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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 5,395,790 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 5,518,360 in Ireland.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 8.74 times bigger than Ireland's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.07% for Ireland.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.41% in Ireland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.27M to 5.52M (29.1% growth).

Algeria vs Ireland: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Ireland
2100 64,987,758 5,468,791
2099 65,099,593 5,493,162
2098 65,201,636 5,516,999
2097 65,286,684 5,540,157
2096 65,363,853 5,562,811
2095 65,425,396 5,583,505
2094 65,482,152 5,603,538
2093 65,511,098 5,623,266
2092 65,539,089 5,642,437
2091 65,560,728 5,661,268
2090 65,558,683 5,680,076
2089 65,560,674 5,697,512
2088 65,543,659 5,714,108
2087 65,518,674 5,729,431
2086 65,480,237 5,743,405
2085 65,436,284 5,757,666
2084 65,389,859 5,771,610
2083 65,339,591 5,785,324
2082 65,286,947 5,798,037
2081 65,228,570 5,809,262
2080 65,156,366 5,821,598
2079 65,077,934 5,836,731
2078 64,997,944 5,851,937
2077 64,912,164 5,867,627
2076 64,829,265 5,883,876
2075 64,732,964 5,900,200
2074 64,635,550 5,917,659
2073 64,539,251 5,934,975
2072 64,437,887 5,952,211
2071 64,334,505 5,969,279
2070 64,254,716 5,986,770
2069 64,156,721 6,003,570
2068 64,054,948 6,019,937
2067 63,947,346 6,035,810
2066 63,834,128 6,051,604
2065 63,711,038 6,066,791
2064 63,574,559 6,081,606
2063 63,435,887 6,094,455
2062 63,274,087 6,106,325
2061 63,110,028 6,118,587
2060 62,923,891 6,131,482
2059 62,712,836 6,143,979
2058 62,478,336 6,153,447
2057 62,226,357 6,161,059
2056 61,939,173 6,164,047
2055 61,635,604 6,168,611
2054 61,305,903 6,169,455
2053 60,952,313 6,169,673
2052 60,585,478 6,167,591
2051 60,184,066 6,164,894
2050 59,759,780 6,159,756
2049 59,319,414 6,151,623
2048 58,863,159 6,140,272
2047 58,399,750 6,128,245
2046 57,923,788 6,115,454
2045 57,438,215 6,099,562
2044 56,949,229 6,081,384
2043 56,458,404 6,062,477
2042 55,972,536 6,041,683
2041 55,486,685 6,017,573
2040 55,008,982 5,992,311
2039 54,525,726 5,967,604
2038 54,053,698 5,940,474
2037 53,581,185 5,912,327
2036 53,114,315 5,884,159
2035 52,635,824 5,855,902
2034 52,170,347 5,825,178
2033 51,701,970 5,792,751
2032 51,222,432 5,757,842
2031 50,743,202 5,721,671
2030 50,249,453 5,684,420
2029 49,738,822 5,644,008
2028 49,202,648 5,600,083
2027 48,647,196 5,553,725
2026 48,064,789 5,505,248
2025 47,453,061 5,452,752
2024 46,814,308 5,395,790
2023 46,164,219 5,311,538
2022 45,477,389 5,212,836
2021 44,761,099 5,110,585
2020 44,042,091 5,039,747
2019 43,294,546 4,976,456
2018 42,505,035 4,898,022
2017 41,689,299 4,827,445
2016 40,850,721 4,762,722
2015 40,019,529 4,701,957
2014 39,205,031 4,657,740
2013 38,414,171 4,623,816
2012 37,646,166 4,599,533
2011 36,903,376 4,580,084
2010 36,188,236 4,560,155
2009 35,490,445 4,535,375
2008 34,816,961 4,489,544
2007 34,189,416 4,398,942
2006 33,623,506 4,273,591
2005 33,109,249 4,159,914
2004 32,628,286 4,070,262
2003 32,175,818 3,996,521
2002 31,750,835 3,931,947
2001 31,331,221 3,866,243
2000 30,903,893 3,805,174
1999 30,474,354 3,754,786
1998 30,054,133 3,712,696
1997 29,579,301 3,674,171
1996 29,033,044 3,637,510
1995 28,470,191 3,608,841
1994 27,887,279 3,590,386
1993 27,277,048 3,576,261
1992 26,628,568 3,558,430
1991 25,987,928 3,534,235
1990 25,375,810 3,513,974
1989 24,754,485 3,511,009
1988 24,109,536 3,524,949
1987 23,443,624 3,540,057
1986 22,745,499 3,539,690
1985 22,008,544 3,538,082
1984 21,271,969 3,532,423
1983 20,558,115 3,510,600
1982 19,872,348 3,485,800
1981 19,220,704 3,453,000
1980 18,607,174 3,412,800
1979 18,036,655 3,373,750
1978 17,506,974 3,329,100
1977 17,015,994 3,282,200
1976 16,409,170 3,238,050
1975 15,678,596 3,189,550
1974 15,133,502 3,137,500
1973 14,771,147 3,085,950
1972 14,427,072 3,036,850
1971 14,098,936 2,992,050
1970 13,783,719 2,957,250
1969 13,475,960 2,932,650
1968 13,172,614 2,915,550
1967 12,876,118 2,902,450
1966 12,590,069 2,888,800
1965 12,365,976 2,877,300
1964 12,179,813 2,866,550
1963 11,982,118 2,852,650
1962 11,800,771 2,836,050
1961 11,628,883 2,824,400
1960 11,424,922 2,828,600

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/ireland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 755,638 people (a 15.9% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st 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 Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,159,756 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 6.17M people in 2053 for Ireland.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Ireland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Ireland
2100 -0.17% -0.44%
2099 -0.16% -0.43%
2098 -0.13% -0.42%
2097 -0.12% -0.41%
2096 -0.09% -0.37%
2095 -0.09% -0.36%
2094 -0.04% -0.35%
2093 -0.04% -0.34%
2092 -0.03% -0.33%
2091 0.003% -0.33%
2090 -0.003% -0.31%
2089 0.03% -0.29%
2088 0.04% -0.27%
2087 0.06% -0.24%
2086 0.07% -0.25%
2085 0.07% -0.24%
2084 0.08% -0.24%
2083 0.08% -0.22%
2082 0.09% -0.19%
2081 0.11% -0.21%
2080 0.12% -0.26%
2079 0.12% -0.26%
2078 0.13% -0.27%
2077 0.13% -0.28%
2076 0.15% -0.28%
2075 0.15% -0.3%
2074 0.15% -0.29%
2073 0.16% -0.29%
2072 0.16% -0.29%
2071 0.12% -0.29%
2070 0.15% -0.28%
2069 0.16% -0.27%
2068 0.17% -0.26%
2067 0.18% -0.26%
2066 0.19% -0.25%
2065 0.21% -0.24%
2064 0.22% -0.21%
2063 0.26% -0.19%
2062 0.26% -0.2%
2061 0.3% -0.21%
2060 0.34% -0.2%
2059 0.38% -0.15%
2058 0.4% -0.12%
2057 0.46% -0.05%
2056 0.49% -0.07%
2055 0.54% -0.01%
2054 0.58% -0.004%
2053 0.61% 0.03%
2052 0.67% 0.04%
2051 0.71% 0.08%
2050 0.74% 0.13%
2049 0.78% 0.18%
2048 0.79% 0.2%
2047 0.82% 0.21%
2046 0.85% 0.26%
2045 0.86% 0.3%
2044 0.87% 0.31%
2043 0.87% 0.34%
2042 0.88% 0.4%
2041 0.87% 0.42%
2040 0.89% 0.41%
2039 0.87% 0.46%
2038 0.88% 0.48%
2037 0.88% 0.48%
2036 0.91% 0.48%
2035 0.89% 0.53%
2034 0.91% 0.56%
2033 0.94% 0.61%
2032 0.94% 0.63%
2031 0.98% 0.66%
2030 1.03% 0.72%
2029 1.09% 0.78%
2028 1.14% 0.83%
2027 1.21% 0.88%
2026 1.29% 0.96%
2025 1.36% 1.06%
2024 1.41% 1.59%
2023 1.51% 1.89%
2022 1.6% 2%
2021 1.63% 1.41%
2020 1.73% 1.27%
2019 1.86% 1.6%
2018 1.96% 1.46%
2017 2.05% 1.36%
2016 2.08% 1.29%
2015 2.08% 0.95%
2014 2.06% 0.73%
2013 2.04% 0.53%
2012 2.01% 0.42%
2011 1.98% 0.44%
2010 1.97% 0.55%
2009 1.93% 1.02%
2008 1.84% 2.06%
2007 1.68% 2.93%
2006 1.55% 2.73%
2005 1.47% 2.2%
2004 1.41% 1.85%
2003 1.34% 1.64%
2002 1.34% 1.7%
2001 1.38% 1.6%
2000 1.41% 1.34%
1999 1.4% 1.13%
1998 1.61% 1.05%
1997 1.88% 1.01%
1996 1.98% 0.79%
1995 2.09% 0.51%
1994 2.24% 0.39%
1993 2.44% 0.5%
1992 2.47% 0.68%
1991 2.41% 0.58%
1990 2.51% 0.08%
1989 2.68% -0.4%
1988 2.84% -0.43%
1987 3.07% 0.01%
1986 3.35% 0.05%
1985 3.46% 0.16%
1984 3.47% 0.62%
1983 3.45% 0.71%
1982 3.39% 0.95%
1981 3.3% 1.18%
1980 3.16% 1.16%
1979 3.03% 1.34%
1978 2.89% 1.43%
1977 3.7% 1.36%
1976 4.66% 1.52%
1975 3.6% 1.66%
1974 2.45% 1.67%
1973 2.38% 1.62%
1972 2.33% 1.5%
1971 2.29% 1.18%
1970 2.28% 0.84%
1969 2.3% 0.59%
1968 2.3% 0.45%
1967 2.27% 0.47%
1966 1.81% 0.4%
1965 1.53% 0.38%
1964 1.65% 0.49%
1963 1.54% 0.59%
1962 1.48% 0.41%
1961 1.79% -0.15%

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/ireland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Ireland's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Algeria Ireland
Current population
48222325
5518360
Population rank 34/197 121/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.07%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
6.24 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
9.61 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +231
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +84,252
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 68/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
14.9 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +35,417
Net migration rank 161/196 27/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,216,237
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 52/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 23.1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 25/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Ireland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Ireland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 35,417
2024 - -31,240 - 39,059
2023 691,724 -25,963 19,652 43,873
2022 722,591 -14,684 19,287 93,535
2021 735,514 -10,803 26,064 27,419
2020 724,140 -10,798 23,687 15,746
2019 809,522 -27,786 28,365 29,663
2018 824,428 -27,146 29,878 33,387
2017 848,585 -14,403 31,379 28,883
2016 849,368 -6,438 33,339 18,967
2015 847,054 -27,638 35,265 13,376
2014 839,654 -30,064 37,728 448
2013 802,203 -30,052 39,302 -12,309
2012 790,645 -26,763 42,775 -22,411
2011 741,832 -20,108 45,801 -26,529
2010 719,350 -10,788 47,426 -26,974
2009 691,496 -4,458 47,168 -18,524
2008 662,044 -2,101 46,691 18,979
2007 620,196 -25,046 43,109 76,465
2006 580,812 -44,138 36,752 94,513
2005 543,158 -51,345 33,279 63,983
2004 508,773 -38,648 33,376 49,102
2003 474,272 -39,421 32,372 32,220
2002 451,369 -36,255 31,062 34,286
2001 450,637 -26,539 27,837 39,220
2000 447,025 -16,454 23,592 31,298
1999 434,198 -5,657 21,402 23,592
1998 425,928 -13,991 22,277 16,615
1997 450,138 87,582 21,311 17,425
1996 483,632 71,139 18,915 9,959
1995 533,104 37,817 16,601 10,019
1994 594,445 430 17,234 -3,118
1993 611,306 14,289 17,166 -3,762
1992 627,289 44,102 20,283 1,335
1991 616,850 -6,945 21,206 4,944
1990 612,369 1,962 21,787 -8,203
1989 628,542 -234 20,012 -28,752
1988 637,215 24,376 22,912 -44,020
1987 645,309 24,933 26,904 -38,426
1986 661,644 64,381 27,963 -21,139
1985 672,185 75,729 29,013 -16,178
1984 656,475 68,774 31,791 -15,549
1983 641,167 61,292 34,053 -15,043
1982 620,415 48,660 38,344 -14,464
1981 595,150 39,043 39,364 -10,834
1980 559,983 32,879 40,612 -2,876
1979 523,875 24,311 38,798 1,486
1978 491,876 19,317 36,288 15,543
1977 465,405 5,360 35,448 14,505
1976 440,192 302,662 33,676 14,200
1975 417,803 300,482 34,128 13,828
1974 399,509 -27,605 34,199 13,482
1973 382,736 -29,938 34,562 13,164
1972 368,179 -32,832 34,316 12,858
1971 356,069 -35,141 35,606 5,851
1970 346,564 -37,058 30,756 -8,892
1969 334,541 -28,535 29,326 -10,250
1968 324,560 -23,870 27,697 -11,132
1967 316,289 -23,983 29,895 -11,708
1966 309,628 -29,832 26,866 -11,858
1965 311,190 -142,810 30,500 -14,016
1964 312,729 -108,798 31,532 -15,640
1963 315,645 -124,175 29,667 -16,615
1962 283,903 -112,676 28,077 -17,438
1961 296,467 -123,928 25,137 -22,237
1960 290,582 -55,212 28,286 -38,492

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/ireland | 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 Ireland 48.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 284,644 people) and 51.8% is from migration (a gain of 305,297 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,216,237 people or 23.1% in Ireland.

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
Ireland
City Population
Dublin 593K
Cork 222K
Galway 83.5K
Limerick 62.7K
Waterford 48.4K
Drogheda 41K
Swords 40.8K
Dundalk 39K
Tralee 26.1K
Kilkenny 22.2K

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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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