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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.3 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Algeria vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Mozambique
2100 64,963,450 105,628,248
2099 65,075,244 105,234,999
2098 65,177,248 104,803,506
2097 65,262,264 104,372,940
2096 65,339,404 103,907,178
2095 65,400,924 103,425,281
2094 65,457,659 102,934,227
2093 65,486,594 102,409,874
2092 65,514,575 101,875,140
2091 65,536,206 101,356,290
2090 65,534,162 100,775,909
2089 65,536,151 100,158,269
2088 65,519,144 99,540,971
2087 65,494,168 98,890,285
2086 65,455,745 98,236,067
2085 65,411,808 97,557,661
2084 65,365,401 96,874,408
2083 65,315,151 96,142,098
2082 65,262,527 95,398,149
2081 65,204,172 94,657,513
2080 65,131,995 93,907,673
2079 65,053,592 93,121,830
2078 64,973,632 92,301,373
2077 64,887,885 91,481,344
2076 64,805,016 90,650,714
2075 64,708,752 89,800,986
2074 64,611,374 88,951,683
2073 64,515,111 88,066,368
2072 64,413,784 87,164,412
2071 64,310,442 86,237,232
2070 64,230,683 85,304,148
2069 64,132,724 84,316,537
2068 64,030,989 83,356,481
2067 63,923,427 82,393,396
2066 63,810,251 81,393,563
2065 63,687,208 80,403,306
2064 63,550,779 79,391,403
2063 63,412,160 78,388,769
2062 63,250,420 77,335,297
2061 63,086,423 76,234,094
2060 62,900,355 75,157,247
2059 62,689,379 74,043,229
2058 62,454,967 72,919,832
2057 62,203,082 71,789,848
2056 61,916,006 70,640,165
2055 61,612,550 69,505,255
2054 61,282,973 68,382,812
2053 60,929,515 67,270,892
2052 60,562,817 66,128,092
2051 60,161,555 64,998,059
2050 59,737,427 63,864,196
2049 59,297,226 62,698,049
2048 58,841,142 61,546,964
2047 58,377,907 60,391,850
2046 57,902,123 59,241,784
2045 57,416,731 58,101,216
2044 56,927,927 56,939,196
2043 56,437,286 55,785,114
2042 55,951,600 54,603,959
2041 55,465,931 53,447,648
2040 54,988,407 52,277,886
2039 54,505,331 51,108,793
2038 54,033,480 49,947,146
2037 53,561,143 48,801,599
2036 53,094,449 47,643,184
2035 52,616,136 46,495,588
2034 52,150,833 45,334,434
2033 51,682,632 44,205,611
2032 51,203,273 43,079,649
2031 50,724,222 41,971,121
2030 50,230,658 40,879,911
2029 49,720,218 39,797,126
2028 49,184,244 38,728,158
2027 48,629,000 37,676,618
2026 48,046,811 36,641,390
2025 47,435,312 35,631,653
2024 46,814,308 34,631,766
2023 46,164,219 33,635,160
2022 45,477,389 32,656,246
2021 44,761,099 31,707,800
2020 44,042,091 30,783,688
2019 43,294,546 29,884,380
2018 42,505,035 29,018,644
2017 41,689,299 28,166,393
2016 40,850,721 27,337,105
2015 40,019,529 26,547,572
2014 39,205,031 25,788,475
2013 38,414,171 25,051,611
2012 37,646,166 24,337,846
2011 36,903,376 23,649,039
2010 36,188,236 22,999,235
2009 35,490,445 22,391,745
2008 34,816,961 21,819,036
2007 34,189,416 21,287,635
2006 33,623,506 20,787,087
2005 33,109,249 20,304,569
2004 32,628,286 19,840,313
2003 32,175,818 19,392,475
2002 31,750,835 18,958,338
2001 31,331,221 18,537,729
2000 30,903,893 18,129,653
1999 30,474,354 17,734,506
1998 30,054,133 17,340,464
1997 29,579,301 16,949,982
1996 29,033,044 16,492,480
1995 28,470,191 15,960,530
1994 27,887,279 15,033,853
1993 27,277,048 14,051,192
1992 26,628,568 13,613,316
1991 25,987,928 13,352,090
1990 25,375,810 13,094,537
1989 24,754,485 12,906,842
1988 24,109,536 12,800,558
1987 23,443,624 12,822,574
1986 22,745,499 12,770,578
1985 22,008,544 12,548,949
1984 21,271,969 12,315,954
1983 20,558,115 12,073,822
1982 19,872,348 11,824,370
1981 19,220,704 11,568,127
1980 18,607,174 11,336,221
1979 18,036,655 11,028,809
1978 17,506,974 10,618,250
1977 17,015,994 10,224,975
1976 16,409,170 9,867,209
1975 15,678,596 9,540,817
1974 15,133,502 9,236,093
1973 14,771,147 8,954,242
1972 14,427,072 8,692,935
1971 14,098,936 8,456,317
1970 13,783,719 8,250,506
1969 13,475,960 8,066,951
1968 13,172,614 7,892,613
1967 12,876,118 7,724,550
1966 12,590,069 7,562,990
1965 12,365,976 7,406,421
1964 12,179,813 7,255,061
1963 11,982,118 7,109,828
1962 11,800,771 6,969,364
1961 11,628,883 6,834,936
1960 11,424,922 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Mozambique
2100 -0.17% 0.37%
2099 -0.16% 0.41%
2098 -0.13% 0.41%
2097 -0.12% 0.45%
2096 -0.09% 0.47%
2095 -0.09% 0.48%
2094 -0.04% 0.51%
2093 -0.04% 0.52%
2092 -0.03% 0.51%
2091 0.003% 0.58%
2090 -0.003% 0.62%
2089 0.03% 0.62%
2088 0.04% 0.66%
2087 0.06% 0.67%
2086 0.07% 0.7%
2085 0.07% 0.71%
2084 0.08% 0.76%
2083 0.08% 0.78%
2082 0.09% 0.78%
2081 0.11% 0.8%
2080 0.12% 0.84%
2079 0.12% 0.89%
2078 0.13% 0.9%
2077 0.13% 0.92%
2076 0.15% 0.95%
2075 0.15% 0.95%
2074 0.15% 1.01%
2073 0.16% 1.03%
2072 0.16% 1.08%
2071 0.12% 1.09%
2070 0.15% 1.17%
2069 0.16% 1.15%
2068 0.17% 1.17%
2067 0.18% 1.23%
2066 0.19% 1.23%
2065 0.21% 1.27%
2064 0.22% 1.28%
2063 0.26% 1.36%
2062 0.26% 1.44%
2061 0.3% 1.43%
2060 0.34% 1.5%
2059 0.38% 1.54%
2058 0.4% 1.57%
2057 0.46% 1.63%
2056 0.49% 1.63%
2055 0.54% 1.64%
2054 0.58% 1.65%
2053 0.61% 1.73%
2052 0.67% 1.74%
2051 0.71% 1.78%
2050 0.74% 1.86%
2049 0.78% 1.87%
2048 0.79% 1.91%
2047 0.82% 1.94%
2046 0.85% 1.96%
2045 0.86% 2.04%
2044 0.87% 2.07%
2043 0.87% 2.16%
2042 0.88% 2.16%
2041 0.87% 2.24%
2040 0.89% 2.29%
2039 0.87% 2.33%
2038 0.88% 2.35%
2037 0.88% 2.43%
2036 0.91% 2.47%
2035 0.89% 2.56%
2034 0.91% 2.55%
2033 0.94% 2.61%
2032 0.94% 2.64%
2031 0.98% 2.67%
2030 1.03% 2.72%
2029 1.09% 2.76%
2028 1.14% 2.79%
2027 1.21% 2.83%
2026 1.29% 2.83%
2025 1.33% 2.89%
2024 1.41% 2.96%
2023 1.51% 3%
2022 1.6% 2.99%
2021 1.63% 3%
2020 1.73% 3.01%
2019 1.86% 2.98%
2018 1.96% 3.03%
2017 2.05% 3.03%
2016 2.08% 2.97%
2015 2.08% 2.94%
2014 2.06% 2.94%
2013 2.04% 2.93%
2012 2.01% 2.91%
2011 1.98% 2.83%
2010 1.97% 2.71%
2009 1.93% 2.62%
2008 1.84% 2.5%
2007 1.68% 2.41%
2006 1.55% 2.38%
2005 1.47% 2.34%
2004 1.41% 2.31%
2003 1.34% 2.29%
2002 1.34% 2.27%
2001 1.38% 2.25%
2000 1.41% 2.23%
1999 1.4% 2.27%
1998 1.61% 2.3%
1997 1.88% 2.77%
1996 1.98% 3.33%
1995 2.09% 6.16%
1994 2.24% 6.99%
1993 2.44% 3.22%
1992 2.47% 1.96%
1991 2.41% 1.97%
1990 2.51% 1.45%
1989 2.68% 0.83%
1988 2.84% -0.17%
1987 3.07% 0.41%
1986 3.35% 1.77%
1985 3.46% 1.89%
1984 3.47% 2.01%
1983 3.45% 2.11%
1982 3.39% 2.22%
1981 3.3% 2.05%
1980 3.16% 2.79%
1979 3.03% 3.87%
1978 2.89% 3.85%
1977 3.7% 3.63%
1976 4.66% 3.42%
1975 3.6% 3.3%
1974 2.45% 3.15%
1973 2.38% 3.01%
1972 2.33% 2.8%
1971 2.29% 2.49%
1970 2.28% 2.28%
1969 2.3% 2.21%
1968 2.3% 2.18%
1967 2.27% 2.14%
1966 1.81% 2.11%
1965 1.53% 2.09%
1964 1.65% 2.04%
1963 1.54% 2.02%
1962 1.48% 1.97%
1961 1.79% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Algeria Mozambique
Current population
48345858
37173146
Population rank 34/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.45%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
24.6 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 17/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -65,573
Net migration rank 161/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -65,573
2024 665,653 -31,240 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 691,724 -25,963 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 722,591 -14,684 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 735,514 -10,803 951,234 -23,103
2020 724,140 -10,798 945,952 -25,864
2019 809,522 -27,786 927,581 -49,080
2018 824,428 -27,146 903,176 -50,224
2017 848,585 -14,403 876,594 -25,043
2016 849,368 -6,438 850,430 -43,398
2015 847,054 -27,638 824,435 -52,374
2014 839,654 -30,064 799,778 -53,625
2013 802,203 -30,052 784,641 -57,067
2012 790,645 -26,763 763,088 -63,131
2011 741,832 -20,108 741,303 -63,638
2010 719,350 -10,788 719,025 -97,079
2009 691,496 -4,458 693,673 -100,625
2008 662,044 -2,101 654,920 -102,534
2007 620,196 -25,046 610,913 -100,490
2006 580,812 -44,138 586,009 -95,333
2005 543,158 -51,345 570,132 -95,770
2004 508,773 -38,648 554,973 -100,824
2003 474,272 -39,421 540,992 -99,484
2002 451,369 -36,255 529,867 -103,102
2001 450,637 -26,539 519,594 -105,130
2000 447,025 -16,454 506,162 -104,476
1999 434,198 -5,657 491,814 -103,223
1998 425,928 -13,991 474,453 -74,952
1997 450,138 87,582 461,209 -79,732
1996 483,632 71,139 442,559 90,975
1995 533,104 37,817 421,630 108,751
1994 594,445 430 384,821 938,163
1993 611,306 14,289 369,518 272,829
1992 627,289 44,102 362,373 -128,960
1991 616,850 -6,945 357,676 -68,644
1990 612,369 1,962 353,290 -127,215
1989 628,542 -234 348,833 -199,509
1988 637,215 24,376 349,480 -286,247
1987 645,309 24,933 334,438 -441,710
1986 661,644 64,381 332,609 -121,350
1985 672,185 75,729 307,625 -75,642
1984 656,475 68,774 304,524 -70,532
1983 641,167 61,292 324,158 -73,899
1982 620,415 48,660 321,493 -72,852
1981 595,150 39,043 322,207 -58,347
1980 559,983 32,879 349,586 -149,650
1979 523,875 24,311 331,162 83,699
1978 491,876 19,317 310,403 95,859
1977 465,405 5,360 289,193 91,082
1976 440,192 302,662 273,924 61,326
1975 417,803 300,482 257,984 59,562
1974 399,509 -27,605 240,665 51,238
1973 382,736 -29,938 226,847 44,951
1972 368,179 -32,832 215,793 35,023
1971 356,069 -35,141 211,137 11,297
1970 346,564 -37,058 207,385 -18,197
1969 334,541 -28,535 202,174 -24,251
1968 324,560 -23,870 197,623 -26,872
1967 316,289 -23,983 193,044 -27,672
1966 309,628 -29,832 189,218 -31,462
1965 311,190 -142,810 185,931 -30,538
1964 312,729 -108,798 182,334 -35,005
1963 315,645 -124,175 180,867 -37,738
1962 283,903 -112,676 176,297 -38,504
1961 296,467 -123,928 171,236 -40,181
1960 290,582 -55,212 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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