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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 19,115,361 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 +1.75% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Algeria vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Guatemala
2100 64,963,450 26,153,266
2099 65,075,244 26,241,436
2098 65,177,248 26,327,401
2097 65,262,264 26,411,858
2096 65,339,404 26,493,721
2095 65,400,924 26,573,173
2094 65,457,659 26,650,279
2093 65,486,594 26,724,630
2092 65,514,575 26,796,433
2091 65,536,206 26,864,799
2090 65,534,162 26,929,431
2089 65,536,151 26,990,069
2088 65,519,144 27,047,391
2087 65,494,168 27,101,383
2086 65,455,745 27,151,393
2085 65,411,808 27,195,895
2084 65,365,401 27,235,718
2083 65,315,151 27,270,266
2082 65,262,527 27,300,227
2081 65,204,172 27,323,897
2080 65,131,995 27,341,942
2079 65,053,592 27,354,464
2078 64,973,632 27,360,327
2077 64,887,885 27,359,161
2076 64,805,016 27,351,838
2075 64,708,752 27,338,895
2074 64,611,374 27,319,989
2073 64,515,111 27,293,820
2072 64,413,784 27,260,434
2071 64,310,442 27,219,778
2070 64,230,683 27,172,642
2069 64,132,724 27,117,335
2068 64,030,989 27,053,945
2067 63,923,427 26,983,495
2066 63,810,251 26,905,666
2065 63,687,208 26,821,312
2064 63,550,779 26,729,190
2063 63,412,160 26,630,176
2062 63,250,420 26,525,287
2061 63,086,423 26,414,086
2060 62,900,355 26,295,830
2059 62,689,379 26,171,105
2058 62,454,967 26,039,738
2057 62,203,082 25,901,372
2056 61,916,006 25,757,288
2055 61,612,550 25,607,244
2054 61,282,973 25,451,264
2053 60,929,515 25,288,335
2052 60,562,817 25,120,056
2051 60,161,555 24,946,634
2050 59,737,427 24,768,464
2049 59,297,226 24,584,225
2048 58,841,142 24,394,931
2047 58,377,907 24,201,532
2046 57,902,123 24,001,405
2045 57,416,731 23,795,751
2044 56,927,927 23,584,131
2043 56,437,286 23,366,974
2042 55,951,600 23,144,034
2041 55,465,931 22,915,420
2040 54,988,407 22,680,768
2039 54,505,331 22,440,281
2038 54,033,480 22,193,352
2037 53,561,143 21,942,046
2036 53,094,449 21,686,309
2035 52,616,136 21,425,958
2034 52,150,833 21,162,245
2033 51,682,632 20,895,809
2032 51,203,273 20,626,813
2031 50,724,222 20,355,744
2030 50,230,658 20,082,472
2029 49,720,218 19,807,478
2028 49,184,244 19,530,983
2027 48,629,000 19,252,313
2026 48,046,811 18,970,716
2025 47,435,312 18,687,881
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Guatemala will increase by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M 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 1.33% 1.53%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Algeria Guatemala
Current population
48345858
19115361
Population rank 34/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.23%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
1.38 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +771
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 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 665,653 -31,240 290,066 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Guatemala 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 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 (1960–2025, 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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