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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 1.94 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Algeria vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Iran
2100 64,987,758 80,713,760
2099 65,099,593 81,246,718
2098 65,201,636 81,770,953
2097 65,286,684 82,295,714
2096 65,363,853 82,818,575
2095 65,425,396 83,338,446
2094 65,482,152 83,854,648
2093 65,511,098 84,371,569
2092 65,539,089 84,888,626
2091 65,560,728 85,410,099
2090 65,558,683 85,934,675
2089 65,560,674 86,466,409
2088 65,543,659 87,004,165
2087 65,518,674 87,549,685
2086 65,480,237 88,105,571
2085 65,436,284 88,668,329
2084 65,389,859 89,239,709
2083 65,339,591 89,817,194
2082 65,286,947 90,402,538
2081 65,228,570 90,995,822
2080 65,156,366 91,595,122
2079 65,077,934 92,196,842
2078 64,997,944 92,801,160
2077 64,912,164 93,405,954
2076 64,829,265 94,007,669
2075 64,732,964 94,606,607
2074 64,635,550 95,197,577
2073 64,539,251 95,783,994
2072 64,437,887 96,355,853
2071 64,334,505 96,915,335
2070 64,254,716 97,460,813
2069 64,156,721 97,988,897
2068 64,054,948 98,496,927
2067 63,947,346 98,978,509
2066 63,834,128 99,439,391
2065 63,711,038 99,877,457
2064 63,574,559 100,288,977
2063 63,435,887 100,668,199
2062 63,274,087 101,017,348
2061 63,110,028 101,332,810
2060 62,923,891 101,612,261
2059 62,712,836 101,858,931
2058 62,478,336 102,061,144
2057 62,226,357 102,228,085
2056 61,939,173 102,358,266
2055 61,635,604 102,449,092
2054 61,305,903 102,498,594
2053 60,952,313 102,508,245
2052 60,585,478 102,480,373
2051 60,184,066 102,417,847
2050 59,759,780 102,318,917
2049 59,319,414 102,189,816
2048 58,863,159 102,024,233
2047 58,399,750 101,832,213
2046 57,923,788 101,613,554
2045 57,438,215 101,371,784
2044 56,949,229 101,104,998
2043 56,458,404 100,818,045
2042 55,972,536 100,512,032
2041 55,486,685 100,188,214
2040 55,008,982 99,849,875
2039 54,525,726 99,501,869
2038 54,053,698 99,137,385
2037 53,581,185 98,759,167
2036 53,114,315 98,366,612
2035 52,635,824 97,963,082
2034 52,170,347 97,546,148
2033 51,701,970 97,118,106
2032 51,222,432 96,671,440
2031 50,743,202 96,204,118
2030 50,249,453 95,718,604
2029 49,738,822 95,195,996
2028 49,202,648 94,623,034
2027 48,647,196 93,987,260
2026 48,064,789 93,276,075
2025 47,453,061 92,478,162
2024 46,814,308 91,567,738
2023 46,164,219 90,608,707
2022 45,477,389 89,524,246
2021 44,761,099 88,455,488
2020 44,042,091 87,723,443
2019 43,294,546 87,051,648
2018 42,505,035 86,117,998
2017 41,689,299 85,026,754
2016 40,850,721 83,812,228
2015 40,019,529 82,619,362
2014 39,205,031 81,502,045
2013 38,414,171 80,414,686
2012 37,646,166 79,370,580
2011 36,903,376 78,383,598
2010 36,188,236 77,420,842
2009 35,490,445 76,457,825
2008 34,816,961 75,514,204
2007 34,189,416 74,602,648
2006 33,623,506 73,392,747
2005 33,109,249 71,828,455
2004 32,628,286 70,256,316
2003 32,175,818 68,769,340
2002 31,750,835 68,011,317
2001 31,331,221 67,452,005
2000 30,903,893 66,418,659
1999 30,474,354 65,445,391
1998 30,054,133 64,519,859
1997 29,579,301 63,639,638
1996 29,033,044 62,881,300
1995 28,470,191 62,205,567
1994 27,887,279 61,520,598
1993 27,277,048 61,403,543
1992 26,628,568 61,184,983
1991 25,987,928 59,986,931
1990 25,375,810 58,380,092
1989 24,754,485 56,704,914
1988 24,109,536 55,072,694
1987 23,443,624 53,323,493
1986 22,745,499 51,446,045
1985 22,008,544 49,582,289
1984 21,271,969 47,793,998
1983 20,558,115 46,029,535
1982 19,872,348 44,272,141
1981 19,220,704 41,989,312
1980 18,607,174 39,842,324
1979 18,036,655 38,424,952
1978 17,506,974 37,126,535
1977 17,015,994 35,933,181
1976 16,409,170 34,837,271
1975 15,678,596 33,802,973
1974 15,133,502 32,796,463
1973 14,771,147 31,839,838
1972 14,427,072 30,921,179
1971 14,098,936 30,029,071
1970 13,783,719 29,145,100
1969 13,475,960 28,273,482
1968 13,172,614 27,437,391
1967 12,876,118 26,628,432
1966 12,590,069 25,829,270
1965 12,365,976 25,036,978
1964 12,179,813 24,262,859
1963 11,982,118 23,519,005
1962 11,800,771 22,807,907
1961 11,628,883 22,125,726
1960 11,424,922 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Iran
2100 -0.17% -0.66%
2099 -0.16% -0.64%
2098 -0.13% -0.64%
2097 -0.12% -0.63%
2096 -0.09% -0.62%
2095 -0.09% -0.62%
2094 -0.04% -0.61%
2093 -0.04% -0.61%
2092 -0.03% -0.61%
2091 0.003% -0.61%
2090 -0.003% -0.61%
2089 0.03% -0.62%
2088 0.04% -0.62%
2087 0.06% -0.63%
2086 0.07% -0.63%
2085 0.07% -0.64%
2084 0.08% -0.64%
2083 0.08% -0.65%
2082 0.09% -0.65%
2081 0.11% -0.65%
2080 0.12% -0.65%
2079 0.12% -0.65%
2078 0.13% -0.65%
2077 0.13% -0.64%
2076 0.15% -0.63%
2075 0.15% -0.62%
2074 0.15% -0.61%
2073 0.16% -0.59%
2072 0.16% -0.58%
2071 0.12% -0.56%
2070 0.15% -0.54%
2069 0.16% -0.52%
2068 0.17% -0.49%
2067 0.18% -0.46%
2066 0.19% -0.44%
2065 0.21% -0.41%
2064 0.22% -0.38%
2063 0.26% -0.35%
2062 0.26% -0.31%
2061 0.3% -0.28%
2060 0.34% -0.24%
2059 0.38% -0.2%
2058 0.4% -0.16%
2057 0.46% -0.13%
2056 0.49% -0.09%
2055 0.54% -0.05%
2054 0.58% -0.009%
2053 0.61% 0.03%
2052 0.67% 0.06%
2051 0.71% 0.1%
2050 0.74% 0.13%
2049 0.78% 0.16%
2048 0.79% 0.19%
2047 0.82% 0.22%
2046 0.85% 0.24%
2045 0.86% 0.26%
2044 0.87% 0.28%
2043 0.87% 0.3%
2042 0.88% 0.32%
2041 0.87% 0.34%
2040 0.89% 0.35%
2039 0.87% 0.37%
2038 0.88% 0.38%
2037 0.88% 0.4%
2036 0.91% 0.41%
2035 0.89% 0.43%
2034 0.91% 0.44%
2033 0.94% 0.46%
2032 0.94% 0.49%
2031 0.98% 0.51%
2030 1.03% 0.55%
2029 1.09% 0.61%
2028 1.14% 0.68%
2027 1.21% 0.76%
2026 1.29% 0.86%
2025 1.36% 0.99%
2024 1.41% 1.06%
2023 1.51% 1.21%
2022 1.6% 1.21%
2021 1.63% 0.83%
2020 1.73% 0.77%
2019 1.86% 1.08%
2018 1.96% 1.28%
2017 2.05% 1.45%
2016 2.08% 1.44%
2015 2.08% 1.37%
2014 2.06% 1.35%
2013 2.04% 1.32%
2012 2.01% 1.26%
2011 1.98% 1.24%
2010 1.97% 1.26%
2009 1.93% 1.25%
2008 1.84% 1.22%
2007 1.68% 1.65%
2006 1.55% 2.18%
2005 1.47% 2.24%
2004 1.41% 2.16%
2003 1.34% 1.11%
2002 1.34% 0.83%
2001 1.38% 1.56%
2000 1.41% 1.49%
1999 1.4% 1.43%
1998 1.61% 1.38%
1997 1.88% 1.21%
1996 1.98% 1.09%
1995 2.09% 1.11%
1994 2.24% 0.19%
1993 2.44% 0.36%
1992 2.47% 2%
1991 2.41% 2.75%
1990 2.51% 2.95%
1989 2.68% 2.96%
1988 2.84% 3.28%
1987 3.07% 3.65%
1986 3.35% 3.76%
1985 3.46% 3.74%
1984 3.47% 3.83%
1983 3.45% 3.97%
1982 3.39% 5.44%
1981 3.3% 5.39%
1980 3.16% 3.69%
1979 3.03% 3.5%
1978 2.89% 3.32%
1977 3.7% 3.15%
1976 4.66% 3.06%
1975 3.6% 3.07%
1974 2.45% 3%
1973 2.38% 2.97%
1972 2.33% 2.97%
1971 2.29% 3.03%
1970 2.28% 3.08%
1969 2.3% 3.05%
1968 2.3% 3.04%
1967 2.27% 3.09%
1966 1.81% 3.16%
1965 1.53% 3.19%
1964 1.65% 3.16%
1963 1.54% 3.12%
1962 1.48% 3.08%
1961 1.79% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Algeria Iran
Current population
48222325
93468444
Population rank 34/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.13%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
32.9 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
26.9 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 98/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +116,786
Net migration rank 161/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 116,786
2024 - -31,240 - 190,156
2023 691,724 -25,963 750,150 262,044
2022 722,591 -14,684 753,525 403,190
2021 735,514 -10,803 645,725 334,967
2020 724,140 -10,798 663,978 -180,680
2019 809,522 -27,786 893,063 -32,794
2018 824,428 -27,146 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 848,585 -14,403 1,140,549 34,849
2016 849,368 -6,438 1,186,949 66,630
2015 847,054 -27,638 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 839,654 -30,064 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 802,203 -30,052 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 790,645 -26,763 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 741,832 -20,108 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 719,350 -10,788 980,380 -12,849
2009 691,496 -4,458 958,322 211
2008 662,044 -2,101 940,983 -12,184
2007 620,196 -25,046 919,254 -24,950
2006 580,812 -44,138 884,529 640,932
2005 543,158 -51,345 837,305 765,873
2004 508,773 -38,648 801,203 739,996
2003 474,272 -39,421 732,600 700,222
2002 451,369 -36,255 752,205 -668,962
2001 450,637 -26,539 743,658 291,692
2000 447,025 -16,454 731,203 300,133
1999 434,198 -5,657 723,237 191,988
1998 425,928 -13,991 717,655 218,171
1997 450,138 87,582 726,574 98,009
1996 483,632 71,139 784,508 -92,435
1995 533,104 37,817 879,648 -220,258
1994 594,445 430 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 611,306 14,289 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 627,289 44,102 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 616,850 -6,945 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 612,369 1,962 1,530,434 200,711
1989 628,542 -234 1,609,739 9,460
1988 637,215 24,376 1,614,512 30,688
1987 645,309 24,933 1,639,644 213,524
1986 661,644 64,381 1,659,289 242,411
1985 672,185 75,729 1,661,750 163,999
1984 656,475 68,774 1,653,051 97,748
1983 641,167 61,292 1,573,612 204,544
1982 620,415 48,660 1,514,240 222,390
1981 595,150 39,043 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 559,983 32,879 1,361,293 103,674
1979 523,875 24,311 1,294,306 75,451
1978 491,876 19,317 1,156,974 70,088
1977 465,405 5,360 1,091,542 68,093
1976 440,192 302,662 1,013,347 18,825
1975 417,803 300,482 929,481 106,921
1974 399,509 -27,605 873,369 103,252
1973 382,736 -29,938 831,880 104,779
1972 368,179 -32,832 804,043 96,614
1971 356,069 -35,141 805,830 77,717
1970 346,564 -37,058 794,612 89,757
1969 334,541 -28,535 780,660 78,196
1968 324,560 -23,870 743,992 69,342
1967 316,289 -23,983 727,276 77,313
1966 309,628 -29,832 695,040 98,709
1965 311,190 -142,810 663,029 127,808
1964 312,729 -108,798 635,589 121,817
1963 315,645 -124,175 620,126 110,190
1962 283,903 -112,676 595,538 96,332
1961 296,467 -123,928 594,674 77,811
1960 290,582 -55,212 584,060 54,041

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

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

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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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