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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 5.07 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.53% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Algeria vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Nigeria
2100 64,963,450 481,640,156
2099 65,075,244 481,456,918
2098 65,177,248 481,181,892
2097 65,262,264 480,838,161
2096 65,339,404 480,422,467
2095 65,400,924 479,938,579
2094 65,457,659 479,395,022
2093 65,486,594 478,769,369
2092 65,514,575 478,059,864
2091 65,536,206 477,236,907
2090 65,534,162 476,329,495
2089 65,536,151 475,326,347
2088 65,519,144 474,231,442
2087 65,494,168 473,035,563
2086 65,455,745 471,732,001
2085 65,411,808 470,328,175
2084 65,365,401 468,806,172
2083 65,315,151 467,187,453
2082 65,262,527 465,472,417
2081 65,204,172 463,643,190
2080 65,131,995 461,705,493
2079 65,053,592 459,644,523
2078 64,973,632 457,477,264
2077 64,887,885 455,218,871
2076 64,805,016 452,849,991
2075 64,708,752 450,367,356
2074 64,611,374 447,789,885
2073 64,515,111 445,117,028
2072 64,413,784 442,340,440
2071 64,310,442 439,464,323
2070 64,230,683 436,505,329
2069 64,132,724 433,437,998
2068 64,030,989 430,286,232
2067 63,923,427 427,032,499
2066 63,810,251 423,702,640
2065 63,687,208 420,285,359
2064 63,550,779 416,778,394
2063 63,412,160 413,198,800
2062 63,250,420 409,551,159
2061 63,086,423 405,827,482
2060 62,900,355 402,041,765
2059 62,689,379 398,197,311
2058 62,454,967 394,284,767
2057 62,203,082 390,311,065
2056 61,916,006 386,267,580
2055 61,612,550 382,162,992
2054 61,282,973 378,000,511
2053 60,929,515 373,769,779
2052 60,562,817 369,472,476
2051 60,161,555 365,120,741
2050 59,737,427 360,706,317
2049 59,297,226 356,243,287
2048 58,841,142 351,724,743
2047 58,377,907 347,142,279
2046 57,902,123 342,505,549
2045 57,416,731 337,807,869
2044 56,927,927 333,050,132
2043 56,437,286 328,230,652
2042 55,951,600 323,363,366
2041 55,465,931 318,443,989
2040 54,988,407 313,468,061
2039 54,505,331 308,450,008
2038 54,033,480 303,399,842
2037 53,561,143 298,327,800
2036 53,094,449 293,227,654
2035 52,616,136 288,115,630
2034 52,150,833 282,995,818
2033 51,682,632 277,875,880
2032 51,203,273 272,747,599
2031 50,724,222 267,645,657
2030 50,230,658 262,562,767
2029 49,720,218 257,484,616
2028 49,184,244 252,445,821
2027 48,629,000 247,437,680
2026 48,046,811 242,458,365
2025 47,435,312 237,527,782
2024 46,814,308 232,679,478
2023 46,164,219 227,882,945
2022 45,477,389 223,150,896
2021 44,761,099 218,529,286
2020 44,042,091 213,996,181
2019 43,294,546 209,485,641
2018 42,505,035 204,938,755
2017 41,689,299 200,254,579
2016 40,850,721 195,443,700
2015 40,019,529 190,671,878
2014 39,205,031 185,896,915
2013 38,414,171 181,049,443
2012 37,646,166 176,200,625
2011 36,903,376 171,379,598
2010 36,188,236 166,642,886
2009 35,490,445 162,049,464
2008 34,816,961 157,595,014
2007 34,189,416 153,267,261
2006 33,623,506 149,077,334
2005 33,109,249 145,017,253
2004 32,628,286 141,057,045
2003 32,175,818 137,202,644
2002 31,750,835 133,471,989
2001 31,331,221 129,862,595
2000 30,903,893 126,382,494
1999 30,474,354 123,047,320
1998 30,054,133 119,846,254
1997 29,579,301 116,754,792
1996 29,033,044 113,754,779
1995 28,470,191 110,819,428
1994 27,887,279 107,935,714
1993 27,277,048 105,122,069
1992 26,628,568 102,372,770
1991 25,987,928 99,720,162
1990 25,375,810 97,120,925
1989 24,754,485 94,531,014
1988 24,109,536 92,020,090
1987 23,443,624 89,591,716
1986 22,745,499 87,235,953
1985 22,008,544 84,897,973
1984 21,271,969 82,526,443
1983 20,558,115 80,438,260
1982 19,872,348 78,378,701
1981 19,220,704 76,068,103
1980 18,607,174 73,764,641
1979 18,036,655 71,498,242
1978 17,506,974 69,326,532
1977 17,015,994 67,234,590
1976 16,409,170 65,258,009
1975 15,678,596 63,410,815
1974 15,133,502 61,679,144
1973 14,771,147 60,082,139
1972 14,427,072 58,601,748
1971 14,098,936 57,214,684
1970 13,783,719 55,893,838
1969 13,475,960 54,631,914
1968 13,172,614 53,432,783
1967 12,876,118 52,293,065
1966 12,590,069 51,188,234
1965 12,365,976 50,086,764
1964 12,179,813 49,012,016
1963 11,982,118 47,973,575
1962 11,800,771 46,965,292
1961 11,628,883 45,989,310
1960 11,424,922 45,053,782

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Nigeria
2100 -0.17% 0.04%
2099 -0.16% 0.06%
2098 -0.13% 0.07%
2097 -0.12% 0.09%
2096 -0.09% 0.1%
2095 -0.09% 0.11%
2094 -0.04% 0.13%
2093 -0.04% 0.15%
2092 -0.03% 0.17%
2091 0.003% 0.19%
2090 -0.003% 0.21%
2089 0.03% 0.23%
2088 0.04% 0.25%
2087 0.06% 0.28%
2086 0.07% 0.3%
2085 0.07% 0.32%
2084 0.08% 0.35%
2083 0.08% 0.37%
2082 0.09% 0.39%
2081 0.11% 0.42%
2080 0.12% 0.45%
2079 0.12% 0.47%
2078 0.13% 0.5%
2077 0.13% 0.52%
2076 0.15% 0.55%
2075 0.15% 0.58%
2074 0.15% 0.6%
2073 0.16% 0.63%
2072 0.16% 0.65%
2071 0.12% 0.68%
2070 0.15% 0.71%
2069 0.16% 0.73%
2068 0.17% 0.76%
2067 0.18% 0.79%
2066 0.19% 0.81%
2065 0.21% 0.84%
2064 0.22% 0.87%
2063 0.26% 0.89%
2062 0.26% 0.92%
2061 0.3% 0.94%
2060 0.34% 0.97%
2059 0.38% 0.99%
2058 0.4% 1.02%
2057 0.46% 1.05%
2056 0.49% 1.07%
2055 0.54% 1.1%
2054 0.58% 1.13%
2053 0.61% 1.16%
2052 0.67% 1.19%
2051 0.71% 1.22%
2050 0.74% 1.25%
2049 0.78% 1.28%
2048 0.79% 1.32%
2047 0.82% 1.35%
2046 0.85% 1.39%
2045 0.86% 1.43%
2044 0.87% 1.47%
2043 0.87% 1.51%
2042 0.88% 1.54%
2041 0.87% 1.59%
2040 0.89% 1.63%
2039 0.87% 1.66%
2038 0.88% 1.7%
2037 0.88% 1.74%
2036 0.91% 1.77%
2035 0.89% 1.81%
2034 0.91% 1.84%
2033 0.94% 1.88%
2032 0.94% 1.91%
2031 0.98% 1.94%
2030 1.03% 1.97%
2029 1.09% 2%
2028 1.14% 2.02%
2027 1.21% 2.05%
2026 1.29% 2.08%
2025 1.33% 2.08%
2024 1.41% 2.1%
2023 1.51% 2.12%
2022 1.6% 2.11%
2021 1.63% 2.12%
2020 1.73% 2.15%
2019 1.86% 2.22%
2018 1.96% 2.34%
2017 2.05% 2.46%
2016 2.08% 2.5%
2015 2.08% 2.57%
2014 2.06% 2.68%
2013 2.04% 2.75%
2012 2.01% 2.81%
2011 1.98% 2.84%
2010 1.97% 2.83%
2009 1.93% 2.83%
2008 1.84% 2.82%
2007 1.68% 2.81%
2006 1.55% 2.8%
2005 1.47% 2.81%
2004 1.41% 2.81%
2003 1.34% 2.8%
2002 1.34% 2.78%
2001 1.38% 2.75%
2000 1.41% 2.71%
1999 1.4% 2.67%
1998 1.61% 2.65%
1997 1.88% 2.64%
1996 1.98% 2.65%
1995 2.09% 2.67%
1994 2.24% 2.68%
1993 2.44% 2.69%
1992 2.47% 2.66%
1991 2.41% 2.68%
1990 2.51% 2.74%
1989 2.68% 2.73%
1988 2.84% 2.71%
1987 3.07% 2.7%
1986 3.35% 2.75%
1985 3.46% 2.87%
1984 3.47% 2.6%
1983 3.45% 2.63%
1982 3.39% 3.04%
1981 3.3% 3.12%
1980 3.16% 3.17%
1979 3.03% 3.13%
1978 2.89% 3.11%
1977 3.7% 3.03%
1976 4.66% 2.91%
1975 3.6% 2.81%
1974 2.45% 2.66%
1973 2.38% 2.53%
1972 2.33% 2.42%
1971 2.29% 2.36%
1970 2.28% 2.31%
1969 2.3% 2.24%
1968 2.3% 2.18%
1967 2.27% 2.16%
1966 1.81% 2.2%
1965 1.53% 2.19%
1964 1.65% 2.16%
1963 1.54% 2.15%
1962 1.48% 2.12%
1961 1.79% 2.08%

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

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In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Algeria Nigeria
Current population
48345858
245016045
Population rank 34/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 2.95%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
6.52 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
4.17 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 45/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -15,258
Net migration rank 161/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -15,258
2024 665,653 -31,240 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 691,724 -25,963 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 722,591 -14,684 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 735,514 -10,803 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 724,140 -10,798 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 809,522 -27,786 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 824,428 -27,146 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 848,585 -14,403 4,706,183 78,685
2016 849,368 -6,438 4,761,594 75,265
2015 847,054 -27,638 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 839,654 -30,064 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 802,203 -30,052 4,811,751 40,201
2012 790,645 -26,763 4,774,508 71,138
2011 741,832 -20,108 4,728,363 67,808
2010 719,350 -10,788 4,629,173 47,966
2009 691,496 -4,458 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 662,044 -2,101 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 620,196 -25,046 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 580,812 -44,138 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 543,158 -51,345 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 508,773 -38,648 3,877,376 46,370
2003 474,272 -39,421 3,751,120 33,857
2002 451,369 -36,255 3,606,814 69,594
2001 450,637 -26,539 3,478,370 64,163
2000 447,025 -16,454 3,343,196 74,535
1999 434,198 -5,657 3,155,425 97,195
1998 425,928 -13,991 3,003,946 145,575
1997 450,138 87,582 2,936,500 96,885
1996 483,632 71,139 2,882,205 84,448
1995 533,104 37,817 2,830,771 73,243
1994 594,445 430 2,735,198 128,134
1993 611,306 14,289 2,673,675 90,200
1992 627,289 44,102 2,596,173 138,412
1991 616,850 -6,945 2,527,807 42,760
1990 612,369 1,962 2,491,928 135,959
1989 628,542 -234 2,452,324 99,588
1988 637,215 24,376 2,376,419 93,510
1987 645,309 24,933 2,322,397 64,418
1986 661,644 64,381 2,295,003 29,682
1985 672,185 75,729 2,289,784 61,514
1984 656,475 68,774 2,278,060 113,758
1983 641,167 61,292 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 620,415 48,660 2,233,401 101,116
1981 595,150 39,043 2,179,884 106,723
1980 559,983 32,879 2,121,618 198,672
1979 523,875 24,311 2,074,807 137,721
1978 491,876 19,317 2,019,621 111,258
1977 465,405 5,360 1,923,917 129,075
1976 440,192 302,662 1,827,289 72,889
1975 417,803 300,482 1,718,623 75,603
1974 399,509 -27,605 1,624,813 44,281
1973 382,736 -29,938 1,525,485 -618
1972 368,179 -32,832 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 356,069 -35,141 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 346,564 -37,058 1,295,507 7,953
1969 334,541 -28,535 1,213,484 6,912
1968 324,560 -23,870 1,168,254 9,615
1967 316,289 -23,983 1,082,884 18,683
1966 309,628 -29,832 1,095,582 12,513
1965 311,190 -142,810 1,061,840 32,988
1964 312,729 -108,798 1,028,272 26,411
1963 315,645 -124,175 995,116 27,115
1962 283,903 -112,676 966,452 27,906
1961 296,467 -123,928 932,111 25,515
1960 290,582 -55,212 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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