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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 5,646,436 people in Finland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 5,647,947 in Finland.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 8.56 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.07% for Finland.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.65M (7.25% growth).

Algeria vs Finland: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Finland
2100 64,963,450 4,629,053
2099 65,075,244 4,645,228
2098 65,177,248 4,661,258
2097 65,262,264 4,676,964
2096 65,339,404 4,692,260
2095 65,400,924 4,707,633
2094 65,457,659 4,722,751
2093 65,486,594 4,738,088
2092 65,514,575 4,753,259
2091 65,536,206 4,768,754
2090 65,534,162 4,784,445
2089 65,536,151 4,799,982
2088 65,519,144 4,815,528
2087 65,494,168 4,831,523
2086 65,455,745 4,847,503
2085 65,411,808 4,863,391
2084 65,365,401 4,878,695
2083 65,315,151 4,894,099
2082 65,262,527 4,909,902
2081 65,204,172 4,925,741
2080 65,131,995 4,941,601
2079 65,053,592 4,957,156
2078 64,973,632 4,972,238
2077 64,887,885 4,987,486
2076 64,805,016 5,002,755
2075 64,708,752 5,017,572
2074 64,611,374 5,032,306
2073 64,515,111 5,046,593
2072 64,413,784 5,060,464
2071 64,310,442 5,074,179
2070 64,230,683 5,087,802
2069 64,132,724 5,101,058
2068 64,030,989 5,114,493
2067 63,923,427 5,127,889
2066 63,810,251 5,141,202
2065 63,687,208 5,155,429
2064 63,550,779 5,169,525
2063 63,412,160 5,183,843
2062 63,250,420 5,198,043
2061 63,086,423 5,212,670
2060 62,900,355 5,227,697
2059 62,689,379 5,242,988
2058 62,454,967 5,257,844
2057 62,203,082 5,273,628
2056 61,916,006 5,289,765
2055 61,612,550 5,305,934
2054 61,282,973 5,321,736
2053 60,929,515 5,337,053
2052 60,562,817 5,352,244
2051 60,161,555 5,367,229
2050 59,737,427 5,381,479
2049 59,297,226 5,395,348
2048 58,841,142 5,408,876
2047 58,377,907 5,422,100
2046 57,902,123 5,434,914
2045 57,416,731 5,447,770
2044 56,927,927 5,460,322
2043 56,437,286 5,473,016
2042 55,951,600 5,485,319
2041 55,465,931 5,497,690
2040 54,988,407 5,509,866
2039 54,505,331 5,522,256
2038 54,033,480 5,534,448
2037 53,561,143 5,546,603
2036 53,094,449 5,558,413
2035 52,616,136 5,569,919
2034 52,150,833 5,580,966
2033 51,682,632 5,591,512
2032 51,203,273 5,601,550
2031 50,724,222 5,611,269
2030 50,230,658 5,620,291
2029 49,720,218 5,628,791
2028 49,184,244 5,636,422
2027 48,629,000 5,643,240
2026 48,046,811 5,647,947
2025 47,435,312 5,646,436
2024 46,814,308 5,619,911
2023 46,164,219 5,583,911
2022 45,477,389 5,556,106
2021 44,761,099 5,541,017
2020 44,042,091 5,529,543
2019 43,294,546 5,521,606
2018 42,505,035 5,515,525
2017 41,689,299 5,508,214
2016 40,850,721 5,495,303
2015 40,019,529 5,479,531
2014 39,205,031 5,461,512
2013 38,414,171 5,438,972
2012 37,646,166 5,413,971
2011 36,903,376 5,388,272
2010 36,188,236 5,363,352
2009 35,490,445 5,338,871
2008 34,816,961 5,313,399
2007 34,189,416 5,288,720
2006 33,623,506 5,266,268
2005 33,109,249 5,246,096
2004 32,628,286 5,228,172
2003 32,175,818 5,213,014
2002 31,750,835 5,200,598
2001 31,331,221 5,188,008
2000 30,903,893 5,176,209
1999 30,474,354 5,165,474
1998 30,054,133 5,153,498
1997 29,579,301 5,139,835
1996 29,033,044 5,124,573
1995 28,470,191 5,107,790
1994 27,887,279 5,088,333
1993 27,277,048 5,066,447
1992 26,628,568 5,041,992
1991 25,987,928 5,013,740
1990 25,375,810 4,986,431
1989 24,754,485 4,964,371
1988 24,109,536 4,946,481
1987 23,443,624 4,932,123
1986 22,745,499 4,918,154
1985 22,008,544 4,902,206
1984 21,271,969 4,881,803
1983 20,558,115 4,855,787
1982 19,872,348 4,826,933
1981 19,220,704 4,799,964
1980 18,607,174 4,779,535
1979 18,036,655 4,764,690
1978 17,506,974 4,752,528
1977 17,015,994 4,738,902
1976 16,409,170 4,725,664
1975 15,678,596 4,711,440
1974 15,133,502 4,690,574
1973 14,771,147 4,666,081
1972 14,427,072 4,639,657
1971 14,098,936 4,612,124
1970 13,783,719 4,606,307
1969 13,475,960 4,623,785
1968 13,172,614 4,626,469
1967 12,876,118 4,605,744
1966 12,590,069 4,580,869
1965 12,365,976 4,563,732
1964 12,179,813 4,548,543
1963 11,982,118 4,523,309
1962 11,800,771 4,491,443
1961 11,628,883 4,461,005
1960 11,424,922 4,429,634

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/finland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Finland's population increased by 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th 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 Finland will decrease by 4.72% to 5,381,479 people and rank change from 120th to 126th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 5.65M people in 2026 for Finland.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Finland
2100 -0.17% -0.35%
2099 -0.16% -0.34%
2098 -0.13% -0.34%
2097 -0.12% -0.33%
2096 -0.09% -0.33%
2095 -0.09% -0.32%
2094 -0.04% -0.32%
2093 -0.04% -0.32%
2092 -0.03% -0.32%
2091 0.003% -0.33%
2090 -0.003% -0.32%
2089 0.03% -0.32%
2088 0.04% -0.33%
2087 0.06% -0.33%
2086 0.07% -0.33%
2085 0.07% -0.31%
2084 0.08% -0.31%
2083 0.08% -0.32%
2082 0.09% -0.32%
2081 0.11% -0.32%
2080 0.12% -0.31%
2079 0.12% -0.3%
2078 0.13% -0.31%
2077 0.13% -0.31%
2076 0.15% -0.3%
2075 0.15% -0.29%
2074 0.15% -0.28%
2073 0.16% -0.27%
2072 0.16% -0.27%
2071 0.12% -0.27%
2070 0.15% -0.26%
2069 0.16% -0.26%
2068 0.17% -0.26%
2067 0.18% -0.26%
2066 0.19% -0.28%
2065 0.21% -0.27%
2064 0.22% -0.28%
2063 0.26% -0.27%
2062 0.26% -0.28%
2061 0.3% -0.29%
2060 0.34% -0.29%
2059 0.38% -0.28%
2058 0.4% -0.3%
2057 0.46% -0.31%
2056 0.49% -0.3%
2055 0.54% -0.3%
2054 0.58% -0.29%
2053 0.61% -0.28%
2052 0.67% -0.28%
2051 0.71% -0.26%
2050 0.74% -0.26%
2049 0.78% -0.25%
2048 0.79% -0.24%
2047 0.82% -0.24%
2046 0.85% -0.24%
2045 0.86% -0.23%
2044 0.87% -0.23%
2043 0.87% -0.22%
2042 0.88% -0.23%
2041 0.87% -0.22%
2040 0.89% -0.22%
2039 0.87% -0.22%
2038 0.88% -0.22%
2037 0.88% -0.21%
2036 0.91% -0.21%
2035 0.89% -0.2%
2034 0.91% -0.19%
2033 0.94% -0.18%
2032 0.94% -0.17%
2031 0.98% -0.16%
2030 1.03% -0.15%
2029 1.09% -0.14%
2028 1.14% -0.12%
2027 1.21% -0.08%
2026 1.29% 0.03%
2025 1.33% 0.47%
2024 1.41% 0.64%
2023 1.51% 0.5%
2022 1.6% 0.27%
2021 1.63% 0.21%
2020 1.73% 0.14%
2019 1.86% 0.11%
2018 1.96% 0.13%
2017 2.05% 0.23%
2016 2.08% 0.29%
2015 2.08% 0.33%
2014 2.06% 0.41%
2013 2.04% 0.46%
2012 2.01% 0.48%
2011 1.98% 0.46%
2010 1.97% 0.46%
2009 1.93% 0.48%
2008 1.84% 0.47%
2007 1.68% 0.43%
2006 1.55% 0.38%
2005 1.47% 0.34%
2004 1.41% 0.29%
2003 1.34% 0.24%
2002 1.34% 0.24%
2001 1.38% 0.23%
2000 1.41% 0.21%
1999 1.4% 0.23%
1998 1.61% 0.27%
1997 1.88% 0.3%
1996 1.98% 0.33%
1995 2.09% 0.38%
1994 2.24% 0.43%
1993 2.44% 0.49%
1992 2.47% 0.56%
1991 2.41% 0.55%
1990 2.51% 0.44%
1989 2.68% 0.36%
1988 2.84% 0.29%
1987 3.07% 0.28%
1986 3.35% 0.33%
1985 3.46% 0.42%
1984 3.47% 0.54%
1983 3.45% 0.6%
1982 3.39% 0.56%
1981 3.3% 0.43%
1980 3.16% 0.31%
1979 3.03% 0.26%
1978 2.89% 0.29%
1977 3.7% 0.28%
1976 4.66% 0.3%
1975 3.6% 0.44%
1974 2.45% 0.52%
1973 2.38% 0.57%
1972 2.33% 0.6%
1971 2.29% 0.13%
1970 2.28% -0.38%
1969 2.3% -0.06%
1968 2.3% 0.45%
1967 2.27% 0.54%
1966 1.81% 0.38%
1965 1.53% 0.33%
1964 1.65% 0.56%
1963 1.54% 0.71%
1962 1.48% 0.68%
1961 1.79% 0.71%

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/finland | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Finland's population grew by 0.47%.

Live population counters

Algeria Finland
Current population
48345858
5647947
Population rank 34/197 120/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.07%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
19.9 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
12 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
8.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +73
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +26,525
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +0.47%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 130/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
28.9 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +18,246
Net migration rank 161/196 33/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 514,432
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Finland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Finland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 18,246
2024 665,653 -31,240 -14,612 26,894
2023 691,724 -25,963 -17,869 38,156
2022 722,591 -14,684 -18,335 60,353
2021 735,514 -10,803 -7,757 22,484
2020 724,140 -10,798 -8,847 17,504
2019 809,522 -27,786 -8,282 15,671
2018 824,428 -27,146 -7,170 11,822
2017 848,585 -14,403 -3,856 13,356
2016 849,368 -6,438 -1,099 17,321
2015 847,054 -27,638 2,740 12,655
2014 839,654 -30,064 4,915 15,915
2013 802,203 -30,052 6,527 18,164
2012 790,645 -26,763 7,579 17,894
2011 741,832 -20,108 9,160 16,798
2010 719,350 -10,788 10,191 14,080
2009 691,496 -4,458 10,678 14,877
2008 662,044 -2,101 10,627 15,626
2007 620,196 -25,046 9,519 14,027
2006 580,812 -44,138 11,059 10,820
2005 543,158 -51,345 9,968 9,251
2004 508,773 -38,648 9,933 6,956
2003 474,272 -39,421 7,819 5,929
2002 451,369 -36,255 6,241 5,255
2001 450,637 -26,539 7,263 6,241
2000 447,025 -16,454 7,765 2,497
1999 434,198 -5,657 7,748 3,604
1998 425,928 -13,991 7,730 4,417
1997 450,138 87,582 9,766 4,925
1996 483,632 71,139 11,274 3,757
1995 533,104 37,817 13,791 4,325
1994 594,445 430 17,300 3,834
1993 611,306 14,289 13,679 9,036
1992 627,289 44,102 16,639 9,356
1991 616,850 -6,945 16,044 14,515
1990 612,369 1,962 15,458 8,920
1989 628,542 -234 14,396 5,775
1988 637,215 24,376 14,344 1,765
1987 645,309 24,933 11,837 831
1986 661,644 64,381 13,279 1,491
1985 672,185 75,729 14,707 2,416
1984 656,475 68,774 20,015 3,972
1983 641,167 61,292 21,851 6,925
1982 620,415 48,660 22,686 7,109
1981 595,150 39,043 18,720 5,287
1980 559,983 32,879 18,640 -2,212
1979 523,875 24,311 19,535 -6,612
1978 491,876 19,317 20,436 -9,348
1977 465,405 5,360 21,799 -5,697
1976 440,192 302,662 21,738 -11,843
1975 417,803 300,482 21,673 -3,807
1974 399,509 -27,605 17,824 5,891
1973 382,736 -29,938 13,532 11,558
1972 368,179 -32,832 14,847 12,613
1971 356,069 -35,141 15,220 12,286
1970 346,564 -37,058 20,268 -36,579
1969 334,541 -28,535 21,732 -42,207
1968 324,560 -23,870 28,684 -15,561
1967 316,289 -23,983 33,622 -5,353
1966 309,628 -29,832 34,356 -12,059
1965 311,190 -142,810 33,771 -21,731
1964 312,729 -108,798 38,208 -20,414
1963 315,645 -124,175 40,258 -7,624
1962 283,903 -112,676 38,627 -6,852
1961 296,467 -123,928 41,487 -11,828
1960 290,582 -55,212 42,082 -9,489

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/finland | 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 Finland 26.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 85,087 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a gain of 236,216 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 514,432 people or 9.2% in Finland.

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
Finland
City Population
Helsinki 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K

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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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