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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 8.5 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Algeria vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Norway
2100 64,987,758 5,441,855
2099 65,099,593 5,454,583
2098 65,201,636 5,466,669
2097 65,286,684 5,478,174
2096 65,363,853 5,490,010
2095 65,425,396 5,502,418
2094 65,482,152 5,514,598
2093 65,511,098 5,527,174
2092 65,539,089 5,539,172
2091 65,560,728 5,551,172
2090 65,558,683 5,564,044
2089 65,560,674 5,576,715
2088 65,543,659 5,590,047
2087 65,518,674 5,604,159
2086 65,480,237 5,617,935
2085 65,436,284 5,631,413
2084 65,389,859 5,645,116
2083 65,339,591 5,658,044
2082 65,286,947 5,670,485
2081 65,228,570 5,682,427
2080 65,156,366 5,694,199
2079 65,077,934 5,705,317
2078 64,997,944 5,715,984
2077 64,912,164 5,726,145
2076 64,829,265 5,735,898
2075 64,732,964 5,745,619
2074 64,635,550 5,755,683
2073 64,539,251 5,765,642
2072 64,437,887 5,775,295
2071 64,334,505 5,784,119
2070 64,254,716 5,793,594
2069 64,156,721 5,802,341
2068 64,054,948 5,811,630
2067 63,947,346 5,821,550
2066 63,834,128 5,831,535
2065 63,711,038 5,841,333
2064 63,574,559 5,851,085
2063 63,435,887 5,860,548
2062 63,274,087 5,869,700
2061 63,110,028 5,877,754
2060 62,923,891 5,885,488
2059 62,712,836 5,892,036
2058 62,478,336 5,897,922
2057 62,226,357 5,904,330
2056 61,939,173 5,910,291
2055 61,635,604 5,915,286
2054 61,305,903 5,919,312
2053 60,952,313 5,922,325
2052 60,585,478 5,923,483
2051 60,184,066 5,923,938
2050 59,759,780 5,923,557
2049 59,319,414 5,922,138
2048 58,863,159 5,919,215
2047 58,399,750 5,916,146
2046 57,923,788 5,912,426
2045 57,438,215 5,907,334
2044 56,949,229 5,902,175
2043 56,458,404 5,896,614
2042 55,972,536 5,889,741
2041 55,486,685 5,881,692
2040 55,008,982 5,873,512
2039 54,525,726 5,864,063
2038 54,053,698 5,853,639
2037 53,581,185 5,842,734
2036 53,114,315 5,830,991
2035 52,635,824 5,818,882
2034 52,170,347 5,805,966
2033 51,701,970 5,792,030
2032 51,222,432 5,777,062
2031 50,743,202 5,760,828
2030 50,249,453 5,743,814
2029 49,738,822 5,725,891
2028 49,202,648 5,706,765
2027 48,647,196 5,686,336
2026 48,064,789 5,665,477
2025 47,453,061 5,626,258
2024 46,814,308 5,572,279
2023 46,164,219 5,519,601
2022 45,477,389 5,457,127
2021 44,761,099 5,408,320
2020 44,042,091 5,379,475
2019 43,294,546 5,347,896
2018 42,505,035 5,311,916
2017 41,689,299 5,276,968
2016 40,850,721 5,234,519
2015 40,019,529 5,188,607
2014 39,205,031 5,137,232
2013 38,414,171 5,079,623
2012 37,646,166 5,018,573
2011 36,903,376 4,953,088
2010 36,188,236 4,889,252
2009 35,490,445 4,828,726
2008 34,816,961 4,768,212
2007 34,189,416 4,709,153
2006 33,623,506 4,660,677
2005 33,109,249 4,623,291
2004 32,628,286 4,591,910
2003 32,175,818 4,564,855
2002 31,750,835 4,538,159
2001 31,331,221 4,513,751
2000 30,903,893 4,490,967
1999 30,474,354 4,461,913
1998 30,054,133 4,431,464
1997 29,579,301 4,405,157
1996 29,033,044 4,381,336
1995 28,470,191 4,359,184
1994 27,887,279 4,336,613
1993 27,277,048 4,311,991
1992 26,628,568 4,286,401
1991 25,987,928 4,261,732
1990 25,375,810 4,241,473
1989 24,754,485 4,226,901
1988 24,109,536 4,209,488
1987 23,443,624 4,186,905
1986 22,745,499 4,167,354
1985 22,008,544 4,152,516
1984 21,271,969 4,140,099
1983 20,558,115 4,128,432
1982 19,872,348 4,114,787
1981 19,220,704 4,099,702
1980 18,607,174 4,085,620
1979 18,036,655 4,072,517
1978 17,506,974 4,058,671
1977 17,015,994 4,043,205
1976 16,409,170 4,026,152
1975 15,678,596 4,007,313
1974 15,133,502 3,985,258
1973 14,771,147 3,960,612
1972 14,427,072 3,933,004
1971 14,098,936 3,903,039
1970 13,783,719 3,875,763
1969 13,475,960 3,847,707
1968 13,172,614 3,816,486
1967 12,876,118 3,784,539
1966 12,590,069 3,753,012
1965 12,365,976 3,723,168
1964 12,179,813 3,694,339
1963 11,982,118 3,666,537
1962 11,800,771 3,638,918
1961 11,628,883 3,609,800
1960 11,424,922 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Norway
2100 -0.17% -0.23%
2099 -0.16% -0.22%
2098 -0.13% -0.21%
2097 -0.12% -0.22%
2096 -0.09% -0.23%
2095 -0.09% -0.22%
2094 -0.04% -0.23%
2093 -0.04% -0.22%
2092 -0.03% -0.22%
2091 0.003% -0.23%
2090 -0.003% -0.23%
2089 0.03% -0.24%
2088 0.04% -0.25%
2087 0.06% -0.25%
2086 0.07% -0.24%
2085 0.07% -0.24%
2084 0.08% -0.23%
2083 0.08% -0.22%
2082 0.09% -0.21%
2081 0.11% -0.21%
2080 0.12% -0.19%
2079 0.12% -0.19%
2078 0.13% -0.18%
2077 0.13% -0.17%
2076 0.15% -0.17%
2075 0.15% -0.17%
2074 0.15% -0.17%
2073 0.16% -0.17%
2072 0.16% -0.15%
2071 0.12% -0.16%
2070 0.15% -0.15%
2069 0.16% -0.16%
2068 0.17% -0.17%
2067 0.18% -0.17%
2066 0.19% -0.17%
2065 0.21% -0.17%
2064 0.22% -0.16%
2063 0.26% -0.16%
2062 0.26% -0.14%
2061 0.3% -0.13%
2060 0.34% -0.11%
2059 0.38% -0.1%
2058 0.4% -0.11%
2057 0.46% -0.1%
2056 0.49% -0.08%
2055 0.54% -0.07%
2054 0.58% -0.05%
2053 0.61% -0.02%
2052 0.67% -0.008%
2051 0.71% 0.006%
2050 0.74% 0.02%
2049 0.78% 0.05%
2048 0.79% 0.05%
2047 0.82% 0.06%
2046 0.85% 0.09%
2045 0.86% 0.09%
2044 0.87% 0.09%
2043 0.87% 0.12%
2042 0.88% 0.14%
2041 0.87% 0.14%
2040 0.89% 0.16%
2039 0.87% 0.18%
2038 0.88% 0.19%
2037 0.88% 0.2%
2036 0.91% 0.21%
2035 0.89% 0.22%
2034 0.91% 0.24%
2033 0.94% 0.26%
2032 0.94% 0.28%
2031 0.98% 0.3%
2030 1.03% 0.31%
2029 1.09% 0.34%
2028 1.14% 0.36%
2027 1.21% 0.37%
2026 1.29% 0.7%
2025 1.36% 0.97%
2024 1.41% 0.95%
2023 1.51% 1.14%
2022 1.6% 0.9%
2021 1.63% 0.54%
2020 1.73% 0.59%
2019 1.86% 0.68%
2018 1.96% 0.66%
2017 2.05% 0.81%
2016 2.08% 0.88%
2015 2.08% 1%
2014 2.06% 1.13%
2013 2.04% 1.22%
2012 2.01% 1.32%
2011 1.98% 1.31%
2010 1.97% 1.25%
2009 1.93% 1.27%
2008 1.84% 1.25%
2007 1.68% 1.04%
2006 1.55% 0.81%
2005 1.47% 0.68%
2004 1.41% 0.59%
2003 1.34% 0.59%
2002 1.34% 0.54%
2001 1.38% 0.51%
2000 1.41% 0.65%
1999 1.4% 0.69%
1998 1.61% 0.6%
1997 1.88% 0.54%
1996 1.98% 0.51%
1995 2.09% 0.52%
1994 2.24% 0.57%
1993 2.44% 0.6%
1992 2.47% 0.58%
1991 2.41% 0.48%
1990 2.51% 0.34%
1989 2.68% 0.41%
1988 2.84% 0.54%
1987 3.07% 0.47%
1986 3.35% 0.36%
1985 3.46% 0.3%
1984 3.47% 0.28%
1983 3.45% 0.33%
1982 3.39% 0.37%
1981 3.3% 0.34%
1980 3.16% 0.32%
1979 3.03% 0.34%
1978 2.89% 0.38%
1977 3.7% 0.42%
1976 4.66% 0.47%
1975 3.6% 0.55%
1974 2.45% 0.62%
1973 2.38% 0.7%
1972 2.33% 0.77%
1971 2.29% 0.7%
1970 2.28% 0.73%
1969 2.3% 0.82%
1968 2.3% 0.84%
1967 2.27% 0.84%
1966 1.81% 0.8%
1965 1.53% 0.78%
1964 1.65% 0.76%
1963 1.54% 0.76%
1962 1.48% 0.81%
1961 1.79% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Algeria Norway
Current population
48222325
5671119
Population rank 34/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.07%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
9.98 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +144
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 105/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +29,798
Net migration rank 161/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 29,798
2024 - -31,240 - 44,356
2023 691,724 -25,963 8,280 53,806
2022 722,591 -14,684 5,457 58,040
2021 735,514 -10,803 14,062 19,804
2020 724,140 -10,798 12,372 11,277
2019 809,522 -27,786 13,904 25,707
2018 824,428 -27,146 14,342 18,473
2017 848,585 -14,403 15,831 21,657
2016 849,368 -6,438 17,797 26,417
2015 847,054 -27,638 18,160 30,242
2014 839,654 -30,064 18,494 38,522
2013 802,203 -30,052 17,779 40,690
2012 790,645 -26,763 18,066 47,883
2011 741,832 -20,108 18,822 47,454
2010 719,350 -10,788 20,046 42,865
2009 691,496 -4,458 20,280 39,316
2008 662,044 -2,101 19,073 44,002
2007 620,196 -25,046 16,482 40,111
2006 580,812 -44,138 17,244 24,054
2005 543,158 -51,345 15,719 18,588
2004 508,773 -38,648 15,612 13,412
2003 474,272 -39,421 14,151 11,389
2002 451,369 -36,255 10,892 17,279
2001 450,637 -26,539 13,090 7,906
2000 447,025 -16,454 15,269 9,805
1999 434,198 -5,657 14,278 19,147
1998 425,928 -13,991 14,181 13,519
1997 450,138 87,582 15,418 9,744
1996 483,632 71,139 17,087 5,671
1995 533,104 37,817 14,821 6,343
1994 594,445 430 16,045 7,580
1993 611,306 14,289 12,936 12,567
1992 627,289 44,102 15,431 10,218
1991 616,850 -6,945 16,194 7,949
1990 612,369 1,962 14,845 1,818
1989 628,542 -234 13,949 -1,730
1988 637,215 24,376 12,207 10,380
1987 645,309 24,933 9,212 13,907
1986 661,644 64,381 8,751 7,616
1985 672,185 75,729 6,644 6,725
1984 656,475 68,774 7,452 3,856
1983 641,167 61,292 7,844 4,120
1982 620,415 48,660 9,875 5,749
1981 595,150 39,043 9,020 6,010
1980 559,983 32,879 9,806 3,763
1979 523,875 24,311 10,181 2,839
1978 491,876 19,317 11,364 3,823
1977 465,405 5,360 11,321 4,845
1976 440,192 302,662 13,286 4,779
1975 417,803 300,482 16,430 3,312
1974 399,509 -27,605 20,324 4,425
1973 382,736 -29,938 21,387 3,414
1972 368,179 -32,832 24,777 5,603
1971 356,069 -35,141 26,541 3,031
1970 346,564 -37,058 25,968 -1,034
1969 334,541 -28,535 28,858 2,230
1968 324,560 -23,870 29,387 1,761
1967 316,289 -23,983 30,276 2,460
1966 309,628 -29,832 31,150 -888
1965 311,190 -142,810 31,275 -1,525
1964 312,729 -108,798 30,293 -1,571
1963 315,645 -124,175 26,766 1,061
1962 283,903 -112,676 28,020 655
1961 296,467 -123,928 29,239 1,437
1960 290,582 -55,212 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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