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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 82,575,542 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 +1.81% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Algeria vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Germany
2100 64,987,758 69,929,981
2099 65,099,593 69,956,854
2098 65,201,636 69,973,838
2097 65,286,684 70,015,834
2096 65,363,853 70,046,713
2095 65,425,396 70,067,131
2094 65,482,152 70,085,911
2093 65,511,098 70,106,718
2092 65,539,089 70,132,132
2091 65,560,728 70,178,440
2090 65,558,683 70,240,137
2089 65,560,674 70,294,005
2088 65,543,659 70,352,443
2087 65,518,674 70,434,814
2086 65,480,237 70,532,124
2085 65,436,284 70,627,602
2084 65,389,859 70,722,960
2083 65,339,591 70,829,392
2082 65,286,947 70,932,273
2081 65,228,570 71,045,881
2080 65,156,366 71,171,519
2079 65,077,934 71,305,544
2078 64,997,944 71,445,484
2077 64,912,164 71,601,117
2076 64,829,265 71,757,525
2075 64,732,964 71,891,567
2074 64,635,550 72,046,795
2073 64,539,251 72,206,145
2072 64,437,887 72,356,324
2071 64,334,505 72,517,749
2070 64,254,716 72,664,462
2069 64,156,721 72,828,330
2068 64,054,948 72,993,859
2067 63,947,346 73,178,408
2066 63,834,128 73,370,207
2065 63,711,038 73,561,648
2064 63,574,559 73,762,096
2063 63,435,887 73,971,537
2062 63,274,087 74,198,775
2061 63,110,028 74,426,082
2060 62,923,891 74,678,280
2059 62,712,836 74,932,496
2058 62,478,336 75,206,278
2057 62,226,357 75,482,742
2056 61,939,173 75,756,281
2055 61,635,604 76,041,477
2054 61,305,903 76,325,196
2053 60,952,313 76,595,801
2052 60,585,478 76,839,962
2051 60,184,066 77,084,029
2050 59,759,780 77,325,459
2049 59,319,414 77,569,721
2048 58,863,159 77,818,888
2047 58,399,750 78,049,343
2046 57,923,788 78,272,834
2045 57,438,215 78,497,690
2044 56,949,229 78,722,126
2043 56,458,404 78,936,540
2042 55,972,536 79,130,312
2041 55,486,685 79,324,161
2040 55,008,982 79,536,735
2039 54,525,726 79,754,631
2038 54,053,698 79,978,474
2037 53,581,185 80,194,225
2036 53,114,315 80,425,162
2035 52,635,824 80,640,951
2034 52,170,347 80,844,719
2033 51,701,970 81,069,119
2032 51,222,432 81,286,326
2031 50,743,202 81,520,272
2030 50,249,453 81,736,996
2029 49,738,822 81,963,002
2028 49,202,648 82,178,048
2027 48,647,196 82,384,302
2026 48,064,789 82,575,542
2025 47,453,061 83,233,941
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% 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 23.9% to 59,759,780 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M 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 1.36% -0.34%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Algeria Germany
Current population
48222325
82575542
Population rank 34/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
2.29 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
45.6 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +628
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 151/197
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 - -31,240 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/germany | 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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 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 (1960–2024, 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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