The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,034,519 people compared to 5,362,441 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 8.96 times bigger than New Zealand's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
- Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48M (42.9% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.36M (28.1% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 5.95M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Algeria vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
48034519
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5362441
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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6.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +240 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +87,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +1.68% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 65/197 |
Algeria and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 2,419,700 | 1.79% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 2,482,000 | 1.48% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 2,531,800 | 1.54% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 2,585,400 | 1.65% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 2,628,400 | 1.53% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 2,675,900 | 1.81% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 2,724,100 | 2.27% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 2,748,100 | 2.3% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 2,772,800 | 2.3% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 2,810,700 | 2.28% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 2,853,000 | 2.29% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 2,903,900 | 2.33% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 2,961,300 | 2.38% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 3,023,700 | 2.45% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 3,083,100 | 3.6% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 3,110,500 | 4.66% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 3,120,200 | 3.7% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 3,121,200 | 2.89% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 3,109,000 | 3.03% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 3,112,900 | 3.16% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 3,124,900 | 3.3% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 3,156,100 | 3.39% | 1% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 3,199,300 | 3.45% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 3,227,100 | 3.47% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 3,247,100 | 3.46% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 3,246,300 | 3.35% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 3,274,400 | 3.07% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 3,283,400 | 2.84% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 3,299,200 | 2.68% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 3,329,800 | 2.51% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 3,495,100 | 2.41% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 3,531,700 | 2.47% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 3,572,200 | 2.44% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 3,620,000 | 2.24% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 3,673,400 | 2.09% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 3,732,000 | 1.98% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 3,781,300 | 1.88% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 3,815,000 | 1.61% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 3,835,100 | 1.4% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 3,857,700 | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 3,880,500 | 1.38% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 3,948,500 | 1.34% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 4,027,200 | 1.34% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 4,087,500 | 1.41% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 4,133,900 | 1.47% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 4,184,600 | 1.55% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 4,223,800 | 1.68% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 4,259,800 | 1.84% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 4,302,600 | 1.93% | 1% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 4,350,700 | 1.97% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 4,384,000 | 1.98% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 4,408,100 | 2.01% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 4,442,100 | 2.04% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 4,516,500 | 2.06% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 4,609,400 | 2.08% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 4,714,100 | 2.08% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 4,813,600 | 2.05% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 4,900,600 | 1.96% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 4,970,300 | 1.86% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 5,072,400 | 1.73% | 2.05% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 5,084,600 | 1.63% | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 5,081,700 | 1.6% | -0.06% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 5,200,000 | 1.51% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 5,287,500 | 1.41% | 1.68% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 5,325,989 | 1.33% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 5,362,071 | 1.25% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 5,395,933 | 1.18% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 5,427,327 | 1.12% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 5,456,502 | 1.06% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 5,483,630 | 1% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 5,509,118 | 0.96% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 5,533,087 | 0.94% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 5,555,912 | 0.92% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 5,577,658 | 0.9% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 5,598,481 | 0.9% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 5,618,949 | 0.89% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 5,638,796 | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 5,658,606 | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 5,677,983 | 0.88% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 5,696,537 | 0.88% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 5,715,286 | 0.87% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 5,733,881 | 0.87% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 5,750,997 | 0.87% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 5,766,545 | 0.86% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 5,780,970 | 0.85% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 5,794,046 | 0.83% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 5,805,663 | 0.81% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 5,816,692 | 0.78% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 5,826,512 | 0.76% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 5,836,471 | 0.73% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,183,798 (a 17.6% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 648,341 (a 13.8% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 125th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people and rank change from 125th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Algeria and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
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