The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,034,519 people compared to 1,239,793 in Mauritius.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 38.7 times bigger than Mauritius'.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
- The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
- Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48M (42.9% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.47% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 570K people by 2100.
Algeria vs Mauritius: live population counter
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| Current population |
48034519
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1239793
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 157/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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3.05 hours
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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41.3 minutes
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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44.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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3.14 hours
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | -2,787 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | -8 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | -2,868 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | -0.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 179/197 |
Algeria and Mauritius: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 680,331 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 680,757 | 1.79% | 0.06% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 700,349 | 1.48% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 718,861 | 1.54% | 2.64% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 736,381 | 1.65% | 2.44% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 753,000 | 1.53% | 2.26% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 768,813 | 1.81% | 2.1% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 783,917 | 2.27% | 1.96% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 798,413 | 2.3% | 1.85% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 812,405 | 2.3% | 1.75% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 826,000 | 2.28% | 1.67% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 839,230 | 2.29% | 1.6% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 852,053 | 2.33% | 1.53% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 864,819 | 2.38% | 1.5% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 878,042 | 2.45% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 892,000 | 3.6% | 1.59% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 906,507 | 4.66% | 1.63% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 921,379 | 3.7% | 1.64% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 933,499 | 2.89% | 1.32% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 949,888 | 3.03% | 1.76% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 966,039 | 3.16% | 1.7% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 980,462 | 3.3% | 1.49% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 992,521 | 3.39% | 1.23% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 1,001,691 | 3.45% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 1,012,221 | 3.47% | 1.05% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 1,020,528 | 3.46% | 0.82% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 1,028,360 | 3.35% | 0.77% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 1,036,082 | 3.07% | 0.75% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 1,043,239 | 2.84% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 1,051,260 | 2.68% | 0.77% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 1,058,775 | 2.51% | 0.71% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 1,070,266 | 2.41% | 1.09% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 1,084,441 | 2.47% | 1.32% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 1,097,374 | 2.44% | 1.19% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 1,112,846 | 2.24% | 1.41% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 1,122,457 | 2.09% | 0.86% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 1,133,996 | 1.98% | 1.03% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 1,148,284 | 1.88% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 1,160,421 | 1.61% | 1.06% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 1,175,267 | 1.4% | 1.28% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 1,186,873 | 1.41% | 0.99% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 1,196,287 | 1.38% | 0.79% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 1,204,621 | 1.34% | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 1,213,370 | 1.34% | 0.73% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 1,221,003 | 1.41% | 0.63% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 1,228,254 | 1.47% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 1,233,996 | 1.55% | 0.47% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 1,239,630 | 1.68% | 0.46% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 1,244,121 | 1.84% | 0.36% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 1,247,429 | 1.93% | 0.27% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 1,250,400 | 1.97% | 0.24% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 1,252,404 | 1.98% | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 1,255,882 | 2.01% | 0.28% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 1,258,927 | 2.04% | 0.24% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 1,261,208 | 2.06% | 0.18% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 1,262,879 | 2.08% | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 1,263,747 | 2.08% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 1,264,887 | 2.05% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 1,265,577 | 1.96% | 0.05% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 1,265,985 | 1.86% | 0.03% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 1,266,014 | 1.73% | 0.002% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 1,266,334 | 1.63% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 1,262,523 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 1,248,647 | 1.51% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 1,245,779 | 1.41% | -0.23% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 1,242,950 | 1.33% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 1,239,793 | 1.25% | -0.25% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 1,236,435 | 1.18% | -0.27% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 1,232,914 | 1.12% | -0.28% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 1,229,227 | 1.06% | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 1,225,457 | 1% | -0.31% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 1,221,502 | 0.96% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 1,217,208 | 0.94% | -0.35% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 1,212,606 | 0.92% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 1,207,685 | 0.9% | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 1,202,449 | 0.9% | -0.43% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 1,196,894 | 0.89% | -0.46% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 1,191,031 | 0.88% | -0.49% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 1,184,867 | 0.88% | -0.52% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 1,178,313 | 0.88% | -0.55% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 1,171,352 | 0.88% | -0.59% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 1,164,041 | 0.87% | -0.62% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 1,156,420 | 0.87% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 1,148,461 | 0.87% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 1,140,167 | 0.86% | -0.72% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 1,131,600 | 0.85% | -0.75% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 1,122,728 | 0.83% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 1,113,607 | 0.81% | -0.81% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 1,104,261 | 0.78% | -0.84% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 1,094,728 | 0.76% | -0.86% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 1,085,083 | 0.73% | -0.88% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,183,798 (a 17.6% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by -23,954 (a 1.9% decline).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.5% to 1,085,083 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.
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 |
| Port Louis | 149K |
| Quatre Bornes | 81.8K |
| Curepipe | 77.5K |
| Triolet | 23.4K |
| Goodlands | 20.7K |
| Centre de Flacq | 15.8K |
| Mahebourg | 15.8K |
| Bambous | 15.3K |
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Population differences between Algeria and Mauritius
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 75.4 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 39.2 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 38.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 1,616 ppl/mi² |
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