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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 11,555,022 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 4.17 times bigger than Jordan's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.6M (79.8% growth).

Algeria vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Jordan
2100 64,987,758 21,346,709
2099 65,099,593 21,318,400
2098 65,201,636 21,276,587
2097 65,286,684 21,237,878
2096 65,363,853 21,204,195
2095 65,425,396 21,146,160
2094 65,482,152 21,113,543
2093 65,511,098 21,064,917
2092 65,539,089 21,015,511
2091 65,560,728 20,930,262
2090 65,558,683 20,864,971
2089 65,560,674 20,783,567
2088 65,543,659 20,713,897
2087 65,518,674 20,643,710
2086 65,480,237 20,580,263
2085 65,436,284 20,502,047
2084 65,389,859 20,434,545
2083 65,339,591 20,374,054
2082 65,286,947 20,288,057
2081 65,228,570 20,191,077
2080 65,156,366 20,105,784
2079 65,077,934 20,014,191
2078 64,997,944 19,927,535
2077 64,912,164 19,835,869
2076 64,829,265 19,742,371
2075 64,732,964 19,635,722
2074 64,635,550 19,539,085
2073 64,539,251 19,432,498
2072 64,437,887 19,323,034
2071 64,334,505 19,207,735
2070 64,254,716 19,084,510
2069 64,156,721 18,977,089
2068 64,054,948 18,837,786
2067 63,947,346 18,721,500
2066 63,834,128 18,585,819
2065 63,711,038 18,450,342
2064 63,574,559 18,327,889
2063 63,435,887 18,195,124
2062 63,274,087 18,046,701
2061 63,110,028 17,905,240
2060 62,923,891 17,766,923
2059 62,712,836 17,623,583
2058 62,478,336 17,480,101
2057 62,226,357 17,332,985
2056 61,939,173 17,199,988
2055 61,635,604 17,055,494
2054 61,305,903 16,922,360
2053 60,952,313 16,788,269
2052 60,585,478 16,629,867
2051 60,184,066 16,483,332
2050 59,759,780 16,313,641
2049 59,319,414 16,143,037
2048 58,863,159 15,960,692
2047 58,399,750 15,782,848
2046 57,923,788 15,601,379
2045 57,438,215 15,401,446
2044 56,949,229 15,203,736
2043 56,458,404 15,009,222
2042 55,972,536 14,814,702
2041 55,486,685 14,610,184
2040 55,008,982 14,387,461
2039 54,525,726 14,180,166
2038 54,053,698 13,969,908
2037 53,581,185 13,763,230
2036 53,114,315 13,565,172
2035 52,635,824 13,367,627
2034 52,170,347 13,173,095
2033 51,701,970 12,977,990
2032 51,222,432 12,780,785
2031 50,743,202 12,572,455
2030 50,249,453 12,372,453
2029 49,738,822 12,165,594
2028 49,202,648 11,949,107
2027 48,647,196 11,734,783
2026 48,064,789 11,488,370
2025 47,453,061 11,596,825
2024 46,814,308 11,552,876
2023 46,164,219 11,439,213
2022 45,477,389 11,256,263
2021 44,761,099 11,066,356
2020 44,042,091 10,865,228
2019 43,294,546 10,671,891
2018 42,505,035 10,462,306
2017 41,689,299 10,234,226
2016 40,850,721 10,006,367
2015 40,019,529 9,544,729
2014 39,205,031 8,791,710
2013 38,414,171 7,991,809
2012 37,646,166 7,587,127
2011 36,903,376 7,480,424
2010 36,188,236 7,297,043
2009 35,490,445 7,141,753
2008 34,816,961 6,989,866
2007 34,189,416 6,827,227
2006 33,623,506 6,427,371
2005 33,109,249 6,029,587
2004 32,628,286 5,882,061
2003 32,175,818 5,741,828
2002 31,750,835 5,616,066
2001 31,331,221 5,498,894
2000 30,903,893 5,386,945
1999 30,474,354 5,276,444
1998 30,054,133 5,164,284
1997 29,579,301 5,046,285
1996 29,033,044 4,912,516
1995 28,470,191 4,752,096
1994 27,887,279 4,561,406
1993 27,277,048 4,348,020
1992 26,628,568 4,127,693
1991 25,987,928 3,915,149
1990 25,375,810 3,621,908
1989 24,754,485 3,349,627
1988 24,109,536 3,193,039
1987 23,443,624 3,047,634
1986 22,745,499 2,909,887
1985 22,008,544 2,778,810
1984 21,271,969 2,654,688
1983 20,558,115 2,537,307
1982 19,872,348 2,426,927
1981 19,220,704 2,325,517
1980 18,607,174 2,234,186
1979 18,036,655 2,153,882
1978 17,506,974 2,083,595
1977 17,015,994 2,019,002
1976 16,409,170 1,958,177
1975 15,678,596 1,899,055
1974 15,133,502 1,839,182
1973 14,771,147 1,778,094
1972 14,427,072 1,714,555
1971 14,098,936 1,645,145
1970 13,783,719 1,565,163
1969 13,475,960 1,473,100
1968 13,172,614 1,372,460
1967 12,876,118 1,271,183
1966 12,590,069 1,178,360
1965 12,365,976 1,099,440
1964 12,179,813 1,035,640
1963 11,982,118 984,714
1962 11,800,771 940,554
1961 11,628,883 897,591
1960 11,424,922 853,471

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/jordan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 21.3M people in 2100 for Jordan.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Jordan
2100 -0.17% 0.13%
2099 -0.16% 0.2%
2098 -0.13% 0.18%
2097 -0.12% 0.16%
2096 -0.09% 0.27%
2095 -0.09% 0.15%
2094 -0.04% 0.23%
2093 -0.04% 0.24%
2092 -0.03% 0.41%
2091 0.003% 0.31%
2090 -0.003% 0.39%
2089 0.03% 0.34%
2088 0.04% 0.34%
2087 0.06% 0.31%
2086 0.07% 0.38%
2085 0.07% 0.33%
2084 0.08% 0.3%
2083 0.08% 0.42%
2082 0.09% 0.48%
2081 0.11% 0.42%
2080 0.12% 0.46%
2079 0.12% 0.43%
2078 0.13% 0.46%
2077 0.13% 0.47%
2076 0.15% 0.54%
2075 0.15% 0.49%
2074 0.15% 0.55%
2073 0.16% 0.57%
2072 0.16% 0.6%
2071 0.12% 0.65%
2070 0.15% 0.57%
2069 0.16% 0.74%
2068 0.17% 0.62%
2067 0.18% 0.73%
2066 0.19% 0.73%
2065 0.21% 0.67%
2064 0.22% 0.73%
2063 0.26% 0.82%
2062 0.26% 0.79%
2061 0.3% 0.78%
2060 0.34% 0.81%
2059 0.38% 0.82%
2058 0.4% 0.85%
2057 0.46% 0.77%
2056 0.49% 0.85%
2055 0.54% 0.79%
2054 0.58% 0.8%
2053 0.61% 0.95%
2052 0.67% 0.89%
2051 0.71% 1.04%
2050 0.74% 1.06%
2049 0.78% 1.14%
2048 0.79% 1.13%
2047 0.82% 1.16%
2046 0.85% 1.3%
2045 0.86% 1.3%
2044 0.87% 1.3%
2043 0.87% 1.31%
2042 0.88% 1.4%
2041 0.87% 1.55%
2040 0.89% 1.46%
2039 0.87% 1.51%
2038 0.88% 1.5%
2037 0.88% 1.46%
2036 0.91% 1.48%
2035 0.89% 1.48%
2034 0.91% 1.5%
2033 0.94% 1.54%
2032 0.94% 1.66%
2031 0.98% 1.62%
2030 1.03% 1.7%
2029 1.09% 1.81%
2028 1.14% 1.83%
2027 1.21% 2.14%
2026 1.29% -0.94%
2025 1.36% 0.38%
2024 1.41% 0.99%
2023 1.51% 1.63%
2022 1.6% 1.72%
2021 1.63% 1.85%
2020 1.73% 1.81%
2019 1.86% 2%
2018 1.96% 2.23%
2017 2.05% 2.28%
2016 2.08% 4.84%
2015 2.08% 8.57%
2014 2.06% 10%
2013 2.04% 5.33%
2012 2.01% 1.43%
2011 1.98% 2.51%
2010 1.97% 2.17%
2009 1.93% 2.17%
2008 1.84% 2.38%
2007 1.68% 6.22%
2006 1.55% 6.6%
2005 1.47% 2.51%
2004 1.41% 2.44%
2003 1.34% 2.24%
2002 1.34% 2.13%
2001 1.38% 2.08%
2000 1.41% 2.09%
1999 1.4% 2.17%
1998 1.61% 2.34%
1997 1.88% 2.72%
1996 1.98% 3.38%
1995 2.09% 4.18%
1994 2.24% 4.91%
1993 2.44% 5.34%
1992 2.47% 5.43%
1991 2.41% 8.1%
1990 2.51% 8.13%
1989 2.68% 4.9%
1988 2.84% 4.77%
1987 3.07% 4.73%
1986 3.35% 4.72%
1985 3.46% 4.68%
1984 3.47% 4.63%
1983 3.45% 4.55%
1982 3.39% 4.36%
1981 3.3% 4.09%
1980 3.16% 3.73%
1979 3.03% 3.37%
1978 2.89% 3.2%
1977 3.7% 3.11%
1976 4.66% 3.11%
1975 3.6% 3.26%
1974 2.45% 3.44%
1973 2.38% 3.71%
1972 2.33% 4.22%
1971 2.29% 5.11%
1970 2.28% 6.25%
1969 2.3% 7.33%
1968 2.3% 7.97%
1967 2.27% 7.88%
1966 1.81% 7.18%
1965 1.53% 6.16%
1964 1.65% 5.17%
1963 1.54% 4.7%
1962 1.48% 4.79%
1961 1.79% 5.17%

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/jordan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Jordan's population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Algeria Jordan
Current population
48222325
11555022
Population rank 34/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.14%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
4.62 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
2.23 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
15.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +311
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +113,663
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 102/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -303,267
Net migration rank 161/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -303,267
2024 - -31,240 - -156,369
2023 691,724 -25,963 200,895 -17,445
2022 722,591 -14,684 199,900 -17,445
2021 735,514 -10,803 190,795 6,573
2020 724,140 -10,798 198,138 6,745
2019 809,522 -27,786 204,933 -23,156
2018 824,428 -27,146 205,333 32,062
2017 848,585 -14,403 205,903 12,873
2016 849,368 -6,438 205,891 31,046
2015 847,054 -27,638 195,495 490,844
2014 839,654 -30,064 184,169 635,528
2013 802,203 -30,052 170,473 609,631
2012 790,645 -26,763 175,437 -146,181
2011 741,832 -20,108 177,076 7,057
2010 719,350 -10,788 177,748 4,872
2009 691,496 -4,458 177,651 -49,687
2008 662,044 -2,101 175,048 767
2007 620,196 -25,046 167,574 -18,108
2006 580,812 -44,138 147,643 502,609
2005 543,158 -51,345 141,816 3,500
2004 508,773 -38,648 141,752 7,979
2003 474,272 -39,421 142,443 -11,699
2002 451,369 -36,255 139,250 -18,463
2001 450,637 -26,539 136,450 -22,896
2000 447,025 -16,454 136,414 -26,077
1999 434,198 -5,657 138,201 -27,530
1998 425,928 -13,991 140,696 -27,036
1997 450,138 87,582 145,358 -23,021
1996 483,632 71,139 147,852 -2,655
1995 533,104 37,817 147,652 27,991
1994 594,445 430 144,199 61,533
1993 611,306 14,289 139,467 81,576
1992 627,289 44,102 134,241 85,376
1991 616,850 -6,945 129,642 75,824
1990 612,369 1,962 114,912 266,100
1989 628,542 -234 112,608 50,941
1988 637,215 24,376 109,754 39,873
1987 645,309 24,933 106,536 34,646
1986 661,644 64,381 103,551 30,763
1985 672,185 75,729 99,801 28,040
1984 656,475 68,774 96,092 24,316
1983 641,167 61,292 92,863 21,487
1982 620,415 48,660 89,473 16,944
1981 595,150 39,043 86,751 9,659
1980 559,983 32,879 84,508 1,735
1979 523,875 24,311 82,076 -7,706
1978 491,876 19,317 79,908 -13,701
1977 465,405 5,360 78,101 -15,132
1976 440,192 302,662 75,981 -17,309
1975 417,803 300,482 74,392 -14,822
1974 399,509 -27,605 72,212 -12,024
1973 382,736 -29,938 70,058 -8,072
1972 368,179 -32,832 67,707 -2,622
1971 356,069 -35,141 64,763 8,976
1970 346,564 -37,058 60,321 25,894
1969 334,541 -28,535 57,431 40,481
1968 324,560 -23,870 53,336 50,036
1967 316,289 -23,983 48,791 50,397
1966 309,628 -29,832 44,580 41,882
1965 311,190 -142,810 41,635 29,737
1964 312,729 -108,798 39,205 17,018
1963 315,645 -124,175 36,858 8,763
1962 283,903 -112,676 34,598 8,098
1961 296,467 -123,928 32,143 11,097
1960 290,582 -55,212 29,491 15,509

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/jordan | 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 Jordan 63.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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