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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 4.69 times bigger than Israel's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Algeria vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Israel
2100 64,987,758 21,079,031
2099 65,099,593 20,971,907
2098 65,201,636 20,869,188
2097 65,286,684 20,764,637
2096 65,363,853 20,651,056
2095 65,425,396 20,537,392
2094 65,482,152 20,420,251
2093 65,511,098 20,294,077
2092 65,539,089 20,167,075
2091 65,560,728 20,038,540
2090 65,558,683 19,910,123
2089 65,560,674 19,788,579
2088 65,543,659 19,660,357
2087 65,518,674 19,527,597
2086 65,480,237 19,388,628
2085 65,436,284 19,246,899
2084 65,389,859 19,099,510
2083 65,339,591 18,955,502
2082 65,286,947 18,813,463
2081 65,228,570 18,667,367
2080 65,156,366 18,512,469
2079 65,077,934 18,362,060
2078 64,997,944 18,208,724
2077 64,912,164 18,053,774
2076 64,829,265 17,908,513
2075 64,732,964 17,761,880
2074 64,635,550 17,618,257
2073 64,539,251 17,477,875
2072 64,437,887 17,343,227
2071 64,334,505 17,195,556
2070 64,254,716 17,043,216
2069 64,156,721 16,890,521
2068 64,054,948 16,742,334
2067 63,947,346 16,593,617
2066 63,834,128 16,448,006
2065 63,711,038 16,297,575
2064 63,574,559 16,152,550
2063 63,435,887 15,997,249
2062 63,274,087 15,847,545
2061 63,110,028 15,695,962
2060 62,923,891 15,537,020
2059 62,712,836 15,383,512
2058 62,478,336 15,227,838
2057 62,226,357 15,069,709
2056 61,939,173 14,910,638
2055 61,635,604 14,746,579
2054 61,305,903 14,578,352
2053 60,952,313 14,414,886
2052 60,585,478 14,252,277
2051 60,184,066 14,090,930
2050 59,759,780 13,927,651
2049 59,319,414 13,765,178
2048 58,863,159 13,606,737
2047 58,399,750 13,448,310
2046 57,923,788 13,286,110
2045 57,438,215 13,126,049
2044 56,949,229 12,960,184
2043 56,458,404 12,796,533
2042 55,972,536 12,632,183
2041 55,486,685 12,471,494
2040 55,008,982 12,312,998
2039 54,525,726 12,152,920
2038 54,053,698 11,995,851
2037 53,581,185 11,841,052
2036 53,114,315 11,693,469
2035 52,635,824 11,543,041
2034 52,170,347 11,396,608
2033 51,701,970 11,252,344
2032 51,222,432 11,108,763
2031 50,743,202 10,961,050
2030 50,249,453 10,815,614
2029 49,738,822 10,675,258
2028 49,202,648 10,533,711
2027 48,647,196 10,393,227
2026 48,064,789 10,252,942
2025 47,453,061 10,113,937
2024 46,814,308 9,974,400
2023 46,164,219 9,849,000
2022 45,477,389 9,557,500
2021 44,761,099 9,371,400
2020 44,042,091 9,215,100
2019 43,294,546 9,054,000
2018 42,505,035 8,882,800
2017 41,689,299 8,713,300
2016 40,850,721 8,546,000
2015 40,019,529 8,380,100
2014 39,205,031 8,215,700
2013 38,414,171 8,059,500
2012 37,646,166 7,910,500
2011 36,903,376 7,765,800
2010 36,188,236 7,623,600
2009 35,490,445 7,485,600
2008 34,816,961 7,308,800
2007 34,189,416 7,180,100
2006 33,623,506 7,053,700
2005 33,109,249 6,930,100
2004 32,628,286 6,809,000
2003 32,175,818 6,689,700
2002 31,750,835 6,570,000
2001 31,331,221 6,439,000
2000 30,903,893 6,289,000
1999 30,474,354 6,125,000
1998 30,054,133 5,971,000
1997 29,579,301 5,836,000
1996 29,033,044 5,692,000
1995 28,470,191 5,545,000
1994 27,887,279 5,399,000
1993 27,277,048 5,261,000
1992 26,628,568 5,123,000
1991 25,987,928 4,949,000
1990 25,375,810 4,660,000
1989 24,754,485 4,518,000
1988 24,109,536 4,442,000
1987 23,443,624 4,369,000
1986 22,745,499 4,299,000
1985 22,008,544 4,233,000
1984 21,271,969 4,159,000
1983 20,558,115 4,105,000
1982 19,872,348 4,031,000
1981 19,220,704 3,956,000
1980 18,607,174 3,878,000
1979 18,036,655 3,786,000
1978 17,506,974 3,690,000
1977 17,015,994 3,613,000
1976 16,409,170 3,533,000
1975 15,678,596 3,455,000
1974 15,133,502 3,377,000
1973 14,771,147 3,278,000
1972 14,427,072 3,148,000
1971 14,098,936 3,069,000
1970 13,783,719 2,974,000
1969 13,475,960 2,877,000
1968 13,172,614 2,803,000
1967 12,876,118 2,745,000
1966 12,590,069 2,629,000
1965 12,365,976 2,563,000
1964 12,179,813 2,475,000
1963 11,982,118 2,379,000
1962 11,800,771 2,293,000
1961 11,628,883 2,185,000
1960 11,424,922 2,114,020

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/israel | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Israel
2100 -0.17% 0.51%
2099 -0.16% 0.49%
2098 -0.13% 0.5%
2097 -0.12% 0.55%
2096 -0.09% 0.55%
2095 -0.09% 0.57%
2094 -0.04% 0.62%
2093 -0.04% 0.63%
2092 -0.03% 0.64%
2091 0.003% 0.64%
2090 -0.003% 0.61%
2089 0.03% 0.65%
2088 0.04% 0.68%
2087 0.06% 0.72%
2086 0.07% 0.74%
2085 0.07% 0.77%
2084 0.08% 0.76%
2083 0.08% 0.75%
2082 0.09% 0.78%
2081 0.11% 0.84%
2080 0.12% 0.82%
2079 0.12% 0.84%
2078 0.13% 0.86%
2077 0.13% 0.81%
2076 0.15% 0.83%
2075 0.15% 0.82%
2074 0.15% 0.8%
2073 0.16% 0.78%
2072 0.16% 0.86%
2071 0.12% 0.89%
2070 0.15% 0.9%
2069 0.16% 0.89%
2068 0.17% 0.9%
2067 0.18% 0.89%
2066 0.19% 0.92%
2065 0.21% 0.9%
2064 0.22% 0.97%
2063 0.26% 0.94%
2062 0.26% 0.97%
2061 0.3% 1.02%
2060 0.34% 1%
2059 0.38% 1.02%
2058 0.4% 1.05%
2057 0.46% 1.07%
2056 0.49% 1.11%
2055 0.54% 1.15%
2054 0.58% 1.13%
2053 0.61% 1.14%
2052 0.67% 1.15%
2051 0.71% 1.17%
2050 0.74% 1.18%
2049 0.78% 1.16%
2048 0.79% 1.18%
2047 0.82% 1.22%
2046 0.85% 1.22%
2045 0.86% 1.28%
2044 0.87% 1.28%
2043 0.87% 1.3%
2042 0.88% 1.29%
2041 0.87% 1.29%
2040 0.89% 1.32%
2039 0.87% 1.31%
2038 0.88% 1.31%
2037 0.88% 1.26%
2036 0.91% 1.3%
2035 0.89% 1.28%
2034 0.91% 1.28%
2033 0.94% 1.29%
2032 0.94% 1.35%
2031 0.98% 1.34%
2030 1.03% 1.31%
2029 1.09% 1.34%
2028 1.14% 1.35%
2027 1.21% 1.37%
2026 1.29% 1.37%
2025 1.36% 1.4%
2024 1.41% 1.27%
2023 1.51% 3.05%
2022 1.6% 1.99%
2021 1.63% 1.7%
2020 1.73% 1.78%
2019 1.86% 1.93%
2018 1.96% 1.95%
2017 2.05% 1.96%
2016 2.08% 1.98%
2015 2.08% 2%
2014 2.06% 1.94%
2013 2.04% 1.88%
2012 2.01% 1.86%
2011 1.98% 1.87%
2010 1.97% 1.84%
2009 1.93% 2.42%
2008 1.84% 1.79%
2007 1.68% 1.79%
2006 1.55% 1.78%
2005 1.47% 1.78%
2004 1.41% 1.78%
2003 1.34% 1.82%
2002 1.34% 2.03%
2001 1.38% 2.39%
2000 1.41% 2.68%
1999 1.4% 2.58%
1998 1.61% 2.31%
1997 1.88% 2.53%
1996 1.98% 2.65%
1995 2.09% 2.7%
1994 2.24% 2.62%
1993 2.44% 2.69%
1992 2.47% 3.52%
1991 2.41% 6.2%
1990 2.51% 3.14%
1989 2.68% 1.71%
1988 2.84% 1.67%
1987 3.07% 1.63%
1986 3.35% 1.56%
1985 3.46% 1.78%
1984 3.47% 1.32%
1983 3.45% 1.84%
1982 3.39% 1.9%
1981 3.3% 2.01%
1980 3.16% 2.43%
1979 3.03% 2.6%
1978 2.89% 2.13%
1977 3.7% 2.26%
1976 4.66% 2.26%
1975 3.6% 2.31%
1974 2.45% 3.02%
1973 2.38% 4.13%
1972 2.33% 2.57%
1971 2.29% 3.19%
1970 2.28% 3.37%
1969 2.3% 2.64%
1968 2.3% 2.11%
1967 2.27% 4.41%
1966 1.81% 2.58%
1965 1.53% 3.56%
1964 1.65% 4.04%
1963 1.54% 3.75%
1962 1.48% 4.94%
1961 1.79% 3.36%

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/israel | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Algeria Israel
Current population
48222325
10290887
Population rank 34/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.12%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
4.19 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
2.87 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +344
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 84/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
46 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +11,466
Net migration rank 161/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 11,466
2024 - -31,240 - 10,612
2023 691,724 -25,963 131,977 9,999
2022 722,591 -14,684 129,982 50,004
2021 735,514 -10,803 134,011 16,859
2020 724,140 -10,798 128,089 16,573
2019 809,522 -27,786 135,810 16,134
2018 824,428 -27,146 140,348 15,615
2017 848,585 -14,403 138,541 14,518
2016 849,368 -6,438 136,736 24,308
2015 847,054 -27,638 134,082 29,735
2014 839,654 -30,064 133,916 25,303
2013 802,203 -30,052 129,758 17,075
2012 790,645 -26,763 128,941 16,549
2011 741,832 -20,108 125,030 10,470
2010 719,350 -10,788 126,552 12,906
2009 691,496 -4,458 122,015 7,269
2008 662,044 -2,101 117,672 7,974
2007 620,196 -25,046 111,292 9,654
2006 580,812 -44,138 109,332 11,446
2005 543,158 -51,345 105,338 10,975
2004 508,773 -38,648 106,901 8,494
2003 474,272 -39,421 106,366 6,684
2002 451,369 -36,255 101,178 17,420
2001 450,637 -26,539 99,160 38,643
2000 447,025 -16,454 98,737 63,409
1999 434,198 -5,657 94,325 78,422
1998 425,928 -13,991 93,744 52,713
1997 450,138 87,582 88,707 60,297
1996 483,632 71,139 86,518 66,811
1995 533,104 37,817 82,066 61,800
1994 594,445 430 79,365 57,273
1993 611,306 14,289 77,337 49,345
1992 627,289 44,102 77,357 57,522
1991 616,850 -6,945 73,740 153,141
1990 612,369 1,962 71,764 178,732
1989 628,542 -234 68,674 14,192
1988 637,215 24,376 71,072 1,675
1987 645,309 24,933 69,904 7,511
1986 661,644 64,381 70,073 -3,598
1985 672,185 75,729 71,538 -3,686
1984 656,475 68,774 70,703 10,933
1983 641,167 61,292 70,196 689
1982 620,415 48,660 68,931 16,563
1981 595,150 39,043 67,647 16,021
1980 559,983 32,879 68,253 16,284
1979 523,875 24,311 68,148 15,591
1978 491,876 19,317 67,158 15,556
1977 465,405 5,360 70,092 12,747
1976 440,192 302,662 74,899 10,459
1975 417,803 300,482 70,828 11,726
1974 399,509 -27,605 68,891 11,929
1973 382,736 -29,938 65,560 14,310
1972 368,179 -32,832 62,960 27,415
1971 356,069 -35,141 64,449 52,632
1970 346,564 -37,058 56,506 56,173
1969 334,541 -28,535 53,800 59,928
1968 324,560 -23,870 51,014 60,804
1967 316,289 -23,983 47,488 59,483
1966 309,628 -29,832 50,477 57,347
1965 311,190 -142,810 49,979 54,694
1964 312,729 -108,798 48,015 54,050
1963 315,645 -124,175 44,964 53,877
1962 283,903 -112,676 43,337 52,313
1961 296,467 -123,928 42,170 34,482
1960 290,582 -55,212 44,818 10,990

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/israel | 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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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