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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 30.7 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 18.4% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Algeria vs India: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria India
2100 64,987,758 1,515,897,176
2099 65,099,593 1,523,583,618
2098 65,201,636 1,531,281,096
2097 65,286,684 1,538,914,978
2096 65,363,853 1,546,515,506
2095 65,425,396 1,554,100,337
2094 65,482,152 1,561,632,624
2093 65,511,098 1,569,112,481
2092 65,539,089 1,576,470,228
2091 65,560,728 1,583,793,450
2090 65,558,683 1,591,038,578
2089 65,560,674 1,598,165,996
2088 65,543,659 1,605,169,643
2087 65,518,674 1,612,023,916
2086 65,480,237 1,618,795,931
2085 65,436,284 1,625,424,591
2084 65,389,859 1,631,854,605
2083 65,339,591 1,638,132,423
2082 65,286,947 1,644,206,476
2081 65,228,570 1,650,106,942
2080 65,156,366 1,655,799,569
2079 65,077,934 1,661,261,962
2078 64,997,944 1,666,477,951
2077 64,912,164 1,671,444,317
2076 64,829,265 1,676,151,275
2075 64,732,964 1,680,606,119
2074 64,635,550 1,684,743,082
2073 64,539,251 1,688,579,113
2072 64,437,887 1,692,138,648
2071 64,334,505 1,695,351,098
2070 64,254,716 1,698,255,829
2069 64,156,721 1,700,813,392
2068 64,054,948 1,703,025,450
2067 63,947,346 1,704,872,725
2066 63,834,128 1,706,347,017
2065 63,711,038 1,707,540,131
2064 63,574,559 1,708,362,011
2063 63,435,887 1,708,845,280
2062 63,274,087 1,709,011,618
2061 63,110,028 1,708,866,368
2060 62,923,891 1,708,344,645
2059 62,712,836 1,707,488,768
2058 62,478,336 1,706,314,224
2057 62,226,357 1,704,805,210
2056 61,939,173 1,703,013,988
2055 61,635,604 1,700,890,479
2054 61,305,903 1,698,473,703
2053 60,952,313 1,695,661,388
2052 60,585,478 1,692,531,993
2051 60,184,066 1,689,057,795
2050 59,759,780 1,685,236,057
2049 59,319,414 1,681,083,344
2048 58,863,159 1,676,576,931
2047 58,399,750 1,671,678,054
2046 57,923,788 1,666,371,707
2045 57,438,215 1,660,667,112
2044 56,949,229 1,654,556,840
2043 56,458,404 1,648,067,988
2042 55,972,536 1,641,136,901
2041 55,486,685 1,633,771,970
2040 55,008,982 1,625,990,392
2039 54,525,726 1,617,818,911
2038 54,053,698 1,609,238,166
2037 53,581,185 1,600,212,760
2036 53,114,315 1,590,731,970
2035 52,635,824 1,580,864,963
2034 52,170,347 1,570,629,033
2033 51,701,970 1,560,043,145
2032 51,222,432 1,549,098,676
2031 50,743,202 1,537,810,507
2030 50,249,453 1,526,192,552
2029 49,738,822 1,514,274,850
2028 49,202,648 1,502,102,657
2027 48,647,196 1,489,628,314
2026 48,064,789 1,476,911,618
2025 47,453,061 1,463,993,377
2024 46,814,308 1,450,935,791
2023 46,164,219 1,438,069,596
2022 45,477,389 1,425,423,212
2021 44,761,099 1,414,203,896
2020 44,042,091 1,402,617,695
2019 43,294,546 1,389,030,312
2018 42,505,035 1,374,659,064
2017 41,689,299 1,359,657,400
2016 40,850,721 1,343,944,296
2015 40,019,529 1,328,024,498
2014 39,205,031 1,312,277,191
2013 38,414,171 1,295,829,511
2012 37,646,166 1,278,674,502
2011 36,903,376 1,261,224,954
2010 36,188,236 1,243,481,564
2009 35,490,445 1,225,524,753
2008 34,816,961 1,207,930,964
2007 34,189,416 1,190,676,021
2006 33,623,506 1,172,878,890
2005 33,109,249 1,154,676,322
2004 32,628,286 1,135,991,513
2003 32,175,818 1,116,803,006
2002 31,750,835 1,097,600,380
2001 31,331,221 1,077,898,575
2000 30,903,893 1,057,922,733
1999 30,474,354 1,038,225,823
1998 30,054,133 1,018,665,080
1997 29,579,301 999,133,762
1996 29,033,044 979,678,458
1995 28,470,191 960,301,044
1994 27,887,279 941,163,767
1993 27,277,048 922,118,387
1992 26,628,568 902,957,070
1991 25,987,928 883,927,600
1990 25,375,810 864,972,221
1989 24,754,485 846,039,529
1988 24,109,536 827,342,990
1987 23,443,624 808,931,270
1986 22,745,499 790,689,978
1985 22,008,544 772,647,793
1984 21,271,969 754,875,449
1983 20,558,115 737,372,681
1982 19,872,348 720,313,473
1981 19,220,704 703,696,250
1980 18,607,174 687,354,025
1979 18,036,655 671,155,747
1978 17,506,974 655,728,229
1977 17,015,994 640,801,103
1976 16,409,170 625,861,883
1975 15,678,596 611,309,535
1974 15,133,502 597,041,391
1973 14,771,147 583,465,598
1972 14,427,072 570,482,142
1971 14,098,936 558,096,387
1970 13,783,719 545,864,268
1969 13,475,960 533,880,544
1968 13,172,614 522,716,889
1967 12,876,118 511,606,372
1966 12,590,069 500,740,247
1965 12,365,976 490,140,146
1964 12,179,813 479,229,598
1963 11,982,118 468,138,575
1962 11,800,771 457,283,090
1961 11,628,883 446,564,729
1960 11,424,922 435,990,338

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria India
2100 -0.17% -0.5%
2099 -0.16% -0.5%
2098 -0.13% -0.5%
2097 -0.12% -0.49%
2096 -0.09% -0.49%
2095 -0.09% -0.48%
2094 -0.04% -0.48%
2093 -0.04% -0.47%
2092 -0.03% -0.46%
2091 0.003% -0.46%
2090 -0.003% -0.45%
2089 0.03% -0.44%
2088 0.04% -0.43%
2087 0.06% -0.42%
2086 0.07% -0.41%
2085 0.07% -0.39%
2084 0.08% -0.38%
2083 0.08% -0.37%
2082 0.09% -0.36%
2081 0.11% -0.34%
2080 0.12% -0.33%
2079 0.12% -0.31%
2078 0.13% -0.3%
2077 0.13% -0.28%
2076 0.15% -0.27%
2075 0.15% -0.25%
2074 0.15% -0.23%
2073 0.16% -0.21%
2072 0.16% -0.19%
2071 0.12% -0.17%
2070 0.15% -0.15%
2069 0.16% -0.13%
2068 0.17% -0.11%
2067 0.18% -0.09%
2066 0.19% -0.07%
2065 0.21% -0.05%
2064 0.22% -0.03%
2063 0.26% -0.01%
2062 0.26% 0.008%
2061 0.3% 0.03%
2060 0.34% 0.05%
2059 0.38% 0.07%
2058 0.4% 0.09%
2057 0.46% 0.11%
2056 0.49% 0.12%
2055 0.54% 0.14%
2054 0.58% 0.17%
2053 0.61% 0.18%
2052 0.67% 0.21%
2051 0.71% 0.23%
2050 0.74% 0.25%
2049 0.78% 0.27%
2048 0.79% 0.29%
2047 0.82% 0.32%
2046 0.85% 0.34%
2045 0.86% 0.37%
2044 0.87% 0.39%
2043 0.87% 0.42%
2042 0.88% 0.45%
2041 0.87% 0.48%
2040 0.89% 0.51%
2039 0.87% 0.53%
2038 0.88% 0.56%
2037 0.88% 0.6%
2036 0.91% 0.62%
2035 0.89% 0.65%
2034 0.91% 0.68%
2033 0.94% 0.71%
2032 0.94% 0.73%
2031 0.98% 0.76%
2030 1.03% 0.79%
2029 1.09% 0.81%
2028 1.14% 0.84%
2027 1.21% 0.86%
2026 1.29% 0.88%
2025 1.36% 0.9%
2024 1.41% 0.89%
2023 1.51% 0.89%
2022 1.6% 0.79%
2021 1.63% 0.83%
2020 1.73% 0.98%
2019 1.86% 1.05%
2018 1.96% 1.1%
2017 2.05% 1.17%
2016 2.08% 1.2%
2015 2.08% 1.2%
2014 2.06% 1.27%
2013 2.04% 1.34%
2012 2.01% 1.38%
2011 1.98% 1.43%
2010 1.97% 1.47%
2009 1.93% 1.46%
2008 1.84% 1.45%
2007 1.68% 1.52%
2006 1.55% 1.58%
2005 1.47% 1.64%
2004 1.41% 1.72%
2003 1.34% 1.75%
2002 1.34% 1.83%
2001 1.38% 1.89%
2000 1.41% 1.9%
1999 1.4% 1.92%
1998 1.61% 1.95%
1997 1.88% 1.99%
1996 1.98% 2.02%
1995 2.09% 2.03%
1994 2.24% 2.07%
1993 2.44% 2.12%
1992 2.47% 2.15%
1991 2.41% 2.19%
1990 2.51% 2.24%
1989 2.68% 2.26%
1988 2.84% 2.28%
1987 3.07% 2.31%
1986 3.35% 2.34%
1985 3.46% 2.35%
1984 3.47% 2.37%
1983 3.45% 2.37%
1982 3.39% 2.36%
1981 3.3% 2.38%
1980 3.16% 2.41%
1979 3.03% 2.35%
1978 2.89% 2.33%
1977 3.7% 2.39%
1976 4.66% 2.38%
1975 3.6% 2.39%
1974 2.45% 2.33%
1973 2.38% 2.28%
1972 2.33% 2.22%
1971 2.29% 2.24%
1970 2.28% 2.24%
1969 2.3% 2.14%
1968 2.3% 2.17%
1967 2.27% 2.17%
1966 1.81% 2.16%
1965 1.53% 2.28%
1964 1.65% 2.37%
1963 1.54% 2.37%
1962 1.48% 2.4%
1961 1.79% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Algeria India
Current population
48222325
1480351380
Population rank 34/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 17.9%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
2.45 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.36 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 107/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -495,753
Net migration rank 161/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -495,753
2024 - -31,240 - -630,830
2023 691,724 -25,963 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 722,591 -14,684 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 735,514 -10,803 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 724,140 -10,798 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 809,522 -27,786 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 824,428 -27,146 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 848,585 -14,403 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 849,368 -6,438 16,202,593 81,248
2015 847,054 -27,638 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 839,654 -30,064 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 802,203 -30,052 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 790,645 -26,763 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 741,832 -20,108 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 719,350 -10,788 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 691,496 -4,458 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 662,044 -2,101 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 620,196 -25,046 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 580,812 -44,138 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 543,158 -51,345 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 508,773 -38,648 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 474,272 -39,421 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 451,369 -36,255 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 450,637 -26,539 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 447,025 -16,454 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 434,198 -5,657 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 425,928 -13,991 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 450,138 87,582 19,494,098 880
1996 483,632 71,139 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 533,104 37,817 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 594,445 430 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 611,306 14,289 19,152,399 2,364
1992 627,289 44,102 19,132,757 35,155
1991 616,850 -6,945 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 612,369 1,962 18,893,588 125,514
1989 628,542 -234 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 637,215 24,376 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 645,309 24,933 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 661,644 64,381 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 672,185 75,729 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 656,475 68,774 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 641,167 61,292 17,219,127 119,694
1982 620,415 48,660 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 595,150 39,043 16,422,159 33,243
1980 559,983 32,879 16,018,786 210,914
1979 523,875 24,311 15,392,957 774,094
1978 491,876 19,317 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 465,405 5,360 14,575,662 590,626
1976 440,192 302,662 14,435,504 275,984
1975 417,803 300,482 13,958,642 434,205
1974 399,509 -27,605 13,795,836 347,869
1973 382,736 -29,938 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 368,179 -32,832 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 356,069 -35,141 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 346,564 -37,058 12,417,866 233,782
1969 334,541 -28,535 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 324,560 -23,870 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 316,289 -23,983 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 309,628 -29,832 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 311,190 -142,810 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 312,729 -108,798 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 315,645 -124,175 11,016,705 21,640
1962 283,903 -112,676 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 296,467 -123,928 10,468,816 295,177
1960 290,582 -55,212 10,237,489 146,955

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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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