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 48,034,519 people compared to 5,648,774 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 8.5 times bigger than Norway's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd 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 48M (42.9% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.65M (21.2% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 5.9M people in 2050 for Norway.
Algeria vs Norway: live population counter
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| Current population |
48034519
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5648774
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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9.98 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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12.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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11.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +44,356 |
| 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 | 75/197 | 106/197 |
Algeria and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 3,609,800 | 1.79% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 3,638,918 | 1.48% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 3,666,537 | 1.54% | 0.76% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 3,694,339 | 1.65% | 0.76% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 3,723,168 | 1.53% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 3,753,012 | 1.81% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 3,784,539 | 2.27% | 0.84% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 3,816,486 | 2.3% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 3,847,707 | 2.3% | 0.82% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 3,875,763 | 2.28% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 3,903,039 | 2.29% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 3,933,004 | 2.33% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 3,960,612 | 2.38% | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 3,985,258 | 2.45% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 4,007,313 | 3.6% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 4,026,152 | 4.66% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 4,043,205 | 3.7% | 0.42% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 4,058,671 | 2.89% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 4,072,517 | 3.03% | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 4,085,620 | 3.16% | 0.32% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 4,099,702 | 3.3% | 0.34% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 4,114,787 | 3.39% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 4,128,432 | 3.45% | 0.33% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 4,140,099 | 3.47% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 4,152,516 | 3.46% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 4,167,354 | 3.35% | 0.36% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 4,186,905 | 3.07% | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 4,209,488 | 2.84% | 0.54% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 4,226,901 | 2.68% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 4,241,473 | 2.51% | 0.34% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 4,261,732 | 2.41% | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 4,286,401 | 2.47% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 4,311,991 | 2.44% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 4,336,613 | 2.24% | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 4,359,184 | 2.09% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 4,381,336 | 1.98% | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 4,405,157 | 1.88% | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 4,431,464 | 1.61% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 4,461,913 | 1.4% | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 4,490,967 | 1.41% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 4,513,751 | 1.38% | 0.51% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 4,538,159 | 1.34% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 4,564,855 | 1.34% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 4,591,910 | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 4,623,291 | 1.47% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 4,660,677 | 1.55% | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 4,709,153 | 1.68% | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 4,768,212 | 1.84% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 4,828,726 | 1.93% | 1.27% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 4,889,252 | 1.97% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 4,953,088 | 1.98% | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 5,018,573 | 2.01% | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 5,079,623 | 2.04% | 1.22% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 5,137,232 | 2.06% | 1.13% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 5,188,607 | 2.08% | 1% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 5,234,519 | 2.08% | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 5,276,968 | 2.05% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 5,311,916 | 1.96% | 0.66% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 5,347,896 | 1.86% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 5,379,475 | 1.73% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 5,408,320 | 1.63% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 5,457,127 | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 5,519,601 | 1.51% | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 5,572,279 | 1.41% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 5,618,660 | 1.33% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 5,648,550 | 1.25% | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 5,669,092 | 1.18% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 5,688,782 | 1.12% | 0.35% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 5,707,214 | 1.06% | 0.32% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 5,724,593 | 1% | 0.3% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 5,741,147 | 0.96% | 0.29% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 5,756,671 | 0.94% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 5,771,055 | 0.92% | 0.25% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 5,784,415 | 0.9% | 0.23% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 5,796,858 | 0.9% | 0.22% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 5,808,729 | 0.89% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 5,820,002 | 0.88% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 5,830,612 | 0.88% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 5,840,501 | 0.88% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 5,849,280 | 0.88% | 0.15% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 5,857,353 | 0.87% | 0.14% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 5,864,774 | 0.87% | 0.13% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 5,870,964 | 0.87% | 0.11% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 5,876,299 | 0.86% | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 5,881,399 | 0.85% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 5,885,779 | 0.83% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 5,889,164 | 0.81% | 0.06% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 5,892,138 | 0.78% | 0.05% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 5,894,308 | 0.76% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 5,895,200 | 0.73% | 0.02% |
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 7,183,798 (a 17.6% growth), while Norway's population increased by 414,255 (a 7.91% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,895,200 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
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Population differences between Algeria and Norway
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 83.8 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 41.3 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 40.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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