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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 36,512,221 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 +1.81% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Algeria vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Malaysia
2100 64,987,758 44,353,615
2099 65,099,593 44,467,475
2098 65,201,636 44,579,971
2097 65,286,684 44,695,979
2096 65,363,853 44,814,885
2095 65,425,396 44,932,404
2094 65,482,152 45,047,479
2093 65,511,098 45,165,126
2092 65,539,089 45,278,674
2091 65,560,728 45,390,002
2090 65,558,683 45,501,495
2089 65,560,674 45,610,046
2088 65,543,659 45,717,882
2087 65,518,674 45,823,085
2086 65,480,237 45,926,712
2085 65,436,284 46,020,742
2084 65,389,859 46,111,490
2083 65,339,591 46,202,286
2082 65,286,947 46,284,929
2081 65,228,570 46,359,700
2080 65,156,366 46,435,482
2079 65,077,934 46,496,102
2078 64,997,944 46,549,167
2077 64,912,164 46,594,188
2076 64,829,265 46,619,045
2075 64,732,964 46,643,115
2074 64,635,550 46,658,350
2073 64,539,251 46,670,848
2072 64,437,887 46,670,426
2071 64,334,505 46,660,436
2070 64,254,716 46,645,623
2069 64,156,721 46,623,238
2068 64,054,948 46,600,060
2067 63,947,346 46,569,264
2066 63,834,128 46,530,377
2065 63,711,038 46,481,890
2064 63,574,559 46,417,369
2063 63,435,887 46,350,674
2062 63,274,087 46,272,105
2061 63,110,028 46,178,092
2060 62,923,891 46,075,877
2059 62,712,836 45,958,718
2058 62,478,336 45,837,407
2057 62,226,357 45,707,213
2056 61,939,173 45,566,357
2055 61,635,604 45,418,953
2054 61,305,903 45,252,995
2053 60,952,313 45,069,089
2052 60,585,478 44,873,927
2051 60,184,066 44,668,767
2050 59,759,780 44,445,677
2049 59,319,414 44,217,593
2048 58,863,159 43,974,925
2047 58,399,750 43,712,325
2046 57,923,788 43,438,283
2045 57,438,215 43,157,909
2044 56,949,229 42,866,716
2043 56,458,404 42,557,941
2042 55,972,536 42,239,980
2041 55,486,685 41,922,379
2040 55,008,982 41,598,231
2039 54,525,726 41,270,953
2038 54,053,698 40,929,067
2037 53,581,185 40,584,773
2036 53,114,315 40,234,128
2035 52,635,824 39,876,375
2034 52,170,347 39,515,857
2033 51,701,970 39,152,086
2032 51,222,432 38,772,414
2031 50,743,202 38,386,293
2030 50,249,453 37,995,617
2029 49,738,822 37,606,753
2028 49,202,648 37,207,852
2027 48,647,196 36,806,585
2026 48,064,789 36,403,076
2025 47,453,061 35,987,113
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% 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 23.9% to 59,759,780 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M 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 1.36% 1.21%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Algeria Malaysia
Current population
48222325
36512221
Population rank 34/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.44%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.22 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.21 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.9 minutes
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 74/197 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 - -31,240 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 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 (1960–2024, 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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