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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 4,865,298 people in Kuwait in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 4,981,316 in Kuwait.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 9.71 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +2.64% in Kuwait.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 4.98M (110.7% growth).

Algeria vs Kuwait: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Kuwait
2100 64,963,450 9,334,340
2099 65,075,244 9,260,081
2098 65,177,248 9,186,463
2097 65,262,264 9,113,170
2096 65,339,404 9,040,141
2095 65,400,924 8,967,450
2094 65,457,659 8,895,114
2093 65,486,594 8,823,113
2092 65,514,575 8,751,505
2091 65,536,206 8,680,321
2090 65,534,162 8,609,595
2089 65,536,151 8,539,136
2088 65,519,144 8,469,109
2087 65,494,168 8,399,564
2086 65,455,745 8,330,533
2085 65,411,808 8,261,971
2084 65,365,401 8,193,896
2083 65,315,151 8,126,269
2082 65,262,527 8,059,106
2081 65,204,172 7,992,347
2080 65,131,995 7,926,024
2079 65,053,592 7,860,286
2078 64,973,632 7,795,005
2077 64,887,885 7,730,203
2076 64,805,016 7,665,903
2075 64,708,752 7,602,169
2074 64,611,374 7,538,993
2073 64,515,111 7,476,318
2072 64,413,784 7,414,183
2071 64,310,442 7,352,798
2070 64,230,683 7,292,103
2069 64,132,724 7,231,928
2068 64,030,989 7,172,407
2067 63,923,427 7,113,525
2066 63,810,251 7,055,300
2065 63,687,208 6,997,659
2064 63,550,779 6,940,617
2063 63,412,160 6,883,966
2062 63,250,420 6,827,893
2061 63,086,423 6,772,426
2060 62,900,355 6,717,567
2059 62,689,379 6,663,194
2058 62,454,967 6,609,283
2057 62,203,082 6,555,790
2056 61,916,006 6,502,807
2055 61,612,550 6,450,126
2054 61,282,973 6,397,735
2053 60,929,515 6,345,468
2052 60,562,817 6,293,294
2051 60,161,555 6,241,127
2050 59,737,427 6,188,892
2049 59,297,226 6,136,684
2048 58,841,142 6,084,369
2047 58,377,907 6,032,063
2046 57,902,123 5,979,700
2045 57,416,731 5,927,211
2044 56,927,927 5,874,608
2043 56,437,286 5,822,127
2042 55,951,600 5,769,628
2041 55,465,931 5,717,337
2040 54,988,407 5,665,332
2039 54,505,331 5,613,613
2038 54,033,480 5,562,201
2037 53,561,143 5,511,310
2036 53,094,449 5,460,951
2035 52,616,136 5,411,185
2034 52,150,833 5,362,082
2033 51,682,632 5,313,716
2032 51,203,273 5,266,162
2031 50,724,222 5,219,420
2030 50,230,658 5,173,547
2029 49,720,218 5,125,419
2028 49,184,244 5,073,776
2027 48,629,000 5,015,009
2026 48,046,811 4,945,732
2025 47,435,312 4,865,298
2024 46,814,308 4,897,263
2023 46,164,219 4,853,420
2022 45,477,389 4,589,643
2021 44,761,099 4,360,865
2020 44,042,091 4,400,267
2019 43,294,546 4,442,316
2018 42,505,035 4,323,515
2017 41,689,299 4,154,812
2016 40,850,721 4,004,096
2015 40,019,529 3,834,574
2014 39,205,031 3,665,876
2013 38,414,171 3,507,844
2012 37,646,166 3,337,109
2011 36,903,376 3,132,814
2010 36,188,236 2,943,372
2009 35,490,445 2,795,484
2008 34,816,961 2,651,421
2007 34,189,416 2,507,887
2006 33,623,506 2,364,733
2005 33,109,249 2,236,788
2004 32,628,286 2,157,320
2003 32,175,818 2,109,881
2002 31,750,835 2,059,974
2001 31,331,221 2,008,121
2000 30,903,893 1,954,709
1999 30,474,354 1,900,030
1998 30,054,133 1,844,302
1997 29,579,301 1,787,683
1996 29,033,044 1,730,246
1995 28,470,191 1,681,513
1994 27,887,279 1,664,361
1993 27,277,048 1,672,151
1992 26,628,568 1,634,961
1991 25,987,928 1,351,399
1990 25,375,810 1,684,819
1989 24,754,485 2,217,468
1988 24,109,536 2,134,707
1987 23,443,624 2,052,994
1986 22,745,499 1,972,520
1985 22,008,544 1,894,242
1984 21,271,969 1,820,688
1983 20,558,115 1,744,295
1982 19,872,348 1,662,480
1981 19,220,704 1,583,426
1980 18,607,174 1,504,782
1979 18,036,655 1,423,514
1978 17,506,974 1,340,319
1977 17,015,994 1,258,023
1976 16,409,170 1,178,711
1975 15,678,596 1,104,863
1974 15,133,502 1,038,346
1973 14,771,147 977,654
1972 14,427,072 920,352
1971 14,098,936 865,076
1970 13,783,719 809,114
1969 13,475,960 749,452
1968 13,172,614 687,716
1967 12,876,118 628,089
1966 12,590,069 572,590
1965 12,365,976 521,174
1964 12,179,813 473,115
1963 11,982,118 427,694
1962 11,800,771 384,995
1961 11,628,883 345,945
1960 11,424,922 311,060

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 977,220 people (a 24.4% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 24.2% to 6,188,892 people and rank change from 127th to 119th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 9.33M people in 2100 for Kuwait.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Kuwait
2100 -0.17% 0.8%
2099 -0.16% 0.8%
2098 -0.13% 0.8%
2097 -0.12% 0.81%
2096 -0.09% 0.81%
2095 -0.09% 0.81%
2094 -0.04% 0.82%
2093 -0.04% 0.82%
2092 -0.03% 0.82%
2091 0.003% 0.82%
2090 -0.003% 0.83%
2089 0.03% 0.83%
2088 0.04% 0.83%
2087 0.06% 0.83%
2086 0.07% 0.83%
2085 0.07% 0.83%
2084 0.08% 0.83%
2083 0.08% 0.83%
2082 0.09% 0.84%
2081 0.11% 0.84%
2080 0.12% 0.84%
2079 0.12% 0.84%
2078 0.13% 0.84%
2077 0.13% 0.84%
2076 0.15% 0.84%
2075 0.15% 0.84%
2074 0.15% 0.84%
2073 0.16% 0.84%
2072 0.16% 0.83%
2071 0.12% 0.83%
2070 0.15% 0.83%
2069 0.16% 0.83%
2068 0.17% 0.83%
2067 0.18% 0.83%
2066 0.19% 0.82%
2065 0.21% 0.82%
2064 0.22% 0.82%
2063 0.26% 0.82%
2062 0.26% 0.82%
2061 0.3% 0.82%
2060 0.34% 0.82%
2059 0.38% 0.82%
2058 0.4% 0.82%
2057 0.46% 0.81%
2056 0.49% 0.82%
2055 0.54% 0.82%
2054 0.58% 0.82%
2053 0.61% 0.83%
2052 0.67% 0.84%
2051 0.71% 0.84%
2050 0.74% 0.85%
2049 0.78% 0.86%
2048 0.79% 0.87%
2047 0.82% 0.88%
2046 0.85% 0.89%
2045 0.86% 0.9%
2044 0.87% 0.9%
2043 0.87% 0.91%
2042 0.88% 0.91%
2041 0.87% 0.92%
2040 0.89% 0.92%
2039 0.87% 0.92%
2038 0.88% 0.92%
2037 0.88% 0.92%
2036 0.91% 0.92%
2035 0.89% 0.92%
2034 0.91% 0.91%
2033 0.94% 0.9%
2032 0.94% 0.9%
2031 0.98% 0.89%
2030 1.03% 0.94%
2029 1.09% 1.02%
2028 1.14% 1.17%
2027 1.21% 1.4%
2026 1.29% 1.65%
2025 1.33% -0.65%
2024 1.41% 0.9%
2023 1.51% 5.75%
2022 1.6% 5.25%
2021 1.63% -0.9%
2020 1.73% -0.95%
2019 1.86% 2.75%
2018 1.96% 4.06%
2017 2.05% 3.76%
2016 2.08% 4.42%
2015 2.08% 4.6%
2014 2.06% 4.51%
2013 2.04% 5.12%
2012 2.01% 6.52%
2011 1.98% 6.44%
2010 1.97% 5.29%
2009 1.93% 5.43%
2008 1.84% 5.72%
2007 1.68% 6.05%
2006 1.55% 5.72%
2005 1.47% 3.68%
2004 1.41% 2.25%
2003 1.34% 2.42%
2002 1.34% 2.58%
2001 1.38% 2.73%
2000 1.41% 2.88%
1999 1.4% 3.02%
1998 1.61% 3.17%
1997 1.88% 3.32%
1996 1.98% 2.9%
1995 2.09% 1.03%
1994 2.24% -0.47%
1993 2.44% 2.27%
1992 2.47% 21%
1991 2.41% -19.8%
1990 2.51% -24%
1989 2.68% 3.88%
1988 2.84% 3.98%
1987 3.07% 4.08%
1986 3.35% 4.13%
1985 3.46% 4.04%
1984 3.47% 4.38%
1983 3.45% 4.92%
1982 3.39% 4.99%
1981 3.3% 5.23%
1980 3.16% 5.71%
1979 3.03% 6.21%
1978 2.89% 6.54%
1977 3.7% 6.73%
1976 4.66% 6.68%
1975 3.6% 6.41%
1974 2.45% 6.21%
1973 2.38% 6.23%
1972 2.33% 6.39%
1971 2.29% 6.92%
1970 2.28% 7.96%
1969 2.3% 8.98%
1968 2.3% 9.49%
1967 2.27% 9.69%
1966 1.81% 9.87%
1965 1.53% 10.2%
1964 1.65% 10.6%
1963 1.54% 11.1%
1962 1.48% 11.3%
1961 1.79% 11.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Kuwait's population declined by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Algeria Kuwait
Current population
48345858
4981316
Population rank 34/197 127/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.06%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
16.5 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
10.7 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
1.18 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,701 -88
Annual growth/decline +621,004 -31,965
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% -0.65%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 188/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
12.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +42,775
Net migration rank 161/196 24/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 3,323,191
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 20/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 67.3%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 5/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Kuwait
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Kuwait
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 42,775
2024 665,653 -31,240 41,627 61,624
2023 691,724 -25,963 42,568 50,008
2022 722,591 -14,684 41,752 368,560
2021 735,514 -10,803 42,057 19,678
2020 724,140 -10,798 41,083 -168,379
2019 809,522 -27,786 46,268 181
2018 824,428 -27,146 47,222 145,973
2017 848,585 -14,403 51,498 92,717
2016 849,368 -6,438 51,397 105,818
2015 847,054 -27,638 52,127 129,695
2014 839,654 -30,064 54,673 100,891
2013 802,203 -30,052 52,666 107,821
2012 790,645 -26,763 53,181 127,777
2011 741,832 -20,108 50,733 176,732
2010 719,350 -10,788 49,838 101,566
2009 691,496 -4,458 48,879 95,483
2008 662,044 -2,101 47,505 96,268
2007 620,196 -25,046 46,539 96,765
2006 580,812 -44,138 45,911 97,087
2005 543,158 -51,345 45,243 67,638
2004 508,773 -38,648 44,341 1,713
2003 474,272 -39,421 42,934 5,895
2002 451,369 -36,255 41,651 9,335
2001 450,637 -26,539 40,662 12,055
2000 447,025 -16,454 39,811 14,296
1999 434,198 -5,657 39,342 15,912
1998 425,928 -13,991 39,324 16,878
1997 450,138 87,582 39,581 17,457
1996 483,632 71,139 39,920 17,914
1995 533,104 37,817 39,198 438
1994 594,445 430 36,533 -41,862
1993 611,306 14,289 33,239 -43,501
1992 627,289 44,102 32,016 52,620
1991 616,850 -6,945 21,867 460,628
1990 612,369 1,962 46,720 -1,196,050
1989 628,542 -234 49,390 34,643
1988 637,215 24,376 50,037 31,455
1987 645,309 24,933 50,690 31,243
1986 661,644 64,381 51,824 27,187
1985 672,185 75,729 51,772 25,777
1984 656,475 68,774 52,539 17,020
1983 641,167 61,292 51,460 31,758
1982 620,415 48,660 49,981 30,437
1981 595,150 39,043 48,098 29,600
1980 559,983 32,879 47,096 32,483
1979 523,875 24,311 45,569 37,383
1978 491,876 19,317 44,277 39,159
1977 465,405 5,360 42,922 38,225
1976 440,192 302,662 41,439 36,050
1975 417,803 300,482 39,295 30,909
1974 399,509 -27,605 37,425 25,398
1973 382,736 -29,938 35,741 22,830
1972 368,179 -32,832 34,045 21,984
1971 356,069 -35,141 32,339 22,182
1970 346,564 -37,058 30,789 26,614
1969 334,541 -28,535 28,774 33,143
1968 324,560 -23,870 26,161 35,399
1967 316,289 -23,983 23,520 34,177
1966 309,628 -29,832 20,914 32,383
1965 311,190 -142,810 18,952 30,580
1964 312,729 -108,798 17,064 29,537
1963 315,645 -124,175 15,357 28,889
1962 283,903 -112,676 13,730 27,417
1961 296,467 -123,928 12,327 24,618
1960 290,582 -55,212 11,054 21,769

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Kuwait 36.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 457,599 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 805,875 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 3,323,191 people or 67.3% in Kuwait.

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
Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K

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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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