The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 5,338,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 47,911,682 people compared to 5,406,623 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 8.86 times bigger than New Zealand's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
- The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.07% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.69% in New Zealand.
- Since 2005, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.1M people to 47.9M (44.7% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.13M to 5.41M (30.8% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 6.01M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Algeria vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
47911682
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5406623
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 124/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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5.62 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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9.23 minutes
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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13.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +256 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +93,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +1.78% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 63/197 |
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 | 4,979,200 | 1.86% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 5,090,200 | 1.73% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 5,111,300 | 1.63% | 0.41% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 5,117,100 | 1.6% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 5,245,000 | 1.51% | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 5,338,500 | 1.41% | 1.78% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 5,377,360 | 1.33% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 5,413,790 | 1.25% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 5,447,979 | 1.18% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 5,479,675 | 1.12% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 5,509,133 | 1.06% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 5,536,522 | 1% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 5,562,256 | 0.96% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 5,586,456 | 0.94% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 5,609,501 | 0.92% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 5,631,457 | 0.9% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 5,652,480 | 0.9% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 5,673,146 | 0.89% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 5,693,185 | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 5,713,185 | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 5,732,750 | 0.88% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 5,751,482 | 0.88% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 5,770,413 | 0.87% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 5,789,187 | 0.87% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 5,806,468 | 0.87% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 5,822,166 | 0.86% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 5,836,730 | 0.85% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 5,849,932 | 0.83% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 5,861,661 | 0.81% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 5,872,796 | 0.78% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 5,882,711 | 0.76% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 5,892,766 | 0.73% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Algeria increased by 6,910,280 people (a 20.9% growth), while New Zealand gained 475,500 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Algeria gained 7,892,153 (a 19.7% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 797,223 (a 17.3% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2005 and is 33rd in 2025. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2005 and ranked 124th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24.3% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.99% to 5,892,766 people and rank change from 124th 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 | 76.7 years | 82.4 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 | 52.5 ppl/mi² |
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