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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 35,977,838 people in Malaysia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 36,600,906 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.32 times bigger than Malaysia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th 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 +1.75% per year vs +1.45% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.6M (38.5% growth).

Algeria vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Malaysia
2100 64,963,450 44,342,183
2099 65,075,244 44,456,013
2098 65,177,248 44,568,480
2097 65,262,264 44,684,459
2096 65,339,404 44,803,334
2095 65,400,924 44,920,823
2094 65,457,659 45,035,868
2093 65,486,594 45,153,485
2092 65,514,575 45,267,003
2091 65,536,206 45,378,303
2090 65,534,162 45,489,767
2089 65,536,151 45,598,290
2088 65,519,144 45,706,098
2087 65,494,168 45,811,274
2086 65,455,745 45,914,874
2085 65,411,808 46,008,880
2084 65,365,401 46,099,604
2083 65,315,151 46,190,377
2082 65,262,527 46,272,999
2081 65,204,172 46,347,751
2080 65,131,995 46,423,514
2079 65,053,592 46,484,118
2078 64,973,632 46,537,169
2077 64,887,885 46,582,178
2076 64,805,016 46,607,029
2075 64,708,752 46,631,092
2074 64,611,374 46,646,324
2073 64,515,111 46,658,819
2072 64,413,784 46,658,396
2071 64,310,442 46,648,409
2070 64,230,683 46,633,600
2069 64,132,724 46,611,221
2068 64,030,989 46,588,049
2067 63,923,427 46,557,261
2066 63,810,251 46,518,384
2065 63,687,208 46,469,909
2064 63,550,779 46,405,405
2063 63,412,160 46,338,727
2062 63,250,420 46,260,178
2061 63,086,423 46,166,190
2060 62,900,355 46,064,001
2059 62,689,379 45,946,872
2058 62,454,967 45,825,593
2057 62,203,082 45,695,432
2056 61,916,006 45,554,612
2055 61,612,550 45,407,246
2054 61,282,973 45,241,331
2053 60,929,515 45,057,472
2052 60,562,817 44,862,361
2051 60,161,555 44,657,253
2050 59,737,427 44,434,221
2049 59,297,226 44,206,196
2048 58,841,142 43,963,591
2047 58,377,907 43,701,058
2046 57,902,123 43,427,087
2045 57,416,731 43,146,785
2044 56,927,927 42,855,667
2043 56,437,286 42,546,972
2042 55,951,600 42,229,093
2041 55,465,931 41,911,573
2040 54,988,407 41,587,509
2039 54,505,331 41,260,315
2038 54,033,480 40,918,517
2037 53,561,143 40,574,312
2036 53,094,449 40,223,758
2035 52,616,136 39,866,097
2034 52,150,833 39,505,672
2033 51,682,632 39,141,994
2032 51,203,273 38,762,420
2031 50,724,222 38,376,399
2030 50,230,658 37,985,824
2029 49,720,218 37,597,060
2028 49,184,244 37,198,261
2027 48,629,000 36,797,098
2026 48,046,811 36,393,693
2025 47,435,312 35,977,838
2024 46,814,308 35,557,673
2023 46,164,219 35,126,298
2022 45,477,389 34,695,493
2021 44,761,099 34,282,399
2020 44,042,091 33,889,558
2019 43,294,546 33,440,596
2018 42,505,035 32,910,967
2017 41,689,299 32,355,644
2016 40,850,721 31,789,685
2015 40,019,529 31,232,798
2014 39,205,031 30,696,137
2013 38,414,171 30,174,265
2012 37,646,166 29,662,831
2011 36,903,376 29,162,039
2010 36,188,236 28,655,776
2009 35,490,445 28,124,778
2008 34,816,961 27,570,059
2007 34,189,416 26,998,389
2006 33,623,506 26,417,909
2005 33,109,249 25,836,071
2004 32,628,286 25,256,772
2003 32,175,818 24,679,602
2002 31,750,835 24,102,477
2001 31,331,221 23,526,538
2000 30,903,893 22,967,816
1999 30,474,354 22,435,531
1998 30,054,133 21,906,713
1997 29,579,301 21,375,218
1996 29,033,044 20,850,087
1995 28,470,191 20,330,599
1994 27,887,279 19,820,446
1993 27,277,048 19,322,664
1992 26,628,568 18,834,572
1991 25,987,928 18,342,464
1990 25,375,810 17,833,171
1989 24,754,485 17,314,997
1988 24,109,536 16,796,605
1987 23,443,624 16,276,737
1986 22,745,499 15,760,419
1985 22,008,544 15,252,258
1984 21,271,969 14,759,009
1983 20,558,115 14,285,907
1982 19,872,348 13,832,798
1981 19,220,704 13,399,203
1980 18,607,174 12,983,363
1979 18,036,655 12,627,862
1978 17,506,974 12,328,157
1977 17,015,994 12,035,713
1976 16,409,170 11,750,097
1975 15,678,596 11,471,914
1974 15,133,502 11,200,906
1973 14,771,147 10,935,621
1972 14,427,072 10,676,835
1971 14,098,936 10,423,453
1970 13,783,719 10,178,802
1969 13,475,960 9,947,597
1968 13,172,614 9,725,281
1967 12,876,118 9,507,099
1966 12,590,069 9,284,688
1965 12,365,976 9,056,408
1964 12,179,813 8,828,406
1963 11,982,118 8,602,160
1962 11,800,771 8,380,172
1961 11,628,883 8,164,443
1960 11,424,922 7,956,197

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 Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Malaysia
2100 -0.17% -0.26%
2099 -0.16% -0.25%
2098 -0.13% -0.26%
2097 -0.12% -0.27%
2096 -0.09% -0.26%
2095 -0.09% -0.26%
2094 -0.04% -0.26%
2093 -0.04% -0.25%
2092 -0.03% -0.25%
2091 0.003% -0.25%
2090 -0.003% -0.24%
2089 0.03% -0.24%
2088 0.04% -0.23%
2087 0.06% -0.23%
2086 0.07% -0.2%
2085 0.07% -0.2%
2084 0.08% -0.2%
2083 0.08% -0.18%
2082 0.09% -0.16%
2081 0.11% -0.16%
2080 0.12% -0.13%
2079 0.12% -0.11%
2078 0.13% -0.1%
2077 0.13% -0.05%
2076 0.15% -0.05%
2075 0.15% -0.03%
2074 0.15% -0.03%
2073 0.16% 0.001%
2072 0.16% 0.02%
2071 0.12% 0.03%
2070 0.15% 0.05%
2069 0.16% 0.05%
2068 0.17% 0.07%
2067 0.18% 0.08%
2066 0.19% 0.1%
2065 0.21% 0.14%
2064 0.22% 0.14%
2063 0.26% 0.17%
2062 0.26% 0.2%
2061 0.3% 0.22%
2060 0.34% 0.25%
2059 0.38% 0.26%
2058 0.4% 0.28%
2057 0.46% 0.31%
2056 0.49% 0.32%
2055 0.54% 0.37%
2054 0.58% 0.41%
2053 0.61% 0.43%
2052 0.67% 0.46%
2051 0.71% 0.5%
2050 0.74% 0.52%
2049 0.78% 0.55%
2048 0.79% 0.6%
2047 0.82% 0.63%
2046 0.85% 0.65%
2045 0.86% 0.68%
2044 0.87% 0.73%
2043 0.87% 0.75%
2042 0.88% 0.76%
2041 0.87% 0.78%
2040 0.89% 0.79%
2039 0.87% 0.84%
2038 0.88% 0.85%
2037 0.88% 0.87%
2036 0.91% 0.9%
2035 0.89% 0.91%
2034 0.91% 0.93%
2033 0.94% 0.98%
2032 0.94% 1.01%
2031 0.98% 1.03%
2030 1.03% 1.03%
2029 1.09% 1.07%
2028 1.14% 1.09%
2027 1.21% 1.11%
2026 1.29% 1.16%
2025 1.33% 1.18%
2024 1.41% 1.23%
2023 1.51% 1.24%
2022 1.6% 1.2%
2021 1.63% 1.16%
2020 1.73% 1.34%
2019 1.86% 1.61%
2018 1.96% 1.72%
2017 2.05% 1.78%
2016 2.08% 1.78%
2015 2.08% 1.75%
2014 2.06% 1.73%
2013 2.04% 1.72%
2012 2.01% 1.72%
2011 1.98% 1.77%
2010 1.97% 1.89%
2009 1.93% 2.01%
2008 1.84% 2.12%
2007 1.68% 2.2%
2006 1.55% 2.25%
2005 1.47% 2.29%
2004 1.41% 2.34%
2003 1.34% 2.39%
2002 1.34% 2.45%
2001 1.38% 2.43%
2000 1.41% 2.37%
1999 1.4% 2.41%
1998 1.61% 2.49%
1997 1.88% 2.52%
1996 1.98% 2.56%
1995 2.09% 2.57%
1994 2.24% 2.58%
1993 2.44% 2.59%
1992 2.47% 2.68%
1991 2.41% 2.86%
1990 2.51% 2.99%
1989 2.68% 3.09%
1988 2.84% 3.19%
1987 3.07% 3.28%
1986 3.35% 3.33%
1985 3.46% 3.34%
1984 3.47% 3.31%
1983 3.45% 3.28%
1982 3.39% 3.24%
1981 3.3% 3.2%
1980 3.16% 2.82%
1979 3.03% 2.43%
1978 2.89% 2.43%
1977 3.7% 2.43%
1976 4.66% 2.42%
1975 3.6% 2.42%
1974 2.45% 2.43%
1973 2.38% 2.42%
1972 2.33% 2.43%
1971 2.29% 2.4%
1970 2.28% 2.32%
1969 2.3% 2.29%
1968 2.3% 2.29%
1967 2.27% 2.4%
1966 1.81% 2.52%
1965 1.53% 2.58%
1964 1.65% 2.63%
1963 1.54% 2.65%
1962 1.48% 2.64%
1961 1.79% 2.62%

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 Malaysia's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Algeria Malaysia
Current population
48345858
36600906
Population rank 34/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.44%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
1.25 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
1.2 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
2.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +1,151
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +420,165
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 89/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +166,615
Net migration rank 161/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 166,615
2024 665,653 -31,240 252,068 174,770
2023 691,724 -25,963 254,806 181,071
2022 722,591 -14,684 237,560 188,154
2021 735,514 -10,803 212,002 188,506
2020 724,140 -10,798 283,282 101,907
2019 809,522 -27,786 309,426 203,284
2018 824,428 -27,146 324,568 221,965
2017 848,585 -14,403 336,434 227,677
2016 849,368 -6,438 345,681 222,141
2015 847,054 -27,638 358,302 187,663
2014 839,654 -30,064 367,587 159,791
2013 802,203 -30,052 366,738 149,637
2012 790,645 -26,763 371,497 134,975
2011 741,832 -20,108 372,836 122,269
2010 719,350 -10,788 360,260 157,164
2009 691,496 -4,458 366,157 178,410
2008 662,044 -2,101 362,380 202,481
2007 620,196 -25,046 348,711 229,784
2006 580,812 -44,138 349,509 232,971
2005 543,158 -51,345 355,324 225,864
2004 508,773 -38,648 365,138 212,278
2003 474,272 -39,421 377,425 199,510
2002 451,369 -36,255 381,084 196,227
2001 450,637 -26,539 400,939 173,613
2000 447,025 -16,454 417,371 125,499
1999 434,198 -5,657 432,355 89,335
1998 425,928 -13,991 436,316 99,639
1997 450,138 87,582 447,768 79,266
1996 483,632 71,139 450,174 73,040
1995 533,104 37,817 443,349 72,393
1994 594,445 430 437,873 66,685
1993 611,306 14,289 429,910 61,079
1992 627,289 44,102 418,900 66,286
1991 616,850 -6,945 401,938 97,111
1990 612,369 1,962 384,518 135,020
1989 628,542 -234 373,277 143,544
1988 637,215 24,376 386,507 133,478
1987 645,309 24,933 381,999 137,759
1986 661,644 64,381 385,799 127,081
1985 672,185 75,729 383,243 120,215
1984 656,475 68,774 376,797 106,248
1983 641,167 61,292 365,290 97,862
1982 620,415 48,660 353,138 89,942
1981 595,150 39,043 339,991 84,142
1980 559,983 32,879 326,947 80,617
1979 523,875 24,311 317,439 -13,980
1978 491,876 19,317 311,027 -15,059
1977 465,405 5,360 305,515 -16,601
1976 440,192 302,662 300,615 -18,316
1975 417,803 300,482 294,541 -20,480
1974 399,509 -27,605 289,880 -21,919
1973 382,736 -29,938 284,611 -21,995
1972 368,179 -32,832 276,263 -21,305
1971 356,069 -35,141 272,323 -20,535
1970 346,564 -37,058 269,341 -31,839
1969 334,541 -28,535 264,327 -39,420
1968 324,560 -23,870 260,705 -40,996
1967 316,289 -23,983 258,764 -42,108
1966 309,628 -29,832 262,162 -33,993
1965 311,190 -142,810 264,836 -36,456
1964 312,729 -108,798 266,406 -38,785
1963 315,645 -124,175 265,815 -40,952
1962 283,903 -112,676 262,140 -43,033
1961 296,467 -123,928 257,270 -44,916
1960 290,582 -55,212 251,090 -46,948

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 Malaysia 60.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
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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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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