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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 5.98 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 4.06% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Algeria vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Indonesia
2100 64,987,758 297,263,579
2099 65,099,593 298,386,561
2098 65,201,636 299,496,396
2097 65,286,684 300,596,542
2096 65,363,853 301,680,965
2095 65,425,396 302,745,817
2094 65,482,152 303,798,670
2093 65,511,098 304,837,512
2092 65,539,089 305,857,297
2091 65,560,728 306,853,321
2090 65,558,683 307,827,852
2089 65,560,674 308,775,620
2088 65,543,659 309,700,566
2087 65,518,674 310,605,359
2086 65,480,237 311,483,180
2085 65,436,284 312,332,996
2084 65,389,859 313,155,965
2083 65,339,591 313,952,990
2082 65,286,947 314,719,759
2081 65,228,570 315,453,880
2080 65,156,366 316,158,503
2079 65,077,934 316,839,281
2078 64,997,944 317,487,448
2077 64,912,164 318,105,938
2076 64,829,265 318,684,532
2075 64,732,964 319,239,982
2074 64,635,550 319,759,087
2073 64,539,251 320,251,181
2072 64,437,887 320,709,370
2071 64,334,505 321,136,059
2070 64,254,716 321,534,979
2069 64,156,721 321,908,058
2068 64,054,948 322,252,027
2067 63,947,346 322,566,642
2066 63,834,128 322,849,032
2065 63,711,038 323,098,730
2064 63,574,559 323,318,973
2063 63,435,887 323,506,247
2062 63,274,087 323,662,911
2061 63,110,028 323,784,985
2060 62,923,891 323,865,045
2059 62,712,836 323,904,988
2058 62,478,336 323,894,318
2057 62,226,357 323,837,237
2056 61,939,173 323,721,448
2055 61,635,604 323,552,405
2054 61,305,903 323,324,404
2053 60,952,313 323,032,528
2052 60,585,478 322,677,809
2051 60,184,066 322,252,898
2050 59,759,780 321,749,772
2049 59,319,414 321,169,163
2048 58,863,159 320,507,607
2047 58,399,750 319,778,332
2046 57,923,788 318,970,565
2045 57,438,215 318,077,606
2044 56,949,229 317,100,688
2043 56,458,404 316,041,251
2042 55,972,536 314,905,847
2041 55,486,685 313,692,611
2040 55,008,982 312,407,319
2039 54,525,726 311,049,484
2038 54,053,698 309,626,850
2037 53,581,185 308,137,773
2036 53,114,315 306,592,068
2035 52,635,824 304,988,219
2034 52,170,347 303,322,890
2033 51,701,970 301,599,483
2032 51,222,432 299,828,261
2031 50,743,202 298,003,267
2030 50,249,453 296,127,253
2029 49,738,822 294,190,935
2028 49,202,648 292,188,833
2027 48,647,196 290,114,110
2026 48,064,789 287,972,484
2025 47,453,061 285,765,617
2024 46,814,308 283,487,931
2023 46,164,219 281,190,067
2022 45,477,389 278,830,529
2021 44,761,099 276,758,053
2020 44,042,091 274,814,866
2019 43,294,546 272,489,381
2018 42,505,035 269,951,846
2017 41,689,299 267,346,658
2016 40,850,721 264,627,418
2015 40,019,529 261,799,249
2014 39,205,031 258,877,399
2013 38,414,171 255,852,467
2012 37,646,166 252,698,525
2011 36,903,376 249,470,032
2010 36,188,236 246,305,322
2009 35,490,445 243,220,028
2008 34,816,961 240,157,903
2007 34,189,416 237,062,337
2006 33,623,506 233,951,652
2005 33,109,249 230,871,650
2004 32,628,286 227,926,649
2003 32,175,818 225,048,008
2002 31,750,835 222,088,495
2001 31,331,221 219,097,902
2000 30,903,893 216,077,790
1999 30,474,354 213,004,668
1998 30,054,133 209,826,788
1997 29,579,301 206,536,095
1996 29,033,044 203,204,348
1995 28,470,191 199,888,057
1994 27,887,279 196,591,828
1993 27,277,048 193,305,168
1992 26,628,568 190,043,744
1991 25,987,928 186,778,238
1990 25,375,810 183,501,098
1989 24,754,485 180,201,630
1988 24,109,536 176,855,065
1987 23,443,624 173,511,154
1986 22,745,499 170,175,065
1985 22,008,544 166,776,185
1984 21,271,969 163,251,124
1983 20,558,115 159,651,381
1982 19,872,348 156,052,152
1981 19,220,704 152,485,035
1980 18,607,174 148,950,540
1979 18,036,655 145,434,834
1978 17,506,974 141,953,163
1977 17,015,994 138,533,541
1976 16,409,170 135,173,655
1975 15,678,596 131,843,848
1974 15,133,502 128,555,045
1973 14,771,147 125,288,515
1972 14,427,072 122,039,841
1971 14,098,936 118,833,702
1970 13,783,719 115,657,495
1969 13,475,960 112,517,639
1968 13,172,614 109,450,006
1967 12,876,118 106,526,393
1966 12,590,069 103,792,754
1965 12,365,976 101,365,130
1964 12,179,813 98,833,749
1963 11,982,118 96,051,424
1962 11,800,771 93,375,850
1961 11,628,883 90,791,249
1960 11,424,922 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Indonesia
2100 -0.17% -0.38%
2099 -0.16% -0.37%
2098 -0.13% -0.37%
2097 -0.12% -0.36%
2096 -0.09% -0.35%
2095 -0.09% -0.35%
2094 -0.04% -0.34%
2093 -0.04% -0.33%
2092 -0.03% -0.32%
2091 0.003% -0.32%
2090 -0.003% -0.31%
2089 0.03% -0.3%
2088 0.04% -0.29%
2087 0.06% -0.28%
2086 0.07% -0.27%
2085 0.07% -0.26%
2084 0.08% -0.25%
2083 0.08% -0.24%
2082 0.09% -0.23%
2081 0.11% -0.22%
2080 0.12% -0.21%
2079 0.12% -0.2%
2078 0.13% -0.19%
2077 0.13% -0.18%
2076 0.15% -0.17%
2075 0.15% -0.16%
2074 0.15% -0.15%
2073 0.16% -0.14%
2072 0.16% -0.13%
2071 0.12% -0.12%
2070 0.15% -0.12%
2069 0.16% -0.11%
2068 0.17% -0.1%
2067 0.18% -0.09%
2066 0.19% -0.08%
2065 0.21% -0.07%
2064 0.22% -0.06%
2063 0.26% -0.05%
2062 0.26% -0.04%
2061 0.3% -0.02%
2060 0.34% -0.01%
2059 0.38% 0.003%
2058 0.4% 0.02%
2057 0.46% 0.04%
2056 0.49% 0.05%
2055 0.54% 0.07%
2054 0.58% 0.09%
2053 0.61% 0.11%
2052 0.67% 0.13%
2051 0.71% 0.16%
2050 0.74% 0.18%
2049 0.78% 0.21%
2048 0.79% 0.23%
2047 0.82% 0.25%
2046 0.85% 0.28%
2045 0.86% 0.31%
2044 0.87% 0.34%
2043 0.87% 0.36%
2042 0.88% 0.39%
2041 0.87% 0.41%
2040 0.89% 0.44%
2039 0.87% 0.46%
2038 0.88% 0.48%
2037 0.88% 0.5%
2036 0.91% 0.53%
2035 0.89% 0.55%
2034 0.91% 0.57%
2033 0.94% 0.59%
2032 0.94% 0.61%
2031 0.98% 0.63%
2030 1.03% 0.66%
2029 1.09% 0.69%
2028 1.14% 0.72%
2027 1.21% 0.74%
2026 1.29% 0.77%
2025 1.36% 0.8%
2024 1.41% 0.82%
2023 1.51% 0.85%
2022 1.6% 0.75%
2021 1.63% 0.71%
2020 1.73% 0.85%
2019 1.86% 0.94%
2018 1.96% 0.97%
2017 2.05% 1.03%
2016 2.08% 1.08%
2015 2.08% 1.13%
2014 2.06% 1.18%
2013 2.04% 1.25%
2012 2.01% 1.29%
2011 1.98% 1.28%
2010 1.97% 1.27%
2009 1.93% 1.28%
2008 1.84% 1.31%
2007 1.68% 1.33%
2006 1.55% 1.33%
2005 1.47% 1.29%
2004 1.41% 1.28%
2003 1.34% 1.33%
2002 1.34% 1.36%
2001 1.38% 1.4%
2000 1.41% 1.44%
1999 1.4% 1.51%
1998 1.61% 1.59%
1997 1.88% 1.64%
1996 1.98% 1.66%
1995 2.09% 1.68%
1994 2.24% 1.7%
1993 2.44% 1.72%
1992 2.47% 1.75%
1991 2.41% 1.79%
1990 2.51% 1.83%
1989 2.68% 1.89%
1988 2.84% 1.93%
1987 3.07% 1.96%
1986 3.35% 2.04%
1985 3.46% 2.16%
1984 3.47% 2.25%
1983 3.45% 2.31%
1982 3.39% 2.34%
1981 3.3% 2.37%
1980 3.16% 2.42%
1979 3.03% 2.45%
1978 2.89% 2.47%
1977 3.7% 2.49%
1976 4.66% 2.53%
1975 3.6% 2.56%
1974 2.45% 2.61%
1973 2.38% 2.66%
1972 2.33% 2.7%
1971 2.29% 2.75%
1970 2.28% 2.79%
1969 2.3% 2.8%
1968 2.3% 2.74%
1967 2.27% 2.63%
1966 1.81% 2.39%
1965 1.53% 2.56%
1964 1.65% 2.9%
1963 1.54% 2.87%
1962 1.48% 2.85%
1961 1.79% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Algeria Indonesia
Current population
48222325
288551776
Population rank 34/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 3.48%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
13.7 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
7.04 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 115/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -39,509
Net migration rank 161/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -39,509
2024 - -31,240 - -38,469
2023 691,724 -25,963 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 722,591 -14,684 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 735,514 -10,803 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 724,140 -10,798 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 809,522 -27,786 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 824,428 -27,146 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 848,585 -14,403 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 849,368 -6,438 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 847,054 -27,638 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 839,654 -30,064 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 802,203 -30,052 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 790,645 -26,763 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 741,832 -20,108 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 719,350 -10,788 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 691,496 -4,458 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 662,044 -2,101 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 620,196 -25,046 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 580,812 -44,138 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 543,158 -51,345 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 508,773 -38,648 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 474,272 -39,421 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 451,369 -36,255 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 450,637 -26,539 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 447,025 -16,454 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 434,198 -5,657 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 425,928 -13,991 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 450,138 87,582 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 483,632 71,139 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 533,104 37,817 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 594,445 430 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 611,306 14,289 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 627,289 44,102 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 616,850 -6,945 3,288,791 3,096
1990 612,369 1,962 3,250,906 11,539
1989 628,542 -234 3,316,792 19,905
1988 637,215 24,376 3,331,242 25,383
1987 645,309 24,933 3,304,520 26,705
1986 661,644 64,381 3,309,905 30,988
1985 672,185 75,729 3,419,412 37,451
1984 656,475 68,774 3,549,570 43,693
1983 641,167 61,292 3,558,949 47,375
1982 620,415 48,660 3,545,504 46,792
1981 595,150 39,043 3,497,244 44,710
1980 559,983 32,879 3,484,846 42,254
1979 523,875 24,311 3,460,621 43,900
1978 491,876 19,317 3,412,980 45,911
1977 465,405 5,360 3,334,779 45,610
1976 440,192 302,662 3,291,479 48,010
1975 417,803 300,482 3,263,794 56,386
1974 399,509 -27,605 3,196,136 61,188
1973 382,736 -29,938 3,210,643 64,991
1972 368,179 -32,832 3,149,726 72,007
1971 356,069 -35,141 3,111,304 79,264
1970 346,564 -37,058 3,080,421 81,368
1969 334,541 -28,535 3,034,825 82,955
1968 324,560 -23,870 2,961,608 55,731
1967 316,289 -23,983 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 309,628 -29,832 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 311,190 -142,810 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 312,729 -108,798 2,700,138 144,819
1963 315,645 -124,175 2,609,526 110,166
1962 283,903 -112,676 2,525,163 106,264
1961 296,467 -123,928 2,434,113 103,628
1960 290,582 -55,212 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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