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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 5.09 times bigger than Hungary's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Algeria vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Hungary
2100 64,987,758 7,370,355
2099 65,099,593 7,386,200
2098 65,201,636 7,401,408
2097 65,286,684 7,415,908
2096 65,363,853 7,430,531
2095 65,425,396 7,445,269
2094 65,482,152 7,460,108
2093 65,511,098 7,475,111
2092 65,539,089 7,489,534
2091 65,560,728 7,504,343
2090 65,558,683 7,519,276
2089 65,560,674 7,534,960
2088 65,543,659 7,550,399
2087 65,518,674 7,566,507
2086 65,480,237 7,583,518
2085 65,436,284 7,600,748
2084 65,389,859 7,617,497
2083 65,339,591 7,634,894
2082 65,286,947 7,653,272
2081 65,228,570 7,672,270
2080 65,156,366 7,692,156
2079 65,077,934 7,712,929
2078 64,997,944 7,734,118
2077 64,912,164 7,756,481
2076 64,829,265 7,780,266
2075 64,732,964 7,805,336
2074 64,635,550 7,832,068
2073 64,539,251 7,860,016
2072 64,437,887 7,889,448
2071 64,334,505 7,920,271
2070 64,254,716 7,952,370
2069 64,156,721 7,985,309
2068 64,054,948 8,019,321
2067 63,947,346 8,053,791
2066 63,834,128 8,088,854
2065 63,711,038 8,125,079
2064 63,574,559 8,161,993
2063 63,435,887 8,198,019
2062 63,274,087 8,233,954
2061 63,110,028 8,269,395
2060 62,923,891 8,304,498
2059 62,712,836 8,339,351
2058 62,478,336 8,372,516
2057 62,226,357 8,405,403
2056 61,939,173 8,438,397
2055 61,635,604 8,470,451
2054 61,305,903 8,502,165
2053 60,952,313 8,533,102
2052 60,585,478 8,563,943
2051 60,184,066 8,594,925
2050 59,759,780 8,625,864
2049 59,319,414 8,657,469
2048 58,863,159 8,689,207
2047 58,399,750 8,721,846
2046 57,923,788 8,755,100
2045 57,438,215 8,789,106
2044 56,949,229 8,823,256
2043 56,458,404 8,857,823
2042 55,972,536 8,893,508
2041 55,486,685 8,929,696
2040 55,008,982 8,966,615
2039 54,525,726 9,004,383
2038 54,053,698 9,041,989
2037 53,581,185 9,080,597
2036 53,114,315 9,118,668
2035 52,635,824 9,157,148
2034 52,170,347 9,195,286
2033 51,701,970 9,232,883
2032 51,222,432 9,270,132
2031 50,743,202 9,306,671
2030 50,249,453 9,342,584
2029 49,738,822 9,377,706
2028 49,202,648 9,411,230
2027 48,647,196 9,443,534
2026 48,064,789 9,475,525
2025 47,453,061 9,535,248
2024 46,814,308 9,562,065
2023 46,164,219 9,592,186
2022 45,477,389 9,605,074
2021 44,761,099 9,630,932
2020 44,042,091 9,670,419
2019 43,294,546 9,694,824
2018 42,505,035 9,706,964
2017 41,689,299 9,726,756
2016 40,850,721 9,759,755
2015 40,019,529 9,797,755
2014 39,205,031 9,833,038
2013 38,414,171 9,872,734
2012 37,646,166 9,920,362
2011 36,903,376 9,971,727
2010 36,188,236 10,000,023
2009 35,490,445 10,022,650
2008 34,816,961 10,038,188
2007 34,189,416 10,055,780
2006 33,623,506 10,071,370
2005 33,109,249 10,087,065
2004 32,628,286 10,107,146
2003 32,175,818 10,129,552
2002 31,750,835 10,158,608
2001 31,331,221 10,187,576
2000 30,903,893 10,210,971
1999 30,474,354 10,237,530
1998 30,054,133 10,266,570
1997 29,579,301 10,290,486
1996 29,033,044 10,311,238
1995 28,470,191 10,328,965
1994 27,887,279 10,343,355
1993 27,277,048 10,357,523
1992 26,628,568 10,369,341
1991 25,987,928 10,373,400
1990 25,375,810 10,373,988
1989 24,754,485 10,481,719
1988 24,109,536 10,596,487
1987 23,443,624 10,612,741
1986 22,745,499 10,630,564
1985 22,008,544 10,648,713
1984 21,271,969 10,668,095
1983 20,558,115 10,689,463
1982 19,872,348 10,705,535
1981 19,220,704 10,711,848
1980 18,607,174 10,711,122
1979 18,036,655 10,704,152
1978 17,506,974 10,684,822
1977 17,015,994 10,648,031
1976 16,409,170 10,598,677
1975 15,678,596 10,540,525
1974 15,133,502 10,478,720
1973 14,771,147 10,432,055
1972 14,427,072 10,398,489
1971 14,098,936 10,367,537
1970 13,783,719 10,337,910
1969 13,475,960 10,298,723
1968 13,172,614 10,255,815
1967 12,876,118 10,216,604
1966 12,590,069 10,178,653
1965 12,365,976 10,147,935
1964 12,179,813 10,119,835
1963 11,982,118 10,087,947
1962 11,800,771 10,060,825
1961 11,628,883 10,027,958
1960 11,424,922 9,983,512

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/hungary | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 98th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Hungary's population already peaked in 1981 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 7.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Hungary
2100 -0.17% -0.21%
2099 -0.16% -0.21%
2098 -0.13% -0.2%
2097 -0.12% -0.2%
2096 -0.09% -0.2%
2095 -0.09% -0.2%
2094 -0.04% -0.2%
2093 -0.04% -0.19%
2092 -0.03% -0.2%
2091 0.003% -0.2%
2090 -0.003% -0.21%
2089 0.03% -0.2%
2088 0.04% -0.21%
2087 0.06% -0.22%
2086 0.07% -0.23%
2085 0.07% -0.22%
2084 0.08% -0.23%
2083 0.08% -0.24%
2082 0.09% -0.25%
2081 0.11% -0.26%
2080 0.12% -0.27%
2079 0.12% -0.27%
2078 0.13% -0.29%
2077 0.13% -0.31%
2076 0.15% -0.32%
2075 0.15% -0.34%
2074 0.15% -0.36%
2073 0.16% -0.37%
2072 0.16% -0.39%
2071 0.12% -0.4%
2070 0.15% -0.41%
2069 0.16% -0.42%
2068 0.17% -0.43%
2067 0.18% -0.43%
2066 0.19% -0.45%
2065 0.21% -0.45%
2064 0.22% -0.44%
2063 0.26% -0.44%
2062 0.26% -0.43%
2061 0.3% -0.42%
2060 0.34% -0.42%
2059 0.38% -0.4%
2058 0.4% -0.39%
2057 0.46% -0.39%
2056 0.49% -0.38%
2055 0.54% -0.37%
2054 0.58% -0.36%
2053 0.61% -0.36%
2052 0.67% -0.36%
2051 0.71% -0.36%
2050 0.74% -0.37%
2049 0.78% -0.37%
2048 0.79% -0.37%
2047 0.82% -0.38%
2046 0.85% -0.39%
2045 0.86% -0.39%
2044 0.87% -0.39%
2043 0.87% -0.4%
2042 0.88% -0.41%
2041 0.87% -0.41%
2040 0.89% -0.42%
2039 0.87% -0.42%
2038 0.88% -0.43%
2037 0.88% -0.42%
2036 0.91% -0.42%
2035 0.89% -0.41%
2034 0.91% -0.41%
2033 0.94% -0.4%
2032 0.94% -0.39%
2031 0.98% -0.38%
2030 1.03% -0.37%
2029 1.09% -0.36%
2028 1.14% -0.34%
2027 1.21% -0.34%
2026 1.29% -0.63%
2025 1.36% -0.28%
2024 1.41% -0.31%
2023 1.51% -0.13%
2022 1.6% -0.27%
2021 1.63% -0.41%
2020 1.73% -0.25%
2019 1.86% -0.13%
2018 1.96% -0.2%
2017 2.05% -0.34%
2016 2.08% -0.39%
2015 2.08% -0.36%
2014 2.06% -0.4%
2013 2.04% -0.48%
2012 2.01% -0.52%
2011 1.98% -0.28%
2010 1.97% -0.23%
2009 1.93% -0.15%
2008 1.84% -0.17%
2007 1.68% -0.15%
2006 1.55% -0.16%
2005 1.47% -0.2%
2004 1.41% -0.22%
2003 1.34% -0.29%
2002 1.34% -0.28%
2001 1.38% -0.23%
2000 1.41% -0.26%
1999 1.4% -0.28%
1998 1.61% -0.23%
1997 1.88% -0.2%
1996 1.98% -0.17%
1995 2.09% -0.14%
1994 2.24% -0.14%
1993 2.44% -0.11%
1992 2.47% -0.04%
1991 2.41% -0.006%
1990 2.51% -1.03%
1989 2.68% -1.08%
1988 2.84% -0.15%
1987 3.07% -0.17%
1986 3.35% -0.17%
1985 3.46% -0.18%
1984 3.47% -0.2%
1983 3.45% -0.15%
1982 3.39% -0.06%
1981 3.3% 0.007%
1980 3.16% 0.07%
1979 3.03% 0.18%
1978 2.89% 0.35%
1977 3.7% 0.47%
1976 4.66% 0.55%
1975 3.6% 0.59%
1974 2.45% 0.45%
1973 2.38% 0.32%
1972 2.33% 0.3%
1971 2.29% 0.29%
1970 2.28% 0.38%
1969 2.3% 0.42%
1968 2.3% 0.38%
1967 2.27% 0.37%
1966 1.81% 0.3%
1965 1.53% 0.28%
1964 1.65% 0.32%
1963 1.54% 0.27%
1962 1.48% 0.33%
1961 1.79% 0.45%

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/hungary | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Algeria Hungary
Current population
48222325
9475525
Population rank 34/197 98/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.11%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
17.4 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
6.02 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -83
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 179/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -16,331
Net migration rank 161/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -16,331
2024 - -31,240 - 16,223
2023 691,724 -25,963 -41,247 49,213
2022 722,591 -14,684 -47,065 41,871
2021 735,514 -10,803 -61,638 20,372
2020 724,140 -10,798 -47,385 9,147
2019 809,522 -27,786 -36,840 34,339
2018 824,428 -27,146 -37,858 34,190
2017 848,585 -14,403 -37,934 20,200
2016 849,368 -6,438 -31,231 68
2015 847,054 -27,638 -39,191 13,856
2014 839,654 -30,064 -32,449 11,581
2013 802,203 -30,052 -36,529 5,635
2012 790,645 -26,763 -38,689 15,286
2011 741,832 -20,108 -40,884 1,859
2010 719,350 -10,788 -40,000 10,592
2009 691,496 -4,458 -34,077 17,281
2008 662,044 -2,101 -31,118 16,166
2007 620,196 -25,046 -35,195 13,697
2006 580,812 -44,138 -32,228 19,890
2005 543,158 -51,345 -38,331 16,925
2004 508,773 -38,648 -37,396 16,637
2003 474,272 -39,421 -41,531 13,879
2002 451,369 -36,255 -36,571 2,822
2001 450,637 -26,539 -35,657 10,386
2000 447,025 -16,454 -37,780 13,414
1999 434,198 -5,657 -49,140 12,819
1998 425,928 -13,991 -43,120 13,568
1997 450,138 87,582 -38,075 14,186
1996 483,632 71,139 -38,152 14,605
1995 533,104 37,817 -34,086 14,927
1994 594,445 430 -31,030 15,159
1993 611,306 14,289 -33,144 15,540
1992 627,289 44,102 -26,960 16,238
1991 616,850 -6,945 -17,635 16,873
1990 612,369 1,962 -19,710 16,991
1989 628,542 -234 -20,963 -16,991
1988 637,215 24,376 -15,895 -16,052
1987 645,309 24,933 -15,919 -16,175
1986 661,644 64,381 -18,072 -16,339
1985 672,185 75,729 -18,103 -15,890
1984 656,475 68,774 -21,336 -16,216
1983 641,167 61,292 -21,379 -16,047
1982 620,415 48,660 -10,705 -16,531
1981 595,150 39,043 -2,142 -16,869
1980 559,983 32,879 3,213 -17,795
1979 523,875 24,311 23,549 3,629
1978 491,876 19,317 27,780 290
1977 465,405 5,360 45,787 -54
1976 440,192 302,662 52,993 -472
1975 417,803 300,482 63,243 -335
1974 399,509 -27,605 60,777 132
1973 382,736 -29,938 33,382 -1,512
1972 368,179 -32,832 34,315 -8
1971 356,069 -35,141 26,956 -15
1970 346,564 -37,058 32,048 -96
1969 334,541 -28,535 38,105 -333
1968 324,560 -23,870 39,997 -324
1967 316,289 -23,983 39,845 -414
1966 309,628 -29,832 36,643 -726
1965 311,190 -142,810 24,355 -537
1964 312,729 -108,798 31,371 -739
1963 315,645 -124,175 32,282 -822
1962 283,903 -112,676 21,128 -1,738
1961 296,467 -123,928 44,123 -1,177
1960 290,582 -55,212 44,926 -1,108

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

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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 Hungary 63.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

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
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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