975 15,678,596 31,723,252
1974 15,133,502 30,957,273
1973 14,771,147 30,166,785
1972 14,427,072 29,374,608
1971 14,098,936 28,600,106
1970 13,783,719 27,829,128
1969 13,475,960 27,072,571
1968 13,172,614 26,337,930
1967 12,876,118 25,620,276
1966 12,590,069 24,952,689
1965 12,365,976 24,310,612
1964 12,179,813 23,666,548
1963 11,982,118 23,051,637
1962 11,800,771 22,465,126
1961 11,628,883 21,906,102
1960 11,424,922 21,376,693

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/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Ethiopia
2100 -0.17% 0.47%
2099 -0.16% 0.5%
2098 -0.13% 0.53%
2097 -0.12% 0.56%
2096 -0.09% 0.54%
2095 -0.09% 0.57%
2094 -0.04% 0.58%
2093 -0.04% 0.58%
2092 -0.03% 0.61%
2091 0.003% 0.64%
2090 -0.003% 0.63%
2089 0.03% 0.64%
2088 0.04% 0.68%
2087 0.06% 0.73%
2086 0.07% 0.74%
2085 0.07% 0.75%
2084 0.08% 0.77%
2083 0.08% 0.81%
2082 0.09% 0.82%
2081 0.11% 0.83%
2080 0.12% 0.84%
2079 0.12% 0.89%
2078 0.13% 0.92%
2077 0.13% 0.95%
2076 0.15% 0.97%
2075 0.15% 1%
2074 0.15% 0.99%
2073 0.16% 1.03%
2072 0.16% 1.05%
2071 0.12% 1.07%
2070 0.15% 1.1%
2069 0.16% 1.12%
2068 0.17% 1.16%
2067 0.18% 1.16%
2066 0.19% 1.19%
2065 0.21% 1.22%
2064 0.22% 1.25%
2063 0.26% 1.28%
2062 0.26% 1.33%
2061 0.3% 1.35%
2060 0.34% 1.38%
2059 0.38% 1.37%
2058 0.4% 1.41%
2057 0.46% 1.47%
2056 0.49% 1.46%
2055 0.54% 1.51%
2054 0.58% 1.53%
2053 0.61% 1.57%
2052 0.67% 1.63%
2051 0.71% 1.63%
2050 0.74% 1.67%
2049 0.78% 1.7%
2048 0.79% 1.74%
2047 0.82% 1.76%
2046 0.85% 1.78%
2045 0.86% 1.82%
2044 0.87% 1.86%
2043 0.87% 1.88%
2042 0.88% 1.9%
2041 0.87% 1.94%
2040 0.89% 1.97%
2039 0.87% 2%
2038 0.88% 2.03%
2037 0.88% 2.07%
2036 0.91% 2.11%
2035 0.89% 2.14%
2034 0.91% 2.17%
2033 0.94% 2.25%
2032 0.94% 2.28%
2031 0.98% 2.33%
2030 1.03% 2.38%
2029 1.09% 2.41%
2028 1.14% 2.47%
2027 1.21% 2.51%
2026 1.29% 2.55%
2025 1.36% 2.62%
2024 1.41% 2.62%
2023 1.51% 2.64%
2022 1.6% 2.66%
2021 1.63% 2.71%
2020 1.73% 2.75%
2019 1.86% 2.73%
2018 1.96% 2.73%
2017 2.05% 2.76%
2016 2.08% 2.74%
2015 2.08% 2.72%
2014 2.06% 2.72%
2013 2.04% 2.76%
2012 2.01% 2.84%
2011 1.98% 2.88%
2010 1.97% 2.88%
2009 1.93% 2.88%
2008 1.84% 2.94%
2007 1.68% 2.97%
2006 1.55% 2.98%
2005 1.47% 3.01%
2004 1.41% 3.04%
2003 1.34% 3.07%
2002 1.34% 3.09%
2001 1.38% 3.08%
2000 1.41% 3.12%
1999 1.4% 3.17%
1998 1.61% 3.19%
1997 1.88% 3.26%
1996 1.98% 3.35%
1995 2.09% 3.46%
1994 2.24% 3.54%
1993 2.44% 3.58%
1992 2.47% 4.3%
1991 2.41% 4.43%
1990 2.51% 3.77%
1989 2.68% 3.92%
1988 2.84% 3.98%
1987 3.07% 3.47%
1986 3.35% 3%
1985 3.46% 2.86%
1984 3.47% 2.64%
1983 3.45% 2.83%
1982 3.39% 3.96%
1981 3.3% 2.54%
1980 3.16% 0.55%
1979 3.03% 1.49%
1978 2.89% 1.71%
1977 3.7% 1.95%
1976 4.66% 2.56%
1975 3.6% 2.47%
1974 2.45% 2.62%
1973 2.38% 2.7%
1972 2.33% 2.71%
1971 2.29% 2.77%
1970 2.28% 2.79%
1969 2.3% 2.79%
1968 2.3% 2.8%
1967 2.27% 2.68%
1966 1.81% 2.64%
1965 1.53% 2.72%
1964 1.65% 2.67%
1963 1.54% 2.61%
1962 1.48% 2.55%
1961 1.79% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Algeria Ethiopia
Current population
48222325
139917664
Population rank 34/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.69%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
9.36 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
7.68 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 25/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +24,054
Net migration rank 161/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 24,054
2024 - -31,240 - 30,069
2023 691,724 -25,963 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 722,591 -14,684 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 735,514 -10,803 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 724,140 -10,798 3,199,718 38,866
2019 809,522 -27,786 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 824,428 -27,146 3,015,231 9,302
2017 848,585 -14,403 2,899,143 71,766
2016 849,368 -6,438 2,809,889 115,823
2015 847,054 -27,638 2,713,529 62,785
2014 839,654 -30,064 2,623,647 103,122
2013 802,203 -30,052 2,546,020 80,955
2012 790,645 -26,763 2,533,398 119,517
2011 741,832 -20,108 2,527,811 116,793
2010 719,350 -10,788 2,498,048 80,213
2009 691,496 -4,458 2,467,118 16,315
2008 662,044 -2,101 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 620,196 -25,046 2,436,753 -381
2006 580,812 -44,138 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 543,158 -51,345 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 508,773 -38,648 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 474,272 -39,421 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 451,369 -36,255 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 450,637 -26,539 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 447,025 -16,454 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 434,198 -5,657 2,010,987 29,142
1998 425,928 -13,991 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 450,138 87,582 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 483,632 71,139 1,896,364 41,456
1995 533,104 37,817 1,831,068 91,727
1994 594,445 430 1,788,133 140,715
1993 611,306 14,289 1,734,851 141,545
1992 627,289 44,102 1,673,839 160,106
1991 616,850 -6,945 1,579,416 859,737
1990 612,369 1,962 1,479,663 296,014
1989 628,542 -234 1,441,769 242,614
1988 637,215 24,376 1,393,356 379,966
1987 645,309 24,933 1,356,853 251,387
1986 661,644 64,381 1,050,277 186,227
1985 672,185 75,729 997,050 157,476
1984 656,475 68,774 920,670 137,632
1983 641,167 61,292 863,472 68,022
1982 620,415 48,660 1,080,853 66,702
1981 595,150 39,043 1,018,838 628,135
1980 559,983 32,879 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 523,875 24,311 987,203 -711,455
1978 491,876 19,317 943,388 -210,991
1977 465,405 5,360 929,381 -527,133
1976 440,192 302,662 899,577 -36,125
1975 417,803 300,482 801,425 -42,540
1974 399,509 -27,605 777,306 -4,232
1973 382,736 -29,938 807,535 347
1972 368,179 -32,832 779,808 -3,375
1971 356,069 -35,141 787,047 -14,510
1970 346,564 -37,058 760,821 8,589
1969 334,541 -28,535 736,428 7,258
1968 324,560 -23,870 715,602 9,992
1967 316,289 -23,983 695,283 14,437
1966 309,628 -29,832 616,281 9,160
1965 311,190 -142,810 642,359 16,348
1964 312,729 -108,798 618,667 10,749
1963 315,645 -124,175 590,998 9,418
1962 283,903 -112,676 563,650 8,960
1961 296,467 -123,928 538,518 6,938
1960 290,582 -55,212 511,694 1,696

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

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

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 Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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