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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.24 times bigger than Morocco's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Algeria vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Morocco
2100 64,987,758 38,181,184
2099 65,099,593 38,411,679
2098 65,201,636 38,639,306
2097 65,286,684 38,863,211
2096 65,363,853 39,084,772
2095 65,425,396 39,302,453
2094 65,482,152 39,515,556
2093 65,511,098 39,726,709
2092 65,539,089 39,934,218
2091 65,560,728 40,138,565
2090 65,558,683 40,337,690
2089 65,560,674 40,532,151
2088 65,543,659 40,718,654
2087 65,518,674 40,902,624
2086 65,480,237 41,085,174
2085 65,436,284 41,264,970
2084 65,389,859 41,438,801
2083 65,339,591 41,604,865
2082 65,286,947 41,768,393
2081 65,228,570 41,927,610
2080 65,156,366 42,082,087
2079 65,077,934 42,233,228
2078 64,997,944 42,377,404
2077 64,912,164 42,515,702
2076 64,829,265 42,648,054
2075 64,732,964 42,775,325
2074 64,635,550 42,898,811
2073 64,539,251 43,017,234
2072 64,437,887 43,128,932
2071 64,334,505 43,232,517
2070 64,254,716 43,332,679
2069 64,156,721 43,423,419
2068 64,054,948 43,507,485
2067 63,947,346 43,586,077
2066 63,834,128 43,654,657
2065 63,711,038 43,723,648
2064 63,574,559 43,781,054
2063 63,435,887 43,828,593
2062 63,274,087 43,871,197
2061 63,110,028 43,902,710
2060 62,923,891 43,927,001
2059 62,712,836 43,942,510
2058 62,478,336 43,944,996
2057 62,226,357 43,939,695
2056 61,939,173 43,927,624
2055 61,635,604 43,902,661
2054 61,305,903 43,866,486
2053 60,952,313 43,819,100
2052 60,585,478 43,759,239
2051 60,184,066 43,688,144
2050 59,759,780 43,605,074
2049 59,319,414 43,517,919
2048 58,863,159 43,417,554
2047 58,399,750 43,308,462
2046 57,923,788 43,192,511
2045 57,438,215 43,065,569
2044 56,949,229 42,925,634
2043 56,458,404 42,780,215
2042 55,972,536 42,623,872
2041 55,486,685 42,456,113
2040 55,008,982 42,280,578
2039 54,525,726 42,098,906
2038 54,053,698 41,902,451
2037 53,581,185 41,700,541
2036 53,114,315 41,488,891
2035 52,635,824 41,266,216
2034 52,170,347 41,037,058
2033 51,701,970 40,795,454
2032 51,222,432 40,544,755
2031 50,743,202 40,280,535
2030 50,249,453 40,005,642
2029 49,738,822 39,720,087
2028 49,202,648 39,422,016
2027 48,647,196 39,109,148
2026 48,064,789 38,783,685
2025 47,453,061 38,442,658
2024 46,814,308 38,081,173
2023 46,164,219 37,712,505
2022 45,477,389 37,329,064
2021 44,761,099 36,954,442
2020 44,042,091 36,584,208
2019 43,294,546 36,210,898
2018 42,505,035 35,839,760
2017 41,689,299 35,446,392
2016 40,850,721 35,023,457
2015 40,019,529 34,607,588
2014 39,205,031 34,204,780
2013 38,414,171 33,787,571
2012 37,646,166 33,355,241
2011 36,903,376 32,912,588
2010 36,188,236 32,467,016
2009 35,490,445 32,030,778
2008 34,816,961 31,606,767
2007 34,189,416 31,186,468
2006 33,623,506 30,771,178
2005 33,109,249 30,358,144
2004 32,628,286 29,953,018
2003 32,175,818 29,571,415
2002 31,750,835 29,198,142
2001 31,331,221 28,814,643
2000 30,903,893 28,423,435
1999 30,474,354 28,027,179
1998 30,054,133 27,621,648
1997 29,579,301 27,213,337
1996 29,033,044 26,808,107
1995 28,470,191 26,399,429
1994 27,887,279 26,000,822
1993 27,277,048 25,614,586
1992 26,628,568 25,212,468
1991 25,987,928 24,799,014
1990 25,375,810 24,375,551
1989 24,754,485 23,939,414
1988 24,109,536 23,500,524
1987 23,443,624 23,054,392
1986 22,745,499 22,600,803
1985 22,008,544 22,113,953
1984 21,271,969 21,593,778
1983 20,558,115 21,060,696
1982 19,872,348 20,520,318
1981 19,220,704 19,985,401
1980 18,607,174 19,459,943
1979 18,036,655 18,955,589
1978 17,506,974 18,477,385
1977 17,015,994 18,014,756
1976 16,409,170 17,574,182
1975 15,678,596 17,150,786
1974 15,133,502 16,733,842
1973 14,771,147 16,326,269
1972 14,427,072 15,924,692
1971 14,098,936 15,527,225
1970 13,783,719 15,129,449
1969 13,475,960 14,734,255
1968 13,172,614 14,347,899
1967 12,876,118 13,968,175
1966 12,590,069 13,597,065
1965 12,365,976 13,239,171
1964 12,179,813 12,898,886
1963 11,982,118 12,577,502
1962 11,800,771 12,253,092
1961 11,628,883 11,931,085
1960 11,424,922 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Morocco
2100 -0.17% -0.6%
2099 -0.16% -0.59%
2098 -0.13% -0.58%
2097 -0.12% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -0.003% -0.48%
2089 0.03% -0.46%
2088 0.04% -0.45%
2087 0.06% -0.44%
2086 0.07% -0.44%
2085 0.07% -0.42%
2084 0.08% -0.4%
2083 0.08% -0.39%
2082 0.09% -0.38%
2081 0.11% -0.37%
2080 0.12% -0.36%
2079 0.12% -0.34%
2078 0.13% -0.33%
2077 0.13% -0.31%
2076 0.15% -0.3%
2075 0.15% -0.29%
2074 0.15% -0.28%
2073 0.16% -0.26%
2072 0.16% -0.24%
2071 0.12% -0.23%
2070 0.15% -0.21%
2069 0.16% -0.19%
2068 0.17% -0.18%
2067 0.18% -0.16%
2066 0.19% -0.16%
2065 0.21% -0.13%
2064 0.22% -0.11%
2063 0.26% -0.1%
2062 0.26% -0.07%
2061 0.3% -0.06%
2060 0.34% -0.04%
2059 0.38% -0.006%
2058 0.4% 0.01%
2057 0.46% 0.03%
2056 0.49% 0.06%
2055 0.54% 0.08%
2054 0.58% 0.11%
2053 0.61% 0.14%
2052 0.67% 0.16%
2051 0.71% 0.19%
2050 0.74% 0.2%
2049 0.78% 0.23%
2048 0.79% 0.25%
2047 0.82% 0.27%
2046 0.85% 0.29%
2045 0.86% 0.33%
2044 0.87% 0.34%
2043 0.87% 0.37%
2042 0.88% 0.4%
2041 0.87% 0.42%
2040 0.89% 0.43%
2039 0.87% 0.47%
2038 0.88% 0.48%
2037 0.88% 0.51%
2036 0.91% 0.54%
2035 0.89% 0.56%
2034 0.91% 0.59%
2033 0.94% 0.62%
2032 0.94% 0.66%
2031 0.98% 0.69%
2030 1.03% 0.72%
2029 1.09% 0.76%
2028 1.14% 0.8%
2027 1.21% 0.84%
2026 1.29% 0.89%
2025 1.36% 0.95%
2024 1.41% 0.98%
2023 1.51% 1.03%
2022 1.6% 1.01%
2021 1.63% 1.01%
2020 1.73% 1.03%
2019 1.86% 1.04%
2018 1.96% 1.11%
2017 2.05% 1.21%
2016 2.08% 1.2%
2015 2.08% 1.18%
2014 2.06% 1.23%
2013 2.04% 1.3%
2012 2.01% 1.34%
2011 1.98% 1.37%
2010 1.97% 1.36%
2009 1.93% 1.34%
2008 1.84% 1.35%
2007 1.68% 1.35%
2006 1.55% 1.36%
2005 1.47% 1.35%
2004 1.41% 1.29%
2003 1.34% 1.28%
2002 1.34% 1.33%
2001 1.38% 1.38%
2000 1.41% 1.41%
1999 1.4% 1.47%
1998 1.61% 1.5%
1997 1.88% 1.51%
1996 1.98% 1.55%
1995 2.09% 1.53%
1994 2.24% 1.51%
1993 2.44% 1.59%
1992 2.47% 1.67%
1991 2.41% 1.74%
1990 2.51% 1.82%
1989 2.68% 1.87%
1988 2.84% 1.94%
1987 3.07% 2.01%
1986 3.35% 2.2%
1985 3.46% 2.41%
1984 3.47% 2.53%
1983 3.45% 2.63%
1982 3.39% 2.68%
1981 3.3% 2.7%
1980 3.16% 2.66%
1979 3.03% 2.59%
1978 2.89% 2.57%
1977 3.7% 2.51%
1976 4.66% 2.47%
1975 3.6% 2.49%
1974 2.45% 2.5%
1973 2.38% 2.52%
1972 2.33% 2.56%
1971 2.29% 2.63%
1970 2.28% 2.68%
1969 2.3% 2.69%
1968 2.3% 2.72%
1967 2.27% 2.73%
1966 1.81% 2.7%
1965 1.53% 2.64%
1964 1.65% 2.56%
1963 1.54% 2.65%
1962 1.48% 2.7%
1961 1.79% 2.63%

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 Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Algeria Morocco
Current population
48222325
38871720
Population rank 34/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.47%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.43 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
50.1 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 104/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -56,254
Net migration rank 161/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -56,254
2024 - -31,240 - -46,802
2023 691,724 -25,963 417,213 -39,650
2022 722,591 -14,684 427,903 -38,594
2021 735,514 -10,803 407,829 -47,902
2020 724,140 -10,798 415,999 -35,474
2019 809,522 -27,786 457,307 -91,217
2018 824,428 -27,146 464,375 -88,159
2017 848,585 -14,403 471,011 -60,472
2016 849,368 -6,438 474,637 -39,302
2015 847,054 -27,638 477,654 -81,248
2014 839,654 -30,064 481,295 -72,065
2013 802,203 -30,052 492,284 -67,096
2012 790,645 -26,763 504,698 -65,251
2011 741,832 -20,108 513,305 -67,447
2010 719,350 -10,788 515,804 -70,510
2009 691,496 -4,458 509,386 -82,203
2008 662,044 -2,101 499,766 -78,912
2007 620,196 -25,046 493,526 -73,759
2006 580,812 -44,138 483,200 -72,364
2005 543,158 -51,345 474,285 -59,024
2004 508,773 -38,648 461,756 -66,749
2003 474,272 -39,421 452,650 -84,460
2002 451,369 -36,255 446,147 -67,802
2001 450,637 -26,539 452,621 -63,967
2000 447,025 -16,454 461,341 -67,569
1999 434,198 -5,657 473,071 -74,343
1998 425,928 -13,991 492,604 -80,286
1997 450,138 87,582 500,807 -96,502
1996 483,632 71,139 501,499 -95,331
1995 533,104 37,817 496,573 -85,386
1994 594,445 430 501,426 -115,404
1993 611,306 14,289 507,707 -121,254
1992 627,289 44,102 525,680 -107,911
1991 616,850 -6,945 539,850 -130,717
1990 612,369 1,962 535,506 -97,711
1989 628,542 -234 538,996 -104,509
1988 637,215 24,376 545,800 -102,484
1987 645,309 24,933 553,005 -104,029
1986 661,644 64,381 558,105 -99,905
1985 672,185 75,729 560,810 -45,336
1984 656,475 68,774 564,159 -39,319
1983 641,167 61,292 566,301 -24,988
1982 620,415 48,660 564,904 -25,471
1981 595,150 39,043 552,936 -22,553
1980 559,983 32,879 534,448 -13,899
1979 523,875 24,311 515,554 -27,374
1978 491,876 19,317 498,834 -30,600
1977 465,405 5,360 489,173 -32,161
1976 440,192 302,662 482,130 -58,019
1975 417,803 300,482 474,631 -51,968
1974 399,509 -27,605 464,147 -52,927
1973 382,736 -29,938 455,699 -51,772
1972 368,179 -32,832 446,449 -47,226
1971 356,069 -35,141 435,104 -39,385
1970 346,564 -37,058 426,015 -26,168
1969 334,541 -28,535 414,931 -24,389
1968 324,560 -23,870 407,437 -25,267
1967 316,289 -23,983 400,594 -23,309
1966 309,628 -29,832 391,881 -26,945
1965 311,190 -142,810 383,989 -33,139
1964 312,729 -108,798 375,835 -46,106
1963 315,645 -124,175 369,250 -56,214
1962 283,903 -112,676 363,843 -28,071
1961 296,467 -123,928 348,650 -40,413
1960 290,582 -55,212 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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