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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 6.77 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Algeria vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Nicaragua
2100 64,987,758 8,688,116
2099 65,099,593 8,724,538
2098 65,201,636 8,760,232
2097 65,286,684 8,794,755
2096 65,363,853 8,828,433
2095 65,425,396 8,861,157
2094 65,482,152 8,892,755
2093 65,511,098 8,924,287
2092 65,539,089 8,954,488
2091 65,560,728 8,984,026
2090 65,558,683 9,012,075
2089 65,560,674 9,039,709
2088 65,543,659 9,065,862
2087 65,518,674 9,090,942
2086 65,480,237 9,115,336
2085 65,436,284 9,138,363
2084 65,389,859 9,160,205
2083 65,339,591 9,180,483
2082 65,286,947 9,199,639
2081 65,228,570 9,217,574
2080 65,156,366 9,233,677
2079 65,077,934 9,247,995
2078 64,997,944 9,260,269
2077 64,912,164 9,271,296
2076 64,829,265 9,280,355
2075 64,732,964 9,287,263
2074 64,635,550 9,293,340
2073 64,539,251 9,297,217
2072 64,437,887 9,298,930
2071 64,334,505 9,298,548
2070 64,254,716 9,296,541
2069 64,156,721 9,292,245
2068 64,054,948 9,285,519
2067 63,947,346 9,277,073
2066 63,834,128 9,266,063
2065 63,711,038 9,253,359
2064 63,574,559 9,238,451
2063 63,435,887 9,221,261
2062 63,274,087 9,201,687
2061 63,110,028 9,180,231
2060 62,923,891 9,156,164
2059 62,712,836 9,129,485
2058 62,478,336 9,100,437
2057 62,226,357 9,069,770
2056 61,939,173 9,037,076
2055 61,635,604 9,002,004
2054 61,305,903 8,964,646
2053 60,952,313 8,925,248
2052 60,585,478 8,883,323
2051 60,184,066 8,838,651
2050 59,759,780 8,791,647
2049 59,319,414 8,743,003
2048 58,863,159 8,691,701
2047 58,399,750 8,638,293
2046 57,923,788 8,583,244
2045 57,438,215 8,525,953
2044 56,949,229 8,466,669
2043 56,458,404 8,405,733
2042 55,972,536 8,342,871
2041 55,486,685 8,278,159
2040 55,008,982 8,211,510
2039 54,525,726 8,143,346
2038 54,053,698 8,072,943
2037 53,581,185 8,000,701
2036 53,114,315 7,926,969
2035 52,635,824 7,851,540
2034 52,170,347 7,774,327
2033 51,701,970 7,695,506
2032 51,222,432 7,615,273
2031 50,743,202 7,533,169
2030 50,249,453 7,449,842
2029 49,738,822 7,364,850
2028 49,202,648 7,278,061
2027 48,647,196 7,189,755
2026 48,064,789 7,100,090
2025 47,453,061 7,008,896
2024 46,814,308 6,916,140
2023 46,164,219 6,823,613
2022 45,477,389 6,730,654
2021 44,761,099 6,644,741
2020 44,042,091 6,565,267
2019 43,294,546 6,483,657
2018 42,505,035 6,400,080
2017 41,689,299 6,316,231
2016 40,850,721 6,232,666
2015 40,019,529 6,149,417
2014 39,205,031 6,066,492
2013 38,414,171 5,983,845
2012 37,646,166 5,901,287
2011 36,903,376 5,819,051
2010 36,188,236 5,737,450
2009 35,490,445 5,656,601
2008 34,816,961 5,576,593
2007 34,189,416 5,497,243
2006 33,623,506 5,418,855
2005 33,109,249 5,342,105
2004 32,628,286 5,272,912
2003 32,175,818 5,210,963
2002 31,750,835 5,149,909
2001 31,331,221 5,087,825
2000 30,903,893 5,022,633
1999 30,474,354 4,954,018
1998 30,054,133 4,883,655
1997 29,579,301 4,809,573
1996 29,033,044 4,729,974
1995 28,470,191 4,642,931
1994 27,887,279 4,549,316
1993 27,277,048 4,453,732
1992 26,628,568 4,357,026
1991 25,987,928 4,259,637
1990 25,375,810 4,162,559
1989 24,754,485 4,066,476
1988 24,109,536 3,972,320
1987 23,443,624 3,882,164
1986 22,745,499 3,794,157
1985 22,008,544 3,706,479
1984 21,271,969 3,619,104
1983 20,558,115 3,530,282
1982 19,872,348 3,438,745
1981 19,220,704 3,345,674
1980 18,607,174 3,252,403
1979 18,036,655 3,164,525
1978 17,506,974 3,080,314
1977 17,015,994 2,992,534
1976 16,409,170 2,903,851
1975 15,678,596 2,816,943
1974 15,133,502 2,732,075
1973 14,771,147 2,649,278
1972 14,427,072 2,573,578
1971 14,098,936 2,499,825
1970 13,783,719 2,423,065
1969 13,475,960 2,348,398
1968 13,172,614 2,275,836
1967 12,876,118 2,205,567
1966 12,590,069 2,137,820
1965 12,365,976 2,072,681
1964 12,179,813 2,010,176
1963 11,982,118 1,950,159
1962 11,800,771 1,892,320
1961 11,628,883 1,836,451
1960 11,424,922 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Nicaragua
2100 -0.17% -0.42%
2099 -0.16% -0.41%
2098 -0.13% -0.39%
2097 -0.12% -0.38%
2096 -0.09% -0.37%
2095 -0.09% -0.36%
2094 -0.04% -0.35%
2093 -0.04% -0.34%
2092 -0.03% -0.33%
2091 0.003% -0.31%
2090 -0.003% -0.31%
2089 0.03% -0.29%
2088 0.04% -0.28%
2087 0.06% -0.27%
2086 0.07% -0.25%
2085 0.07% -0.24%
2084 0.08% -0.22%
2083 0.08% -0.21%
2082 0.09% -0.19%
2081 0.11% -0.17%
2080 0.12% -0.15%
2079 0.12% -0.13%
2078 0.13% -0.12%
2077 0.13% -0.1%
2076 0.15% -0.07%
2075 0.15% -0.07%
2074 0.15% -0.04%
2073 0.16% -0.02%
2072 0.16% 0.004%
2071 0.12% 0.02%
2070 0.15% 0.05%
2069 0.16% 0.07%
2068 0.17% 0.09%
2067 0.18% 0.12%
2066 0.19% 0.14%
2065 0.21% 0.16%
2064 0.22% 0.19%
2063 0.26% 0.21%
2062 0.26% 0.23%
2061 0.3% 0.26%
2060 0.34% 0.29%
2059 0.38% 0.32%
2058 0.4% 0.34%
2057 0.46% 0.36%
2056 0.49% 0.39%
2055 0.54% 0.42%
2054 0.58% 0.44%
2053 0.61% 0.47%
2052 0.67% 0.51%
2051 0.71% 0.53%
2050 0.74% 0.56%
2049 0.78% 0.59%
2048 0.79% 0.62%
2047 0.82% 0.64%
2046 0.85% 0.67%
2045 0.86% 0.7%
2044 0.87% 0.72%
2043 0.87% 0.75%
2042 0.88% 0.78%
2041 0.87% 0.81%
2040 0.89% 0.84%
2039 0.87% 0.87%
2038 0.88% 0.9%
2037 0.88% 0.93%
2036 0.91% 0.96%
2035 0.89% 0.99%
2034 0.91% 1.02%
2033 0.94% 1.05%
2032 0.94% 1.09%
2031 0.98% 1.12%
2030 1.03% 1.15%
2029 1.09% 1.19%
2028 1.14% 1.23%
2027 1.21% 1.26%
2026 1.29% 1.3%
2025 1.36% 1.34%
2024 1.41% 1.36%
2023 1.51% 1.38%
2022 1.6% 1.29%
2021 1.63% 1.21%
2020 1.73% 1.26%
2019 1.86% 1.31%
2018 1.96% 1.33%
2017 2.05% 1.34%
2016 2.08% 1.35%
2015 2.08% 1.37%
2014 2.06% 1.38%
2013 2.04% 1.4%
2012 2.01% 1.41%
2011 1.98% 1.42%
2010 1.97% 1.43%
2009 1.93% 1.43%
2008 1.84% 1.44%
2007 1.68% 1.45%
2006 1.55% 1.44%
2005 1.47% 1.31%
2004 1.41% 1.19%
2003 1.34% 1.19%
2002 1.34% 1.22%
2001 1.38% 1.3%
2000 1.41% 1.39%
1999 1.4% 1.44%
1998 1.61% 1.54%
1997 1.88% 1.68%
1996 1.98% 1.87%
1995 2.09% 2.06%
1994 2.24% 2.15%
1993 2.44% 2.22%
1992 2.47% 2.29%
1991 2.41% 2.33%
1990 2.51% 2.36%
1989 2.68% 2.37%
1988 2.84% 2.32%
1987 3.07% 2.32%
1986 3.35% 2.37%
1985 3.46% 2.41%
1984 3.47% 2.52%
1983 3.45% 2.66%
1982 3.39% 2.78%
1981 3.3% 2.87%
1980 3.16% 2.78%
1979 3.03% 2.73%
1978 2.89% 2.93%
1977 3.7% 3.05%
1976 4.66% 3.09%
1975 3.6% 3.11%
1974 2.45% 3.13%
1973 2.38% 2.94%
1972 2.33% 2.95%
1971 2.29% 3.17%
1970 2.28% 3.18%
1969 2.3% 3.19%
1968 2.3% 3.19%
1967 2.27% 3.17%
1966 1.81% 3.14%
1965 1.53% 3.11%
1964 1.65% 3.08%
1963 1.54% 3.06%
1962 1.48% 3.04%
1961 1.79% 3.03%

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/nicaragua | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Algeria Nicaragua
Current population
48222325
7124343
Population rank 34/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.09%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
5.68 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
3.98 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +253
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 78/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -8,371
Net migration rank 161/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -8,371
2024 - -31,240 - -8,189
2023 691,724 -25,963 100,921 -7,996
2022 722,591 -14,684 100,987 -7,996
2021 735,514 -10,803 89,213 -10,383
2020 724,140 -10,798 90,515 -10,383
2019 809,522 -27,786 102,817 -19,730
2018 824,428 -27,146 104,814 -20,742
2017 848,585 -14,403 105,468 -21,849
2016 849,368 -6,438 106,585 -23,076
2015 847,054 -27,638 107,344 -24,353
2014 839,654 -30,064 108,420 -25,570
2013 802,203 -30,052 109,032 -26,587
2012 790,645 -26,763 110,065 -27,389
2011 741,832 -20,108 110,026 -28,221
2010 719,350 -10,788 110,475 -29,081
2009 691,496 -4,458 110,213 -29,913
2008 662,044 -2,101 110,395 -30,675
2007 620,196 -25,046 110,341 -31,357
2006 580,812 -44,138 110,073 -32,274
2005 543,158 -51,345 108,984 -33,280
2004 508,773 -38,648 106,904 -44,222
2003 474,272 -39,421 106,142 -44,931
2002 451,369 -36,255 105,805 -44,906
2001 450,637 -26,539 107,109 -43,837
2000 447,025 -16,454 109,192 -42,087
1999 434,198 -5,657 110,217 -40,095
1998 425,928 -13,991 108,862 -38,260
1997 450,138 87,582 114,415 -36,851
1996 483,632 71,139 116,849 -35,208
1995 533,104 37,817 118,325 -25,889
1994 594,445 430 119,565 -24,773
1993 611,306 14,289 120,469 -24,091
1992 627,289 44,102 121,204 -24,171
1991 616,850 -6,945 121,787 -24,028
1990 612,369 1,962 120,677 -24,280
1989 628,542 -234 120,128 -24,364
1988 637,215 24,376 117,299 -24,753
1987 645,309 24,933 112,885 -25,127
1986 661,644 64,381 113,054 -24,805
1985 672,185 75,729 110,949 -23,840
1984 656,475 68,774 110,133 -22,493
1983 641,167 61,292 110,618 -20,620
1982 620,415 48,660 112,468 -19,395
1981 595,150 39,043 110,421 -17,353
1980 559,983 32,879 108,604 -15,130
1979 523,875 24,311 96,429 -14,152
1978 491,876 19,317 98,419 -12,273
1977 465,405 5,360 100,498 -11,082
1976 440,192 302,662 98,100 -10,155
1975 417,803 300,482 95,230 -9,349
1974 399,509 -27,605 92,505 -8,639
1973 382,736 -29,938 89,662 -7,947
1972 368,179 -32,832 76,906 -7,219
1971 356,069 -35,141 84,139 -6,328
1970 346,564 -37,058 81,127 -5,423
1969 334,541 -28,535 78,237 -4,592
1968 324,560 -23,870 75,458 -3,979
1967 316,289 -23,983 72,722 -3,666
1966 309,628 -29,832 69,883 -3,443
1965 311,190 -142,810 67,056 -3,231
1964 312,729 -108,798 64,227 -3,043
1963 315,645 -124,175 61,738 -2,881
1962 283,903 -112,676 59,547 -2,727
1961 296,467 -123,928 57,499 -2,579
1960 290,582 -55,212 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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