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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 15.2 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Algeria vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Namibia
2100 64,987,758 5,958,153
2099 65,099,593 5,952,623
2098 65,201,636 5,947,142
2097 65,286,684 5,942,285
2096 65,363,853 5,938,162
2095 65,425,396 5,930,395
2094 65,482,152 5,922,248
2093 65,511,098 5,911,235
2092 65,539,089 5,899,026
2091 65,560,728 5,886,490
2090 65,558,683 5,871,938
2089 65,560,674 5,858,234
2088 65,543,659 5,842,720
2087 65,518,674 5,825,856
2086 65,480,237 5,806,643
2085 65,436,284 5,789,246
2084 65,389,859 5,771,050
2083 65,339,591 5,751,610
2082 65,286,947 5,730,648
2081 65,228,570 5,707,476
2080 65,156,366 5,682,842
2079 65,077,934 5,659,698
2078 64,997,944 5,634,313
2077 64,912,164 5,608,096
2076 64,829,265 5,580,829
2075 64,732,964 5,551,107
2074 64,635,550 5,522,025
2073 64,539,251 5,494,180
2072 64,437,887 5,464,749
2071 64,334,505 5,434,461
2070 64,254,716 5,403,822
2069 64,156,721 5,371,517
2068 64,054,948 5,336,950
2067 63,947,346 5,300,707
2066 63,834,128 5,263,191
2065 63,711,038 5,227,346
2064 63,574,559 5,190,323
2063 63,435,887 5,150,579
2062 63,274,087 5,109,760
2061 63,110,028 5,068,478
2060 62,923,891 5,023,587
2059 62,712,836 4,979,591
2058 62,478,336 4,933,964
2057 62,226,357 4,887,985
2056 61,939,173 4,840,537
2055 61,635,604 4,790,848
2054 61,305,903 4,741,942
2053 60,952,313 4,691,180
2052 60,585,478 4,639,835
2051 60,184,066 4,587,353
2050 59,759,780 4,533,502
2049 59,319,414 4,482,650
2048 58,863,159 4,430,309
2047 58,399,750 4,373,597
2046 57,923,788 4,318,050
2045 57,438,215 4,259,166
2044 56,949,229 4,202,338
2043 56,458,404 4,144,892
2042 55,972,536 4,088,713
2041 55,486,685 4,032,347
2040 55,008,982 3,976,987
2039 54,525,726 3,920,720
2038 54,053,698 3,862,015
2037 53,581,185 3,804,482
2036 53,114,315 3,747,072
2035 52,635,824 3,689,163
2034 52,170,347 3,631,737
2033 51,701,970 3,575,000
2032 51,222,432 3,516,310
2031 50,743,202 3,456,265
2030 50,249,453 3,395,964
2029 49,738,822 3,336,698
2028 49,202,648 3,277,428
2027 48,647,196 3,216,917
2026 48,064,789 3,156,839
2025 47,453,061 3,094,769
2024 46,814,308 3,030,131
2023 46,164,219 2,963,095
2022 45,477,389 2,889,662
2021 44,761,099 2,810,548
2020 44,042,091 2,728,762
2019 43,294,546 2,650,494
2018 42,505,035 2,577,327
2017 41,689,299 2,506,853
2016 40,850,721 2,439,213
2015 40,019,529 2,374,300
2014 39,205,031 2,312,139
2013 38,414,171 2,252,508
2012 37,646,166 2,194,654
2011 36,903,376 2,146,325
2010 36,188,236 2,109,811
2009 35,490,445 2,077,394
2008 34,816,961 2,047,056
2007 34,189,416 2,018,600
2006 33,623,506 1,991,888
2005 33,109,249 1,966,582
2004 32,628,286 1,942,082
2003 32,175,818 1,917,464
2002 31,750,835 1,889,970
2001 31,331,221 1,857,048
2000 30,903,893 1,818,647
1999 30,474,354 1,776,368
1998 30,054,133 1,732,745
1997 29,579,301 1,689,264
1996 29,033,044 1,646,103
1995 28,470,191 1,602,170
1994 27,887,279 1,556,304
1993 27,277,048 1,508,697
1992 26,628,568 1,461,322
1991 25,987,928 1,415,684
1990 25,375,810 1,369,303
1989 24,754,485 1,288,947
1988 24,109,536 1,209,696
1987 23,443,624 1,167,889
1986 22,745,499 1,131,081
1985 22,008,544 1,096,890
1984 21,271,969 1,065,989
1983 20,558,115 1,037,511
1982 19,872,348 1,010,308
1981 19,220,704 992,500
1980 18,607,174 981,434
1979 18,036,655 962,825
1978 17,506,974 947,269
1977 17,015,994 931,104
1976 16,409,170 906,566
1975 15,678,596 881,032
1974 15,133,502 854,320
1973 14,771,147 828,928
1972 14,427,072 804,399
1971 14,098,936 780,584
1970 13,783,719 757,868
1969 13,475,960 736,120
1968 13,172,614 715,542
1967 12,876,118 696,045
1966 12,590,069 677,655
1965 12,365,976 660,558
1964 12,179,813 644,530
1963 11,982,118 629,589
1962 11,800,771 615,759
1961 11,628,883 603,067
1960 11,424,922 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Namibia
2100 -0.17% 0.09%
2099 -0.16% 0.09%
2098 -0.13% 0.08%
2097 -0.12% 0.07%
2096 -0.09% 0.13%
2095 -0.09% 0.14%
2094 -0.04% 0.19%
2093 -0.04% 0.21%
2092 -0.03% 0.21%
2091 0.003% 0.25%
2090 -0.003% 0.23%
2089 0.03% 0.27%
2088 0.04% 0.29%
2087 0.06% 0.33%
2086 0.07% 0.3%
2085 0.07% 0.32%
2084 0.08% 0.34%
2083 0.08% 0.37%
2082 0.09% 0.41%
2081 0.11% 0.43%
2080 0.12% 0.41%
2079 0.12% 0.45%
2078 0.13% 0.47%
2077 0.13% 0.49%
2076 0.15% 0.54%
2075 0.15% 0.53%
2074 0.15% 0.51%
2073 0.16% 0.54%
2072 0.16% 0.56%
2071 0.12% 0.57%
2070 0.15% 0.6%
2069 0.16% 0.65%
2068 0.17% 0.68%
2067 0.18% 0.71%
2066 0.19% 0.69%
2065 0.21% 0.71%
2064 0.22% 0.77%
2063 0.26% 0.8%
2062 0.26% 0.81%
2061 0.3% 0.89%
2060 0.34% 0.88%
2059 0.38% 0.92%
2058 0.4% 0.94%
2057 0.46% 0.98%
2056 0.49% 1.04%
2055 0.54% 1.03%
2054 0.58% 1.08%
2053 0.61% 1.11%
2052 0.67% 1.14%
2051 0.71% 1.19%
2050 0.74% 1.13%
2049 0.78% 1.18%
2048 0.79% 1.3%
2047 0.82% 1.29%
2046 0.85% 1.38%
2045 0.86% 1.35%
2044 0.87% 1.39%
2043 0.87% 1.37%
2042 0.88% 1.4%
2041 0.87% 1.39%
2040 0.89% 1.44%
2039 0.87% 1.52%
2038 0.88% 1.51%
2037 0.88% 1.53%
2036 0.91% 1.57%
2035 0.89% 1.58%
2034 0.91% 1.59%
2033 0.94% 1.67%
2032 0.94% 1.74%
2031 0.98% 1.78%
2030 1.03% 1.78%
2029 1.09% 1.81%
2028 1.14% 1.88%
2027 1.21% 1.9%
2026 1.29% 2.01%
2025 1.36% 2.13%
2024 1.41% 2.26%
2023 1.51% 2.54%
2022 1.6% 2.81%
2021 1.63% 3%
2020 1.73% 2.95%
2019 1.86% 2.84%
2018 1.96% 2.81%
2017 2.05% 2.77%
2016 2.08% 2.73%
2015 2.08% 2.69%
2014 2.06% 2.65%
2013 2.04% 2.64%
2012 2.01% 2.25%
2011 1.98% 1.73%
2010 1.97% 1.56%
2009 1.93% 1.48%
2008 1.84% 1.41%
2007 1.68% 1.34%
2006 1.55% 1.29%
2005 1.47% 1.26%
2004 1.41% 1.28%
2003 1.34% 1.45%
2002 1.34% 1.77%
2001 1.38% 2.11%
2000 1.41% 2.38%
1999 1.4% 2.52%
1998 1.61% 2.57%
1997 1.88% 2.62%
1996 1.98% 2.74%
1995 2.09% 2.95%
1994 2.24% 3.16%
1993 2.44% 3.24%
1992 2.47% 3.22%
1991 2.41% 3.39%
1990 2.51% 6.23%
1989 2.68% 6.55%
1988 2.84% 3.58%
1987 3.07% 3.25%
1986 3.35% 3.12%
1985 3.46% 2.9%
1984 3.47% 2.74%
1983 3.45% 2.69%
1982 3.39% 1.79%
1981 3.3% 1.13%
1980 3.16% 1.93%
1979 3.03% 1.64%
1978 2.89% 1.74%
1977 3.7% 2.71%
1976 4.66% 2.9%
1975 3.6% 3.13%
1974 2.45% 3.06%
1973 2.38% 3.05%
1972 2.33% 3.05%
1971 2.29% 3%
1970 2.28% 2.95%
1969 2.3% 2.88%
1968 2.3% 2.8%
1967 2.27% 2.71%
1966 1.81% 2.59%
1965 1.53% 2.49%
1964 1.65% 2.37%
1963 1.54% 2.25%
1962 1.48% 2.1%
1961 1.79% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Algeria Namibia
Current population
48222325
3173089
Population rank 34/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.04%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
7.84 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
6.85 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +184
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 41/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 +1,866
Net migration rank 161/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 1,866
2024 - -31,240 - 4,211
2023 691,724 -25,963 58,435 11,675
2022 722,591 -14,684 54,534 22,212
2021 735,514 -10,803 50,160 31,327
2020 724,140 -10,798 55,034 27,056
2019 809,522 -27,786 54,769 19,676
2018 824,428 -27,146 53,970 17,920
2017 848,585 -14,403 52,975 16,080
2016 849,368 -6,438 52,228 14,002
2015 847,054 -27,638 50,846 12,755
2014 839,654 -30,064 49,581 11,134
2013 802,203 -30,052 47,801 10,748
2012 790,645 -26,763 46,204 10,957
2011 741,832 -20,108 43,557 -4,067
2010 719,350 -10,788 42,046 -8,518
2009 691,496 -4,458 39,942 -8,626
2008 662,044 -2,101 38,147 -8,775
2007 620,196 -25,046 36,430 -8,905
2006 580,812 -44,138 34,690 -8,792
2005 543,158 -51,345 32,909 -8,195
2004 508,773 -38,648 31,478 -7,192
2003 474,272 -39,421 31,115 -6,153
2002 451,369 -36,255 31,947 -1,913
2001 450,637 -26,539 32,942 2,869
2000 447,025 -16,454 35,280 5,709
1999 434,198 -5,657 37,233 6,333
1998 425,928 -13,991 37,500 6,180
1997 450,138 87,582 37,256 6,023
1996 483,632 71,139 37,177 5,866
1995 533,104 37,817 39,119 5,712
1994 594,445 430 41,316 5,578
1993 611,306 14,289 42,861 5,464
1992 627,289 44,102 43,945 2,487
1991 616,850 -6,945 44,523 309
1990 612,369 1,962 43,956 3,969
1989 628,542 -234 37,715 75,072
1988 637,215 24,376 34,798 10,916
1987 645,309 24,933 33,340 4,559
1986 661,644 64,381 31,764 3,953
1985 672,185 75,729 30,575 2,090
1984 656,475 68,774 29,395 -267
1983 641,167 61,292 28,307 -481
1982 620,415 48,660 27,474 -889
1981 595,150 39,043 27,938 -18,901
1980 559,983 32,879 28,142 -15,041
1979 523,875 24,311 28,930 -4,818
1978 491,876 19,317 29,821 -22,827
1977 465,405 5,360 29,241 -3,907
1976 440,192 302,662 28,785 -5,048
1975 417,803 300,482 27,882 -553
1974 399,509 -27,605 26,844 -744
1973 382,736 -29,938 25,754 -1,066
1972 368,179 -32,832 24,606 -236
1971 356,069 -35,141 23,467 -208
1970 346,564 -37,058 22,414 -244
1969 334,541 -28,535 21,387 -57
1968 324,560 -23,870 20,470 -636
1967 316,289 -23,983 19,498 -339
1966 309,628 -29,832 18,635 -1,023
1965 311,190 -142,810 17,902 -1,327
1964 312,729 -108,798 17,134 -1,660
1963 315,645 -124,175 16,430 -2,016
1962 283,903 -112,676 15,656 -2,403
1961 296,467 -123,928 14,936 -2,807
1960 290,582 -55,212 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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