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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 5.4 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.72% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Algeria vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Pakistan
2100 64,987,758 514,531,704
2099 65,099,593 513,655,674
2098 65,201,636 512,727,636
2097 65,286,684 511,735,790
2096 65,363,853 510,636,755
2095 65,425,396 509,437,875
2094 65,482,152 508,130,071
2093 65,511,098 506,765,644
2092 65,539,089 505,327,656
2091 65,560,728 503,824,444
2090 65,558,683 502,264,268
2089 65,560,674 500,660,501
2088 65,543,659 498,935,983
2087 65,518,674 497,190,466
2086 65,480,237 495,313,036
2085 65,436,284 493,366,305
2084 65,389,859 491,354,778
2083 65,339,591 489,225,193
2082 65,286,947 486,984,952
2081 65,228,570 484,673,501
2080 65,156,366 482,257,479
2079 65,077,934 479,813,404
2078 64,997,944 477,277,836
2077 64,912,164 474,593,860
2076 64,829,265 471,779,348
2075 64,732,964 468,855,468
2074 64,635,550 465,875,137
2073 64,539,251 462,811,079
2072 64,437,887 459,656,523
2071 64,334,505 456,423,506
2070 64,254,716 453,095,985
2069 64,156,721 449,655,599
2068 64,054,948 446,126,774
2067 63,947,346 442,540,629
2066 63,834,128 438,879,326
2065 63,711,038 435,169,856
2064 63,574,559 431,394,393
2063 63,435,887 427,575,887
2062 63,274,087 423,636,352
2061 63,110,028 419,672,017
2060 62,923,891 415,638,125
2059 62,712,836 411,576,344
2058 62,478,336 407,429,129
2057 62,226,357 403,233,874
2056 61,939,173 398,948,355
2055 61,635,604 394,645,693
2054 61,305,903 390,303,954
2053 60,952,313 385,922,748
2052 60,585,478 381,488,696
2051 60,184,066 377,018,239
2050 59,759,780 372,476,884
2049 59,319,414 367,909,407
2048 58,863,159 363,310,560
2047 58,399,750 358,659,474
2046 57,923,788 353,929,775
2045 57,438,215 349,156,085
2044 56,949,229 344,371,692
2043 56,458,404 339,561,029
2042 55,972,536 334,731,546
2041 55,486,685 329,875,686
2040 55,008,982 325,039,429
2039 54,525,726 320,137,108
2038 54,053,698 315,207,413
2037 53,581,185 310,312,684
2036 53,114,315 305,408,418
2035 52,635,824 300,541,523
2034 52,170,347 295,686,893
2033 51,701,970 290,851,174
2032 51,222,432 286,070,650
2031 50,743,202 281,351,929
2030 50,249,453 276,708,987
2029 49,738,822 272,189,955
2028 49,202,648 267,728,673
2027 48,647,196 263,390,059
2026 48,064,789 259,231,214
2025 47,453,061 255,166,301
2024 46,814,308 251,269,164
2023 46,164,219 247,504,495
2022 45,477,389 243,700,667
2021 44,761,099 239,477,801
2020 44,042,091 235,001,746
2019 43,294,546 230,800,899
2018 42,505,035 226,928,892
2017 41,689,299 223,273,967
2016 40,850,721 220,138,869
2015 40,019,529 217,290,883
2014 39,205,031 214,264,647
2013 38,414,171 211,073,978
2012 37,646,166 207,667,125
2011 36,903,376 203,746,065
2010 36,188,236 199,239,047
2009 35,490,445 194,376,534
2008 34,816,961 189,499,113
2007 34,189,416 184,493,231
2006 33,623,506 179,682,690
2005 33,109,249 175,453,212
2004 32,628,286 171,286,000
2003 32,175,818 167,110,248
2002 31,750,835 163,222,549
2001 31,331,221 159,270,907
2000 30,903,893 154,879,127
1999 30,474,354 150,565,377
1998 30,054,133 146,522,356
1997 29,579,301 142,531,804
1996 29,033,044 138,557,092
1995 28,470,191 134,582,253
1994 27,887,279 130,748,083
1993 27,277,048 127,020,117
1992 26,628,568 123,546,848
1991 25,987,928 120,060,406
1990 25,375,810 116,155,576
1989 24,754,485 112,336,629
1988 24,109,536 108,724,739
1987 23,443,624 105,130,717
1986 22,745,499 101,606,764
1985 22,008,544 98,229,285
1984 21,271,969 95,164,936
1983 20,558,115 92,227,711
1982 19,872,348 89,089,246
1981 19,220,704 85,802,049
1980 18,607,174 82,291,010
1979 18,036,655 78,997,039
1978 17,506,974 76,307,379
1977 17,015,994 73,901,827
1976 16,409,170 71,620,254
1975 15,678,596 69,461,175
1974 15,133,502 67,415,487
1973 14,771,147 65,461,912
1972 14,427,072 63,583,194
1971 14,098,936 61,847,899
1970 13,783,719 60,166,719
1969 13,475,960 58,460,939
1968 13,172,614 56,810,507
1967 12,876,118 55,214,768
1966 12,590,069 53,678,667
1965 12,365,976 52,209,010
1964 12,179,813 50,799,999
1963 11,982,118 49,447,776
1962 11,800,771 48,156,128
1961 11,628,883 46,921,277
1960 11,424,922 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Pakistan
2100 -0.17% 0.17%
2099 -0.16% 0.18%
2098 -0.13% 0.19%
2097 -0.12% 0.22%
2096 -0.09% 0.24%
2095 -0.09% 0.26%
2094 -0.04% 0.27%
2093 -0.04% 0.28%
2092 -0.03% 0.3%
2091 0.003% 0.31%
2090 -0.003% 0.32%
2089 0.03% 0.35%
2088 0.04% 0.35%
2087 0.06% 0.38%
2086 0.07% 0.39%
2085 0.07% 0.41%
2084 0.08% 0.44%
2083 0.08% 0.46%
2082 0.09% 0.48%
2081 0.11% 0.5%
2080 0.12% 0.51%
2079 0.12% 0.53%
2078 0.13% 0.57%
2077 0.13% 0.6%
2076 0.15% 0.62%
2075 0.15% 0.64%
2074 0.15% 0.66%
2073 0.16% 0.69%
2072 0.16% 0.71%
2071 0.12% 0.73%
2070 0.15% 0.77%
2069 0.16% 0.79%
2068 0.17% 0.81%
2067 0.18% 0.83%
2066 0.19% 0.85%
2065 0.21% 0.88%
2064 0.22% 0.89%
2063 0.26% 0.93%
2062 0.26% 0.94%
2061 0.3% 0.97%
2060 0.34% 0.99%
2059 0.38% 1.02%
2058 0.4% 1.04%
2057 0.46% 1.07%
2056 0.49% 1.09%
2055 0.54% 1.11%
2054 0.58% 1.14%
2053 0.61% 1.16%
2052 0.67% 1.19%
2051 0.71% 1.22%
2050 0.74% 1.24%
2049 0.78% 1.27%
2048 0.79% 1.3%
2047 0.82% 1.34%
2046 0.85% 1.37%
2045 0.86% 1.39%
2044 0.87% 1.42%
2043 0.87% 1.44%
2042 0.88% 1.47%
2041 0.87% 1.49%
2040 0.89% 1.53%
2039 0.87% 1.56%
2038 0.88% 1.58%
2037 0.88% 1.61%
2036 0.91% 1.62%
2035 0.89% 1.64%
2034 0.91% 1.66%
2033 0.94% 1.67%
2032 0.94% 1.68%
2031 0.98% 1.68%
2030 1.03% 1.66%
2029 1.09% 1.67%
2028 1.14% 1.65%
2027 1.21% 1.6%
2026 1.29% 1.59%
2025 1.36% 1.55%
2024 1.41% 1.52%
2023 1.51% 1.56%
2022 1.6% 1.76%
2021 1.63% 1.9%
2020 1.73% 1.82%
2019 1.86% 1.71%
2018 1.96% 1.64%
2017 2.05% 1.42%
2016 2.08% 1.31%
2015 2.08% 1.41%
2014 2.06% 1.51%
2013 2.04% 1.64%
2012 2.01% 1.92%
2011 1.98% 2.26%
2010 1.97% 2.5%
2009 1.93% 2.57%
2008 1.84% 2.71%
2007 1.68% 2.68%
2006 1.55% 2.41%
2005 1.47% 2.43%
2004 1.41% 2.5%
2003 1.34% 2.38%
2002 1.34% 2.48%
2001 1.38% 2.84%
2000 1.41% 2.87%
1999 1.4% 2.76%
1998 1.61% 2.8%
1997 1.88% 2.87%
1996 1.98% 2.95%
1995 2.09% 2.93%
1994 2.24% 2.93%
1993 2.44% 2.81%
1992 2.47% 2.9%
1991 2.41% 3.36%
1990 2.51% 3.4%
1989 2.68% 3.32%
1988 2.84% 3.42%
1987 3.07% 3.47%
1986 3.35% 3.44%
1985 3.46% 3.22%
1984 3.47% 3.18%
1983 3.45% 3.52%
1982 3.39% 3.83%
1981 3.3% 4.27%
1980 3.16% 4.17%
1979 3.03% 3.52%
1978 2.89% 3.26%
1977 3.7% 3.19%
1976 4.66% 3.11%
1975 3.6% 3.03%
1974 2.45% 2.98%
1973 2.38% 2.95%
1972 2.33% 2.81%
1971 2.29% 2.79%
1970 2.28% 2.92%
1969 2.3% 2.91%
1968 2.3% 2.89%
1967 2.27% 2.86%
1966 1.81% 2.81%
1965 1.53% 2.77%
1964 1.65% 2.73%
1963 1.54% 2.68%
1962 1.48% 2.63%
1961 1.79% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Algeria Pakistan
Current population
48222325
260356147
Population rank 34/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 3.14%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 70/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -27,531 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 161/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -1,235,336
2024 - -31,240 - -1,401,173
2023 691,724 -25,963 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 722,591 -14,684 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 735,514 -10,803 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 724,140 -10,798 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 809,522 -27,786 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 824,428 -27,146 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 848,585 -14,403 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 849,368 -6,438 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 847,054 -27,638 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 839,654 -30,064 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 802,203 -30,052 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 790,645 -26,763 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 741,832 -20,108 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 719,350 -10,788 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 691,496 -4,458 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 662,044 -2,101 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 620,196 -25,046 4,690,187 576,349
2006 580,812 -44,138 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 543,158 -51,345 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 508,773 -38,648 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 474,272 -39,421 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 451,369 -36,255 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 450,637 -26,539 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 447,025 -16,454 4,281,169 252,869
1999 434,198 -5,657 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 425,928 -13,991 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 450,138 87,582 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 483,632 71,139 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 533,104 37,817 3,977,175 11,534
1994 594,445 430 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 611,306 14,289 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 627,289 44,102 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 616,850 -6,945 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 612,369 1,962 3,731,730 275,242
1989 628,542 -234 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 637,215 24,376 3,554,755 38,139
1987 645,309 24,933 3,448,813 146,364
1986 661,644 64,381 3,341,643 111,045
1985 672,185 75,729 3,233,315 68,860
1984 656,475 68,774 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 641,167 61,292 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 620,415 48,660 2,934,689 294,252
1981 595,150 39,043 2,790,454 555,032
1980 559,983 32,879 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 523,875 24,311 2,461,311 450,003
1978 491,876 19,317 2,356,601 111,386
1977 465,405 5,360 2,257,849 85,250
1976 440,192 302,662 2,171,812 48,238
1975 417,803 300,482 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 399,509 -27,605 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 382,736 -29,938 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 368,179 -32,832 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 356,069 -35,141 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 346,564 -37,058 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 334,541 -28,535 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 324,560 -23,870 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 316,289 -23,983 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 309,628 -29,832 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 311,190 -142,810 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 312,729 -108,798 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 315,645 -124,175 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 283,903 -112,676 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 296,467 -123,928 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 290,582 -55,212 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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