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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 1.71 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.58% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Algeria vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Germany
2100 64,963,450 70,146,161
2099 65,075,244 70,173,117
2098 65,177,248 70,190,154
2097 65,262,264 70,232,280
2096 65,339,404 70,263,255
2095 65,400,924 70,283,735
2094 65,457,659 70,302,573
2093 65,486,594 70,323,445
2092 65,514,575 70,348,937
2091 65,536,206 70,395,388
2090 65,534,162 70,457,276
2089 65,536,151 70,511,311
2088 65,519,144 70,569,930
2087 65,494,168 70,652,555
2086 65,455,745 70,750,166
2085 65,411,808 70,845,939
2084 65,365,401 70,941,592
2083 65,315,151 71,048,352
2082 65,262,527 71,151,552
2081 65,204,172 71,265,511
2080 65,131,995 71,391,537
2079 65,053,592 71,525,977
2078 64,973,632 71,666,350
2077 64,887,885 71,822,464
2076 64,805,016 71,979,354
2075 64,708,752 72,113,812
2074 64,611,374 72,269,519
2073 64,515,111 72,429,361
2072 64,413,784 72,580,006
2071 64,310,442 72,741,929
2070 64,230,683 72,889,095
2069 64,132,724 73,053,471
2068 64,030,989 73,219,511
2067 63,923,427 73,404,631
2066 63,810,251 73,597,022
2065 63,687,208 73,789,056
2064 63,550,779 73,990,123
2063 63,412,160 74,200,211
2062 63,250,420 74,428,152
2061 63,086,423 74,656,161
2060 62,900,355 74,909,139
2059 62,689,379 75,164,141
2058 62,454,967 75,438,769
2057 62,203,082 75,716,088
2056 61,916,006 75,990,472
2055 61,612,550 76,276,550
2054 61,282,973 76,561,146
2053 60,929,515 76,832,587
2052 60,562,817 77,077,503
2051 60,161,555 77,322,326
2050 59,737,427 77,564,502
2049 59,297,226 77,809,519
2048 58,841,142 78,059,456
2047 58,377,907 78,290,624
2046 57,902,123 78,514,805
2045 57,416,731 78,740,357
2044 56,927,927 78,965,486
2043 56,437,286 79,180,563
2042 55,951,600 79,374,934
2041 55,465,931 79,569,383
2040 54,988,407 79,782,613
2039 54,505,331 80,001,183
2038 54,033,480 80,225,718
2037 53,561,143 80,442,136
2036 53,094,449 80,673,787
2035 52,616,136 80,890,243
2034 52,150,833 81,094,641
2033 51,682,632 81,319,735
2032 51,203,273 81,537,613
2031 50,724,222 81,772,282
2030 50,230,658 81,989,677
2029 49,720,218 82,216,381
2028 49,184,244 82,432,092
2027 48,629,000 82,638,983
2026 48,046,811 82,830,814
2025 47,435,312 83,491,249
2024 46,814,308 83,516,593
2023 46,164,219 83,287,273
2022 45,477,389 83,177,813
2021 44,761,099 83,196,078
2020 44,042,091 83,160,871
2019 43,294,546 83,092,962
2018 42,505,035 82,905,782
2017 41,689,299 82,657,002
2016 40,850,721 82,348,669
2015 40,019,529 81,686,611
2014 39,205,031 80,982,500
2013 38,414,171 80,645,605
2012 37,646,166 80,425,823
2011 36,903,376 80,274,983
2010 36,188,236 81,776,930
2009 35,490,445 81,902,307
2008 34,816,961 82,110,097
2007 34,189,416 82,266,372
2006 33,623,506 82,376,451
2005 33,109,249 82,469,422
2004 32,628,286 82,516,260
2003 32,175,818 82,534,176
2002 31,750,835 82,488,495
2001 31,331,221 82,349,925
2000 30,903,893 82,211,508
1999 30,474,354 82,100,243
1998 30,054,133 82,047,195
1997 29,579,301 82,034,771
1996 29,033,044 81,914,831
1995 28,470,191 81,678,051
1994 27,887,279 81,438,348
1993 27,277,048 81,156,363
1992 26,628,568 80,624,598
1991 25,987,928 80,013,896
1990 25,375,810 79,433,029
1989 24,754,485 78,751,283
1988 24,109,536 78,144,619
1987 23,443,624 77,839,920
1986 22,745,499 77,720,436
1985 22,008,544 77,684,873
1984 21,271,969 77,858,685
1983 20,558,115 78,128,282
1982 19,872,348 78,333,366
1981 19,220,704 78,407,907
1980 18,607,174 78,288,576
1979 18,036,655 78,126,350
1978 17,506,974 78,091,820
1977 17,015,994 78,159,814
1976 16,409,170 78,336,950
1975 15,678,596 78,673,554
1974 15,133,502 78,967,433
1973 14,771,147 78,936,666
1972 14,427,072 78,688,452
1971 14,098,936 78,312,842
1970 13,783,719 78,169,289
1969 13,475,960 77,909,682
1968 13,172,614 77,294,314
1967 12,876,118 76,951,336
1966 12,590,069 76,600,311
1965 12,365,976 75,963,695
1964 12,179,813 75,318,337
1963 11,982,118 74,714,353
1962 11,800,771 74,025,784
1961 11,628,883 73,377,632
1960 11,424,922 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70.1M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Germany
2100 -0.17% -0.04%
2099 -0.16% -0.02%
2098 -0.13% -0.06%
2097 -0.12% -0.04%
2096 -0.09% -0.03%
2095 -0.09% -0.03%
2094 -0.04% -0.03%
2093 -0.04% -0.04%
2092 -0.03% -0.07%
2091 0.003% -0.09%
2090 -0.003% -0.08%
2089 0.03% -0.08%
2088 0.04% -0.12%
2087 0.06% -0.14%
2086 0.07% -0.14%
2085 0.07% -0.13%
2084 0.08% -0.15%
2083 0.08% -0.15%
2082 0.09% -0.16%
2081 0.11% -0.18%
2080 0.12% -0.19%
2079 0.12% -0.2%
2078 0.13% -0.22%
2077 0.13% -0.22%
2076 0.15% -0.19%
2075 0.15% -0.22%
2074 0.15% -0.22%
2073 0.16% -0.21%
2072 0.16% -0.22%
2071 0.12% -0.2%
2070 0.15% -0.23%
2069 0.16% -0.23%
2068 0.17% -0.25%
2067 0.18% -0.26%
2066 0.19% -0.26%
2065 0.21% -0.27%
2064 0.22% -0.28%
2063 0.26% -0.31%
2062 0.26% -0.31%
2061 0.3% -0.34%
2060 0.34% -0.34%
2059 0.38% -0.36%
2058 0.4% -0.37%
2057 0.46% -0.36%
2056 0.49% -0.38%
2055 0.54% -0.37%
2054 0.58% -0.35%
2053 0.61% -0.32%
2052 0.67% -0.32%
2051 0.71% -0.31%
2050 0.74% -0.31%
2049 0.78% -0.32%
2048 0.79% -0.3%
2047 0.82% -0.29%
2046 0.85% -0.29%
2045 0.86% -0.29%
2044 0.87% -0.27%
2043 0.87% -0.24%
2042 0.88% -0.24%
2041 0.87% -0.27%
2040 0.89% -0.27%
2039 0.87% -0.28%
2038 0.88% -0.27%
2037 0.88% -0.29%
2036 0.91% -0.27%
2035 0.89% -0.25%
2034 0.91% -0.28%
2033 0.94% -0.27%
2032 0.94% -0.29%
2031 0.98% -0.27%
2030 1.03% -0.28%
2029 1.09% -0.26%
2028 1.14% -0.25%
2027 1.21% -0.23%
2026 1.29% -0.79%
2025 1.33% -0.03%
2024 1.41% 0.28%
2023 1.51% 0.13%
2022 1.6% -0.02%
2021 1.63% 0.04%
2020 1.73% 0.08%
2019 1.86% 0.23%
2018 1.96% 0.3%
2017 2.05% 0.37%
2016 2.08% 0.81%
2015 2.08% 0.87%
2014 2.06% 0.42%
2013 2.04% 0.27%
2012 2.01% 0.19%
2011 1.98% -1.84%
2010 1.97% -0.15%
2009 1.93% -0.25%
2008 1.84% -0.19%
2007 1.68% -0.13%
2006 1.55% -0.11%
2005 1.47% -0.06%
2004 1.41% -0.02%
2003 1.34% 0.06%
2002 1.34% 0.17%
2001 1.38% 0.17%
2000 1.41% 0.14%
1999 1.4% 0.06%
1998 1.61% 0.02%
1997 1.88% 0.15%
1996 1.98% 0.29%
1995 2.09% 0.29%
1994 2.24% 0.35%
1993 2.44% 0.66%
1992 2.47% 0.76%
1991 2.41% 0.73%
1990 2.51% 0.87%
1989 2.68% 0.78%
1988 2.84% 0.39%
1987 3.07% 0.15%
1986 3.35% 0.05%
1985 3.46% -0.22%
1984 3.47% -0.35%
1983 3.45% -0.26%
1982 3.39% -0.1%
1981 3.3% 0.15%
1980 3.16% 0.21%
1979 3.03% 0.04%
1978 2.89% -0.09%
1977 3.7% -0.23%
1976 4.66% -0.43%
1975 3.6% -0.37%
1974 2.45% 0.04%
1973 2.38% 0.32%
1972 2.33% 0.48%
1971 2.29% 0.18%
1970 2.28% 0.33%
1969 2.3% 0.8%
1968 2.3% 0.45%
1967 2.27% 0.46%
1966 1.81% 0.84%
1965 1.53% 0.86%
1964 1.65% 0.81%
1963 1.54% 0.93%
1962 1.48% 0.88%
1961 1.79% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Algeria Germany
Current population
48345858
82830814
Population rank 34/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
20.8 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
46.6 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,701 -69
Annual growth/decline +621,004 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 159/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -334,072
Net migration rank 161/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -334,072
2024 665,653 -31,240 -334,066 36,954
2023 691,724 -25,963 -333,149 609,553
2022 722,591 -14,684 -324,394 981,552
2021 735,514 -10,803 -224,629 310,264
2020 724,140 -10,798 -216,218 203,468
2019 809,522 -27,786 -157,877 319,082
2018 824,428 -27,146 -165,812 403,908
2017 848,585 -14,403 -148,783 452,988
2016 849,368 -6,438 -123,523 517,480
2015 847,054 -27,638 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 839,654 -30,064 -153,866 592,338
2013 802,203 -30,052 -209,679 462,384
2012 790,645 -26,763 -193,022 199,143
2011 741,832 -20,108 -184,632 295,282
2010 719,350 -10,788 -179,909 130,116
2009 691,496 -4,458 -188,375 46,533
2008 662,044 -2,101 -164,220 -23,341
2007 620,196 -25,046 -148,080 -24,772
2006 580,812 -44,138 -148,278 -489,056
2005 543,158 -51,345 -148,445 81,351
2004 508,773 -38,648 -107,271 81,735
2003 474,272 -39,421 -140,309 142,009
2002 451,369 -36,255 -123,733 218,795
2001 450,637 -26,539 -98,820 272,875
2000 447,025 -16,454 -73,990 174,594
1999 434,198 -5,657 -73,890 219,280
1998 425,928 -13,991 -65,637 -754,469
1997 450,138 87,582 -49,221 93,281
1996 483,632 71,139 -90,107 281,280
1995 533,104 37,817 -114,349 398,077
1994 594,445 430 -114,013 315,585
1993 611,306 14,289 -105,503 462,096
1992 627,289 44,102 -80,625 811,606
1991 616,850 -6,945 -80,014 602,638
1990 612,369 1,962 -15,887 679,702
1989 628,542 -234 -23,625 761,002
1988 637,215 24,376 -7,815 515,962
1987 645,309 24,933 -31,136 174,272
1986 661,644 64,381 -77,721 212,822
1985 672,185 75,729 -116,527 103,556
1984 656,475 68,774 -109,002 -150,771
1983 641,167 61,292 -109,380 -81,349
1982 620,415 48,660 -78,333 -58,121
1981 595,150 39,043 -94,090 130,713
1980 559,983 32,879 -86,117 324,203
1979 523,875 24,311 -125,002 237,705
1978 491,876 19,317 -140,566 117,167
1977 465,405 5,360 -125,055 33,881
1976 440,192 302,662 -164,508 -79,761
1975 417,803 300,482 -212,418 -207,740
1974 399,509 -27,605 -150,038 -15,126
1973 382,736 -29,938 -149,980 386,881
1972 368,179 -32,832 -62,950 336,015
1971 356,069 -35,141 46,988 450,328
1970 346,564 -37,058 70,352 -273,498
1969 334,541 -28,535 155,820 584,017
1968 324,560 -23,870 239,612 293,307
1967 316,289 -23,983 353,977 -174,155
1966 309,628 -29,832 405,982 134,107
1965 311,190 -142,810 410,204 338,258
1964 312,729 -108,798 482,038 69,825
1963 315,645 -124,175 455,757 205,976
1962 283,903 -112,676 436,752 276,505
1961 296,467 -123,928 462,279 27,534
1960 290,582 -55,212 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/germany | 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 Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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