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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 11,520,684 people in Jordan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 11,538,682 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 4.19 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 +1.75% per year vs +2.51% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.5M (79.5% growth).

Algeria vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Jordan
2100 64,963,450 21,206,553
2099 65,075,244 21,178,430
2098 65,177,248 21,136,891
2097 65,262,264 21,098,437
2096 65,339,404 21,064,975
2095 65,400,924 21,007,321
2094 65,457,659 20,974,918
2093 65,486,594 20,926,611
2092 65,514,575 20,877,529
2091 65,536,206 20,792,840
2090 65,534,162 20,727,978
2089 65,536,151 20,647,108
2088 65,519,144 20,577,895
2087 65,494,168 20,508,170
2086 65,455,745 20,445,139
2085 65,411,808 20,367,437
2084 65,365,401 20,300,378
2083 65,315,151 20,240,284
2082 65,262,527 20,154,852
2081 65,204,172 20,058,508
2080 65,131,995 19,973,775
2079 65,053,592 19,882,784
2078 64,973,632 19,796,696
2077 64,887,885 19,705,632
2076 64,805,016 19,612,748
2075 64,708,752 19,506,799
2074 64,611,374 19,410,797
2073 64,515,111 19,304,910
2072 64,413,784 19,196,165
2071 64,310,442 19,081,623
2070 64,230,683 18,959,207
2069 64,132,724 18,852,491
2068 64,030,989 18,714,102
2067 63,923,427 18,598,580
2066 63,810,251 18,463,790
2065 63,687,208 18,329,203
2064 63,550,779 18,207,553
2063 63,412,160 18,075,660
2062 63,250,420 17,928,211
2061 63,086,423 17,787,680
2060 62,900,355 17,650,270
2059 62,689,379 17,507,871
2058 62,454,967 17,365,332
2057 62,203,082 17,219,182
2056 61,916,006 17,087,058
2055 61,612,550 16,943,513
2054 61,282,973 16,811,253
2053 60,929,515 16,678,042
2052 60,562,817 16,520,680
2051 60,161,555 16,375,107
2050 59,737,427 16,206,530
2049 59,297,226 16,037,046
2048 58,841,142 15,855,898
2047 58,377,907 15,679,222
2046 57,902,123 15,498,944
2045 57,416,731 15,300,324
2044 56,927,927 15,103,912
2043 56,437,286 14,910,676
2042 55,951,600 14,717,433
2041 55,465,931 14,514,257
2040 54,988,407 14,292,997
2039 54,505,331 14,087,063
2038 54,033,480 13,878,186
2037 53,561,143 13,672,864
2036 53,094,449 13,476,107
2035 52,616,136 13,279,859
2034 52,150,833 13,086,605
2033 51,682,632 12,892,780
2032 51,203,273 12,696,870
2031 50,724,222 12,489,908
2030 50,230,658 12,291,219
2029 49,720,218 12,085,718
2028 49,184,244 11,870,652
2027 48,629,000 11,657,736
2026 48,046,811 11,412,941
2025 47,435,312 11,520,684
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Jordan will increase by 40.5% to 16,206,530 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 21.2M 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 1.33% -0.28%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/jordan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Jordan's population declined by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Algeria Jordan
Current population
48345858
11538682
Population rank 34/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.14%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
16.4 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
2.22 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
14.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 -88
Annual growth/decline +621,004 -32,192
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% -0.28%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 177/197
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 665,653 -31,240 200,223 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/jordan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 97.5% of the population change in Algeria is from natural causes (a gain of 7,718,579 people) and 2.49% is from migration (a loss of 196,899 people). In Jordan 84.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,007,506 people) and 15.4% is from migration (a gain of 365,728 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 108K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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