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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 2.54 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 2.06% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Algeria vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Japan
2100 64,987,758 76,978,998
2099 65,099,593 77,363,458
2098 65,201,636 77,742,445
2097 65,286,684 78,118,375
2096 65,363,853 78,498,614
2095 65,425,396 78,875,245
2094 65,482,152 79,250,325
2093 65,511,098 79,628,057
2092 65,539,089 80,007,967
2091 65,560,728 80,383,529
2090 65,558,683 80,760,724
2089 65,560,674 81,140,553
2088 65,543,659 81,521,696
2087 65,518,674 81,908,373
2086 65,480,237 82,304,497
2085 65,436,284 82,709,534
2084 65,389,859 83,123,058
2083 65,339,591 83,544,006
2082 65,286,947 83,980,325
2081 65,228,570 84,429,305
2080 65,156,366 84,899,768
2079 65,077,934 85,387,247
2078 64,997,944 85,897,934
2077 64,912,164 86,434,291
2076 64,829,265 86,993,007
2075 64,732,964 87,577,777
2074 64,635,550 88,190,392
2073 64,539,251 88,834,763
2072 64,437,887 89,499,356
2071 64,334,505 90,184,464
2070 64,254,716 90,899,136
2069 64,156,721 91,625,421
2068 64,054,948 92,367,969
2067 63,947,346 93,113,499
2066 63,834,128 93,869,240
2065 63,711,038 94,633,430
2064 63,574,559 95,391,433
2063 63,435,887 96,148,081
2062 63,274,087 96,902,907
2061 63,110,028 97,654,031
2060 62,923,891 98,400,894
2059 62,712,836 99,144,216
2058 62,478,336 99,868,968
2057 62,226,357 100,585,601
2056 61,939,173 101,295,868
2055 61,635,604 101,989,736
2054 61,305,903 102,683,462
2053 60,952,313 103,359,083
2052 60,585,478 104,036,901
2051 60,184,066 104,706,698
2050 59,759,780 105,377,283
2049 59,319,414 106,053,011
2048 58,863,159 106,731,207
2047 58,399,750 107,419,237
2046 57,923,788 108,115,358
2045 57,438,215 108,820,982
2044 56,949,229 109,529,333
2043 56,458,404 110,245,586
2042 55,972,536 110,968,174
2041 55,486,685 111,704,629
2040 55,008,982 112,438,759
2039 54,525,726 113,175,948
2038 54,053,698 113,915,783
2037 53,581,185 114,662,374
2036 53,114,315 115,410,956
2035 52,635,824 116,162,381
2034 52,170,347 116,911,001
2033 51,701,970 117,652,676
2032 51,222,432 118,393,188
2031 50,743,202 119,127,425
2030 50,249,453 119,856,131
2029 49,738,822 120,574,242
2028 49,202,648 121,287,543
2027 48,647,196 121,989,133
2026 48,064,789 122,677,250
2025 47,453,061 123,339,586
2024 46,814,308 123,975,371
2023 46,164,219 124,516,650
2022 45,477,389 125,124,989
2021 44,761,099 125,681,593
2020 44,042,091 126,261,000
2019 43,294,546 126,633,000
2018 42,505,035 126,811,000
2017 41,689,299 126,972,000
2016 40,850,721 127,076,000
2015 40,019,529 127,141,000
2014 39,205,031 127,276,000
2013 38,414,171 127,445,000
2012 37,646,166 127,629,000
2011 36,903,376 127,833,000
2010 36,188,236 128,070,000
2009 35,490,445 128,047,000
2008 34,816,961 128,063,000
2007 34,189,416 128,001,000
2006 33,623,506 127,854,000
2005 33,109,249 127,773,000
2004 32,628,286 127,761,000
2003 32,175,818 127,718,000
2002 31,750,835 127,445,000
2001 31,331,221 127,149,000
2000 30,903,893 126,843,000
1999 30,474,354 126,631,000
1998 30,054,133 126,400,000
1997 29,579,301 126,057,000
1996 29,033,044 125,757,000
1995 28,470,191 125,472,000
1994 27,887,279 125,178,000
1993 27,277,048 124,829,000
1992 26,628,568 124,425,000
1991 25,987,928 123,964,000
1990 25,375,810 123,478,000
1989 24,754,485 123,069,000
1988 24,109,536 122,578,000
1987 23,443,624 122,069,000
1986 22,745,499 121,482,000
1985 22,008,544 120,837,000
1984 21,271,969 120,083,000
1983 20,558,115 119,307,000
1982 19,872,348 118,480,000
1981 19,220,704 117,661,000
1980 18,607,174 116,807,000
1979 18,036,655 115,890,000
1978 17,506,974 114,913,000
1977 17,015,994 113,872,000
1976 16,409,170 112,775,000
1975 15,678,596 111,573,000
1974 15,133,502 110,162,000
1973 14,771,147 108,707,000
1972 14,427,072 107,188,000
1971 14,098,936 105,697,000
1970 13,783,719 103,403,000
1969 13,475,960 102,219,000
1968 13,172,614 101,011,000
1967 12,876,118 99,879,000
1966 12,590,069 98,851,000
1965 12,365,976 97,952,000
1964 12,179,813 96,903,000
1963 11,982,118 95,900,000
1962 11,800,771 94,933,000
1961 11,628,883 94,055,000
1960 11,424,922 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Japan
2100 -0.17% -0.5%
2099 -0.16% -0.49%
2098 -0.13% -0.48%
2097 -0.12% -0.48%
2096 -0.09% -0.48%
2095 -0.09% -0.47%
2094 -0.04% -0.47%
2093 -0.04% -0.47%
2092 -0.03% -0.47%
2091 0.003% -0.47%
2090 -0.003% -0.47%
2089 0.03% -0.47%
2088 0.04% -0.47%
2087 0.06% -0.48%
2086 0.07% -0.49%
2085 0.07% -0.5%
2084 0.08% -0.5%
2083 0.08% -0.52%
2082 0.09% -0.53%
2081 0.11% -0.55%
2080 0.12% -0.57%
2079 0.12% -0.59%
2078 0.13% -0.62%
2077 0.13% -0.64%
2076 0.15% -0.67%
2075 0.15% -0.69%
2074 0.15% -0.73%
2073 0.16% -0.74%
2072 0.16% -0.76%
2071 0.12% -0.79%
2070 0.15% -0.79%
2069 0.16% -0.8%
2068 0.17% -0.8%
2067 0.18% -0.81%
2066 0.19% -0.81%
2065 0.21% -0.79%
2064 0.22% -0.79%
2063 0.26% -0.78%
2062 0.26% -0.77%
2061 0.3% -0.76%
2060 0.34% -0.75%
2059 0.38% -0.73%
2058 0.4% -0.71%
2057 0.46% -0.7%
2056 0.49% -0.68%
2055 0.54% -0.68%
2054 0.58% -0.65%
2053 0.61% -0.65%
2052 0.67% -0.64%
2051 0.71% -0.64%
2050 0.74% -0.64%
2049 0.78% -0.64%
2048 0.79% -0.64%
2047 0.82% -0.64%
2046 0.85% -0.65%
2045 0.86% -0.65%
2044 0.87% -0.65%
2043 0.87% -0.65%
2042 0.88% -0.66%
2041 0.87% -0.65%
2040 0.89% -0.65%
2039 0.87% -0.65%
2038 0.88% -0.65%
2037 0.88% -0.65%
2036 0.91% -0.65%
2035 0.89% -0.64%
2034 0.91% -0.63%
2033 0.94% -0.63%
2032 0.94% -0.62%
2031 0.98% -0.61%
2030 1.03% -0.6%
2029 1.09% -0.59%
2028 1.14% -0.58%
2027 1.21% -0.56%
2026 1.29% -0.54%
2025 1.36% -0.51%
2024 1.41% -0.43%
2023 1.51% -0.49%
2022 1.6% -0.44%
2021 1.63% -0.46%
2020 1.73% -0.29%
2019 1.86% -0.14%
2018 1.96% -0.13%
2017 2.05% -0.08%
2016 2.08% -0.05%
2015 2.08% -0.11%
2014 2.06% -0.13%
2013 2.04% -0.14%
2012 2.01% -0.16%
2011 1.98% -0.19%
2010 1.97% 0.02%
2009 1.93% -0.01%
2008 1.84% 0.05%
2007 1.68% 0.11%
2006 1.55% 0.06%
2005 1.47% 0.009%
2004 1.41% 0.03%
2003 1.34% 0.21%
2002 1.34% 0.23%
2001 1.38% 0.24%
2000 1.41% 0.17%
1999 1.4% 0.18%
1998 1.61% 0.27%
1997 1.88% 0.24%
1996 1.98% 0.23%
1995 2.09% 0.23%
1994 2.24% 0.28%
1993 2.44% 0.32%
1992 2.47% 0.37%
1991 2.41% 0.39%
1990 2.51% 0.33%
1989 2.68% 0.4%
1988 2.84% 0.42%
1987 3.07% 0.48%
1986 3.35% 0.53%
1985 3.46% 0.63%
1984 3.47% 0.65%
1983 3.45% 0.7%
1982 3.39% 0.7%
1981 3.3% 0.73%
1980 3.16% 0.79%
1979 3.03% 0.85%
1978 2.89% 0.91%
1977 3.7% 0.97%
1976 4.66% 1.08%
1975 3.6% 1.28%
1974 2.45% 1.34%
1973 2.38% 1.42%
1972 2.33% 1.41%
1971 2.29% 2.22%
1970 2.28% 1.16%
1969 2.3% 1.2%
1968 2.3% 1.13%
1967 2.27% 1.04%
1966 1.81% 0.92%
1965 1.53% 1.08%
1964 1.65% 1.05%
1963 1.54% 1.02%
1962 1.48% 0.93%
1961 1.79% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Algeria Japan
Current population
48222325
122677250
Population rank 34/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.48%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
58.3 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
42.2 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 185/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +140,579
Net migration rank 161/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 140,579
2024 - -31,240 - 153,357
2023 691,724 -25,963 -871,617 175,003
2022 722,591 -14,684 -825,825 175,003
2021 735,514 -10,803 -640,976 -34,996
2020 724,140 -10,798 -542,923 42,001
2019 809,522 -27,786 -531,858 318,190
2018 824,428 -27,146 -456,520 320,601
2017 848,585 -14,403 -406,310 322,564
2016 849,368 -6,438 -343,106 314,732
2015 847,054 -27,638 -292,424 168,896
2014 839,654 -30,064 -267,279 58,109
2013 802,203 -30,052 -242,146 66,449
2012 790,645 -26,763 -229,733 67,904
2011 741,832 -20,108 -204,533 97,720
2010 719,350 -10,788 -128,070 131,860
2009 691,496 -4,458 -76,828 125,450
2008 662,044 -2,101 -51,225 142,605
2007 620,196 -25,046 -25,600 138,024
2006 580,812 -44,138 12,785 130,065
2005 543,158 -51,345 -25,554 113,017
2004 508,773 -38,648 76,656 69,014
2003 474,272 -39,421 114,946 74,875
2002 451,369 -36,255 178,423 60,864
2001 450,637 -26,539 203,438 59,563
2000 447,025 -16,454 228,317 23,468
1999 434,198 -5,657 202,610 56,901
1998 425,928 -13,991 265,440 45,912
1997 450,138 87,582 277,325 43,366
1996 483,632 71,139 314,392 25,030
1995 533,104 37,817 276,039 87,714
1994 594,445 430 363,017 154,214
1993 611,306 14,289 312,073 168,836
1992 627,289 44,102 360,833 170,878
1991 616,850 -6,945 396,685 161,331
1990 612,369 1,962 407,478 124,582
1989 628,542 -234 467,662 31,202
1988 637,215 24,376 527,085 51,154
1987 645,309 24,933 598,138 28,001
1986 661,644 64,381 631,706 27,987
1985 672,185 75,729 676,687 -141,323
1984 656,475 68,774 756,523 -273,686
1983 641,167 61,292 775,495 -269,755
1982 620,415 48,660 805,664 -288,550
1981 595,150 39,043 811,861 -278,525
1980 559,983 32,879 864,372 -92,314
1979 523,875 24,311 950,298 -57,692
1978 491,876 19,317 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 465,405 5,360 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 440,192 302,662 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 417,803 300,482 1,204,989 107
1974 399,509 -27,605 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 382,736 -29,938 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 368,179 -32,832 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 356,069 -35,141 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 346,564 -37,058 1,230,496 33,731
1969 334,541 -28,535 1,195,962 49,447
1968 324,560 -23,870 1,191,930 43,593
1967 316,289 -23,983 1,258,475 29,632
1966 309,628 -29,832 682,072 68,934
1965 311,190 -142,810 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 312,729 -108,798 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 315,645 -124,175 987,770 -100,742
1962 283,903 -112,676 901,864 -57,075
1961 296,467 -123,928 893,522 -58,882
1960 290,582 -55,212 894,874 -150,371

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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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