The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 47,911,682 people compared to 36,304,998 in Malaysia.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 1.32 times bigger than Malaysia's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
- The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
- Since 2005, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.1M people to 47.9M (44.7% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 25.8M to 36.3M (40.5% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 46.4M people in 2072 for Malaysia.
Algeria vs Malaysia: live population counter
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| Current population |
47911682
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36304998
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 45/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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1.22 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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1.21 minutes
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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2.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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3.01 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +174,770 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +1,182 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +431,375 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +1.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 91/197 |
Algeria and Malaysia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 7,956,197 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 8,164,443 | 1.79% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 8,380,172 | 1.48% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 8,602,160 | 1.54% | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 8,828,406 | 1.65% | 2.63% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 9,056,408 | 1.53% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 9,284,688 | 1.81% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 9,507,099 | 2.27% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 9,725,281 | 2.3% | 2.29% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 9,947,597 | 2.3% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 10,178,802 | 2.28% | 2.32% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 10,423,453 | 2.29% | 2.4% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 10,676,835 | 2.33% | 2.43% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 10,935,621 | 2.38% | 2.42% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 11,200,906 | 2.45% | 2.43% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 11,471,914 | 3.6% | 2.42% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 11,750,097 | 4.66% | 2.42% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 12,035,713 | 3.7% | 2.43% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 12,328,157 | 2.89% | 2.43% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 12,627,862 | 3.03% | 2.43% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 12,983,363 | 3.16% | 2.82% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 13,399,203 | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 13,832,798 | 3.39% | 3.24% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 14,285,907 | 3.45% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 14,759,009 | 3.47% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 15,252,258 | 3.46% | 3.34% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 15,760,419 | 3.35% | 3.33% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 16,276,737 | 3.07% | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 16,796,605 | 2.84% | 3.19% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 17,314,997 | 2.68% | 3.09% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 17,833,171 | 2.51% | 2.99% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 18,342,464 | 2.41% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 18,834,572 | 2.47% | 2.68% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 19,322,664 | 2.44% | 2.59% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 19,820,446 | 2.24% | 2.58% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 20,330,599 | 2.09% | 2.57% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 20,850,087 | 1.98% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 21,375,218 | 1.88% | 2.52% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 21,906,713 | 1.61% | 2.49% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 22,435,531 | 1.4% | 2.41% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 22,967,816 | 1.41% | 2.37% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 23,526,538 | 1.38% | 2.43% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 24,102,477 | 1.34% | 2.45% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 24,679,602 | 1.34% | 2.39% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 25,256,772 | 1.41% | 2.34% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 25,836,071 | 1.47% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 26,417,909 | 1.55% | 2.25% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 26,998,389 | 1.68% | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 27,570,059 | 1.84% | 2.12% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 28,124,778 | 1.93% | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 28,655,776 | 1.97% | 1.89% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 29,162,039 | 1.98% | 1.77% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 29,662,831 | 2.01% | 1.72% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 30,174,265 | 2.04% | 1.72% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 30,696,137 | 2.06% | 1.73% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 31,232,798 | 2.08% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 31,789,685 | 2.08% | 1.78% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 32,355,644 | 2.05% | 1.78% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 32,910,967 | 1.96% | 1.72% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 33,440,596 | 1.86% | 1.61% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 33,889,558 | 1.73% | 1.34% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 34,282,399 | 1.63% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 34,695,493 | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 35,126,298 | 1.51% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 35,557,673 | 1.41% | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 35,977,838 | 1.33% | 1.18% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 36,385,119 | 1.25% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 36,785,089 | 1.18% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 37,182,773 | 1.12% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 37,574,292 | 1.06% | 1.05% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 37,961,722 | 1% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 38,347,786 | 0.96% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 38,728,383 | 0.94% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 39,097,871 | 0.92% | 0.95% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 39,457,849 | 0.9% | 0.92% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 39,814,834 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 40,166,904 | 0.89% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 40,512,289 | 0.88% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 40,853,318 | 0.88% | 0.84% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 41,185,892 | 0.88% | 0.81% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 41,509,646 | 0.88% | 0.79% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 41,828,594 | 0.87% | 0.77% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 42,144,474 | 0.87% | 0.76% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 42,455,952 | 0.87% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 42,754,140 | 0.86% | 0.7% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 43,038,205 | 0.85% | 0.66% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 43,313,754 | 0.83% | 0.64% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 43,580,459 | 0.81% | 0.62% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 43,831,577 | 0.78% | 0.58% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 44,065,538 | 0.76% | 0.53% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 44,289,765 | 0.73% | 0.51% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Algeria increased by 6,910,280 people (a 20.9% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,396,727 people (a 20.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Algeria gained 7,892,153 (a 19.7% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 5,072,200 (a 16.2% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2005 and is 33rd in 2025. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2005 and ranked 45th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24.3% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of Malaysia will increase by 22% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1.98M |
| Klang | 878K |
| Ipoh | 867K |
| Johor Bahru | 798K |
| George Town | 794K |
| Shah Alam | 741K |
| Subang Jaya | 708K |
| Petaling Jaya | 639K |
| Kuantan | 608K |
| Sungai Petani | 545K |
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Population differences between Algeria and Malaysia
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| Life expectancy | 76.7 years | 77 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 31.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 52.4:47.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 280.3 ppl/mi² |
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