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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 133,551,566 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 +1.75% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Algeria vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Mexico
2100 64,963,450 131,158,772
2099 65,075,244 131,919,278
2098 65,177,248 132,676,226
2097 65,262,264 133,430,730
2096 65,339,404 134,179,811
2095 65,400,924 134,924,667
2094 65,457,659 135,662,399
2093 65,486,594 136,390,414
2092 65,514,575 137,102,695
2091 65,536,206 137,808,909
2090 65,534,162 138,501,995
2089 65,536,151 139,183,536
2088 65,519,144 139,849,476
2087 65,494,168 140,504,916
2086 65,455,745 141,148,688
2085 65,411,808 141,779,696
2084 65,365,401 142,390,038
2083 65,315,151 142,983,168
2082 65,262,527 143,553,646
2081 65,204,172 144,112,618
2080 65,131,995 144,651,130
2079 65,053,592 145,168,756
2078 64,973,632 145,664,735
2077 64,887,885 146,138,472
2076 64,805,016 146,589,999
2075 64,708,752 147,020,176
2074 64,611,374 147,428,934
2073 64,515,111 147,814,398
2072 64,413,784 148,174,180
2071 64,310,442 148,507,034
2070 64,230,683 148,821,087
2069 64,132,724 149,107,578
2068 64,030,989 149,368,537
2067 63,923,427 149,603,163
2066 63,810,251 149,814,864
2065 63,687,208 150,001,973
2064 63,550,779 150,160,667
2063 63,412,160 150,292,498
2062 63,250,420 150,396,857
2061 63,086,423 150,474,868
2060 62,900,355 150,528,257
2059 62,689,379 150,549,825
2058 62,454,967 150,541,650
2057 62,203,082 150,507,950
2056 61,916,006 150,447,865
2055 61,612,550 150,356,976
2054 61,282,973 150,235,899
2053 60,929,515 150,083,305
2052 60,562,817 149,896,641
2051 60,161,555 149,677,830
2050 59,737,427 149,423,583
2049 59,297,226 149,138,900
2048 58,841,142 148,809,771
2047 58,377,907 148,451,951
2046 57,902,123 148,054,747
2045 57,416,731 147,620,456
2044 56,927,927 147,146,325
2043 56,437,286 146,641,077
2042 55,951,600 146,096,981
2041 55,465,931 145,517,171
2040 54,988,407 144,905,265
2039 54,505,331 144,260,027
2038 54,033,480 143,575,746
2037 53,561,143 142,857,009
2036 53,094,449 142,113,069
2035 52,616,136 141,334,167
2034 52,150,833 140,529,082
2033 51,682,632 139,687,630
2032 51,203,273 138,818,384
2031 50,724,222 137,922,237
2030 50,230,658 136,998,375
2029 49,720,218 136,046,964
2028 49,184,244 135,066,178
2027 48,629,000 134,056,943
2026 48,046,811 133,017,798
2025 47,435,312 131,946,900
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M 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 1.33% 0.83%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Algeria Mexico
Current population
48345858
133551566
Population rank 34/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.61%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
29.1 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
15.6 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 109/197
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 665,653 -31,240 1,209,810 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 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
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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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