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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 14,754,785 people in Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 15,546,235 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 3.1 times bigger than Guinea's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Guinea is the 75th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.19% for Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.54% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.5M (64.7% growth).

Algeria vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Guinea
2100 64,987,758 32,376,229
2099 65,099,593 32,347,865
2098 65,201,636 32,314,004
2097 65,286,684 32,276,347
2096 65,363,853 32,235,495
2095 65,425,396 32,192,977
2094 65,482,152 32,140,512
2093 65,511,098 32,082,262
2092 65,539,089 32,016,043
2091 65,560,728 31,950,972
2090 65,558,683 31,877,383
2089 65,560,674 31,796,200
2088 65,543,659 31,706,914
2087 65,518,674 31,616,297
2086 65,480,237 31,513,784
2085 65,436,284 31,397,618
2084 65,389,859 31,278,121
2083 65,339,591 31,149,657
2082 65,286,947 31,018,417
2081 65,228,570 30,874,294
2080 65,156,366 30,732,838
2079 65,077,934 30,578,815
2078 64,997,944 30,422,788
2077 64,912,164 30,262,797
2076 64,829,265 30,093,594
2075 64,732,964 29,912,683
2074 64,635,550 29,730,771
2073 64,539,251 29,543,355
2072 64,437,887 29,350,201
2071 64,334,505 29,147,256
2070 64,254,716 28,940,409
2069 64,156,721 28,724,140
2068 64,054,948 28,502,451
2067 63,947,346 28,273,692
2066 63,834,128 28,038,741
2065 63,711,038 27,799,894
2064 63,574,559 27,554,829
2063 63,435,887 27,300,055
2062 63,274,087 27,040,837
2061 63,110,028 26,777,235
2060 62,923,891 26,512,111
2059 62,712,836 26,236,871
2058 62,478,336 25,952,601
2057 62,226,357 25,667,399
2056 61,939,173 25,375,302
2055 61,635,604 25,076,744
2054 61,305,903 24,776,691
2053 60,952,313 24,464,996
2052 60,585,478 24,154,455
2051 60,184,066 23,840,942
2050 59,759,780 23,524,366
2049 59,319,414 23,209,588
2048 58,863,159 22,891,820
2047 58,399,750 22,568,175
2046 57,923,788 22,241,327
2045 57,438,215 21,911,584
2044 56,949,229 21,583,213
2043 56,458,404 21,246,672
2042 55,972,536 20,909,610
2041 55,486,685 20,571,500
2040 55,008,982 20,229,061
2039 54,525,726 19,889,710
2038 54,053,698 19,552,134
2037 53,581,185 19,214,553
2036 53,114,315 18,874,400
2035 52,635,824 18,536,891
2034 52,170,347 18,203,307
2033 51,701,970 17,864,588
2032 51,222,432 17,522,696
2031 50,743,202 17,180,034
2030 50,249,453 16,833,632
2029 49,738,822 16,491,163
2028 49,202,648 16,145,186
2027 48,647,196 15,798,054
2026 48,064,789 15,452,864
2025 47,453,061 15,105,390
2024 46,814,308 14,754,785
2023 46,164,219 14,405,468
2022 45,477,389 14,055,137
2021 44,761,099 13,710,513
2020 44,042,091 13,371,183
2019 43,294,546 13,034,346
2018 42,505,035 12,704,774
2017 41,689,299 12,385,659
2016 40,850,721 12,073,030
2015 40,019,529 11,767,070
2014 39,205,031 11,472,924
2013 38,414,171 11,191,873
2012 37,646,166 10,921,581
2011 36,903,376 10,656,810
2010 36,188,236 10,396,086
2009 35,490,445 10,143,534
2008 34,816,961 9,898,870
2007 34,189,416 9,662,281
2006 33,623,506 9,441,171
2005 33,109,249 9,245,844
2004 32,628,286 9,062,726
2003 32,175,818 8,870,781
2002 31,750,835 8,674,066
2001 31,331,221 8,539,960
2000 30,903,893 8,428,832
1999 30,474,354 8,265,123
1998 30,054,133 8,081,990
1997 29,579,301 7,931,370
1996 29,033,044 7,770,035
1995 28,470,191 7,553,249
1994 27,887,279 7,345,107
1993 27,277,048 7,128,177
1992 26,628,568 6,914,366
1991 25,987,928 6,697,166
1990 25,375,810 6,434,374
1989 24,754,485 6,215,811
1988 24,109,536 6,056,574
1987 23,443,624 5,900,198
1986 22,745,499 5,750,668
1985 22,008,544 5,610,373
1984 21,271,969 5,480,096
1983 20,558,115 5,359,814
1982 19,872,348 5,247,672
1981 19,220,704 5,143,288
1980 18,607,174 5,047,419
1979 18,036,655 4,959,283
1978 17,506,974 4,877,854
1977 17,015,994 4,801,128
1976 16,409,170 4,727,022
1975 15,678,596 4,653,876
1974 15,133,502 4,580,510
1973 14,771,147 4,506,324
1972 14,427,072 4,431,292
1971 14,098,936 4,355,200
1970 13,783,719 4,277,535
1969 13,475,960 4,198,300
1968 13,172,614 4,118,550
1967 12,876,118 4,040,153
1966 12,590,069 3,964,155
1965 12,365,976 3,890,716
1964 12,179,813 3,819,722
1963 11,982,118 3,750,954
1962 11,800,771 3,684,273
1961 11,628,883 3,619,551
1960 11,424,922 3,556,749

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/guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Guinea gained 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Guinea's population increased by 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Guinea was ranked 84th in 2006 and ranked 75th 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 Guinea will increase by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people and rank change from 75th to 71st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 32.4M people in 2100 for Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Guinea
2100 -0.17% 0.09%
2099 -0.16% 0.1%
2098 -0.13% 0.12%
2097 -0.12% 0.13%
2096 -0.09% 0.13%
2095 -0.09% 0.16%
2094 -0.04% 0.18%
2093 -0.04% 0.21%
2092 -0.03% 0.2%
2091 0.003% 0.23%
2090 -0.003% 0.26%
2089 0.03% 0.28%
2088 0.04% 0.29%
2087 0.06% 0.33%
2086 0.07% 0.37%
2085 0.07% 0.38%
2084 0.08% 0.41%
2083 0.08% 0.42%
2082 0.09% 0.47%
2081 0.11% 0.46%
2080 0.12% 0.5%
2079 0.12% 0.51%
2078 0.13% 0.53%
2077 0.13% 0.56%
2076 0.15% 0.6%
2075 0.15% 0.61%
2074 0.15% 0.63%
2073 0.16% 0.66%
2072 0.16% 0.7%
2071 0.12% 0.71%
2070 0.15% 0.75%
2069 0.16% 0.78%
2068 0.17% 0.81%
2067 0.18% 0.84%
2066 0.19% 0.86%
2065 0.21% 0.89%
2064 0.22% 0.93%
2063 0.26% 0.96%
2062 0.26% 0.98%
2061 0.3% 1%
2060 0.34% 1.05%
2059 0.38% 1.1%
2058 0.4% 1.11%
2057 0.46% 1.15%
2056 0.49% 1.19%
2055 0.54% 1.21%
2054 0.58% 1.27%
2053 0.61% 1.29%
2052 0.67% 1.32%
2051 0.71% 1.35%
2050 0.74% 1.36%
2049 0.78% 1.39%
2048 0.79% 1.43%
2047 0.82% 1.47%
2046 0.85% 1.5%
2045 0.86% 1.52%
2044 0.87% 1.58%
2043 0.87% 1.61%
2042 0.88% 1.64%
2041 0.87% 1.69%
2040 0.89% 1.71%
2039 0.87% 1.73%
2038 0.88% 1.76%
2037 0.88% 1.8%
2036 0.91% 1.82%
2035 0.89% 1.83%
2034 0.91% 1.9%
2033 0.94% 1.95%
2032 0.94% 1.99%
2031 0.98% 2.06%
2030 1.03% 2.08%
2029 1.09% 2.14%
2028 1.14% 2.2%
2027 1.21% 2.23%
2026 1.29% 2.3%
2025 1.36% 2.38%
2024 1.41% 2.42%
2023 1.51% 2.49%
2022 1.6% 2.51%
2021 1.63% 2.54%
2020 1.73% 2.58%
2019 1.86% 2.59%
2018 1.96% 2.58%
2017 2.05% 2.59%
2016 2.08% 2.6%
2015 2.08% 2.56%
2014 2.06% 2.51%
2013 2.04% 2.47%
2012 2.01% 2.48%
2011 1.98% 2.51%
2010 1.97% 2.49%
2009 1.93% 2.47%
2008 1.84% 2.45%
2007 1.68% 2.34%
2006 1.55% 2.11%
2005 1.47% 2.02%
2004 1.41% 2.16%
2003 1.34% 2.27%
2002 1.34% 1.57%
2001 1.38% 1.32%
2000 1.41% 1.98%
1999 1.4% 2.27%
1998 1.61% 1.9%
1997 1.88% 2.08%
1996 1.98% 2.87%
1995 2.09% 2.83%
1994 2.24% 3.04%
1993 2.44% 3.09%
1992 2.47% 3.24%
1991 2.41% 4.08%
1990 2.51% 3.52%
1989 2.68% 2.63%
1988 2.84% 2.65%
1987 3.07% 2.6%
1986 3.35% 2.5%
1985 3.46% 2.38%
1984 3.47% 2.24%
1983 3.45% 2.14%
1982 3.39% 2.03%
1981 3.3% 1.9%
1980 3.16% 1.78%
1979 3.03% 1.67%
1978 2.89% 1.6%
1977 3.7% 1.57%
1976 4.66% 1.57%
1975 3.6% 1.6%
1974 2.45% 1.65%
1973 2.38% 1.69%
1972 2.33% 1.75%
1971 2.29% 1.82%
1970 2.28% 1.89%
1969 2.3% 1.94%
1968 2.3% 1.94%
1967 2.27% 1.92%
1966 1.81% 1.89%
1965 1.53% 1.86%
1964 1.65% 1.83%
1963 1.54% 1.81%
1962 1.48% 1.79%
1961 1.79% 1.77%

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/guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.42%.

Live population counters

Algeria Guinea
Current population
48222325
15546235
Population rank 34/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.19%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.5 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.08 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +957
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +349,317
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +2.42%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 32/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -16,282
Net migration rank 161/196 147/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 117,416
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 125/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 159/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -16,282
2024 - -31,240 - -12,024
2023 691,724 -25,963 356,147 -3,997
2022 722,591 -14,684 352,517 -3,997
2021 735,514 -10,803 345,121 -4,373
2020 724,140 -10,798 342,289 -4,365
2019 809,522 -27,786 338,984 -3,240
2018 824,428 -27,146 332,585 -9,187
2017 848,585 -14,403 328,542 -13,718
2016 849,368 -6,438 324,608 -14,189
2015 847,054 -27,638 316,604 -15,117
2014 839,654 -30,064 309,539 -22,741
2013 802,203 -30,052 304,430 -29,136
2012 790,645 -26,763 298,094 -32,808
2011 741,832 -20,108 293,318 -29,069
2010 719,350 -10,788 288,512 -31,327
2009 691,496 -4,458 281,920 -34,007
2008 662,044 -2,101 274,327 -32,925
2007 620,196 -25,046 266,070 -34,311
2006 580,812 -44,138 258,518 -48,078
2005 543,158 -51,345 251,209 -71,015
2004 508,773 -38,648 242,075 -56,036
2003 474,272 -39,421 234,774 -36,934
2002 451,369 -36,255 229,022 -33,450
2001 450,637 -26,539 227,642 -155,020
2000 447,025 -16,454 227,081 -77,450
1999 434,198 -5,657 223,968 -46,183
1998 425,928 -13,991 219,385 -30,903
1997 450,138 87,582 220,373 -107,614
1996 483,632 71,139 214,896 -4,973
1995 533,104 37,817 205,644 18,021
1994 594,445 430 201,439 -8,826
1993 611,306 14,289 195,612 45,616
1992 627,289 44,102 189,682 -3,285
1991 616,850 -6,945 181,299 66,718
1990 612,369 1,962 169,926 107,641
1989 628,542 -234 164,707 -5,150
1988 637,215 24,376 159,566 -637
1987 645,309 24,933 154,178 -350
1986 661,644 64,381 148,137 -2,900
1985 672,185 75,729 142,313 -6,965
1984 656,475 68,774 136,640 -11,439
1983 641,167 61,292 130,629 -15,265
1982 620,415 48,660 126,831 -17,920
1981 595,150 39,043 121,223 -21,367
1980 559,983 32,879 117,186 -25,287
1979 523,875 24,311 113,141 -28,770
1978 491,876 19,317 109,415 -30,933
1977 465,405 5,360 105,990 -31,004
1976 440,192 302,662 102,449 -29,220
1975 417,803 300,482 99,267 -26,221
1974 399,509 -27,605 96,315 -22,637
1973 382,736 -29,938 93,764 -19,065
1972 368,179 -32,832 91,147 -15,782
1971 356,069 -35,141 88,358 -11,543
1970 346,564 -37,058 85,418 -6,906
1969 334,541 -28,535 82,799 -2,844
1968 324,560 -23,870 79,892 -345
1967 316,289 -23,983 77,251 0
1966 309,628 -29,832 74,748 0
1965 311,190 -142,810 72,134 0
1964 312,729 -108,798 69,848 0
1963 315,645 -124,175 67,690 0
1962 283,903 -112,676 65,672 0
1961 296,467 -123,928 63,766 0
1960 290,582 -55,212 61,848 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/guinea | 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 Guinea 97.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 117,416 people or 0.8% in Guinea.

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
Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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