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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 4.74 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Algeria vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Greece
2100 64,987,758 6,463,085
2099 65,099,593 6,505,287
2098 65,201,636 6,547,164
2097 65,286,684 6,589,081
2096 65,363,853 6,630,487
2095 65,425,396 6,671,006
2094 65,482,152 6,710,734
2093 65,511,098 6,749,510
2092 65,539,089 6,787,596
2091 65,560,728 6,824,775
2090 65,558,683 6,862,164
2089 65,560,674 6,900,089
2088 65,543,659 6,937,116
2087 65,518,674 6,973,450
2086 65,480,237 7,010,676
2085 65,436,284 7,048,751
2084 65,389,859 7,086,818
2083 65,339,591 7,124,743
2082 65,286,947 7,164,627
2081 65,228,570 7,205,487
2080 65,156,366 7,248,512
2079 65,077,934 7,292,836
2078 64,997,944 7,338,859
2077 64,912,164 7,387,671
2076 64,829,265 7,437,562
2075 64,732,964 7,489,139
2074 64,635,550 7,543,259
2073 64,539,251 7,600,155
2072 64,437,887 7,659,253
2071 64,334,505 7,719,672
2070 64,254,716 7,782,317
2069 64,156,721 7,847,153
2068 64,054,948 7,913,682
2067 63,947,346 7,980,659
2066 63,834,128 8,047,692
2065 63,711,038 8,114,348
2064 63,574,559 8,181,923
2063 63,435,887 8,250,274
2062 63,274,087 8,318,463
2061 63,110,028 8,386,919
2060 62,923,891 8,454,179
2059 62,712,836 8,522,250
2058 62,478,336 8,589,200
2057 62,226,357 8,655,428
2056 61,939,173 8,720,012
2055 61,635,604 8,783,558
2054 61,305,903 8,844,935
2053 60,952,313 8,903,834
2052 60,585,478 8,961,755
2051 60,184,066 9,018,494
2050 59,759,780 9,072,676
2049 59,319,414 9,126,801
2048 58,863,159 9,177,973
2047 58,399,750 9,228,605
2046 57,923,788 9,275,381
2045 57,438,215 9,321,349
2044 56,949,229 9,367,130
2043 56,458,404 9,411,608
2042 55,972,536 9,454,837
2041 55,486,685 9,499,098
2040 55,008,982 9,543,726
2039 54,525,726 9,588,298
2038 54,053,698 9,633,708
2037 53,581,185 9,679,362
2036 53,114,315 9,724,905
2035 52,635,824 9,771,397
2034 52,170,347 9,817,355
2033 51,701,970 9,863,589
2032 51,222,432 9,911,215
2031 50,743,202 9,956,924
2030 50,249,453 10,002,298
2029 49,738,822 10,047,641
2028 49,202,648 10,092,845
2027 48,647,196 10,137,354
2026 48,064,789 10,181,414
2025 47,453,061 10,223,023
2024 46,814,308 10,405,134
2023 46,164,219 10,407,351
2022 45,477,389 10,436,882
2021 44,761,099 10,569,207
2020 44,042,091 10,698,599
2019 43,294,546 10,721,582
2018 42,505,035 10,732,882
2017 41,689,299 10,754,679
2016 40,850,721 10,775,971
2015 40,019,529 10,820,883
2014 39,205,031 10,892,413
2013 38,414,171 10,965,211
2012 37,646,166 11,045,011
2011 36,903,376 11,104,899
2010 36,188,236 11,121,341
2009 35,490,445 11,107,017
2008 34,816,961 11,077,841
2007 34,189,416 11,048,473
2006 33,623,506 11,020,362
2005 33,109,249 10,987,314
2004 32,628,286 10,955,141
2003 32,175,818 10,928,070
2002 31,750,835 10,902,022
2001 31,331,221 10,862,132
2000 30,903,893 10,805,808
1999 30,474,354 10,761,698
1998 30,054,133 10,720,509
1997 29,579,301 10,661,259
1996 29,033,044 10,608,800
1995 28,470,191 10,562,153
1994 27,887,279 10,512,922
1993 27,277,048 10,460,415
1992 26,628,568 10,399,061
1991 25,987,928 10,319,927
1990 25,375,810 10,196,792
1989 24,754,485 10,089,498
1988 24,109,536 10,036,983
1987 23,443,624 10,000,595
1986 22,745,499 9,967,213
1985 22,008,544 9,934,300
1984 21,271,969 9,895,801
1983 20,558,115 9,846,627
1982 19,872,348 9,789,513
1981 19,220,704 9,729,350
1980 18,607,174 9,642,505
1979 18,036,655 9,548,258
1978 17,506,974 9,429,959
1977 17,015,994 9,308,479
1976 16,409,170 9,188,150
1975 15,678,596 9,046,541
1974 15,133,502 8,962,022
1973 14,771,147 8,929,086
1972 14,427,072 8,888,628
1971 14,098,936 8,831,036
1970 13,783,719 8,792,806
1969 13,475,960 8,772,764
1968 13,172,614 8,740,765
1967 12,876,118 8,684,088
1966 12,590,069 8,613,651
1965 12,365,976 8,550,333
1964 12,179,813 8,510,429
1963 11,982,118 8,479,625
1962 11,800,771 8,448,233
1961 11,628,883 8,398,050
1960 11,424,922 8,331,725

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/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Greece
2100 -0.17% -0.65%
2099 -0.16% -0.64%
2098 -0.13% -0.64%
2097 -0.12% -0.62%
2096 -0.09% -0.61%
2095 -0.09% -0.59%
2094 -0.04% -0.57%
2093 -0.04% -0.56%
2092 -0.03% -0.54%
2091 0.003% -0.54%
2090 -0.003% -0.55%
2089 0.03% -0.53%
2088 0.04% -0.52%
2087 0.06% -0.53%
2086 0.07% -0.54%
2085 0.07% -0.54%
2084 0.08% -0.53%
2083 0.08% -0.56%
2082 0.09% -0.57%
2081 0.11% -0.59%
2080 0.12% -0.61%
2079 0.12% -0.63%
2078 0.13% -0.66%
2077 0.13% -0.67%
2076 0.15% -0.69%
2075 0.15% -0.72%
2074 0.15% -0.75%
2073 0.16% -0.77%
2072 0.16% -0.78%
2071 0.12% -0.8%
2070 0.15% -0.83%
2069 0.16% -0.84%
2068 0.17% -0.84%
2067 0.18% -0.83%
2066 0.19% -0.82%
2065 0.21% -0.83%
2064 0.22% -0.83%
2063 0.26% -0.82%
2062 0.26% -0.82%
2061 0.3% -0.8%
2060 0.34% -0.8%
2059 0.38% -0.78%
2058 0.4% -0.77%
2057 0.46% -0.74%
2056 0.49% -0.72%
2055 0.54% -0.69%
2054 0.58% -0.66%
2053 0.61% -0.65%
2052 0.67% -0.63%
2051 0.71% -0.6%
2050 0.74% -0.59%
2049 0.78% -0.56%
2048 0.79% -0.55%
2047 0.82% -0.5%
2046 0.85% -0.49%
2045 0.86% -0.49%
2044 0.87% -0.47%
2043 0.87% -0.46%
2042 0.88% -0.47%
2041 0.87% -0.47%
2040 0.89% -0.46%
2039 0.87% -0.47%
2038 0.88% -0.47%
2037 0.88% -0.47%
2036 0.91% -0.48%
2035 0.89% -0.47%
2034 0.91% -0.47%
2033 0.94% -0.48%
2032 0.94% -0.46%
2031 0.98% -0.45%
2030 1.03% -0.45%
2029 1.09% -0.45%
2028 1.14% -0.44%
2027 1.21% -0.43%
2026 1.29% -0.41%
2025 1.36% -1.75%
2024 1.41% -0.02%
2023 1.51% -0.28%
2022 1.6% -1.25%
2021 1.63% -1.21%
2020 1.73% -0.21%
2019 1.86% -0.11%
2018 1.96% -0.2%
2017 2.05% -0.2%
2016 2.08% -0.42%
2015 2.08% -0.66%
2014 2.06% -0.66%
2013 2.04% -0.72%
2012 2.01% -0.54%
2011 1.98% -0.15%
2010 1.97% 0.13%
2009 1.93% 0.26%
2008 1.84% 0.27%
2007 1.68% 0.26%
2006 1.55% 0.3%
2005 1.47% 0.29%
2004 1.41% 0.25%
2003 1.34% 0.24%
2002 1.34% 0.37%
2001 1.38% 0.52%
2000 1.41% 0.41%
1999 1.4% 0.38%
1998 1.61% 0.56%
1997 1.88% 0.49%
1996 1.98% 0.44%
1995 2.09% 0.47%
1994 2.24% 0.5%
1993 2.44% 0.59%
1992 2.47% 0.77%
1991 2.41% 1.21%
1990 2.51% 1.06%
1989 2.68% 0.52%
1988 2.84% 0.36%
1987 3.07% 0.33%
1986 3.35% 0.33%
1985 3.46% 0.39%
1984 3.47% 0.5%
1983 3.45% 0.58%
1982 3.39% 0.62%
1981 3.3% 0.9%
1980 3.16% 0.99%
1979 3.03% 1.25%
1978 2.89% 1.31%
1977 3.7% 1.31%
1976 4.66% 1.57%
1975 3.6% 0.94%
1974 2.45% 0.37%
1973 2.38% 0.46%
1972 2.33% 0.65%
1971 2.29% 0.43%
1970 2.28% 0.23%
1969 2.3% 0.37%
1968 2.3% 0.65%
1967 2.27% 0.82%
1966 1.81% 0.74%
1965 1.53% 0.47%
1964 1.65% 0.36%
1963 1.54% 0.37%
1962 1.48% 0.6%
1961 1.79% 0.8%

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 Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Algeria Greece
Current population
48222325
10181414
Population rank 34/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.12%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
3.95 hours
One birth every
34.8 seconds
7.43 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -6
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 165/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +16,636
Net migration rank 161/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 16,636
2024 - -31,240 - -122,772
2023 691,724 -25,963 -56,200 -159,430
2022 722,591 -14,684 -63,665 -53,997
2021 735,514 -10,803 -58,131 -160,277
2020 724,140 -10,798 -46,004 6,353
2019 809,522 -27,786 -41,814 36,762
2018 824,428 -27,146 -33,272 17,938
2017 848,585 -14,403 -36,566 10,483
2016 849,368 -6,438 -25,862 10,484
2015 847,054 -27,638 -29,216 -43,462
2014 839,654 -30,064 -20,696 -46,678
2013 802,203 -30,052 -17,545 -59,323
2012 790,645 -26,763 -16,568 -65,364
2011 741,832 -20,108 -4,441 -31,786
2010 719,350 -10,788 5,560 2,001
2009 691,496 -4,458 8,886 18,182
2008 662,044 -2,101 11,077 27,081
2007 620,196 -25,046 2,210 25,400
2006 580,812 -44,138 6,612 27,621
2005 543,158 -51,345 2,197 33,297
2004 508,773 -38,648 0 29,039
2003 474,272 -39,421 -1,093 25,323
2002 451,369 -36,255 0 25,692
2001 450,637 -26,539 0 60,387
2000 447,025 -16,454 -1,081 54,661
1999 434,198 -5,657 -2,153 49,930
1998 425,928 -13,991 -2,144 47,856
1997 450,138 87,582 2,133 45,671
1996 483,632 71,139 0 43,444
1995 533,104 37,817 1,056 42,674
1994 594,445 430 6,307 42,897
1993 611,306 14,289 4,185 39,829
1992 627,289 44,102 6,239 41,000
1991 616,850 -6,945 6,192 37,917
1990 612,369 1,962 8,157 26,294
1989 628,542 -234 9,080 18,862
1988 637,215 24,376 15,055 20,557
1987 645,309 24,933 10,001 19,005
1986 661,644 64,381 20,931 19,064
1985 672,185 75,729 22,849 16,093
1984 656,475 68,774 37,604 19,767
1983 641,167 61,292 42,341 18,655
1982 620,415 48,660 50,906 19,675
1981 595,150 39,043 54,484 25,061
1980 559,983 32,879 60,748 47,460
1979 523,875 24,311 65,882 72,184
1978 491,876 19,317 64,124 60,775
1977 465,405 5,360 59,574 19,193
1976 440,192 302,662 65,236 89,601
1975 417,803 300,482 61,516 61,265
1974 399,509 -27,605 68,111 -22,590
1973 382,736 -29,938 59,824 -42,387
1972 368,179 -32,832 64,887 -3,589
1971 356,069 -35,141 67,116 -12,747
1970 346,564 -37,058 71,222 -54,166
1969 334,541 -28,535 82,464 -118,544
1968 324,560 -23,870 87,408 -429
1967 316,289 -23,983 91,183 -55,853
1966 309,628 -29,832 86,998 21,206
1965 311,190 -142,810 83,793 -81,576
1964 312,729 -108,798 83,402 -76,678
1963 315,645 -124,175 81,404 -77,345
1962 283,903 -112,676 85,327 -74,972
1961 296,467 -123,928 86,500 -61,102
1960 290,582 -55,212 96,648 -15,996

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/greece | 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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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