The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 568,847 people in Malta in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,034,519 people compared to 578,778 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 83 times bigger than Malta's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.69% in Malta.
- Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48M (42.9% growth), while Malta has grown from 405K to 579K (42.8% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 587K people in 2033 for Malta.
Algeria vs Malta: live population counter
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| Current population |
48034519
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578778
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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32.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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1.96 hours
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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2.17 hours
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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1.39 hours
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +6,323 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +44 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +16,100 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +2.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 19/197 |
Algeria and Malta: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 326,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 325,250 | 1.79% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 323,900 | 1.48% | -0.42% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 322,550 | 1.54% | -0.42% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 321,250 | 1.65% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 318,800 | 1.53% | -0.76% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 315,200 | 1.81% | -1.13% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 311,550 | 2.27% | -1.16% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 307,900 | 2.3% | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 304,300 | 2.3% | -1.17% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 302,650 | 2.28% | -0.54% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 302,700 | 2.29% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 302,450 | 2.33% | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 302,200 | 2.38% | -0.08% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 301,996 | 2.45% | -0.07% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 304,222 | 3.6% | 0.74% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 305,774 | 4.66% | 0.51% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 306,970 | 3.7% | 0.39% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 310,182 | 2.89% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 313,342 | 3.03% | 1.02% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 316,645 | 3.16% | 1.05% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 318,982 | 3.3% | 0.74% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 325,898 | 3.39% | 2.17% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 330,524 | 3.45% | 1.42% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 330,593 | 3.47% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 336,452 | 3.46% | 1.77% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 342,121 | 3.35% | 1.68% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 344,485 | 3.07% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 347,325 | 2.84% | 0.82% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 350,722 | 2.68% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 354,170 | 2.51% | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 363,845 | 2.41% | 2.73% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 367,618 | 2.47% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 371,308 | 2.44% | 1% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 374,797 | 2.24% | 0.94% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 377,419 | 2.09% | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 379,905 | 1.98% | 0.66% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 382,791 | 1.88% | 0.76% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 385,287 | 1.61% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 387,578 | 1.4% | 0.59% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 390,087 | 1.41% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 393,028 | 1.38% | 0.75% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 395,969 | 1.34% | 0.75% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 398,582 | 1.34% | 0.66% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 401,268 | 1.41% | 0.67% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 403,834 | 1.47% | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 405,308 | 1.55% | 0.37% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 406,724 | 1.68% | 0.35% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 409,379 | 1.84% | 0.65% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 412,477 | 1.93% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 414,508 | 1.97% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 416,268 | 1.98% | 0.42% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 420,028 | 2.01% | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 424,810 | 2.04% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 433,481 | 2.06% | 2.04% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 444,220 | 2.08% | 2.48% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 454,505 | 2.08% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 467,106 | 2.05% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 483,903 | 1.96% | 3.6% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 503,912 | 1.86% | 4.13% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 515,490 | 1.73% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 518,150 | 1.63% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 531,113 | 1.6% | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 552,747 | 1.51% | 4.07% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 568,847 | 1.41% | 2.91% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 574,955 | 1.33% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 578,756 | 1.25% | 0.66% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 580,829 | 1.18% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 582,657 | 1.12% | 0.31% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 584,129 | 1.06% | 0.25% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 585,315 | 1% | 0.2% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 586,254 | 0.96% | 0.16% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 586,948 | 0.94% | 0.12% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 587,297 | 0.92% | 0.06% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 587,151 | 0.9% | -0.02% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 586,661 | 0.9% | -0.08% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 586,003 | 0.89% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 585,174 | 0.88% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 584,125 | 0.88% | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 582,893 | 0.88% | -0.21% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 581,634 | 0.88% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 580,285 | 0.87% | -0.23% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 578,871 | 0.87% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 577,384 | 0.87% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 575,789 | 0.86% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 574,143 | 0.85% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 572,420 | 0.83% | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 570,534 | 0.81% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 568,553 | 0.78% | -0.35% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 566,709 | 0.76% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 564,751 | 0.73% | -0.35% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Malta gained 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,183,798 (a 17.6% growth), while Malta's population increased by 124,273 (a 27.3% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Malta was ranked 168th in 2006 and ranked 167th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of Malta will decrease by 2.42% to 564,751 people and rank change from 167th to 168th.
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 |
| St. Paul's Bay | 32K |
| Birkirkara | 24.4K |
| Mosta | 20.2K |
| Sliema | 16.9K |
| Marsaskala | 15.6K |
| Zabbar | 15.4K |
| Naxxar | 13.4K |
| San Gwann | 12.5K |
| Gzira | 8.03K |
| Valletta | 6.44K |
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Population differences between Algeria and Malta
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 83.8 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 4,604 ppl/mi² |
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