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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.22 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 1.29% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Algeria vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Kenya
2100 64,987,758 105,238,162
2099 65,099,593 105,257,438
2098 65,201,636 105,257,489
2097 65,286,684 105,250,948
2096 65,363,853 105,220,085
2095 65,425,396 105,175,623
2094 65,482,152 105,118,372
2093 65,511,098 105,046,907
2092 65,539,089 104,955,024
2091 65,560,728 104,846,805
2090 65,558,683 104,718,130
2089 65,560,674 104,573,271
2088 65,543,659 104,414,197
2087 65,518,674 104,243,505
2086 65,480,237 104,056,143
2085 65,436,284 103,854,891
2084 65,389,859 103,640,244
2083 65,339,591 103,407,124
2082 65,286,947 103,158,580
2081 65,228,570 102,889,291
2080 65,156,366 102,594,978
2079 65,077,934 102,286,967
2078 64,997,944 101,961,280
2077 64,912,164 101,613,181
2076 64,829,265 101,239,843
2075 64,732,964 100,849,423
2074 64,635,550 100,436,632
2073 64,539,251 100,001,277
2072 64,437,887 99,533,234
2071 64,334,505 99,042,264
2070 64,254,716 98,529,166
2069 64,156,721 97,992,232
2068 64,054,948 97,428,138
2067 63,947,346 96,842,744
2066 63,834,128 96,230,345
2065 63,711,038 95,598,937
2064 63,574,559 94,942,874
2063 63,435,887 94,266,124
2062 63,274,087 93,561,519
2061 63,110,028 92,837,768
2060 62,923,891 92,098,717
2059 62,712,836 91,343,602
2058 62,478,336 90,569,828
2057 62,226,357 89,783,087
2056 61,939,173 88,994,126
2055 61,635,604 88,192,182
2054 61,305,903 87,379,992
2053 60,952,313 86,552,281
2052 60,585,478 85,710,403
2051 60,184,066 84,850,558
2050 59,759,780 83,976,685
2049 59,319,414 83,090,517
2048 58,863,159 82,191,119
2047 58,399,750 81,274,836
2046 57,923,788 80,340,592
2045 57,438,215 79,389,433
2044 56,949,229 78,414,158
2043 56,458,404 77,418,567
2042 55,972,536 76,399,781
2041 55,486,685 75,363,853
2040 55,008,982 74,308,480
2039 54,525,726 73,241,028
2038 54,053,698 72,153,876
2037 53,581,185 71,058,753
2036 53,114,315 69,949,421
2035 52,635,824 68,831,151
2034 52,170,347 67,705,051
2033 51,701,970 66,569,532
2032 51,222,432 65,431,402
2031 50,743,202 64,289,540
2030 50,249,453 63,153,520
2029 49,738,822 62,021,378
2028 49,202,648 60,894,078
2027 48,647,196 59,770,115
2026 48,064,789 58,653,621
2025 47,453,061 57,540,609
2024 46,814,308 56,432,944
2023 46,164,219 55,339,003
2022 45,477,389 54,252,461
2021 44,761,099 53,219,166
2020 44,042,091 52,217,334
2019 43,294,546 51,202,827
2018 42,505,035 50,207,107
2017 41,689,299 49,197,766
2016 40,850,721 48,139,687
2015 40,019,529 47,088,526
2014 39,205,031 46,051,440
2013 38,414,171 44,986,791
2012 37,646,166 43,888,303
2011 36,903,376 42,758,461
2010 36,188,236 41,598,567
2009 35,490,445 40,408,891
2008 34,816,961 39,206,351
2007 34,189,416 38,036,349
2006 33,623,506 36,904,008
2005 33,109,249 35,796,484
2004 32,628,286 34,713,455
2003 32,175,818 33,652,223
2002 31,750,835 32,629,808
2001 31,331,221 31,619,170
2000 30,903,893 30,642,890
1999 30,474,354 29,733,408
1998 30,054,133 28,888,057
1997 29,579,301 28,101,768
1996 29,033,044 27,344,211
1995 28,470,191 26,601,751
1994 27,887,279 25,857,130
1993 27,277,048 25,117,188
1992 26,628,568 24,382,460
1991 25,987,928 23,646,514
1990 25,375,810 22,892,651
1989 24,754,485 22,118,434
1988 24,109,536 21,356,219
1987 23,443,624 20,616,096
1986 22,745,499 19,901,646
1985 22,008,544 19,201,768
1984 21,271,969 18,514,906
1983 20,558,115 17,846,374
1982 19,872,348 17,206,175
1981 19,220,704 16,601,507
1980 18,607,174 16,018,459
1979 18,036,655 15,460,666
1978 17,506,974 14,934,126
1977 17,015,994 14,428,819
1976 16,409,170 13,957,623
1975 15,678,596 13,511,671
1974 15,133,502 13,070,078
1973 14,771,147 12,634,835
1972 14,427,072 12,206,060
1971 14,098,936 11,788,904
1970 13,783,719 11,368,791
1969 13,475,960 10,939,695
1968 13,172,614 10,518,823
1967 12,876,118 10,111,057
1966 12,590,069 9,717,816
1965 12,365,976 9,338,078
1964 12,179,813 8,973,535
1963 11,982,118 8,627,971
1962 11,800,771 8,299,308
1961 11,628,883 7,987,770
1960 11,424,922 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Kenya
2100 -0.17% -0.02%
2099 -0.16% -0%
2098 -0.13% 0.006%
2097 -0.12% 0.03%
2096 -0.09% 0.04%
2095 -0.09% 0.05%
2094 -0.04% 0.07%
2093 -0.04% 0.09%
2092 -0.03% 0.1%
2091 0.003% 0.12%
2090 -0.003% 0.14%
2089 0.03% 0.15%
2088 0.04% 0.16%
2087 0.06% 0.18%
2086 0.07% 0.19%
2085 0.07% 0.21%
2084 0.08% 0.23%
2083 0.08% 0.24%
2082 0.09% 0.26%
2081 0.11% 0.29%
2080 0.12% 0.3%
2079 0.12% 0.32%
2078 0.13% 0.34%
2077 0.13% 0.37%
2076 0.15% 0.39%
2075 0.15% 0.41%
2074 0.15% 0.44%
2073 0.16% 0.47%
2072 0.16% 0.5%
2071 0.12% 0.52%
2070 0.15% 0.55%
2069 0.16% 0.58%
2068 0.17% 0.6%
2067 0.18% 0.64%
2066 0.19% 0.66%
2065 0.21% 0.69%
2064 0.22% 0.72%
2063 0.26% 0.75%
2062 0.26% 0.78%
2061 0.3% 0.8%
2060 0.34% 0.83%
2059 0.38% 0.85%
2058 0.4% 0.88%
2057 0.46% 0.89%
2056 0.49% 0.91%
2055 0.54% 0.93%
2054 0.58% 0.96%
2053 0.61% 0.98%
2052 0.67% 1.01%
2051 0.71% 1.04%
2050 0.74% 1.07%
2049 0.78% 1.09%
2048 0.79% 1.13%
2047 0.82% 1.16%
2046 0.85% 1.2%
2045 0.86% 1.24%
2044 0.87% 1.29%
2043 0.87% 1.33%
2042 0.88% 1.37%
2041 0.87% 1.42%
2040 0.89% 1.46%
2039 0.87% 1.51%
2038 0.88% 1.54%
2037 0.88% 1.59%
2036 0.91% 1.62%
2035 0.89% 1.66%
2034 0.91% 1.71%
2033 0.94% 1.74%
2032 0.94% 1.78%
2031 0.98% 1.8%
2030 1.03% 1.83%
2029 1.09% 1.85%
2028 1.14% 1.88%
2027 1.21% 1.9%
2026 1.29% 1.93%
2025 1.36% 1.96%
2024 1.41% 1.98%
2023 1.51% 2%
2022 1.6% 1.94%
2021 1.63% 1.92%
2020 1.73% 1.98%
2019 1.86% 1.98%
2018 1.96% 2.05%
2017 2.05% 2.2%
2016 2.08% 2.23%
2015 2.08% 2.25%
2014 2.06% 2.37%
2013 2.04% 2.5%
2012 2.01% 2.64%
2011 1.98% 2.79%
2010 1.97% 2.94%
2009 1.93% 3.07%
2008 1.84% 3.08%
2007 1.68% 3.07%
2006 1.55% 3.09%
2005 1.47% 3.12%
2004 1.41% 3.15%
2003 1.34% 3.13%
2002 1.34% 3.2%
2001 1.38% 3.19%
2000 1.41% 3.06%
1999 1.4% 2.93%
1998 1.61% 2.8%
1997 1.88% 2.77%
1996 1.98% 2.79%
1995 2.09% 2.88%
1994 2.24% 2.95%
1993 2.44% 3.01%
1992 2.47% 3.11%
1991 2.41% 3.29%
1990 2.51% 3.5%
1989 2.68% 3.57%
1988 2.84% 3.59%
1987 3.07% 3.59%
1986 3.35% 3.64%
1985 3.46% 3.71%
1984 3.47% 3.75%
1983 3.45% 3.72%
1982 3.39% 3.64%
1981 3.3% 3.64%
1980 3.16% 3.61%
1979 3.03% 3.53%
1978 2.89% 3.5%
1977 3.7% 3.38%
1976 4.66% 3.3%
1975 3.6% 3.38%
1974 2.45% 3.44%
1973 2.38% 3.51%
1972 2.33% 3.54%
1971 2.29% 3.7%
1970 2.28% 3.92%
1969 2.3% 4%
1968 2.3% 4.03%
1967 2.27% 4.05%
1966 1.81% 4.07%
1965 1.53% 4.06%
1964 1.65% 4.01%
1963 1.54% 3.96%
1962 1.48% 3.9%
1961 1.79% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Algeria Kenya
Current population
48222325
58955623
Population rank 34/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.71%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
28.8 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
21 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 53/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -27,330
Net migration rank 161/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -27,330
2024 - -31,240 - -19,781
2023 691,724 -25,963 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 722,591 -14,684 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 735,514 -10,803 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 724,140 -10,798 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 809,522 -27,786 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 824,428 -27,146 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 848,585 -14,403 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 849,368 -6,438 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 847,054 -27,638 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 839,654 -30,064 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 802,203 -30,052 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 790,645 -26,763 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 741,832 -20,108 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 719,350 -10,788 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 691,496 -4,458 1,193,598 7,096
2008 662,044 -2,101 1,174,818 29,612
2007 620,196 -25,046 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 580,812 -44,138 1,113,357 15,767
2005 543,158 -51,345 1,080,446 5,501
2004 508,773 -38,648 1,048,590 31,525
2003 474,272 -39,421 1,018,182 24,175
2002 451,369 -36,255 992,044 10,431
2001 450,637 -26,539 963,721 55,052
2000 447,025 -16,454 928,357 5,407
1999 434,198 -5,657 898,484 -13,257
1998 425,928 -13,991 875,511 -70,023
1997 450,138 87,582 847,493 -80,443
1996 483,632 71,139 827,326 -79,276
1995 533,104 37,817 812,391 -75,506
1994 594,445 430 792,702 -40,367
1993 611,306 14,289 788,579 -61,054
1992 627,289 44,102 785,018 -43,085
1991 616,850 -6,945 790,030 -60,087
1990 612,369 1,962 789,087 -11,338
1989 628,542 -234 795,622 -24,949
1988 637,215 24,376 785,652 -31,894
1987 645,309 24,933 775,124 -48,633
1986 661,644 64,381 755,606 -53,183
1985 672,185 75,729 732,739 -35,400
1984 656,475 68,774 709,639 -33,253
1983 641,167 61,292 684,587 -23,905
1982 620,415 48,660 663,109 -43,382
1981 595,150 39,043 642,379 -52,761
1980 559,983 32,879 616,390 -39,920
1979 523,875 24,311 595,390 -56,280
1978 491,876 19,317 574,695 -60,718
1977 465,405 5,360 554,124 -57,493
1976 440,192 302,662 536,740 -90,990
1975 417,803 300,482 517,579 -71,421
1974 399,509 -27,605 500,008 -62,973
1973 382,736 -29,938 485,556 -52,102
1972 368,179 -32,832 472,557 -48,466
1971 356,069 -35,141 459,897 -49,671
1970 346,564 -37,058 443,065 -13,064
1969 334,541 -28,535 427,819 369
1968 324,560 -23,870 411,948 1,611
1967 316,289 -23,983 396,920 5,060
1966 309,628 -29,832 382,891 1,616
1965 311,190 -142,810 366,444 8,524
1964 312,729 -108,798 349,322 4,788
1963 315,645 -124,175 332,763 4,246
1962 283,903 -112,676 315,797 4,521
1961 296,467 -123,928 298,463 4,296
1960 290,582 -55,212 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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