The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 386,506 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,034,519 people compared to 395,314 in Iceland.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 121.5 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 173rd.
- The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.005% for Iceland.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.63% in Iceland.
- Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48M (42.9% growth), while Iceland has grown from 304K to 395K (30.1% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 425K people in 2049 for Iceland.
Algeria vs Iceland: live population counter
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| Current population |
48034519
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395314
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 173/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.005% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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10.4 hours
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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2.07 hours
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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3.44 hours
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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2.47 hours
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +3,543 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +843 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +0.22% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 156/197 |
Algeria and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 175,574 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 179,029 | 1.79% | 1.97% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 182,378 | 1.48% | 1.87% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 185,653 | 1.54% | 1.8% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 188,983 | 1.65% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 192,286 | 1.53% | 1.75% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 195,570 | 1.81% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 198,751 | 2.27% | 1.63% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 201,488 | 2.3% | 1.38% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 203,369 | 2.3% | 0.93% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 204,438 | 2.28% | 0.53% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 206,098 | 2.29% | 0.81% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 209,137 | 2.33% | 1.47% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 212,317 | 2.38% | 1.52% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 215,209 | 2.45% | 1.36% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 217,979 | 3.6% | 1.29% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 220,154 | 4.66% | 1% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 221,799 | 3.7% | 0.75% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 223,537 | 2.89% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 225,735 | 3.03% | 0.98% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 228,138 | 3.16% | 1.06% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 230,755 | 3.3% | 1.15% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 233,860 | 3.39% | 1.35% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 236,977 | 3.45% | 1.33% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 239,511 | 3.47% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 241,405 | 3.46% | 0.79% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 243,180 | 3.35% | 0.74% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 245,859 | 3.07% | 1.1% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 249,740 | 2.84% | 1.58% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 252,852 | 2.68% | 1.25% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 254,826 | 2.51% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 257,797 | 2.41% | 1.17% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 261,057 | 2.47% | 1.26% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 263,725 | 2.44% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 266,021 | 2.24% | 0.87% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 267,468 | 2.09% | 0.54% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 268,916 | 1.98% | 0.54% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 271,128 | 1.88% | 0.82% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 274,047 | 1.61% | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 277,381 | 1.4% | 1.22% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 281,205 | 1.41% | 1.38% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 284,968 | 1.38% | 1.34% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 287,523 | 1.34% | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 289,521 | 1.34% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 292,074 | 1.41% | 0.88% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 296,734 | 1.47% | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 303,782 | 1.55% | 2.38% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 311,566 | 1.68% | 2.56% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 317,414 | 1.84% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 318,499 | 1.93% | 0.34% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 318,041 | 1.97% | -0.14% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 319,014 | 1.98% | 0.31% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 320,716 | 2.01% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 323,764 | 2.04% | 0.95% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 327,386 | 2.06% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 330,815 | 2.08% | 1.05% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 335,439 | 2.08% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 343,400 | 2.05% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 352,721 | 1.96% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 360,563 | 1.86% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 366,463 | 1.73% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 372,520 | 1.63% | 1.65% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 382,003 | 1.6% | 2.55% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 385,663 | 1.51% | 0.96% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 386,506 | 1.41% | 0.22% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 391,286 | 1.33% | 1.24% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 395,277 | 1.25% | 1.02% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 398,729 | 1.18% | 0.87% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 401,867 | 1.12% | 0.79% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 404,639 | 1.06% | 0.69% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 407,090 | 1% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 409,307 | 0.96% | 0.54% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 411,279 | 0.94% | 0.48% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 413,059 | 0.92% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 414,660 | 0.9% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 416,153 | 0.9% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 417,573 | 0.89% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 418,847 | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 419,997 | 0.88% | 0.27% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 421,032 | 0.88% | 0.25% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 421,924 | 0.88% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 422,688 | 0.87% | 0.18% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 423,370 | 0.87% | 0.16% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 424,023 | 0.87% | 0.15% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 424,570 | 0.86% | 0.13% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 424,909 | 0.85% | 0.08% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 425,115 | 0.83% | 0.05% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 425,264 | 0.81% | 0.03% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 425,359 | 0.78% | 0.02% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 425,409 | 0.76% | 0.01% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 425,404 | 0.73% | -0.001% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,183,798 (a 17.6% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.
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Population differences between Algeria and Iceland
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 38.8 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 37.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 9.93 ppl/mi² |
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