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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 15,099,727 people in Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 15,624,314 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 3.09 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 +1.75% per year vs +2.53% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.6M (65.5% growth).

Algeria vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Guinea
2100 64,963,450 32,364,089
2099 65,075,244 32,335,737
2098 65,177,248 32,301,888
2097 65,262,264 32,264,245
2096 65,339,404 32,223,409
2095 65,400,924 32,180,906
2094 65,457,659 32,128,461
2093 65,486,594 32,070,233
2092 65,514,575 32,004,039
2091 65,536,206 31,938,993
2090 65,534,162 31,865,431
2089 65,536,151 31,784,278
2088 65,519,144 31,695,025
2087 65,494,168 31,604,442
2086 65,455,745 31,501,968
2085 65,411,808 31,385,846
2084 65,365,401 31,266,394
2083 65,315,151 31,137,977
2082 65,262,527 31,006,787
2081 65,204,172 30,862,718
2080 65,131,995 30,721,315
2079 65,053,592 30,567,350
2078 64,973,632 30,411,381
2077 64,887,885 30,251,450
2076 64,805,016 30,082,310
2075 64,708,752 29,901,467
2074 64,611,374 29,719,623
2073 64,515,111 29,532,278
2072 64,413,784 29,339,197
2071 64,310,442 29,136,328
2070 64,230,683 28,929,558
2069 64,132,724 28,713,370
2068 64,030,989 28,491,765
2067 63,923,427 28,263,091
2066 63,810,251 28,028,228
2065 63,687,208 27,789,471
2064 63,550,779 27,544,497
2063 63,412,160 27,289,819
2062 63,250,420 27,030,698
2061 63,086,423 26,767,195
2060 62,900,355 26,502,170
2059 62,689,379 26,227,034
2058 62,454,967 25,942,870
2057 62,203,082 25,657,776
2056 61,916,006 25,365,788
2055 61,612,550 25,067,342
2054 61,282,973 24,767,401
2053 60,929,515 24,455,823
2052 60,562,817 24,145,399
2051 60,161,555 23,832,003
2050 59,737,427 23,515,546
2049 59,297,226 23,200,886
2048 58,841,142 22,883,237
2047 58,377,907 22,559,713
2046 57,902,123 22,232,988
2045 57,416,731 21,903,369
2044 56,927,927 21,575,120
2043 56,437,286 21,238,706
2042 55,951,600 20,901,770
2041 55,465,931 20,563,787
2040 54,988,407 20,221,476
2039 54,505,331 19,882,253
2038 54,033,480 19,544,803
2037 53,561,143 19,207,349
2036 53,094,449 18,867,323
2035 52,616,136 18,529,941
2034 52,150,833 18,196,482
2033 51,682,632 17,857,890
2032 51,203,273 17,516,126
2031 50,724,222 17,173,592
2030 50,230,658 16,827,321
2029 49,720,218 16,484,980
2028 49,184,244 16,139,132
2027 48,629,000 15,792,131
2026 48,046,811 15,447,070
2025 47,435,312 15,099,727
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Guinea's population increased by 3,551,284 people (a 29.4% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Guinea will increase by 50.5% to 23,515,546 people and rank change from 75th to 70th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M 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 1.33% 2.34%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.34%.

Live population counters

Algeria Guinea
Current population
48345858
15624314
Population rank 34/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.19%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
1.53 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
1.07 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
3.95 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +945
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +344,942
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +2.34%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 34/197
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 665,653 -31,240 358,497 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/guinea | 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 Guinea 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,395,894 people) and 2.42% is from migration (a loss of 84,207 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 316K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 48.3K
Forecariah 23K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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