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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.34 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 1.01% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Algeria vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Ghana
2100 64,987,758 68,131,252
2099 65,099,593 68,021,644
2098 65,201,636 67,902,002
2097 65,286,684 67,772,694
2096 65,363,853 67,638,801
2095 65,425,396 67,494,855
2094 65,482,152 67,339,471
2093 65,511,098 67,176,337
2092 65,539,089 67,005,259
2091 65,560,728 66,817,473
2090 65,558,683 66,618,611
2089 65,560,674 66,408,323
2088 65,543,659 66,186,701
2087 65,518,674 65,950,524
2086 65,480,237 65,712,980
2085 65,436,284 65,464,770
2084 65,389,859 65,209,090
2083 65,339,591 64,935,455
2082 65,286,947 64,651,183
2081 65,228,570 64,355,091
2080 65,156,366 64,047,069
2079 65,077,934 63,730,285
2078 64,997,944 63,397,338
2077 64,912,164 63,059,578
2076 64,829,265 62,711,928
2075 64,732,964 62,350,445
2074 64,635,550 61,987,133
2073 64,539,251 61,616,792
2072 64,437,887 61,239,369
2071 64,334,505 60,847,204
2070 64,254,716 60,454,501
2069 64,156,721 60,053,700
2068 64,054,948 59,639,035
2067 63,947,346 59,215,226
2066 63,834,128 58,786,613
2065 63,711,038 58,353,059
2064 63,574,559 57,904,896
2063 63,435,887 57,451,482
2062 63,274,087 56,986,329
2061 63,110,028 56,511,652
2060 62,923,891 56,031,122
2059 62,712,836 55,540,726
2058 62,478,336 55,042,478
2057 62,226,357 54,535,407
2056 61,939,173 54,018,018
2055 61,635,604 53,492,136
2054 61,305,903 52,959,604
2053 60,952,313 52,417,582
2052 60,585,478 51,869,801
2051 60,184,066 51,311,110
2050 59,759,780 50,740,453
2049 59,319,414 50,163,262
2048 58,863,159 49,577,819
2047 58,399,750 48,982,219
2046 57,923,788 48,383,052
2045 57,438,215 47,776,375
2044 56,949,229 47,163,926
2043 56,458,404 46,548,210
2042 55,972,536 45,925,724
2041 55,486,685 45,300,725
2040 55,008,982 44,669,515
2039 54,525,726 44,038,043
2038 54,053,698 43,402,009
2037 53,581,185 42,760,604
2036 53,114,315 42,120,700
2035 52,635,824 41,478,927
2034 52,170,347 40,831,962
2033 51,701,970 40,184,070
2032 51,222,432 39,540,131
2031 50,743,202 38,900,194
2030 50,249,453 38,258,832
2029 49,738,822 37,623,609
2028 49,202,648 36,986,250
2027 48,647,196 36,349,705
2026 48,064,789 35,713,042
2025 47,453,061 35,071,292
2024 46,814,308 34,427,414
2023 46,164,219 33,787,914
2022 45,477,389 33,149,152
2021 44,761,099 32,518,665
2020 44,042,091 31,887,809
2019 43,294,546 31,258,945
2018 42,505,035 30,637,585
2017 41,689,299 30,008,354
2016 40,850,721 29,356,742
2015 40,019,529 28,696,068
2014 39,205,031 28,041,592
2013 38,414,171 27,386,193
2012 37,646,166 26,734,268
2011 36,903,376 26,095,088
2010 36,188,236 25,474,995
2009 35,490,445 24,862,664
2008 34,816,961 24,249,946
2007 34,189,416 23,642,279
2006 33,623,506 23,040,702
2005 33,109,249 22,449,438
2004 32,628,286 21,868,298
2003 32,175,818 21,296,705
2002 31,750,835 20,729,388
2001 31,331,221 20,167,069
2000 30,903,893 19,637,087
1999 30,474,354 19,149,864
1998 30,054,133 18,688,036
1997 29,579,301 18,238,958
1996 29,033,044 17,810,181
1995 28,470,191 17,399,017
1994 27,887,279 16,993,190
1993 27,277,048 16,589,519
1992 26,628,568 16,184,855
1991 25,987,928 15,787,496
1990 25,375,810 15,394,648
1989 24,754,485 15,006,813
1988 24,109,536 14,636,568
1987 23,443,624 14,289,108
1986 22,745,499 13,965,217
1985 22,008,544 13,661,229
1984 21,271,969 13,370,590
1983 20,558,115 13,029,836
1982 19,872,348 12,643,819
1981 19,220,704 12,281,712
1980 18,607,174 11,941,448
1979 18,036,655 11,597,255
1978 17,506,974 11,248,450
1977 17,015,994 10,911,871
1976 16,409,170 10,594,913
1975 15,678,596 10,294,308
1974 15,133,502 10,000,523
1973 14,771,147 9,714,617
1972 14,427,072 9,438,187
1971 14,098,936 9,176,264
1970 13,783,719 8,925,813
1969 13,475,960 8,690,383
1968 13,172,614 8,475,729
1967 12,876,118 8,271,913
1966 12,590,069 8,074,521
1965 12,365,976 7,882,606
1964 12,179,813 7,695,739
1963 11,982,118 7,514,714
1962 11,800,771 7,337,375
1961 11,628,883 7,162,667
1960 11,424,922 6,961,215

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/ghana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 68.1M people in 2100 for Ghana.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Ghana
2100 -0.17% 0.16%
2099 -0.16% 0.18%
2098 -0.13% 0.19%
2097 -0.12% 0.2%
2096 -0.09% 0.21%
2095 -0.09% 0.23%
2094 -0.04% 0.24%
2093 -0.04% 0.26%
2092 -0.03% 0.28%
2091 0.003% 0.3%
2090 -0.003% 0.32%
2089 0.03% 0.33%
2088 0.04% 0.36%
2087 0.06% 0.36%
2086 0.07% 0.38%
2085 0.07% 0.39%
2084 0.08% 0.42%
2083 0.08% 0.44%
2082 0.09% 0.46%
2081 0.11% 0.48%
2080 0.12% 0.5%
2079 0.12% 0.53%
2078 0.13% 0.54%
2077 0.13% 0.55%
2076 0.15% 0.58%
2075 0.15% 0.59%
2074 0.15% 0.6%
2073 0.16% 0.62%
2072 0.16% 0.64%
2071 0.12% 0.65%
2070 0.15% 0.67%
2069 0.16% 0.7%
2068 0.17% 0.72%
2067 0.18% 0.73%
2066 0.19% 0.74%
2065 0.21% 0.77%
2064 0.22% 0.79%
2063 0.26% 0.82%
2062 0.26% 0.84%
2061 0.3% 0.86%
2060 0.34% 0.88%
2059 0.38% 0.91%
2058 0.4% 0.93%
2057 0.46% 0.96%
2056 0.49% 0.98%
2055 0.54% 1.01%
2054 0.58% 1.03%
2053 0.61% 1.06%
2052 0.67% 1.09%
2051 0.71% 1.12%
2050 0.74% 1.15%
2049 0.78% 1.18%
2048 0.79% 1.22%
2047 0.82% 1.24%
2046 0.85% 1.27%
2045 0.86% 1.3%
2044 0.87% 1.32%
2043 0.87% 1.36%
2042 0.88% 1.38%
2041 0.87% 1.41%
2040 0.89% 1.43%
2039 0.87% 1.47%
2038 0.88% 1.5%
2037 0.88% 1.52%
2036 0.91% 1.55%
2035 0.89% 1.58%
2034 0.91% 1.61%
2033 0.94% 1.63%
2032 0.94% 1.65%
2031 0.98% 1.68%
2030 1.03% 1.69%
2029 1.09% 1.72%
2028 1.14% 1.75%
2027 1.21% 1.78%
2026 1.29% 1.83%
2025 1.36% 1.87%
2024 1.41% 1.89%
2023 1.51% 1.93%
2022 1.6% 1.94%
2021 1.63% 1.98%
2020 1.73% 2.01%
2019 1.86% 2.03%
2018 1.96% 2.1%
2017 2.05% 2.22%
2016 2.08% 2.3%
2015 2.08% 2.33%
2014 2.06% 2.39%
2013 2.04% 2.44%
2012 2.01% 2.45%
2011 1.98% 2.43%
2010 1.97% 2.46%
2009 1.93% 2.53%
2008 1.84% 2.57%
2007 1.68% 2.61%
2006 1.55% 2.63%
2005 1.47% 2.66%
2004 1.41% 2.68%
2003 1.34% 2.74%
2002 1.34% 2.79%
2001 1.38% 2.7%
2000 1.41% 2.54%
1999 1.4% 2.47%
1998 1.61% 2.46%
1997 1.88% 2.41%
1996 1.98% 2.36%
1995 2.09% 2.39%
1994 2.24% 2.43%
1993 2.44% 2.5%
1992 2.47% 2.52%
1991 2.41% 2.55%
1990 2.51% 2.58%
1989 2.68% 2.53%
1988 2.84% 2.43%
1987 3.07% 2.32%
1986 3.35% 2.23%
1985 3.46% 2.17%
1984 3.47% 2.62%
1983 3.45% 3.05%
1982 3.39% 2.95%
1981 3.3% 2.85%
1980 3.16% 2.97%
1979 3.03% 3.1%
1978 2.89% 3.08%
1977 3.7% 2.99%
1976 4.66% 2.92%
1975 3.6% 2.94%
1974 2.45% 2.94%
1973 2.38% 2.93%
1972 2.33% 2.85%
1971 2.29% 2.81%
1970 2.28% 2.71%
1969 2.3% 2.53%
1968 2.3% 2.46%
1967 2.27% 2.44%
1966 1.81% 2.43%
1965 1.53% 2.43%
1964 1.65% 2.41%
1963 1.54% 2.42%
1962 1.48% 2.44%
1961 1.79% 2.89%

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 Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Algeria Ghana
Current population
48222325
35885254
Population rank 34/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.43%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
49.3 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
35.5 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 57/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -17,079
Net migration rank 161/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -17,079
2024 - -31,240 - -13,114
2023 691,724 -25,963 651,094 -10,003
2022 722,591 -14,684 646,441 -10,003
2021 735,514 -10,803 635,805 -11,259
2020 724,140 -10,798 637,469 -291
2019 809,522 -27,786 642,403 -21,857
2018 824,428 -27,146 641,551 -19,375
2017 848,585 -14,403 641,218 -4,913
2016 849,368 -6,438 659,910 7,009
2015 847,054 -27,638 667,729 -13,306
2014 839,654 -30,064 660,829 -6,312
2013 802,203 -30,052 658,638 -2,377
2012 790,645 -26,763 646,595 1,005
2011 741,832 -20,108 631,501 -720
2010 719,350 -10,788 613,133 -3,726
2009 691,496 -4,458 592,825 22,416
2008 662,044 -2,101 579,695 30,506
2007 620,196 -25,046 572,332 32,813
2006 580,812 -44,138 569,474 28,536
2005 543,158 -51,345 563,234 21,272
2004 508,773 -38,648 543,339 34,433
2003 474,272 -39,421 536,656 28,768
2002 451,369 -36,255 528,620 40,573
2001 450,637 -26,539 519,382 36,050
2000 447,025 -16,454 508,738 -4,206
1999 434,198 -5,657 487,210 -17,304
1998 425,928 -13,991 471,313 -17,564
1997 450,138 87,582 459,822 -15,409
1996 483,632 71,139 450,259 -37,113
1995 533,104 37,817 451,748 -42,558
1994 594,445 430 449,589 -47,120
1993 611,306 14,289 454,669 -49,792
1992 627,289 44,102 452,156 -47,736
1991 616,850 -6,945 448,159 -57,878
1990 612,369 1,962 442,211 -46,789
1989 628,542 -234 432,541 -52,293
1988 637,215 24,376 425,031 -64,810
1987 645,309 24,933 419,328 -84,648
1986 661,644 64,381 411,191 -98,099
1985 672,185 75,729 401,722 -106,855
1984 656,475 68,774 392,053 -105,655
1983 641,167 61,292 379,846 15,276
1982 620,415 48,660 369,061 7,863
1981 595,150 39,043 359,572 -12,296
1980 559,983 32,879 346,816 -13,564
1979 523,875 24,311 334,848 20,291
1978 491,876 19,317 324,428 18,041
1977 465,405 5,360 315,429 15,243
1976 440,192 302,662 305,769 -2,528
1975 417,803 300,482 298,267 -292
1974 399,509 -27,605 290,796 -1,197
1973 382,736 -29,938 283,385 -1,168
1972 368,179 -32,832 275,236 -4,589
1971 356,069 -35,141 265,442 -12,238
1970 346,564 -37,058 257,938 -10,233
1969 334,541 -28,535 251,925 -28,752
1968 324,560 -23,870 242,821 -36,683
1967 316,289 -23,983 237,156 -35,666
1966 309,628 -29,832 231,440 -38,143
1965 311,190 -142,810 229,061 -38,519
1964 312,729 -108,798 226,685 -43,480
1963 315,645 -124,175 225,367 -46,516
1962 283,903 -112,676 223,842 -48,017
1961 296,467 -123,928 222,372 -48,777
1960 290,582 -55,212 217,134 12,181

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

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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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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