The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 47,911,682 people compared to 2,636,721 in Gabon.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 18.2 times bigger than Gabon's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 142nd.
- The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.03% for Gabon.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
- Since 2005, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.1M people to 47.9M (44.7% growth), while Gabon has grown from 1.46M to 2.64M (80.2% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 6.9M people in 2100 for Gabon.
Algeria vs Gabon: live population counter
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| Current population |
47911682
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2636721
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 142/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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9.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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7.65 minutes
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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33.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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7.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +1,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +148 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +54,163 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 46/197 |
Algeria and Gabon: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 512,316 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 518,266 | 1.79% | 1.16% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 524,649 | 1.48% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 531,452 | 1.54% | 1.3% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 538,657 | 1.65% | 1.36% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 546,308 | 1.53% | 1.42% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 554,463 | 1.81% | 1.49% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 563,108 | 2.27% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 572,257 | 2.3% | 1.62% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 583,276 | 2.3% | 1.93% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 595,846 | 2.28% | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 608,348 | 2.29% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 620,960 | 2.33% | 2.07% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 633,995 | 2.38% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 647,691 | 2.45% | 2.16% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 662,197 | 3.6% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 677,628 | 4.66% | 2.33% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 693,984 | 3.7% | 2.41% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 711,245 | 2.89% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 729,375 | 3.03% | 2.55% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 748,389 | 3.16% | 2.61% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 768,385 | 3.3% | 2.67% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 789,286 | 3.39% | 2.72% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 811,005 | 3.45% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 833,501 | 3.47% | 2.77% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 856,726 | 3.46% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 880,705 | 3.35% | 2.8% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 905,479 | 3.07% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 931,020 | 2.84% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 957,138 | 2.68% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 983,734 | 2.51% | 2.78% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 1,010,818 | 2.41% | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 1,038,380 | 2.47% | 2.73% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 1,066,405 | 2.44% | 2.7% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 1,094,720 | 2.24% | 2.66% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 1,123,213 | 2.09% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 1,152,015 | 1.98% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 1,181,439 | 1.88% | 2.55% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 1,211,736 | 1.61% | 2.56% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 1,243,016 | 1.4% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 1,275,572 | 1.41% | 2.62% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 1,309,589 | 1.38% | 2.67% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 1,345,135 | 1.34% | 2.71% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 1,382,350 | 1.34% | 2.77% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 1,421,609 | 1.41% | 2.84% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 1,463,495 | 1.47% | 2.95% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 1,508,337 | 1.55% | 3.06% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 1,556,237 | 1.68% | 3.18% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 1,607,175 | 1.84% | 3.27% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 1,661,556 | 1.93% | 3.38% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 1,719,879 | 1.97% | 3.51% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 1,781,985 | 1.98% | 3.61% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 1,846,889 | 2.01% | 3.64% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 1,913,059 | 2.04% | 3.58% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 1,978,399 | 2.06% | 3.42% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 2,040,989 | 2.08% | 3.16% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 2,100,306 | 2.08% | 2.91% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 2,156,900 | 2.05% | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 2,212,318 | 1.96% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 2,267,706 | 1.86% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 2,322,539 | 1.73% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 2,376,722 | 1.63% | 2.33% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 2,430,747 | 1.6% | 2.27% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 2,484,789 | 1.51% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 2,538,952 | 1.41% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 2,593,130 | 1.33% | 2.13% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 2,647,397 | 1.25% | 2.09% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 2,701,860 | 1.18% | 2.06% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 2,756,474 | 1.12% | 2.02% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 2,811,348 | 1.06% | 1.99% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 2,866,668 | 1% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 2,922,503 | 0.96% | 1.95% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 2,978,812 | 0.94% | 1.93% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 3,035,711 | 0.92% | 1.91% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 3,093,221 | 0.9% | 1.89% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 3,151,467 | 0.9% | 1.88% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 3,210,584 | 0.89% | 1.88% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 3,270,304 | 0.88% | 1.86% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 3,330,507 | 0.88% | 1.84% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 3,391,378 | 0.88% | 1.83% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 3,452,985 | 0.88% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 3,515,218 | 0.87% | 1.8% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 3,577,745 | 0.87% | 1.78% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 3,640,570 | 0.87% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 3,703,794 | 0.86% | 1.74% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 3,767,430 | 0.85% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 3,831,211 | 0.83% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 3,894,840 | 0.81% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 3,958,294 | 0.78% | 1.63% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 4,021,470 | 0.76% | 1.6% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 4,084,535 | 0.73% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Algeria increased by 6,910,280 people (a 20.9% growth), while Gabon gained 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Algeria gained 7,892,153 (a 19.7% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 595,732 (a 29.2% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2005 and is 33rd in 2025. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2005 and ranked 142nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24.3% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of Gabon will increase by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 142nd to 133rd.
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 |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between Algeria and Gabon
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| Life expectancy | 76.7 years | 68.7 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 26.2 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 22.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 25.5 ppl/mi² |
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