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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 48,289,334 in Iraq.

Population statistics:

  • Iraq's population is 1 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 33rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.16% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.58% for Iraq.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.6M to 48.3M (68.7% growth).

Algeria vs Iraq: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Iraq
2100 64,987,758 101,632,594
2099 65,099,593 101,421,266
2098 65,201,636 101,212,536
2097 65,286,684 100,980,835
2096 65,363,853 100,724,441
2095 65,425,396 100,464,590
2094 65,482,152 100,194,041
2093 65,511,098 99,876,174
2092 65,539,089 99,532,041
2091 65,560,728 99,203,830
2090 65,558,683 98,886,956
2089 65,560,674 98,513,025
2088 65,543,659 98,144,039
2087 65,518,674 97,767,537
2086 65,480,237 97,325,026
2085 65,436,284 96,873,007
2084 65,389,859 96,448,602
2083 65,339,591 95,991,166
2082 65,286,947 95,509,663
2081 65,228,570 95,009,326
2080 65,156,366 94,507,216
2079 65,077,934 93,960,228
2078 64,997,944 93,417,384
2077 64,912,164 92,903,983
2076 64,829,265 92,359,592
2075 64,732,964 91,825,254
2074 64,635,550 91,229,266
2073 64,539,251 90,571,021
2072 64,437,887 89,918,374
2071 64,334,505 89,265,548
2070 64,254,716 88,596,492
2069 64,156,721 87,909,474
2068 64,054,948 87,220,494
2067 63,947,346 86,513,996
2066 63,834,128 85,734,530
2065 63,711,038 84,971,898
2064 63,574,559 84,191,350
2063 63,435,887 83,387,951
2062 63,274,087 82,604,577
2061 63,110,028 81,800,637
2060 62,923,891 80,951,008
2059 62,712,836 80,141,868
2058 62,478,336 79,319,543
2057 62,226,357 78,477,339
2056 61,939,173 77,609,202
2055 61,635,604 76,739,924
2054 61,305,903 75,857,125
2053 60,952,313 74,952,948
2052 60,585,478 74,072,580
2051 60,184,066 73,150,234
2050 59,759,780 72,235,938
2049 59,319,414 71,272,122
2048 58,863,159 70,316,860
2047 58,399,750 69,347,823
2046 57,923,788 68,400,664
2045 57,438,215 67,435,953
2044 56,949,229 66,447,309
2043 56,458,404 65,453,565
2042 55,972,536 64,433,831
2041 55,486,685 63,408,709
2040 55,008,982 62,360,117
2039 54,525,726 61,289,355
2038 54,053,698 60,253,073
2037 53,581,185 59,221,658
2036 53,114,315 58,155,990
2035 52,635,824 57,127,999
2034 52,170,347 56,087,695
2033 51,701,970 55,051,140
2032 51,222,432 54,002,289
2031 50,743,202 52,991,443
2030 50,249,453 51,986,773
2029 49,738,822 50,982,563
2028 49,202,648 50,001,133
2027 48,647,196 49,014,822
2026 48,064,789 48,020,334
2025 47,453,061 47,020,527
2024 46,814,308 46,042,015
2023 46,164,219 45,074,049
2022 45,477,389 44,070,551
2021 44,761,099 43,071,211
2020 44,042,091 42,116,605
2019 43,294,546 41,192,171
2018 42,505,035 40,265,624
2017 41,689,299 39,337,353
2016 40,850,721 38,469,627
2015 40,019,529 37,560,535
2014 39,205,031 36,550,059
2013 38,414,171 35,281,989
2012 37,646,166 33,654,842
2011 36,903,376 32,161,424
2010 36,188,236 31,045,366
2009 35,490,445 30,058,206
2008 34,816,961 28,971,036
2007 34,189,416 28,391,607
2006 33,623,506 28,616,515
2005 33,109,249 28,407,448
2004 32,628,286 27,577,878
2003 32,175,818 26,802,659
2002 31,750,835 26,006,559
2001 31,331,221 25,197,840
2000 30,903,893 24,424,056
1999 30,474,354 23,636,527
1998 30,054,133 22,884,399
1997 29,579,301 22,176,593
1996 29,033,044 21,501,321
1995 28,470,191 20,825,860
1994 27,887,279 20,139,807
1993 27,277,048 19,201,195
1992 26,628,568 18,300,845
1991 25,987,928 17,767,253
1990 25,375,810 17,581,206
1989 24,754,485 17,364,542
1988 24,109,536 16,908,819
1987 23,443,624 16,521,049
1986 22,745,499 16,074,145
1985 22,008,544 15,683,430
1984 21,271,969 15,310,733
1983 20,558,115 14,840,555
1982 19,872,348 14,406,083
1981 19,220,704 14,006,381
1980 18,607,174 13,591,992
1979 18,036,655 13,170,365
1978 17,506,974 12,753,355
1977 17,015,994 12,331,046
1976 16,409,170 11,927,651
1975 15,678,596 11,543,639
1974 15,133,502 11,167,761
1973 14,771,147 10,795,869
1972 14,427,072 10,430,164
1971 14,098,936 10,077,809
1970 13,783,719 9,735,611
1969 13,475,960 9,403,356
1968 13,172,614 9,085,016
1967 12,876,118 8,778,869
1966 12,590,069 8,485,104
1965 12,365,976 8,202,140
1964 12,179,813 7,929,566
1963 11,982,118 7,667,928
1962 11,800,771 7,413,875
1961 11,628,883 7,194,553
1960 11,424,922 7,022,052

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/iraq | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,819,707 people (a 25.5% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 33rd 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 Iraq will increase by 49.6% to 72,235,938 people and rank change from 33rd to 28th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2100 for Iraq.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Iraq
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Iraq
2100 -0.17% 0.21%
2099 -0.16% 0.21%
2098 -0.13% 0.23%
2097 -0.12% 0.25%
2096 -0.09% 0.26%
2095 -0.09% 0.27%
2094 -0.04% 0.32%
2093 -0.04% 0.35%
2092 -0.03% 0.33%
2091 0.003% 0.32%
2090 -0.003% 0.38%
2089 0.03% 0.38%
2088 0.04% 0.39%
2087 0.06% 0.45%
2086 0.07% 0.47%
2085 0.07% 0.44%
2084 0.08% 0.48%
2083 0.08% 0.5%
2082 0.09% 0.53%
2081 0.11% 0.53%
2080 0.12% 0.58%
2079 0.12% 0.58%
2078 0.13% 0.55%
2077 0.13% 0.59%
2076 0.15% 0.58%
2075 0.15% 0.65%
2074 0.15% 0.73%
2073 0.16% 0.73%
2072 0.16% 0.73%
2071 0.12% 0.76%
2070 0.15% 0.78%
2069 0.16% 0.79%
2068 0.17% 0.82%
2067 0.18% 0.91%
2066 0.19% 0.9%
2065 0.21% 0.93%
2064 0.22% 0.96%
2063 0.26% 0.95%
2062 0.26% 0.98%
2061 0.3% 1.05%
2060 0.34% 1.01%
2059 0.38% 1.04%
2058 0.4% 1.07%
2057 0.46% 1.12%
2056 0.49% 1.13%
2055 0.54% 1.16%
2054 0.58% 1.21%
2053 0.61% 1.19%
2052 0.67% 1.26%
2051 0.71% 1.27%
2050 0.74% 1.35%
2049 0.78% 1.36%
2048 0.79% 1.4%
2047 0.82% 1.38%
2046 0.85% 1.43%
2045 0.86% 1.49%
2044 0.87% 1.52%
2043 0.87% 1.58%
2042 0.88% 1.62%
2041 0.87% 1.68%
2040 0.89% 1.75%
2039 0.87% 1.72%
2038 0.88% 1.74%
2037 0.88% 1.83%
2036 0.91% 1.8%
2035 0.89% 1.85%
2034 0.91% 1.88%
2033 0.94% 1.94%
2032 0.94% 1.91%
2031 0.98% 1.93%
2030 1.03% 1.97%
2029 1.09% 1.96%
2028 1.14% 2.01%
2027 1.21% 2.07%
2026 1.29% 2.13%
2025 1.36% 2.13%
2024 1.41% 2.15%
2023 1.51% 2.28%
2022 1.6% 2.32%
2021 1.63% 2.27%
2020 1.73% 2.24%
2019 1.86% 2.3%
2018 1.96% 2.36%
2017 2.05% 2.26%
2016 2.08% 2.42%
2015 2.08% 2.76%
2014 2.06% 3.59%
2013 2.04% 4.83%
2012 2.01% 4.64%
2011 1.98% 3.59%
2010 1.97% 3.28%
2009 1.93% 3.75%
2008 1.84% 2.04%
2007 1.68% -0.79%
2006 1.55% 0.74%
2005 1.47% 3.01%
2004 1.41% 2.89%
2003 1.34% 3.06%
2002 1.34% 3.21%
2001 1.38% 3.17%
2000 1.41% 3.33%
1999 1.4% 3.29%
1998 1.61% 3.19%
1997 1.88% 3.14%
1996 1.98% 3.24%
1995 2.09% 3.41%
1994 2.24% 4.89%
1993 2.44% 4.92%
1992 2.47% 3%
1991 2.41% 1.06%
1990 2.51% 1.25%
1989 2.68% 2.7%
1988 2.84% 2.35%
1987 3.07% 2.78%
1986 3.35% 2.49%
1985 3.46% 2.43%
1984 3.47% 3.17%
1983 3.45% 3.02%
1982 3.39% 2.85%
1981 3.3% 3.05%
1980 3.16% 3.2%
1979 3.03% 3.27%
1978 2.89% 3.42%
1977 3.7% 3.38%
1976 4.66% 3.33%
1975 3.6% 3.37%
1974 2.45% 3.44%
1973 2.38% 3.51%
1972 2.33% 3.5%
1971 2.29% 3.51%
1970 2.28% 3.53%
1969 2.3% 3.5%
1968 2.3% 3.49%
1967 2.27% 3.46%
1966 1.81% 3.45%
1965 1.53% 3.44%
1964 1.65% 3.41%
1963 1.54% 3.43%
1962 1.48% 3.05%
1961 1.79% 2.46%

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/iraq | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Iraq's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Algeria Iraq
Current population
48222325
48289334
Population rank 34/197 33/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.58%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
32.6 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
27.2 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +2,652
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +967,966
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 46/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
8.26 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -1,064
Net migration rank 161/196 93/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 370,980
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 92/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 160/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Iraq
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Iraq
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -1,064
2024 - -31,240 - -17,735
2023 691,724 -25,963 973,420 -5,710
2022 722,591 -14,684 962,501 76,821
2021 735,514 -10,803 941,924 17,474
2020 724,140 -10,798 919,953 29,858
2019 809,522 -27,786 942,972 -43,919
2018 824,428 -27,146 938,310 15,775
2017 848,585 -14,403 924,507 -21,998
2016 849,368 -6,438 946,968 -113,980
2015 847,054 -27,638 1,007,561 -22,338
2014 839,654 -30,064 1,040,726 -5,033
2013 802,203 -30,052 1,026,036 474,379
2012 790,645 -26,763 999,987 753,907
2011 741,832 -20,108 971,082 261,880
2010 719,350 -10,788 906,369 92,779
2009 691,496 -4,458 855,096 120,092
2008 662,044 -2,101 802,382 396,792
2007 620,196 -25,046 784,119 -824,428
2006 580,812 -44,138 797,342 -1,206,850
2005 543,158 -51,345 776,603 51,019
2004 508,773 -38,648 761,563 69,948
2003 474,272 -39,421 746,159 -27,236
2002 451,369 -36,255 739,419 133,839
2001 450,637 -26,539 729,704 14,451
2000 447,025 -16,454 715,771 87,624
1999 434,198 -5,657 702,170 69,491
1998 425,928 -13,991 684,152 48,446
1997 450,138 87,582 667,582 15,429
1996 483,632 71,139 652,866 14,652
1995 533,104 37,817 642,977 40,424
1994 594,445 430 634,344 54,355
1993 611,306 14,289 606,700 581,818
1992 627,289 44,102 591,886 20,292
1991 616,850 -6,945 550,146 -95,155
1990 612,369 1,962 518,575 -601,469
1989 628,542 -234 496,852 19,392
1988 637,215 24,376 476,778 -81,562
1987 645,309 24,933 488,742 -108,426
1986 661,644 64,381 474,348 39,136
1985 672,185 75,729 467,445 -199,505
1984 656,475 68,774 455,740 21,709
1983 641,167 61,292 439,800 23,115
1982 620,415 48,660 428,336 -22,302
1981 595,150 39,043 416,998 -23,640
1980 559,983 32,879 419,653 15,757
1979 523,875 24,311 428,458 -20,617
1978 491,876 19,317 418,756 7,434
1977 465,405 5,360 410,229 8,204
1976 440,192 302,662 402,260 -13,915
1975 417,803 300,482 385,916 -6,237
1974 399,509 -27,605 376,197 -4,090
1973 382,736 -29,938 373,191 -1,507
1972 368,179 -32,832 362,334 -2,600
1971 356,069 -35,141 351,464 -6,479
1970 346,564 -37,058 338,030 1,377
1969 334,541 -28,535 324,792 312
1968 324,560 -23,870 310,644 928
1967 316,289 -23,983 298,192 2,531
1966 309,628 -29,832 285,507 1,298
1965 311,190 -142,810 274,551 4,555
1964 312,729 -108,798 262,825 3,224
1963 315,645 -124,175 254,046 3,197
1962 283,903 -112,676 247,520 3,343
1961 296,467 -123,928 184,792 2,981
1960 290,582 -55,212 155,651 1,573

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/iraq | 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 Iraq 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,598,842 people) and 0.76% is from migration (a loss of 73,050 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 370,980 people or 0.8% in Iraq.

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
Iraq
City Population
Baghdad 8.13M
Mosul 1.79M
Basra 1.33M
Kirkuk 975K
Sulaymaniyah 878K
Ramadi 875K
Erbil 846K
Najaf 725K
Karbala 690K
Nasiriyah 542K

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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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