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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.31 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • 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 +1.81% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Algeria vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Mozambique
2100 64,987,758 105,684,658
2099 65,099,593 105,291,198
2098 65,201,636 104,859,475
2097 65,286,684 104,428,679
2096 65,363,853 103,962,668
2095 65,425,396 103,480,514
2094 65,482,152 102,989,197
2093 65,511,098 102,464,565
2092 65,539,089 101,929,545
2091 65,560,728 101,410,418
2090 65,558,683 100,829,728
2089 65,560,674 100,211,758
2088 65,543,659 99,594,130
2087 65,518,674 98,943,096
2086 65,480,237 98,288,529
2085 65,436,284 97,609,760
2084 65,389,859 96,926,143
2083 65,339,591 96,193,441
2082 65,286,947 95,449,095
2081 65,228,570 94,708,064
2080 65,156,366 93,957,824
2079 65,077,934 93,171,561
2078 64,997,944 92,350,666
2077 64,912,164 91,530,198
2076 64,829,265 90,699,125
2075 64,732,964 89,848,943
2074 64,635,550 88,999,187
2073 64,539,251 88,113,398
2072 64,437,887 87,210,961
2071 64,334,505 86,283,286
2070 64,254,716 85,349,704
2069 64,156,721 84,361,565
2068 64,054,948 83,400,997
2067 63,947,346 82,437,397
2066 63,834,128 81,437,030
2065 63,711,038 80,446,244
2064 63,574,559 79,433,801
2063 63,435,887 78,430,632
2062 63,274,087 77,376,597
2061 63,110,028 76,274,806
2060 62,923,891 75,197,384
2059 62,712,836 74,082,771
2058 62,478,336 72,958,774
2057 62,226,357 71,828,186
2056 61,939,173 70,677,889
2055 61,635,604 69,542,373
2054 61,305,903 68,419,331
2053 60,952,313 67,306,817
2052 60,585,478 66,163,407
2051 60,184,066 65,032,770
2050 59,759,780 63,898,302
2049 59,319,414 62,731,532
2048 58,863,159 61,579,833
2047 58,399,750 60,424,101
2046 57,923,788 59,273,421
2045 57,438,215 58,132,244
2044 56,949,229 56,969,604
2043 56,458,404 55,814,906
2042 55,972,536 54,633,120
2041 55,486,685 53,476,191
2040 55,008,982 52,305,805
2039 54,525,726 51,136,087
2038 54,053,698 49,973,820
2037 53,581,185 48,827,661
2036 53,114,315 47,668,628
2035 52,635,824 46,520,419
2034 52,170,347 45,358,645
2033 51,701,970 44,229,218
2032 51,222,432 43,102,655
2031 50,743,202 41,993,535
2030 50,249,453 40,901,742
2029 49,738,822 39,818,379
2028 49,202,648 38,748,841
2027 48,647,196 37,696,739
2026 48,064,789 36,660,958
2025 47,453,061 35,650,681
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M 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 1.36% 2.94%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Algeria Mozambique
Current population
48222325
36941128
Population rank 34/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.45%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 16/197
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 - -31,240 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 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 (1960–2024, 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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