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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 2.53 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.81% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Algeria vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Guatemala
2100 64,987,758 26,157,456
2099 65,099,593 26,245,641
2098 65,201,636 26,331,619
2097 65,286,684 26,416,090
2096 65,363,853 26,497,966
2095 65,425,396 26,577,430
2094 65,482,152 26,654,549
2093 65,511,098 26,728,912
2092 65,539,089 26,800,726
2091 65,560,728 26,869,103
2090 65,558,683 26,933,745
2089 65,560,674 26,994,393
2088 65,543,659 27,051,725
2087 65,518,674 27,105,725
2086 65,480,237 27,155,743
2085 65,436,284 27,200,252
2084 65,389,859 27,240,081
2083 65,339,591 27,274,635
2082 65,286,947 27,304,601
2081 65,228,570 27,328,275
2080 65,156,366 27,346,322
2079 65,077,934 27,358,846
2078 64,997,944 27,364,710
2077 64,912,164 27,363,544
2076 64,829,265 27,356,220
2075 64,732,964 27,343,275
2074 64,635,550 27,324,366
2073 64,539,251 27,298,193
2072 64,437,887 27,264,801
2071 64,334,505 27,224,139
2070 64,254,716 27,176,996
2069 64,156,721 27,121,679
2068 64,054,948 27,058,279
2067 63,947,346 26,987,818
2066 63,834,128 26,909,977
2065 63,711,038 26,825,610
2064 63,574,559 26,733,472
2063 63,435,887 26,634,443
2062 63,274,087 26,529,537
2061 63,110,028 26,418,318
2060 62,923,891 26,300,043
2059 62,712,836 26,175,298
2058 62,478,336 26,043,910
2057 62,226,357 25,905,522
2056 61,939,173 25,761,415
2055 61,635,604 25,611,347
2054 61,305,903 25,455,341
2053 60,952,313 25,292,387
2052 60,585,478 25,124,081
2051 60,184,066 24,950,631
2050 59,759,780 24,772,432
2049 59,319,414 24,588,164
2048 58,863,159 24,398,840
2047 58,399,750 24,205,409
2046 57,923,788 24,005,250
2045 57,438,215 23,799,564
2044 56,949,229 23,587,909
2043 56,458,404 23,370,717
2042 55,972,536 23,147,742
2041 55,486,685 22,919,092
2040 55,008,982 22,684,402
2039 54,525,726 22,443,876
2038 54,053,698 22,196,908
2037 53,581,185 21,945,561
2036 53,114,315 21,689,784
2035 52,635,824 21,429,391
2034 52,170,347 21,165,636
2033 51,701,970 20,899,157
2032 51,222,432 20,630,118
2031 50,743,202 20,359,005
2030 50,249,453 20,085,689
2029 49,738,822 19,810,652
2028 49,202,648 19,534,112
2027 48,647,196 19,255,397
2026 48,064,789 18,973,755
2025 47,453,061 18,690,875
2024 46,814,308 18,406,359
2023 46,164,219 18,124,838
2022 45,477,389 17,847,877
2021 44,761,099 17,598,650
2020 44,042,091 17,357,325
2019 43,294,546 17,103,803
2018 42,505,035 16,845,685
2017 41,689,299 16,567,357
2016 40,850,721 16,268,760
2015 40,019,529 15,971,743
2014 39,205,031 15,681,725
2013 38,414,171 15,387,337
2012 37,646,166 15,089,647
2011 36,903,376 14,792,126
2010 36,188,236 14,500,112
2009 35,490,445 14,215,611
2008 34,816,961 13,935,174
2007 34,189,416 13,652,040
2006 33,623,506 13,367,459
2005 33,109,249 13,087,629
2004 32,628,286 12,807,402
2003 32,175,818 12,525,842
2002 31,750,835 12,246,915
2001 31,331,221 11,969,422
2000 30,903,893 11,697,592
1999 30,474,354 11,422,965
1998 30,054,133 11,139,145
1997 29,579,301 10,857,754
1996 29,033,044 10,583,526
1995 28,470,191 10,312,996
1994 27,887,279 10,043,718
1993 27,277,048 9,779,761
1992 26,628,568 9,522,266
1991 25,987,928 9,272,584
1990 25,375,810 9,024,773
1989 24,754,485 8,775,546
1988 24,109,536 8,532,099
1987 23,443,624 8,296,485
1986 22,745,499 8,070,818
1985 22,008,544 7,849,693
1984 21,271,969 7,630,682
1983 20,558,115 7,419,642
1982 19,872,348 7,240,241
1981 19,220,704 7,075,648
1980 18,607,174 6,900,212
1979 18,036,655 6,727,797
1978 17,506,974 6,561,534
1977 17,015,994 6,401,515
1976 16,409,170 6,262,404
1975 15,678,596 6,128,731
1974 15,133,502 5,981,197
1973 14,771,147 5,831,631
1972 14,427,072 5,682,833
1971 14,098,936 5,538,355
1970 13,783,719 5,396,966
1969 13,475,960 5,257,081
1968 13,172,614 5,118,111
1967 12,876,118 4,978,862
1966 12,590,069 4,840,958
1965 12,365,976 4,704,965
1964 12,179,813 4,571,109
1963 11,982,118 4,440,264
1962 11,800,771 4,312,044
1961 11,628,883 4,186,201
1960 11,424,922 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Guatemala
2100 -0.17% -0.34%
2099 -0.16% -0.33%
2098 -0.13% -0.32%
2097 -0.12% -0.31%
2096 -0.09% -0.3%
2095 -0.09% -0.29%
2094 -0.04% -0.28%
2093 -0.04% -0.27%
2092 -0.03% -0.25%
2091 0.003% -0.24%
2090 -0.003% -0.22%
2089 0.03% -0.21%
2088 0.04% -0.2%
2087 0.06% -0.18%
2086 0.07% -0.16%
2085 0.07% -0.15%
2084 0.08% -0.13%
2083 0.08% -0.11%
2082 0.09% -0.09%
2081 0.11% -0.07%
2080 0.12% -0.05%
2079 0.12% -0.02%
2078 0.13% 0.004%
2077 0.13% 0.03%
2076 0.15% 0.05%
2075 0.15% 0.07%
2074 0.15% 0.1%
2073 0.16% 0.12%
2072 0.16% 0.15%
2071 0.12% 0.17%
2070 0.15% 0.2%
2069 0.16% 0.23%
2068 0.17% 0.26%
2067 0.18% 0.29%
2066 0.19% 0.31%
2065 0.21% 0.34%
2064 0.22% 0.37%
2063 0.26% 0.4%
2062 0.26% 0.42%
2061 0.3% 0.45%
2060 0.34% 0.48%
2059 0.38% 0.5%
2058 0.4% 0.53%
2057 0.46% 0.56%
2056 0.49% 0.59%
2055 0.54% 0.61%
2054 0.58% 0.64%
2053 0.61% 0.67%
2052 0.67% 0.7%
2051 0.71% 0.72%
2050 0.74% 0.75%
2049 0.78% 0.78%
2048 0.79% 0.8%
2047 0.82% 0.83%
2046 0.85% 0.86%
2045 0.86% 0.9%
2044 0.87% 0.93%
2043 0.87% 0.96%
2042 0.88% 1%
2041 0.87% 1.03%
2040 0.89% 1.07%
2039 0.87% 1.11%
2038 0.88% 1.15%
2037 0.88% 1.18%
2036 0.91% 1.22%
2035 0.89% 1.25%
2034 0.91% 1.28%
2033 0.94% 1.3%
2032 0.94% 1.33%
2031 0.98% 1.36%
2030 1.03% 1.39%
2029 1.09% 1.42%
2028 1.14% 1.45%
2027 1.21% 1.48%
2026 1.29% 1.51%
2025 1.36% 1.55%
2024 1.41% 1.55%
2023 1.51% 1.55%
2022 1.6% 1.42%
2021 1.63% 1.39%
2020 1.73% 1.48%
2019 1.86% 1.53%
2018 1.96% 1.68%
2017 2.05% 1.84%
2016 2.08% 1.86%
2015 2.08% 1.85%
2014 2.06% 1.91%
2013 2.04% 1.97%
2012 2.01% 2.01%
2011 1.98% 2.01%
2010 1.97% 2%
2009 1.93% 2.01%
2008 1.84% 2.07%
2007 1.68% 2.13%
2006 1.55% 2.14%
2005 1.47% 2.19%
2004 1.41% 2.25%
2003 1.34% 2.28%
2002 1.34% 2.32%
2001 1.38% 2.32%
2000 1.41% 2.4%
1999 1.4% 2.55%
1998 1.61% 2.59%
1997 1.88% 2.59%
1996 1.98% 2.62%
1995 2.09% 2.68%
1994 2.24% 2.7%
1993 2.44% 2.7%
1992 2.47% 2.69%
1991 2.41% 2.75%
1990 2.51% 2.84%
1989 2.68% 2.85%
1988 2.84% 2.84%
1987 3.07% 2.8%
1986 3.35% 2.82%
1985 3.46% 2.87%
1984 3.47% 2.84%
1983 3.45% 2.48%
1982 3.39% 2.33%
1981 3.3% 2.54%
1980 3.16% 2.56%
1979 3.03% 2.53%
1978 2.89% 2.5%
1977 3.7% 2.22%
1976 4.66% 2.18%
1975 3.6% 2.47%
1974 2.45% 2.56%
1973 2.38% 2.62%
1972 2.33% 2.61%
1971 2.29% 2.62%
1970 2.28% 2.66%
1969 2.3% 2.72%
1968 2.3% 2.8%
1967 2.27% 2.85%
1966 1.81% 2.89%
1965 1.53% 2.93%
1964 1.65% 2.95%
1963 1.54% 2.97%
1962 1.48% 3.01%
1961 1.79% 3.02%

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/guatemala | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Algeria Guatemala
Current population
48222325
19049936
Population rank 34/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.23%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.39 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +771
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 69/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -7,959
Net migration rank 161/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -7,959
2024 - -31,240 - -7,725
2023 691,724 -25,963 289,635 -8,940
2022 722,591 -14,684 281,675 -8,463
2021 735,514 -10,803 255,145 -29,908
2020 724,140 -10,798 281,328 -23,927
2019 809,522 -27,786 307,389 -57,746
2018 824,428 -27,146 323,100 -56,487
2017 848,585 -14,403 332,838 -42,779
2016 849,368 -6,438 338,114 -30,980
2015 847,054 -27,638 335,072 -48,179
2014 839,654 -30,064 333,551 -40,409
2013 802,203 -30,052 331,321 -35,698
2012 790,645 -26,763 332,365 -32,624
2011 741,832 -20,108 328,548 -33,238
2010 719,350 -10,788 324,802 -36,076
2009 691,496 -4,458 323,320 -43,046
2008 662,044 -2,101 323,226 -42,624
2007 620,196 -25,046 326,298 -40,632
2006 580,812 -44,138 325,604 -42,118
2005 543,158 -51,345 325,816 -49,636
2004 508,773 -38,648 331,699 -47,409
2003 474,272 -39,421 333,539 -54,701
2002 451,369 -36,255 334,255 -55,247
2001 450,637 -26,539 335,503 -59,536
2000 447,025 -16,454 332,891 -65,197
1999 434,198 -5,657 328,890 -47,325
1998 425,928 -13,991 325,174 -39,104
1997 450,138 87,582 320,087 -43,377
1996 483,632 71,139 315,252 -43,501
1995 533,104 37,817 309,236 -39,917
1994 594,445 430 302,708 -33,462
1993 611,306 14,289 295,515 -36,848
1992 627,289 44,102 288,411 -32,093
1991 616,850 -6,945 283,917 -40,868
1990 612,369 1,962 280,318 -27,735
1989 628,542 -234 276,736 -30,860
1988 637,215 24,376 271,466 -30,450
1987 645,309 24,933 261,746 -31,539
1986 661,644 64,381 252,754 -31,631
1985 672,185 75,729 246,119 -24,991
1984 656,475 68,774 241,892 -25,010
1983 641,167 61,292 238,059 -32,877
1982 620,415 48,660 199,809 -46,174
1981 595,150 39,043 221,044 -45,490
1980 559,983 32,879 218,460 -43,144
1979 523,875 24,311 216,810 -47,278
1978 491,876 19,317 211,301 -48,309
1977 465,405 5,360 203,299 -46,249
1976 440,192 302,662 171,903 -50,745
1975 417,803 300,482 188,501 -42,329
1974 399,509 -27,605 184,992 -36,089
1973 382,736 -29,938 179,871 -29,641
1972 368,179 -32,832 173,162 -25,807
1971 356,069 -35,141 165,104 -23,513
1970 346,564 -37,058 155,946 -14,755
1969 334,541 -28,535 149,516 -10,937
1968 324,560 -23,870 146,946 -7,589
1967 316,289 -23,983 143,859 -4,715
1966 309,628 -29,832 140,494 -3,824
1965 311,190 -142,810 135,997 -681
1964 312,729 -108,798 132,832 -440
1963 315,645 -124,175 129,065 240
1962 283,903 -112,676 126,429 713
1961 296,467 -123,928 123,753 797
1960 290,582 -55,212 120,728 -186

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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