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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 2.28 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Algeria vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Kazakhstan
2100 64,987,758 33,848,663
2099 65,099,593 33,772,741
2098 65,201,636 33,695,479
2097 65,286,684 33,615,447
2096 65,363,853 33,523,978
2095 65,425,396 33,424,720
2094 65,482,152 33,326,027
2093 65,511,098 33,224,553
2092 65,539,089 33,128,053
2091 65,560,728 33,024,570
2090 65,558,683 32,918,505
2089 65,560,674 32,809,364
2088 65,543,659 32,697,677
2087 65,518,674 32,574,802
2086 65,480,237 32,450,913
2085 65,436,284 32,326,215
2084 65,389,859 32,198,072
2083 65,339,591 32,062,485
2082 65,286,947 31,936,199
2081 65,228,570 31,798,193
2080 65,156,366 31,659,824
2079 65,077,934 31,525,030
2078 64,997,944 31,377,560
2077 64,912,164 31,230,620
2076 64,829,265 31,082,855
2075 64,732,964 30,934,158
2074 64,635,550 30,781,840
2073 64,539,251 30,635,989
2072 64,437,887 30,488,022
2071 64,334,505 30,336,588
2070 64,254,716 30,183,464
2069 64,156,721 30,024,249
2068 64,054,948 29,872,612
2067 63,947,346 29,722,383
2066 63,834,128 29,568,138
2065 63,711,038 29,406,227
2064 63,574,559 29,245,499
2063 63,435,887 29,081,885
2062 63,274,087 28,917,277
2061 63,110,028 28,748,398
2060 62,923,891 28,577,830
2059 62,712,836 28,401,552
2058 62,478,336 28,224,769
2057 62,226,357 28,046,842
2056 61,939,173 27,852,110
2055 61,635,604 27,652,544
2054 61,305,903 27,453,980
2053 60,952,313 27,243,894
2052 60,585,478 27,031,990
2051 60,184,066 26,818,727
2050 59,759,780 26,602,802
2049 59,319,414 26,385,294
2048 58,863,159 26,155,898
2047 58,399,750 25,920,222
2046 57,923,788 25,687,222
2045 57,438,215 25,451,058
2044 56,949,229 25,215,227
2043 56,458,404 24,979,701
2042 55,972,536 24,746,212
2041 55,486,685 24,516,106
2040 55,008,982 24,281,719
2039 54,525,726 24,055,361
2038 54,053,698 23,829,916
2037 53,581,185 23,608,263
2036 53,114,315 23,382,815
2035 52,635,824 23,159,205
2034 52,170,347 22,934,543
2033 51,701,970 22,708,727
2032 51,222,432 22,478,234
2031 50,743,202 22,254,688
2030 50,249,453 22,027,730
2029 49,738,822 21,799,495
2028 49,202,648 21,566,108
2027 48,647,196 21,333,660
2026 48,064,789 21,098,089
2025 47,453,061 20,850,907
2024 46,814,308 20,592,571
2023 46,164,219 20,330,104
2022 45,477,389 20,034,609
2021 44,761,099 19,743,603
2020 44,042,091 19,482,117
2019 43,294,546 19,209,555
2018 42,505,035 18,932,727
2017 41,689,299 18,651,931
2016 40,850,721 18,363,600
2015 40,019,529 18,084,169
2014 39,205,031 17,816,285
2013 38,414,171 17,556,502
2012 37,646,166 17,306,106
2011 36,903,376 17,066,002
2010 36,188,236 16,836,810
2009 35,490,445 16,619,846
2008 34,816,961 16,426,525
2007 34,189,416 16,257,214
2006 33,623,506 16,103,716
2005 33,109,249 15,968,117
2004 32,628,286 15,850,159
2003 32,175,818 15,747,380
2002 31,750,835 15,656,677
2001 31,331,221 15,575,550
2000 30,903,893 15,501,103
1999 30,474,354 15,455,874
1998 30,054,133 15,647,785
1997 29,579,301 16,043,251
1996 29,033,044 16,416,027
1995 28,470,191 16,730,536
1994 27,887,279 17,043,771
1993 27,277,048 17,274,487
1992 26,628,568 17,332,625
1991 25,987,928 17,278,600
1990 25,375,810 17,154,054
1989 24,754,485 16,997,013
1988 24,109,536 16,781,168
1987 23,443,624 16,527,715
1986 22,745,499 16,262,702
1985 22,008,544 16,031,090
1984 21,271,969 15,844,621
1983 20,558,115 15,665,551
1982 19,872,348 15,492,595
1981 19,220,704 15,323,082
1980 18,607,174 15,152,949
1979 18,036,655 14,978,696
1978 17,506,974 14,711,497
1977 17,015,994 14,353,265
1976 16,409,170 13,998,738
1975 15,678,596 13,700,843
1974 15,133,502 13,454,570
1973 14,771,147 13,208,121
1972 14,427,072 12,951,798
1971 14,098,936 12,684,813
1970 13,783,719 12,419,057
1969 13,475,960 12,156,212
1968 13,172,614 11,879,182
1967 12,876,118 11,584,428
1966 12,590,069 11,288,989
1965 12,365,976 10,993,183
1964 12,179,813 10,690,309
1963 11,982,118 10,377,466
1962 11,800,771 10,058,928
1961 11,628,883 9,742,085
1960 11,424,922 9,429,981

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Kazakhstan
2100 -0.17% 0.22%
2099 -0.16% 0.23%
2098 -0.13% 0.24%
2097 -0.12% 0.27%
2096 -0.09% 0.3%
2095 -0.09% 0.3%
2094 -0.04% 0.31%
2093 -0.04% 0.29%
2092 -0.03% 0.31%
2091 0.003% 0.32%
2090 -0.003% 0.33%
2089 0.03% 0.34%
2088 0.04% 0.38%
2087 0.06% 0.38%
2086 0.07% 0.39%
2085 0.07% 0.4%
2084 0.08% 0.42%
2083 0.08% 0.4%
2082 0.09% 0.43%
2081 0.11% 0.44%
2080 0.12% 0.43%
2079 0.12% 0.47%
2078 0.13% 0.47%
2077 0.13% 0.48%
2076 0.15% 0.48%
2075 0.15% 0.49%
2074 0.15% 0.48%
2073 0.16% 0.49%
2072 0.16% 0.5%
2071 0.12% 0.51%
2070 0.15% 0.53%
2069 0.16% 0.51%
2068 0.17% 0.51%
2067 0.18% 0.52%
2066 0.19% 0.55%
2065 0.21% 0.55%
2064 0.22% 0.56%
2063 0.26% 0.57%
2062 0.26% 0.59%
2061 0.3% 0.6%
2060 0.34% 0.62%
2059 0.38% 0.63%
2058 0.4% 0.63%
2057 0.46% 0.7%
2056 0.49% 0.72%
2055 0.54% 0.72%
2054 0.58% 0.77%
2053 0.61% 0.78%
2052 0.67% 0.8%
2051 0.71% 0.81%
2050 0.74% 0.82%
2049 0.78% 0.88%
2048 0.79% 0.91%
2047 0.82% 0.91%
2046 0.85% 0.93%
2045 0.86% 0.94%
2044 0.87% 0.94%
2043 0.87% 0.94%
2042 0.88% 0.94%
2041 0.87% 0.97%
2040 0.89% 0.94%
2039 0.87% 0.95%
2038 0.88% 0.94%
2037 0.88% 0.96%
2036 0.91% 0.97%
2035 0.89% 0.98%
2034 0.91% 0.99%
2033 0.94% 1.03%
2032 0.94% 1%
2031 0.98% 1.03%
2030 1.03% 1.05%
2029 1.09% 1.08%
2028 1.14% 1.09%
2027 1.21% 1.12%
2026 1.29% 1.19%
2025 1.36% 1.25%
2024 1.41% 1.29%
2023 1.51% 1.47%
2022 1.6% 1.47%
2021 1.63% 1.34%
2020 1.73% 1.42%
2019 1.86% 1.46%
2018 1.96% 1.51%
2017 2.05% 1.57%
2016 2.08% 1.55%
2015 2.08% 1.5%
2014 2.06% 1.48%
2013 2.04% 1.45%
2012 2.01% 1.41%
2011 1.98% 1.36%
2010 1.97% 1.31%
2009 1.93% 1.18%
2008 1.84% 1.04%
2007 1.68% 0.95%
2006 1.55% 0.85%
2005 1.47% 0.74%
2004 1.41% 0.65%
2003 1.34% 0.58%
2002 1.34% 0.52%
2001 1.38% 0.48%
2000 1.41% 0.29%
1999 1.4% -1.23%
1998 1.61% -2.46%
1997 1.88% -2.27%
1996 1.98% -1.88%
1995 2.09% -1.84%
1994 2.24% -1.34%
1993 2.44% -0.34%
1992 2.47% 0.31%
1991 2.41% 0.73%
1990 2.51% 0.92%
1989 2.68% 1.29%
1988 2.84% 1.53%
1987 3.07% 1.63%
1986 3.35% 1.44%
1985 3.46% 1.18%
1984 3.47% 1.14%
1983 3.45% 1.12%
1982 3.39% 1.11%
1981 3.3% 1.12%
1980 3.16% 1.16%
1979 3.03% 1.82%
1978 2.89% 2.5%
1977 3.7% 2.53%
1976 4.66% 2.17%
1975 3.6% 1.83%
1974 2.45% 1.87%
1973 2.38% 1.98%
1972 2.33% 2.1%
1971 2.29% 2.14%
1970 2.28% 2.16%
1969 2.3% 2.33%
1968 2.3% 2.54%
1967 2.27% 2.62%
1966 1.81% 2.69%
1965 1.53% 2.83%
1964 1.65% 3.01%
1963 1.54% 3.17%
1962 1.48% 3.25%
1961 1.79% 3.31%

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/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Algeria Kazakhstan
Current population
48222325
21161809
Population rank 34/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.26%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
2 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.28 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +719
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 82/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -8,834
Net migration rank 161/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -8,834
2024 - -31,240 - -7,368
2023 691,724 -25,963 273,013 -4,822
2022 722,591 -14,684 277,019 45,755
2021 735,514 -10,803 269,026 -9,804
2020 724,140 -10,798 272,458 -8,716
2019 809,522 -27,786 278,788 2,594
2018 824,428 -27,146 278,917 -6,644
2017 848,585 -14,403 268,066 21,248
2016 849,368 -6,438 277,878 9,478
2015 847,054 -27,638 273,523 -2,011
2014 839,654 -30,064 274,406 -10,170
2013 802,203 -30,052 259,239 -3,925
2012 790,645 -26,763 249,987 -4,512
2011 741,832 -20,108 237,883 -3,160
2010 719,350 -10,788 230,479 -6,840
2009 691,496 -4,458 218,036 -7,758
2008 662,044 -2,101 214,169 -37,796
2007 620,196 -25,046 188,486 -26,237
2006 580,812 -44,138 166,480 -21,728
2005 543,158 -51,345 146,619 -20,171
2004 508,773 -38,648 132,286 -22,841
2003 474,272 -39,421 112,137 -16,027
2002 451,369 -36,255 93,564 -8,272
2001 450,637 -26,539 84,279 -7,333
2000 447,025 -16,454 80,699 -8,754
1999 434,198 -5,657 79,536 -61,031
1998 425,928 -13,991 85,735 -488,075
1997 450,138 87,582 92,778 -481,380
1996 483,632 71,139 112,384 -469,331
1995 533,104 37,817 140,721 -412,775
1994 594,445 430 165,631 -520,028
1993 611,306 14,289 185,649 -292,682
1992 627,289 44,102 204,785 -214,015
1991 616,850 -6,945 221,581 -104,271
1990 612,369 1,962 235,113 -103,336
1989 628,542 -234 254,394 -72,096
1988 637,215 24,376 275,278 -25,892
1987 645,309 24,933 290,227 -32,724
1986 661,644 64,381 295,818 -23,297
1985 672,185 75,729 293,834 -103,115
1984 656,475 68,774 278,485 -96,266
1983 641,167 61,292 260,471 -84,566
1982 620,415 48,660 246,983 -76,976
1981 595,150 39,043 243,652 -74,624
1980 559,983 32,879 238,977 -67,731
1979 523,875 24,311 237,442 -60,198
1978 491,876 19,317 225,895 131,248
1977 465,405 5,360 224,284 135,047
1976 440,192 302,662 221,992 127,735
1975 417,803 300,482 219,748 26,332
1974 399,509 -27,605 217,668 28,807
1973 382,736 -29,938 215,940 30,467
1972 368,179 -32,832 212,319 53,914
1971 356,069 -35,141 202,450 65,291
1970 346,564 -37,058 191,775 72,000
1969 334,541 -28,535 184,118 77,805
1968 324,560 -23,870 186,254 105,890
1967 316,289 -23,983 191,536 105,830
1966 309,628 -29,832 191,506 101,999
1965 311,190 -142,810 194,470 103,626
1964 312,729 -108,798 208,899 98,761
1963 315,645 -124,175 223,105 94,932
1962 283,903 -112,676 228,177 90,842
1961 296,467 -123,928 228,686 85,981
1960 290,582 -55,212 226,027 83,525

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/kazakhstan | 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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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