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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 2.1 times bigger than Malawi's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Algeria vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Malawi
2100 64,987,758 59,786,744
2099 65,099,593 59,528,389
2098 65,201,636 59,275,876
2097 65,286,684 59,028,312
2096 65,363,853 58,761,888
2095 65,425,396 58,508,246
2094 65,482,152 58,240,422
2093 65,511,098 57,966,788
2092 65,539,089 57,672,738
2091 65,560,728 57,377,090
2090 65,558,683 57,060,476
2089 65,560,674 56,739,410
2088 65,543,659 56,397,330
2087 65,518,674 56,053,671
2086 65,480,237 55,706,928
2085 65,436,284 55,348,708
2084 65,389,859 54,997,097
2083 65,339,591 54,605,058
2082 65,286,947 54,206,477
2081 65,228,570 53,795,317
2080 65,156,366 53,372,779
2079 65,077,934 52,948,243
2078 64,997,944 52,521,908
2077 64,912,164 52,063,931
2076 64,829,265 51,600,404
2075 64,732,964 51,141,728
2074 64,635,550 50,684,368
2073 64,539,251 50,229,762
2072 64,437,887 49,769,904
2071 64,334,505 49,287,139
2070 64,254,716 48,797,935
2069 64,156,721 48,301,644
2068 64,054,948 47,792,308
2067 63,947,346 47,277,473
2066 63,834,128 46,752,024
2065 63,711,038 46,228,139
2064 63,574,559 45,701,844
2063 63,435,887 45,179,322
2062 63,274,087 44,638,764
2061 63,110,028 44,076,711
2060 62,923,891 43,508,702
2059 62,712,836 42,916,694
2058 62,478,336 42,344,863
2057 62,226,357 41,762,060
2056 61,939,173 41,184,161
2055 61,635,604 40,584,950
2054 61,305,903 39,994,696
2053 60,952,313 39,377,622
2052 60,585,478 38,766,890
2051 60,184,066 38,153,322
2050 59,759,780 37,545,865
2049 59,319,414 36,936,275
2048 58,863,159 36,339,833
2047 58,399,750 35,725,127
2046 57,923,788 35,107,179
2045 57,438,215 34,491,916
2044 56,949,229 33,862,279
2043 56,458,404 33,247,804
2042 55,972,536 32,636,511
2041 55,486,685 32,019,447
2040 55,008,982 31,402,305
2039 54,525,726 30,782,479
2038 54,053,698 30,166,708
2037 53,581,185 29,527,821
2036 53,114,315 28,896,515
2035 52,635,824 28,267,970
2034 52,170,347 27,643,367
2033 51,701,970 27,018,105
2032 51,222,432 26,404,071
2031 50,743,202 25,795,897
2030 50,249,453 25,181,820
2029 49,738,822 24,566,478
2028 49,202,648 23,968,071
2027 48,647,196 23,374,588
2026 48,064,789 22,791,601
2025 47,453,061 22,220,885
2024 46,814,308 21,655,286
2023 46,164,219 21,104,482
2022 45,477,389 20,568,728
2021 44,761,099 20,047,258
2020 44,042,091 19,533,888
2019 43,294,546 19,025,752
2018 42,505,035 18,528,081
2017 41,689,299 18,039,715
2016 40,850,721 17,557,739
2015 40,019,529 17,085,587
2014 39,205,031 16,621,538
2013 38,414,171 16,161,816
2012 37,646,166 15,709,577
2011 36,903,376 15,265,022
2010 36,188,236 14,826,463
2009 35,490,445 14,395,788
2008 34,816,961 13,976,417
2007 34,189,416 13,576,343
2006 33,623,506 13,198,701
2005 33,109,249 12,840,031
2004 32,628,286 12,500,737
2003 32,175,818 12,181,574
2002 31,750,835 11,880,440
2001 31,331,221 11,593,058
2000 30,903,893 11,315,942
1999 30,474,354 11,047,804
1998 30,054,133 10,792,876
1997 29,579,301 10,562,035
1996 29,033,044 10,352,228
1995 28,470,191 10,150,117
1994 27,887,279 10,164,894
1993 27,277,048 10,284,024
1992 26,628,568 10,135,079
1991 25,987,928 9,844,227
1990 25,375,810 9,545,852
1989 24,754,485 9,176,220
1988 24,109,536 8,753,262
1987 23,443,624 8,293,174
1986 22,745,499 7,906,480
1985 22,008,544 7,620,508
1984 21,271,969 7,332,810
1983 20,558,115 7,051,709
1982 19,872,348 6,778,879
1981 19,220,704 6,516,454
1980 18,607,174 6,265,529
1979 18,036,655 6,028,749
1978 17,506,974 5,810,132
1977 17,015,994 5,614,983
1976 16,409,170 5,443,384
1975 15,678,596 5,287,367
1974 15,133,502 5,141,337
1973 14,771,147 5,003,938
1972 14,427,072 4,874,475
1971 14,098,936 4,751,434
1970 13,783,719 4,633,944
1969 13,475,960 4,521,184
1968 13,172,614 4,411,054
1967 12,876,118 4,303,012
1966 12,590,069 4,197,926
1965 12,365,976 4,096,157
1964 12,179,813 3,997,305
1963 11,982,118 3,900,506
1962 11,800,771 3,806,307
1961 11,628,883 3,715,534
1960 11,424,922 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 59.8M people in 2100 for Malawi.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Malawi
2100 -0.17% 0.43%
2099 -0.16% 0.43%
2098 -0.13% 0.42%
2097 -0.12% 0.45%
2096 -0.09% 0.43%
2095 -0.09% 0.46%
2094 -0.04% 0.47%
2093 -0.04% 0.51%
2092 -0.03% 0.52%
2091 0.003% 0.55%
2090 -0.003% 0.57%
2089 0.03% 0.61%
2088 0.04% 0.61%
2087 0.06% 0.62%
2086 0.07% 0.65%
2085 0.07% 0.64%
2084 0.08% 0.72%
2083 0.08% 0.74%
2082 0.09% 0.76%
2081 0.11% 0.79%
2080 0.12% 0.8%
2079 0.12% 0.81%
2078 0.13% 0.88%
2077 0.13% 0.9%
2076 0.15% 0.9%
2075 0.15% 0.9%
2074 0.15% 0.91%
2073 0.16% 0.92%
2072 0.16% 0.98%
2071 0.12% 1%
2070 0.15% 1.03%
2069 0.16% 1.07%
2068 0.17% 1.09%
2067 0.18% 1.12%
2066 0.19% 1.13%
2065 0.21% 1.15%
2064 0.22% 1.16%
2063 0.26% 1.21%
2062 0.26% 1.28%
2061 0.3% 1.31%
2060 0.34% 1.38%
2059 0.38% 1.35%
2058 0.4% 1.4%
2057 0.46% 1.4%
2056 0.49% 1.48%
2055 0.54% 1.48%
2054 0.58% 1.57%
2053 0.61% 1.58%
2052 0.67% 1.61%
2051 0.71% 1.62%
2050 0.74% 1.65%
2049 0.78% 1.64%
2048 0.79% 1.72%
2047 0.82% 1.76%
2046 0.85% 1.78%
2045 0.86% 1.86%
2044 0.87% 1.85%
2043 0.87% 1.87%
2042 0.88% 1.93%
2041 0.87% 1.97%
2040 0.89% 2.01%
2039 0.87% 2.04%
2038 0.88% 2.16%
2037 0.88% 2.18%
2036 0.91% 2.22%
2035 0.89% 2.26%
2034 0.91% 2.31%
2033 0.94% 2.33%
2032 0.94% 2.36%
2031 0.98% 2.44%
2030 1.03% 2.5%
2029 1.09% 2.5%
2028 1.14% 2.54%
2027 1.21% 2.56%
2026 1.29% 2.57%
2025 1.36% 2.61%
2024 1.41% 2.61%
2023 1.51% 2.6%
2022 1.6% 2.6%
2021 1.63% 2.63%
2020 1.73% 2.67%
2019 1.86% 2.69%
2018 1.96% 2.71%
2017 2.05% 2.75%
2016 2.08% 2.76%
2015 2.08% 2.79%
2014 2.06% 2.84%
2013 2.04% 2.88%
2012 2.01% 2.91%
2011 1.98% 2.96%
2010 1.97% 2.99%
2009 1.93% 3%
2008 1.84% 2.95%
2007 1.68% 2.86%
2006 1.55% 2.79%
2005 1.47% 2.71%
2004 1.41% 2.62%
2003 1.34% 2.53%
2002 1.34% 2.48%
2001 1.38% 2.45%
2000 1.41% 2.43%
1999 1.4% 2.36%
1998 1.61% 2.19%
1997 1.88% 2.03%
1996 1.98% 1.99%
1995 2.09% -0.15%
1994 2.24% -1.16%
1993 2.44% 1.47%
1992 2.47% 2.95%
1991 2.41% 3.13%
1990 2.51% 4.03%
1989 2.68% 4.83%
1988 2.84% 5.55%
1987 3.07% 4.89%
1986 3.35% 3.75%
1985 3.46% 3.92%
1984 3.47% 3.99%
1983 3.45% 4.02%
1982 3.39% 4.03%
1981 3.3% 4%
1980 3.16% 3.93%
1979 3.03% 3.76%
1978 2.89% 3.48%
1977 3.7% 3.15%
1976 4.66% 2.95%
1975 3.6% 2.84%
1974 2.45% 2.75%
1973 2.38% 2.66%
1972 2.33% 2.59%
1971 2.29% 2.54%
1970 2.28% 2.49%
1969 2.3% 2.5%
1968 2.3% 2.51%
1967 2.27% 2.5%
1966 1.81% 2.48%
1965 1.53% 2.47%
1964 1.65% 2.48%
1963 1.54% 2.47%
1962 1.48% 2.44%
1961 1.79% 2.41%

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/malawi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Algeria Malawi
Current population
48222325
22949294
Population rank 34/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.28%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
57.3 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
47.6 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 26/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -5,628
Net migration rank 161/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -5,628
2024 - -31,240 - -1,507
2023 691,724 -25,963 549,096 -5,811
2022 722,591 -14,684 533,450 -5,231
2021 735,514 -10,803 517,400 -2,666
2020 724,140 -10,798 514,659 -2,655
2019 809,522 -27,786 506,104 -1,837
2018 824,428 -27,146 494,348 -3,267
2017 848,585 -14,403 484,655 982
2016 849,368 -6,438 474,779 3,505
2015 847,054 -27,638 472,484 -6,471
2014 839,654 -30,064 472,418 -10,317
2013 802,203 -30,052 470,293 -12,934
2012 790,645 -26,763 460,684 -13,561
2011 741,832 -20,108 454,149 -12,170
2010 719,350 -10,788 444,468 -9,327
2009 691,496 -4,458 434,811 -8,590
2008 662,044 -2,101 421,781 -9,264
2007 620,196 -25,046 410,290 -22,680
2006 580,812 -44,138 397,123 -29,450
2005 543,158 -51,345 381,130 -31,462
2004 508,773 -38,648 361,133 -32,221
2003 474,272 -39,421 341,133 -31,729
2002 451,369 -36,255 322,863 -30,013
2001 450,637 -26,539 310,833 -28,933
2000 447,025 -16,454 300,439 -28,098
1999 434,198 -5,657 295,629 -31,686
1998 425,928 -13,991 285,407 -39,491
1997 450,138 87,582 277,433 -61,646
1996 483,632 71,139 270,048 -66,212
1995 533,104 37,817 266,745 -66,366
1994 594,445 430 275,439 -505,365
1993 611,306 14,289 276,538 -284,867
1992 627,289 44,102 269,066 37,142
1991 616,850 -6,945 260,193 15,291
1990 612,369 1,962 250,159 71,111
1989 628,542 -234 237,967 180,031
1988 637,215 24,376 226,911 201,011
1987 645,309 24,933 220,566 271,693
1986 661,644 64,381 218,519 62,615
1985 672,185 75,729 216,179 74,625
1984 656,475 68,774 212,146 72,435
1983 641,167 61,292 209,422 68,197
1982 620,415 48,660 205,386 62,661
1981 595,150 39,043 199,436 57,376
1980 559,983 32,879 192,746 52,294
1979 523,875 24,311 182,123 46,388
1978 491,876 19,317 172,503 36,225
1977 465,405 5,360 161,930 19,638
1976 440,192 302,662 153,422 8,206
1975 417,803 300,482 145,254 5,162
1974 399,509 -27,605 137,819 3,833
1973 382,736 -29,938 131,529 1,623
1972 368,179 -32,832 125,728 48
1971 356,069 -35,141 121,015 -710
1970 346,564 -37,058 116,822 -2,147
1969 334,541 -28,535 113,120 -2,266
1968 324,560 -23,870 110,329 -924
1967 316,289 -23,983 106,668 0
1966 309,628 -29,832 103,512 0
1965 311,190 -142,810 100,040 0
1964 312,729 -108,798 97,658 0
1963 315,645 -124,175 95,933 0
1962 283,903 -112,676 92,463 0
1961 296,467 -123,928 89,091 0
1960 290,582 -55,212 85,718 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/malawi | 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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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