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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 27,917,831 people in Niger in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 29,294,628 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.65 times bigger than Niger's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +3.45% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.3M (105.3% growth).

Algeria vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Niger
2100 64,963,450 92,119,820
2099 65,075,244 91,758,864
2098 65,177,248 91,380,105
2097 65,262,264 90,979,507
2096 65,339,404 90,560,194
2095 65,400,924 90,121,433
2094 65,457,659 89,665,016
2093 65,486,594 89,186,290
2092 65,514,575 88,687,247
2091 65,536,206 88,169,255
2090 65,534,162 87,632,134
2089 65,536,151 87,075,435
2088 65,519,144 86,497,532
2087 65,494,168 85,901,116
2086 65,455,745 85,285,801
2085 65,411,808 84,648,237
2084 65,365,401 83,990,034
2083 65,315,151 83,310,768
2082 65,262,527 82,611,309
2081 65,204,172 81,895,814
2080 65,131,995 81,159,765
2079 65,053,592 80,409,054
2078 64,973,632 79,639,286
2077 64,887,885 78,852,089
2076 64,805,016 78,045,772
2075 64,708,752 77,223,494
2074 64,611,374 76,387,922
2073 64,515,111 75,535,687
2072 64,413,784 74,667,410
2071 64,310,442 73,784,579
2070 64,230,683 72,888,455
2069 64,132,724 71,975,811
2068 64,030,989 71,050,594
2067 63,923,427 70,111,034
2066 63,810,251 69,159,115
2065 63,687,208 68,199,397
2064 63,550,779 67,226,153
2063 63,412,160 66,242,857
2062 63,250,420 65,249,357
2061 63,086,423 64,246,142
2060 62,900,355 63,236,587
2059 62,689,379 62,219,239
2058 62,454,967 61,193,260
2057 62,203,082 60,161,411
2056 61,916,006 59,126,596
2055 61,612,550 58,084,470
2054 61,282,973 57,038,192
2053 60,929,515 55,989,073
2052 60,562,817 54,940,685
2051 60,161,555 53,889,624
2050 59,737,427 52,841,076
2049 59,297,226 51,793,560
2048 58,841,142 50,746,939
2047 58,377,907 49,703,518
2046 57,902,123 48,661,960
2045 57,416,731 47,622,548
2044 56,927,927 46,586,941
2043 56,437,286 45,557,790
2042 55,951,600 44,531,886
2041 55,465,931 43,511,370
2040 54,988,407 42,494,381
2039 54,505,331 41,482,338
2038 54,033,480 40,472,234
2037 53,561,143 39,463,944
2036 53,094,449 38,459,660
2035 52,616,136 37,458,584
2034 52,150,833 36,465,688
2033 51,682,632 35,476,260
2032 51,203,273 34,497,489
2031 50,724,222 33,527,117
2030 50,230,658 32,563,547
2029 49,720,218 31,610,576
2028 49,184,244 30,670,274
2027 48,629,000 29,741,014
2026 48,046,811 28,823,166
2025 47,435,312 27,917,831
2024 46,814,308 27,032,412
2023 46,164,219 26,159,867
2022 45,477,389 25,311,973
2021 44,761,099 24,502,140
2020 44,042,091 23,717,613
2019 43,294,546 22,947,757
2018 42,505,035 22,188,069
2017 41,689,299 21,435,446
2016 40,850,721 20,685,753
2015 40,019,529 19,939,498
2014 39,205,031 19,215,909
2013 38,414,171 18,519,898
2012 37,646,166 17,836,769
2011 36,903,376 17,176,283
2010 36,188,236 16,548,835
2009 35,490,445 15,943,675
2008 34,816,961 15,361,915
2007 34,189,416 14,803,610
2006 33,623,506 14,268,581
2005 33,109,249 13,756,192
2004 32,628,286 13,265,836
2003 32,175,818 12,796,984
2002 31,750,835 12,349,144
2001 31,331,221 11,920,647
2000 30,903,893 11,509,630
1999 30,474,354 11,117,411
1998 30,054,133 10,741,413
1997 29,579,301 10,383,969
1996 29,033,044 10,044,852
1995 28,470,191 9,714,529
1994 27,887,279 9,398,258
1993 27,277,048 9,100,789
1992 26,628,568 8,817,633
1991 25,987,928 8,546,900
1990 25,375,810 8,286,059
1989 24,754,485 8,034,780
1988 24,109,536 7,793,748
1987 23,443,624 7,561,150
1986 22,745,499 7,335,811
1985 22,008,544 7,118,457
1984 21,271,969 6,909,971
1983 20,558,115 6,708,644
1982 19,872,348 6,512,732
1981 19,220,704 6,322,006
1980 18,607,174 6,135,971
1979 18,036,655 5,955,556
1978 17,506,974 5,782,932
1977 17,015,994 5,619,716
1976 16,409,170 5,464,962
1975 15,678,596 5,317,019
1974 15,133,502 5,174,953
1973 14,771,147 5,037,865
1972 14,427,072 4,904,845
1971 14,098,936 4,776,225
1970 13,783,719 4,650,275
1969 13,475,960 4,525,725
1968 13,172,614 4,403,637
1967 12,876,118 4,283,590
1966 12,590,069 4,165,544
1965 12,365,976 4,049,695
1964 12,179,813 3,935,814
1963 11,982,118 3,823,873
1962 11,800,771 3,714,520
1961 11,628,883 3,608,162
1960 11,424,922 3,505,050

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,608,875 people (a 41.6% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Niger will increase by 80.4% to 52,841,076 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 92.1M people in 2100 for Niger.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Niger
2100 -0.17% 0.39%
2099 -0.16% 0.41%
2098 -0.13% 0.44%
2097 -0.12% 0.46%
2096 -0.09% 0.49%
2095 -0.09% 0.51%
2094 -0.04% 0.54%
2093 -0.04% 0.56%
2092 -0.03% 0.59%
2091 0.003% 0.61%
2090 -0.003% 0.64%
2089 0.03% 0.67%
2088 0.04% 0.69%
2087 0.06% 0.72%
2086 0.07% 0.75%
2085 0.07% 0.78%
2084 0.08% 0.82%
2083 0.08% 0.85%
2082 0.09% 0.87%
2081 0.11% 0.91%
2080 0.12% 0.93%
2079 0.12% 0.97%
2078 0.13% 1%
2077 0.13% 1.03%
2076 0.15% 1.06%
2075 0.15% 1.09%
2074 0.15% 1.13%
2073 0.16% 1.16%
2072 0.16% 1.2%
2071 0.12% 1.23%
2070 0.15% 1.27%
2069 0.16% 1.3%
2068 0.17% 1.34%
2067 0.18% 1.38%
2066 0.19% 1.41%
2065 0.21% 1.45%
2064 0.22% 1.48%
2063 0.26% 1.52%
2062 0.26% 1.56%
2061 0.3% 1.6%
2060 0.34% 1.64%
2059 0.38% 1.68%
2058 0.4% 1.72%
2057 0.46% 1.75%
2056 0.49% 1.79%
2055 0.54% 1.83%
2054 0.58% 1.87%
2053 0.61% 1.91%
2052 0.67% 1.95%
2051 0.71% 1.98%
2050 0.74% 2.02%
2049 0.78% 2.06%
2048 0.79% 2.1%
2047 0.82% 2.14%
2046 0.85% 2.18%
2045 0.86% 2.22%
2044 0.87% 2.26%
2043 0.87% 2.3%
2042 0.88% 2.35%
2041 0.87% 2.39%
2040 0.89% 2.44%
2039 0.87% 2.5%
2038 0.88% 2.55%
2037 0.88% 2.61%
2036 0.91% 2.67%
2035 0.89% 2.72%
2034 0.91% 2.79%
2033 0.94% 2.84%
2032 0.94% 2.89%
2031 0.98% 2.96%
2030 1.03% 3.01%
2029 1.09% 3.07%
2028 1.14% 3.12%
2027 1.21% 3.18%
2026 1.29% 3.24%
2025 1.33% 3.28%
2024 1.41% 3.34%
2023 1.51% 3.35%
2022 1.6% 3.31%
2021 1.63% 3.31%
2020 1.73% 3.35%
2019 1.86% 3.42%
2018 1.96% 3.51%
2017 2.05% 3.62%
2016 2.08% 3.74%
2015 2.08% 3.77%
2014 2.06% 3.76%
2013 2.04% 3.83%
2012 2.01% 3.85%
2011 1.98% 3.79%
2010 1.97% 3.8%
2009 1.93% 3.79%
2008 1.84% 3.77%
2007 1.68% 3.75%
2006 1.55% 3.72%
2005 1.47% 3.7%
2004 1.41% 3.66%
2003 1.34% 3.63%
2002 1.34% 3.59%
2001 1.38% 3.57%
2000 1.41% 3.53%
1999 1.4% 3.5%
1998 1.61% 3.44%
1997 1.88% 3.38%
1996 1.98% 3.4%
1995 2.09% 3.37%
1994 2.24% 3.27%
1993 2.44% 3.21%
1992 2.47% 3.17%
1991 2.41% 3.15%
1990 2.51% 3.13%
1989 2.68% 3.09%
1988 2.84% 3.08%
1987 3.07% 3.07%
1986 3.35% 3.05%
1985 3.46% 3.02%
1984 3.47% 3%
1983 3.45% 3.01%
1982 3.39% 3.02%
1981 3.3% 3.03%
1980 3.16% 3.03%
1979 3.03% 2.99%
1978 2.89% 2.9%
1977 3.7% 2.83%
1976 4.66% 2.78%
1975 3.6% 2.75%
1974 2.45% 2.72%
1973 2.38% 2.71%
1972 2.33% 2.69%
1971 2.29% 2.71%
1970 2.28% 2.75%
1969 2.3% 2.77%
1968 2.3% 2.8%
1967 2.27% 2.83%
1966 1.81% 2.86%
1965 1.53% 2.89%
1964 1.65% 2.93%
1963 1.54% 2.94%
1962 1.48% 2.95%
1961 1.79% 2.94%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Niger's population grew by 3.28%.

Live population counters

Algeria Niger
Current population
48345858
29294628
Population rank 34/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.35%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
35.7 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
28.2 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +2,426
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +885,419
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +3.28%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 9/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -7,704
Net migration rank 161/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -7,704
2024 665,653 -31,240 883,987 -4,041
2023 691,724 -25,963 864,139 995
2022 722,591 -14,684 829,651 995
2021 735,514 -10,803 793,428 -4,405
2020 724,140 -10,798 784,437 -4,402
2019 809,522 -27,786 775,474 -15,778
2018 824,428 -27,146 763,536 -3,830
2017 848,585 -14,403 752,384 -6,830
2016 849,368 -6,438 738,999 14,833
2015 847,054 -27,638 721,630 17,051
2014 839,654 -30,064 704,609 3,891
2013 802,203 -30,052 686,070 -2,543
2012 790,645 -26,763 664,009 18,714
2011 741,832 -20,108 645,175 -6,941
2010 719,350 -10,788 624,685 -8,033
2009 691,496 -4,458 602,671 -9,014
2008 662,044 -2,101 579,727 -9,847
2007 620,196 -25,046 556,808 -10,069
2006 580,812 -44,138 533,374 -10,054
2005 543,158 -51,345 511,167 -9,700
2004 508,773 -38,648 488,328 -9,070
2003 474,272 -39,421 467,295 -8,841
2002 451,369 -36,255 446,767 -9,550
2001 450,637 -26,539 428,417 -8,654
2000 447,025 -16,454 410,779 -8,522
1999 434,198 -5,657 394,212 -12,037
1998 425,928 -13,991 377,120 -7,298
1997 450,138 87,582 358,745 -13,680
1996 483,632 71,139 341,223 -8,057
1995 533,104 37,817 323,630 3,843
1994 594,445 430 306,026 -959
1993 611,306 14,289 292,135 -2,269
1992 627,289 44,102 278,690 -2,258
1991 616,850 -6,945 266,527 -1,500
1990 612,369 1,962 256,594 73
1989 628,542 -234 245,278 613
1988 637,215 24,376 237,296 -1,139
1987 645,309 24,933 231,371 -2,338
1986 661,644 64,381 224,365 -2,728
1985 672,185 75,729 219,206 -6,126
1984 656,475 68,774 213,111 -9,208
1983 641,167 61,292 207,962 -9,209
1982 620,415 48,660 202,012 -8,935
1981 595,150 39,043 195,938 -7,559
1980 559,983 32,879 189,251 -5,564
1979 523,875 24,311 180,632 -3,495
1978 491,876 19,317 171,614 -3,494
1977 465,405 5,360 161,792 -3,476
1976 440,192 302,662 154,489 -3,308
1975 417,803 300,482 147,962 -3,254
1974 399,509 -27,605 142,606 -3,179
1973 382,736 -29,938 137,695 -2,942
1972 368,179 -32,832 133,813 -2,525
1971 356,069 -35,141 128,223 -2,277
1970 346,564 -37,058 128,184 -2,225
1969 334,541 -28,535 125,389 -2,245
1968 324,560 -23,870 123,301 -2,277
1967 316,289 -23,983 121,358 -2,289
1966 309,628 -29,832 119,314 -2,289
1965 311,190 -142,810 116,963 -2,289
1964 312,729 -108,798 115,386 -2,289
1963 315,645 -124,175 113,072 -2,289
1962 283,903 -112,676 110,280 -2,369
1961 296,467 -123,928 107,693 -2,893
1960 290,582 -55,212 105,081 -3,641

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 97.5% of the population change in Algeria is from natural causes (a gain of 7,718,579 people) and 2.49% is from migration (a loss of 196,899 people). In Niger 99.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,907,665 people) and 0.07% is from migration (a loss of 5,412 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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