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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 2.76 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.19% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Algeria vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Mexico
2100 64,987,758 131,182,639
2099 65,099,593 131,943,283
2098 65,201,636 132,700,369
2097 65,286,684 133,455,010
2096 65,363,853 134,204,227
2095 65,425,396 134,949,218
2094 65,482,152 135,687,085
2093 65,511,098 136,415,232
2092 65,539,089 137,127,644
2091 65,560,728 137,833,985
2090 65,558,683 138,527,198
2089 65,560,674 139,208,862
2088 65,543,659 139,874,924
2087 65,518,674 140,530,483
2086 65,480,237 141,174,372
2085 65,436,284 141,805,496
2084 65,389,859 142,415,948
2083 65,339,591 143,009,187
2082 65,286,947 143,579,768
2081 65,228,570 144,138,842
2080 65,156,366 144,677,451
2079 65,077,934 145,195,172
2078 64,997,944 145,691,242
2077 64,912,164 146,165,064
2076 64,829,265 146,616,674
2075 64,732,964 147,046,928
2074 64,635,550 147,455,761
2073 64,539,251 147,841,295
2072 64,437,887 148,201,143
2071 64,334,505 148,534,057
2070 64,254,716 148,848,168
2069 64,156,721 149,134,711
2068 64,054,948 149,395,717
2067 63,947,346 149,630,386
2066 63,834,128 149,842,125
2065 63,711,038 150,029,268
2064 63,574,559 150,187,992
2063 63,435,887 150,319,846
2062 63,274,087 150,424,224
2061 63,110,028 150,502,250
2060 62,923,891 150,555,648
2059 62,712,836 150,577,220
2058 62,478,336 150,569,044
2057 62,226,357 150,535,337
2056 61,939,173 150,475,242
2055 61,635,604 150,384,336
2054 61,305,903 150,263,237
2053 60,952,313 150,110,615
2052 60,585,478 149,923,918
2051 60,184,066 149,705,066
2050 59,759,780 149,450,774
2049 59,319,414 149,166,038
2048 58,863,159 148,836,849
2047 58,399,750 148,478,965
2046 57,923,788 148,081,688
2045 57,438,215 147,647,318
2044 56,949,229 147,173,101
2043 56,458,404 146,667,761
2042 55,972,536 146,123,566
2041 55,486,685 145,543,650
2040 55,008,982 144,931,633
2039 54,525,726 144,286,278
2038 54,053,698 143,601,872
2037 53,581,185 142,883,005
2036 53,114,315 142,138,929
2035 52,635,824 141,359,885
2034 52,170,347 140,554,653
2033 51,701,970 139,713,048
2032 51,222,432 138,843,644
2031 50,743,202 137,947,334
2030 50,249,453 137,023,304
2029 49,738,822 136,071,720
2028 49,202,648 135,090,755
2027 48,647,196 134,081,337
2026 48,064,789 133,042,003
2025 47,453,061 131,970,909
2024 46,814,308 130,861,007
2023 46,164,219 129,739,759
2022 45,477,389 128,613,117
2021 44,761,099 127,648,148
2020 44,042,091 126,799,054
2019 43,294,546 125,762,982
2018 42,505,035 124,573,711
2017 41,689,299 123,400,057
2016 40,850,721 122,251,351
2015 40,019,529 121,072,306
2014 39,205,031 119,784,261
2013 38,414,171 118,343,573
2012 37,646,166 116,818,208
2011 36,903,376 115,243,504
2010 36,188,236 113,623,895
2009 35,490,445 111,999,721
2008 34,816,961 110,374,288
2007 34,189,416 108,774,360
2006 33,623,506 107,253,666
2005 33,109,249 105,811,504
2004 32,628,286 104,394,131
2003 32,175,818 102,978,515
2002 31,750,835 101,548,624
2001 31,331,221 100,099,099
2000 30,903,893 98,625,552
1999 30,474,354 97,115,707
1998 30,054,133 95,575,245
1997 29,579,301 94,021,207
1996 29,033,044 92,452,702
1995 28,470,191 90,862,455
1994 27,887,279 89,259,205
1993 27,277,048 87,653,807
1992 26,628,568 86,044,809
1991 25,987,928 84,430,572
1990 25,375,810 82,820,170
1989 24,754,485 81,247,182
1988 24,109,536 79,695,531
1987 23,443,624 78,136,651
1986 22,745,499 76,585,637
1985 22,008,544 75,043,414
1984 21,271,969 73,506,846
1983 20,558,115 71,971,240
1982 19,872,348 70,433,260
1981 19,220,704 68,892,108
1980 18,607,174 67,300,334
1979 18,036,655 65,648,865
1978 17,506,974 63,979,046
1977 17,015,994 62,308,493
1976 16,409,170 60,645,512
1975 15,678,596 58,982,400
1974 15,133,502 57,320,149
1973 14,771,147 55,667,284
1972 14,427,072 54,030,168
1971 14,098,936 52,412,558
1970 13,783,719 50,814,953
1969 13,475,960 49,233,194
1968 13,172,614 47,668,303
1967 12,876,118 46,129,608
1966 12,590,069 44,629,106
1965 12,365,976 43,174,477
1964 12,179,813 41,772,049
1963 11,982,118 40,424,065
1962 11,800,771 39,129,200
1961 11,628,883 37,890,118
1960 11,424,922 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Mexico
2100 -0.17% -0.58%
2099 -0.16% -0.57%
2098 -0.13% -0.57%
2097 -0.12% -0.56%
2096 -0.09% -0.55%
2095 -0.09% -0.54%
2094 -0.04% -0.53%
2093 -0.04% -0.52%
2092 -0.03% -0.51%
2091 0.003% -0.5%
2090 -0.003% -0.49%
2089 0.03% -0.48%
2088 0.04% -0.47%
2087 0.06% -0.46%
2086 0.07% -0.45%
2085 0.07% -0.43%
2084 0.08% -0.41%
2083 0.08% -0.4%
2082 0.09% -0.39%
2081 0.11% -0.37%
2080 0.12% -0.36%
2079 0.12% -0.34%
2078 0.13% -0.32%
2077 0.13% -0.31%
2076 0.15% -0.29%
2075 0.15% -0.28%
2074 0.15% -0.26%
2073 0.16% -0.24%
2072 0.16% -0.22%
2071 0.12% -0.21%
2070 0.15% -0.19%
2069 0.16% -0.17%
2068 0.17% -0.16%
2067 0.18% -0.14%
2066 0.19% -0.12%
2065 0.21% -0.11%
2064 0.22% -0.09%
2063 0.26% -0.07%
2062 0.26% -0.05%
2061 0.3% -0.04%
2060 0.34% -0.01%
2059 0.38% 0.005%
2058 0.4% 0.02%
2057 0.46% 0.04%
2056 0.49% 0.06%
2055 0.54% 0.08%
2054 0.58% 0.1%
2053 0.61% 0.12%
2052 0.67% 0.15%
2051 0.71% 0.17%
2050 0.74% 0.19%
2049 0.78% 0.22%
2048 0.79% 0.24%
2047 0.82% 0.27%
2046 0.85% 0.29%
2045 0.86% 0.32%
2044 0.87% 0.34%
2043 0.87% 0.37%
2042 0.88% 0.4%
2041 0.87% 0.42%
2040 0.89% 0.45%
2039 0.87% 0.48%
2038 0.88% 0.5%
2037 0.88% 0.52%
2036 0.91% 0.55%
2035 0.89% 0.57%
2034 0.91% 0.6%
2033 0.94% 0.63%
2032 0.94% 0.65%
2031 0.98% 0.67%
2030 1.03% 0.7%
2029 1.09% 0.73%
2028 1.14% 0.75%
2027 1.21% 0.78%
2026 1.29% 0.81%
2025 1.36% 0.85%
2024 1.41% 0.86%
2023 1.51% 0.88%
2022 1.6% 0.76%
2021 1.63% 0.67%
2020 1.73% 0.82%
2019 1.86% 0.95%
2018 1.96% 0.95%
2017 2.05% 0.94%
2016 2.08% 0.97%
2015 2.08% 1.08%
2014 2.06% 1.22%
2013 2.04% 1.31%
2012 2.01% 1.37%
2011 1.98% 1.43%
2010 1.97% 1.45%
2009 1.93% 1.47%
2008 1.84% 1.47%
2007 1.68% 1.42%
2006 1.55% 1.36%
2005 1.47% 1.36%
2004 1.41% 1.37%
2003 1.34% 1.41%
2002 1.34% 1.45%
2001 1.38% 1.49%
2000 1.41% 1.55%
1999 1.4% 1.61%
1998 1.61% 1.65%
1997 1.88% 1.7%
1996 1.98% 1.75%
1995 2.09% 1.8%
1994 2.24% 1.83%
1993 2.44% 1.87%
1992 2.47% 1.91%
1991 2.41% 1.94%
1990 2.51% 1.94%
1989 2.68% 1.95%
1988 2.84% 2%
1987 3.07% 2.03%
1986 3.35% 2.06%
1985 3.46% 2.09%
1984 3.47% 2.13%
1983 3.45% 2.18%
1982 3.39% 2.24%
1981 3.3% 2.37%
1980 3.16% 2.52%
1979 3.03% 2.61%
1978 2.89% 2.68%
1977 3.7% 2.74%
1976 4.66% 2.82%
1975 3.6% 2.9%
1974 2.45% 2.97%
1973 2.38% 3.03%
1972 2.33% 3.09%
1971 2.29% 3.14%
1970 2.28% 3.21%
1969 2.3% 3.28%
1968 2.3% 3.34%
1967 2.27% 3.36%
1966 1.81% 3.37%
1965 1.53% 3.36%
1964 1.65% 3.33%
1963 1.54% 3.31%
1962 1.48% 3.27%
1961 1.79% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Algeria Mexico
Current population
48222325
133323134
Population rank 34/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.61%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 110/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -108,037
Net migration rank 161/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -108,037
2024 - -31,240 - -104,581
2023 691,724 -25,963 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 722,591 -14,684 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 735,514 -10,803 936,682 -122,791
2020 724,140 -10,798 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 809,522 -27,786 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 824,428 -27,146 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 848,585 -14,403 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 849,368 -6,438 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 847,054 -27,638 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 839,654 -30,064 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 802,203 -30,052 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 790,645 -26,763 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 741,832 -20,108 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 719,350 -10,788 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 691,496 -4,458 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 662,044 -2,101 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 620,196 -25,046 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 580,812 -44,138 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 543,158 -51,345 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 508,773 -38,648 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 474,272 -39,421 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 451,369 -36,255 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 450,637 -26,539 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 447,025 -16,454 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 434,198 -5,657 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 425,928 -13,991 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 450,138 87,582 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 483,632 71,139 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 533,104 37,817 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 594,445 430 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 611,306 14,289 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 627,289 44,102 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 616,850 -6,945 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 612,369 1,962 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 628,542 -234 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 637,215 24,376 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 645,309 24,933 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 661,644 64,381 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 672,185 75,729 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 656,475 68,774 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 641,167 61,292 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 620,415 48,660 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 595,150 39,043 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 559,983 32,879 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 523,875 24,311 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 491,876 19,317 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 465,405 5,360 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 440,192 302,662 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 417,803 300,482 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 399,509 -27,605 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 382,736 -29,938 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 368,179 -32,832 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 356,069 -35,141 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 346,564 -37,058 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 334,541 -28,535 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 324,560 -23,870 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 316,289 -23,983 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 309,628 -29,832 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 311,190 -142,810 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 312,729 -108,798 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 315,645 -124,175 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 283,903 -112,676 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 296,467 -123,928 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 290,582 -55,212 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/mexico | CC BY

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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