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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 26.4 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Algeria vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Latvia
2100 64,987,758 923,408
2099 65,099,593 932,882
2098 65,201,636 942,357
2097 65,286,684 951,702
2096 65,363,853 961,114
2095 65,425,396 970,470
2094 65,482,152 979,811
2093 65,511,098 989,107
2092 65,539,089 998,497
2091 65,560,728 1,007,961
2090 65,558,683 1,017,465
2089 65,560,674 1,026,994
2088 65,543,659 1,036,657
2087 65,518,674 1,046,527
2086 65,480,237 1,056,483
2085 65,436,284 1,066,499
2084 65,389,859 1,076,818
2083 65,339,591 1,087,423
2082 65,286,947 1,098,154
2081 65,228,570 1,109,075
2080 65,156,366 1,120,211
2079 65,077,934 1,131,602
2078 64,997,944 1,143,002
2077 64,912,164 1,154,458
2076 64,829,265 1,166,122
2075 64,732,964 1,177,964
2074 64,635,550 1,189,889
2073 64,539,251 1,201,798
2072 64,437,887 1,213,804
2071 64,334,505 1,226,159
2070 64,254,716 1,238,635
2069 64,156,721 1,251,199
2068 64,054,948 1,264,197
2067 63,947,346 1,277,382
2066 63,834,128 1,290,492
2065 63,711,038 1,304,082
2064 63,574,559 1,317,729
2063 63,435,887 1,331,316
2062 63,274,087 1,344,939
2061 63,110,028 1,358,659
2060 62,923,891 1,372,730
2059 62,712,836 1,386,684
2058 62,478,336 1,400,736
2057 62,226,357 1,414,911
2056 61,939,173 1,429,035
2055 61,635,604 1,442,863
2054 61,305,903 1,456,686
2053 60,952,313 1,470,334
2052 60,585,478 1,483,843
2051 60,184,066 1,496,515
2050 59,759,780 1,509,248
2049 59,319,414 1,521,989
2048 58,863,159 1,534,656
2047 58,399,750 1,547,203
2046 57,923,788 1,559,641
2045 57,438,215 1,572,396
2044 56,949,229 1,584,822
2043 56,458,404 1,597,317
2042 55,972,536 1,609,668
2041 55,486,685 1,622,468
2040 55,008,982 1,635,132
2039 54,525,726 1,648,215
2038 54,053,698 1,661,175
2037 53,581,185 1,674,137
2036 53,114,315 1,687,461
2035 52,635,824 1,700,759
2034 52,170,347 1,714,411
2033 51,701,970 1,728,562
2032 51,222,432 1,742,976
2031 50,743,202 1,757,310
2030 50,249,453 1,772,264
2029 49,738,822 1,786,824
2028 49,202,648 1,801,228
2027 48,647,196 1,815,599
2026 48,064,789 1,829,763
2025 47,453,061 1,850,593
2024 46,814,308 1,866,124
2023 46,164,219 1,883,710
2022 45,477,389 1,879,383
2021 44,761,099 1,884,490
2020 44,042,091 1,900,449
2019 43,294,546 1,913,822
2018 42,505,035 1,927,174
2017 41,689,299 1,942,248
2016 40,850,721 1,959,537
2015 40,019,529 1,977,527
2014 39,205,031 1,993,782
2013 38,414,171 2,012,647
2012 37,646,166 2,034,319
2011 36,903,376 2,059,709
2010 36,188,236 2,097,555
2009 35,490,445 2,141,669
2008 34,816,961 2,177,322
2007 34,189,416 2,200,325
2006 33,623,506 2,218,357
2005 33,109,249 2,238,799
2004 32,628,286 2,263,122
2003 32,175,818 2,287,955
2002 31,750,835 2,310,173
2001 31,331,221 2,337,170
2000 30,903,893 2,367,550
1999 30,474,354 2,390,482
1998 30,054,133 2,410,019
1997 29,579,301 2,432,851
1996 29,033,044 2,457,222
1995 28,470,191 2,485,056
1994 27,887,279 2,520,742
1993 27,277,048 2,563,290
1992 26,628,568 2,614,338
1991 25,987,928 2,650,581
1990 25,375,810 2,663,151
1989 24,754,485 2,666,955
1988 24,109,536 2,653,434
1987 23,443,624 2,626,583
1986 22,745,499 2,599,892
1985 22,008,544 2,578,873
1984 21,271,969 2,562,047
1983 20,558,115 2,546,011
1982 19,872,348 2,531,080
1981 19,220,704 2,519,421
1980 18,607,174 2,511,701
1979 18,036,655 2,505,953
1978 17,506,974 2,497,921
1977 17,015,994 2,485,073
1976 16,409,170 2,470,989
1975 15,678,596 2,456,130
1974 15,133,502 2,437,186
1973 14,771,147 2,415,819
1972 14,427,072 2,395,674
1971 14,098,936 2,376,389
1970 13,783,719 2,359,164
1969 13,475,960 2,343,173
1968 13,172,614 2,323,619
1967 12,876,118 2,301,220
1966 12,590,069 2,283,217
1965 12,365,976 2,265,919
1964 12,179,813 2,240,623
1963 11,982,118 2,210,919
1962 11,800,771 2,181,586
1961 11,628,883 2,152,681
1960 11,424,922 2,120,979

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/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Latvia
2100 -0.17% -1.02%
2099 -0.16% -1.01%
2098 -0.13% -0.98%
2097 -0.12% -0.98%
2096 -0.09% -0.96%
2095 -0.09% -0.95%
2094 -0.04% -0.94%
2093 -0.04% -0.94%
2092 -0.03% -0.94%
2091 0.003% -0.93%
2090 -0.003% -0.93%
2089 0.03% -0.93%
2088 0.04% -0.94%
2087 0.06% -0.94%
2086 0.07% -0.94%
2085 0.07% -0.96%
2084 0.08% -0.98%
2083 0.08% -0.98%
2082 0.09% -0.98%
2081 0.11% -0.99%
2080 0.12% -1.01%
2079 0.12% -1%
2078 0.13% -0.99%
2077 0.13% -1%
2076 0.15% -1.01%
2075 0.15% -1%
2074 0.15% -0.99%
2073 0.16% -0.99%
2072 0.16% -1.01%
2071 0.12% -1.01%
2070 0.15% -1%
2069 0.16% -1.03%
2068 0.17% -1.03%
2067 0.18% -1.02%
2066 0.19% -1.04%
2065 0.21% -1.04%
2064 0.22% -1.02%
2063 0.26% -1.01%
2062 0.26% -1.01%
2061 0.3% -1.03%
2060 0.34% -1.01%
2059 0.38% -1%
2058 0.4% -1%
2057 0.46% -0.99%
2056 0.49% -0.96%
2055 0.54% -0.95%
2054 0.58% -0.93%
2053 0.61% -0.91%
2052 0.67% -0.85%
2051 0.71% -0.84%
2050 0.74% -0.84%
2049 0.78% -0.83%
2048 0.79% -0.81%
2047 0.82% -0.8%
2046 0.85% -0.81%
2045 0.86% -0.78%
2044 0.87% -0.78%
2043 0.87% -0.77%
2042 0.88% -0.79%
2041 0.87% -0.77%
2040 0.89% -0.79%
2039 0.87% -0.78%
2038 0.88% -0.77%
2037 0.88% -0.79%
2036 0.91% -0.78%
2035 0.89% -0.8%
2034 0.91% -0.82%
2033 0.94% -0.83%
2032 0.94% -0.82%
2031 0.98% -0.84%
2030 1.03% -0.81%
2029 1.09% -0.8%
2028 1.14% -0.79%
2027 1.21% -0.77%
2026 1.29% -1.13%
2025 1.36% -0.83%
2024 1.41% -0.93%
2023 1.51% 0.23%
2022 1.6% -0.27%
2021 1.63% -0.84%
2020 1.73% -0.7%
2019 1.86% -0.69%
2018 1.96% -0.78%
2017 2.05% -0.88%
2016 2.08% -0.91%
2015 2.08% -0.82%
2014 2.06% -0.94%
2013 2.04% -1.07%
2012 2.01% -1.23%
2011 1.98% -1.8%
2010 1.97% -2.06%
2009 1.93% -1.64%
2008 1.84% -1.05%
2007 1.68% -0.81%
2006 1.55% -0.91%
2005 1.47% -1.07%
2004 1.41% -1.09%
2003 1.34% -0.96%
2002 1.34% -1.16%
2001 1.38% -1.28%
2000 1.41% -0.96%
1999 1.4% -0.81%
1998 1.61% -0.94%
1997 1.88% -0.99%
1996 1.98% -1.12%
1995 2.09% -1.42%
1994 2.24% -1.66%
1993 2.44% -1.95%
1992 2.47% -1.37%
1991 2.41% -0.47%
1990 2.51% -0.14%
1989 2.68% 0.51%
1988 2.84% 1.02%
1987 3.07% 1.03%
1986 3.35% 0.82%
1985 3.46% 0.66%
1984 3.47% 0.63%
1983 3.45% 0.59%
1982 3.39% 0.46%
1981 3.3% 0.31%
1980 3.16% 0.23%
1979 3.03% 0.32%
1978 2.89% 0.52%
1977 3.7% 0.57%
1976 4.66% 0.6%
1975 3.6% 0.78%
1974 2.45% 0.88%
1973 2.38% 0.84%
1972 2.33% 0.81%
1971 2.29% 0.73%
1970 2.28% 0.68%
1969 2.3% 0.84%
1968 2.3% 0.97%
1967 2.27% 0.79%
1966 1.81% 0.76%
1965 1.53% 1.13%
1964 1.65% 1.34%
1963 1.54% 1.34%
1962 1.48% 1.34%
1961 1.79% 1.49%

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/latvia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Algeria Latvia
Current population
48222325
1829763
Population rank 34/197 149/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.02%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
29.9 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
36.2 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -48
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 193/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -7,330
Net migration rank 161/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -7,330
2024 - -31,240 - -2,225
2023 691,724 -25,963 -13,563 7,966
2022 722,591 -14,684 -14,847 22,027
2021 735,514 -10,803 -17,337 -280
2020 724,140 -10,798 -11,402 -3,147
2019 809,522 -27,786 -8,995 -3,416
2018 824,428 -27,146 -9,636 -4,972
2017 848,585 -14,403 -7,963 -7,867
2016 849,368 -6,438 -6,663 -12,327
2015 847,054 -27,638 -6,526 -10,826
2014 839,654 -30,064 -6,779 -8,799
2013 802,203 -30,052 -8,252 -14,386
2012 790,645 -26,763 -9,154 -11,914
2011 741,832 -20,108 -9,886 -20,202
2010 719,350 -10,788 -10,278 -36,128
2009 691,496 -4,458 -7,924 -34,807
2008 662,044 -2,101 -6,531 -22,445
2007 620,196 -25,046 -9,021 -8,027
2006 580,812 -44,138 -10,204 -9,211
2005 543,158 -51,345 -10,746 -11,134
2004 508,773 -38,648 -11,542 -15,136
2003 474,272 -39,421 -11,439 -11,422
2002 451,369 -36,255 -12,475 -9,160
2001 450,637 -26,539 -13,322 -18,634
2000 447,025 -16,454 -11,838 -15,679
1999 434,198 -5,657 -13,387 -3,229
1998 425,928 -13,991 -15,906 -5,504
1997 450,138 87,582 -14,841 -9,183
1996 483,632 71,139 -14,498 -9,888
1995 533,104 37,817 -17,396 -13,288
1994 594,445 430 -17,645 -21,446
1993 611,306 14,289 -12,560 -32,914
1992 627,289 44,102 -3,660 -52,180
1991 616,850 -6,945 0 -12,020
1990 612,369 1,962 2,929 -13,196
1989 628,542 -234 6,401 -4,960
1988 637,215 24,376 9,022 15,784
1987 645,309 24,933 9,981 19,249
1986 661,644 64,381 10,660 13,972
1985 672,185 75,729 5,673 12,037
1984 656,475 68,774 7,430 8,847
1983 641,167 61,292 8,147 8,115
1982 620,415 48,660 6,327 8,116
1981 595,150 39,043 3,779 6,536
1980 559,983 32,879 3,265 3,099
1979 523,875 24,311 2,506 3,661
1978 491,876 19,317 2,997 7,399
1977 465,405 5,360 3,480 11,992
1976 440,192 302,662 4,200 8,870
1975 417,803 300,482 4,913 12,166
1974 399,509 -27,605 6,824 14,420
1973 382,736 -29,938 6,040 15,997
1972 368,179 -32,832 7,666 11,077
1971 356,069 -35,141 8,793 10,846
1970 346,564 -37,058 7,785 12,494
1969 334,541 -28,535 6,561 13,718
1968 324,560 -23,870 7,668 13,465
1967 316,289 -23,983 7,825 14,177
1966 309,628 -29,832 8,677 13,465
1965 311,190 -142,810 8,384 13,218
1964 312,729 -108,798 12,100 13,010
1963 315,645 -124,175 11,055 12,308
1962 283,903 -112,676 11,562 12,344
1961 296,467 -123,928 14,207 12,364
1960 290,582 -55,212 14,211 11,420

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

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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 Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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