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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 35,064,272 people in Ghana in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 36,032,857 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 1.02% 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 +1.75% per year vs +2.05% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 36M (56.4% growth).

Algeria vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Ghana
2100 64,963,450 68,117,614
2099 65,075,244 68,008,028
2098 65,177,248 67,888,410
2097 65,262,264 67,759,128
2096 65,339,404 67,625,262
2095 65,400,924 67,481,344
2094 65,457,659 67,325,992
2093 65,486,594 67,162,890
2092 65,514,575 66,991,846
2091 65,536,206 66,804,098
2090 65,534,162 66,605,276
2089 65,536,151 66,395,029
2088 65,519,144 66,173,453
2087 65,494,168 65,937,323
2086 65,455,745 65,699,827
2085 65,411,808 65,451,666
2084 65,365,401 65,196,037
2083 65,315,151 64,922,457
2082 65,262,527 64,638,242
2081 65,204,172 64,342,209
2080 65,131,995 64,034,249
2079 65,053,592 63,717,528
2078 64,973,632 63,384,648
2077 64,887,885 63,046,955
2076 64,805,016 62,699,375
2075 64,708,752 62,337,964
2074 64,611,374 61,974,725
2073 64,515,111 61,604,458
2072 64,413,784 61,227,111
2071 64,310,442 60,835,024
2070 64,230,683 60,442,399
2069 64,132,724 60,041,679
2068 64,030,989 59,627,097
2067 63,923,427 59,203,373
2066 63,810,251 58,774,846
2065 63,687,208 58,341,378
2064 63,550,779 57,893,305
2063 63,412,160 57,439,982
2062 63,250,420 56,974,922
2061 63,086,423 56,500,340
2060 62,900,355 56,019,906
2059 62,689,379 55,529,609
2058 62,454,967 55,031,460
2057 62,203,082 54,524,491
2056 61,916,006 54,007,205
2055 61,612,550 53,481,428
2054 61,282,973 52,949,003
2053 60,929,515 52,407,089
2052 60,562,817 51,859,418
2051 60,161,555 51,300,839
2050 59,737,427 50,730,296
2049 59,297,226 50,153,221
2048 58,841,142 49,567,895
2047 58,377,907 48,972,414
2046 57,902,123 48,373,367
2045 57,416,731 47,766,811
2044 56,927,927 47,154,486
2043 56,437,286 46,538,892
2042 55,951,600 45,916,531
2041 55,465,931 45,291,657
2040 54,988,407 44,660,573
2039 54,505,331 44,029,228
2038 54,033,480 43,393,321
2037 53,561,143 42,752,045
2036 53,094,449 42,112,269
2035 52,616,136 41,470,624
2034 52,150,833 40,823,789
2033 51,682,632 40,176,026
2032 51,203,273 39,532,216
2031 50,724,222 38,892,407
2030 50,230,658 38,251,174
2029 49,720,218 37,616,078
2028 49,184,244 36,978,847
2027 48,629,000 36,342,429
2026 48,046,811 35,705,894
2025 47,435,312 35,064,272
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,676,115 people (a 22.7% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Ghana will increase by 40.8% to 50,730,296 people and rank change from 46th to 43rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M 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 1.33% 1.85%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Algeria Ghana
Current population
48345858
36032857
Population rank 34/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.43%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
49.7 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
35.3 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
2.18 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +1,745
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +636,858
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 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 665,653 -31,240 651,057 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Ghana 98.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,474,677 people) and 1.48% is from migration (a loss of 97,112 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 (1960–2025, 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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