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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 5,413,596 people in Palestine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 5,563,879 in Palestine.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 8.69 times bigger than Palestine's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 121st.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.07% for Palestine.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +2.39% in Palestine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Palestine has grown from 3.41M to 5.56M (63.3% growth).

Algeria vs Palestine: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Palestine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Palestine
2100 64,963,450 11,215,819
2099 65,075,244 11,205,757
2098 65,177,248 11,192,283
2097 65,262,264 11,175,117
2096 65,339,404 11,158,746
2095 65,400,924 11,138,752
2094 65,457,659 11,119,812
2093 65,486,594 11,097,071
2092 65,514,575 11,073,029
2091 65,536,206 11,047,567
2090 65,534,162 11,020,998
2089 65,536,151 10,994,862
2088 65,519,144 10,963,888
2087 65,494,168 10,934,344
2086 65,455,745 10,901,130
2085 65,411,808 10,866,652
2084 65,365,401 10,828,231
2083 65,315,151 10,788,662
2082 65,262,527 10,744,562
2081 65,204,172 10,694,184
2080 65,131,995 10,643,741
2079 65,053,592 10,595,541
2078 64,973,632 10,542,808
2077 64,887,885 10,485,940
2076 64,805,016 10,425,009
2075 64,708,752 10,360,406
2074 64,611,374 10,296,803
2073 64,515,111 10,231,098
2072 64,413,784 10,162,543
2071 64,310,442 10,087,031
2070 64,230,683 10,011,609
2069 64,132,724 9,934,922
2068 64,030,989 9,859,053
2067 63,923,427 9,776,883
2066 63,810,251 9,697,923
2065 63,687,208 9,614,104
2064 63,550,779 9,528,739
2063 63,412,160 9,441,399
2062 63,250,420 9,355,323
2061 63,086,423 9,263,409
2060 62,900,355 9,170,607
2059 62,689,379 9,079,745
2058 62,454,967 8,990,271
2057 62,203,082 8,896,743
2056 61,916,006 8,802,019
2055 61,612,550 8,709,444
2054 61,282,973 8,615,281
2053 60,929,515 8,516,567
2052 60,562,817 8,414,954
2051 60,161,555 8,311,546
2050 59,737,427 8,205,177
2049 59,297,226 8,098,984
2048 58,841,142 7,992,341
2047 58,377,907 7,883,102
2046 57,902,123 7,771,995
2045 57,416,731 7,656,634
2044 56,927,927 7,540,346
2043 56,437,286 7,423,169
2042 55,951,600 7,304,164
2041 55,465,931 7,184,590
2040 54,988,407 7,065,128
2039 54,505,331 6,944,514
2038 54,033,480 6,828,736
2037 53,561,143 6,712,604
2036 53,094,449 6,597,804
2035 52,616,136 6,481,168
2034 52,150,833 6,367,252
2033 51,682,632 6,253,701
2032 51,203,273 6,144,167
2031 50,724,222 6,035,613
2030 50,230,658 5,928,640
2029 49,720,218 5,823,343
2028 49,184,244 5,719,323
2027 48,629,000 5,615,205
2026 48,046,811 5,509,670
2025 47,435,312 5,413,596
2024 46,814,308 5,289,152
2023 46,164,219 5,165,775
2022 45,477,389 5,043,612
2021 44,761,099 4,922,749
2020 44,042,091 4,803,269
2019 43,294,546 4,685,306
2018 42,505,035 4,569,087
2017 41,689,299 4,454,805
2016 40,850,721 4,367,088
2015 40,019,529 4,270,092
2014 39,205,031 4,173,398
2013 38,414,171 4,076,708
2012 37,646,166 3,979,998
2011 36,903,376 3,882,986
2010 36,188,236 3,786,161
2009 35,490,445 3,689,099
2008 34,816,961 3,591,977
2007 34,189,416 3,494,496
2006 33,623,506 3,406,334
2005 33,109,249 3,320,396
2004 32,628,286 3,236,626
2003 32,175,818 3,154,969
2002 31,750,835 3,075,373
2001 31,331,221 2,997,784
2000 30,903,893 2,922,153
1999 30,474,354 2,848,431
1998 30,054,133 2,776,568
1997 29,579,301 2,706,518
1996 29,033,044 2,587,997
1995 28,470,191 2,474,666
1994 27,887,279 2,366,298
1993 27,277,048 2,262,676
1992 26,628,568 2,163,591
1991 25,987,928 2,068,845
1990 25,375,810 1,978,248
1989 24,754,485 -
1988 24,109,536 -
1987 23,443,624 -
1986 22,745,499 -
1985 22,008,544 -
1984 21,271,969 -
1983 20,558,115 -
1982 19,872,348 -
1981 19,220,704 -
1980 18,607,174 -
1979 18,036,655 -
1978 17,506,974 -
1977 17,015,994 -
1976 16,409,170 -
1975 15,678,596 -
1974 15,133,502 -
1973 14,771,147 -
1972 14,427,072 -
1971 14,098,936 -
1970 13,783,719 -
1969 13,475,960 -
1968 13,172,614 -
1967 12,876,118 -
1966 12,590,069 -
1965 12,365,976 -
1964 12,179,813 -
1963 11,982,118 -
1962 11,800,771 -
1961 11,628,883 -
1960 11,424,922 -

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 Palestine gained 960,754 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,196,791 people (a 27.4% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2006 and ranked 121st 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 Palestine will increase by 47.5% to 8,205,177 people and rank change from 121st to 112th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 11.2M people in 2100 for Palestine.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Palestine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Palestine
2100 -0.17% 0.09%
2099 -0.16% 0.12%
2098 -0.13% 0.15%
2097 -0.12% 0.15%
2096 -0.09% 0.18%
2095 -0.09% 0.17%
2094 -0.04% 0.2%
2093 -0.04% 0.22%
2092 -0.03% 0.23%
2091 0.003% 0.24%
2090 -0.003% 0.24%
2089 0.03% 0.28%
2088 0.04% 0.27%
2087 0.06% 0.3%
2086 0.07% 0.32%
2085 0.07% 0.35%
2084 0.08% 0.37%
2083 0.08% 0.41%
2082 0.09% 0.47%
2081 0.11% 0.47%
2080 0.12% 0.45%
2079 0.12% 0.5%
2078 0.13% 0.54%
2077 0.13% 0.58%
2076 0.15% 0.62%
2075 0.15% 0.62%
2074 0.15% 0.64%
2073 0.16% 0.67%
2072 0.16% 0.75%
2071 0.12% 0.75%
2070 0.15% 0.77%
2069 0.16% 0.77%
2068 0.17% 0.84%
2067 0.18% 0.81%
2066 0.19% 0.87%
2065 0.21% 0.9%
2064 0.22% 0.93%
2063 0.26% 0.92%
2062 0.26% 0.99%
2061 0.3% 1.01%
2060 0.34% 1%
2059 0.38% 1%
2058 0.4% 1.05%
2057 0.46% 1.08%
2056 0.49% 1.06%
2055 0.54% 1.09%
2054 0.58% 1.16%
2053 0.61% 1.21%
2052 0.67% 1.24%
2051 0.71% 1.3%
2050 0.74% 1.31%
2049 0.78% 1.33%
2048 0.79% 1.39%
2047 0.82% 1.43%
2046 0.85% 1.51%
2045 0.86% 1.54%
2044 0.87% 1.58%
2043 0.87% 1.63%
2042 0.88% 1.66%
2041 0.87% 1.69%
2040 0.89% 1.74%
2039 0.87% 1.7%
2038 0.88% 1.73%
2037 0.88% 1.74%
2036 0.91% 1.8%
2035 0.89% 1.79%
2034 0.91% 1.82%
2033 0.94% 1.78%
2032 0.94% 1.8%
2031 0.98% 1.8%
2030 1.03% 1.81%
2029 1.09% 1.82%
2028 1.14% 1.85%
2027 1.21% 1.92%
2026 1.29% 1.77%
2025 1.33% 2.35%
2024 1.41% 2.39%
2023 1.51% 2.42%
2022 1.6% 2.46%
2021 1.63% 2.49%
2020 1.73% 2.52%
2019 1.86% 2.54%
2018 1.96% 2.57%
2017 2.05% 2.01%
2016 2.08% 2.27%
2015 2.08% 2.32%
2014 2.06% 2.37%
2013 2.04% 2.43%
2012 2.01% 2.5%
2011 1.98% 2.56%
2010 1.97% 2.63%
2009 1.93% 2.7%
2008 1.84% 2.79%
2007 1.68% 2.59%
2006 1.55% 2.59%
2005 1.47% 2.59%
2004 1.41% 2.59%
2003 1.34% 2.59%
2002 1.34% 2.59%
2001 1.38% 2.59%
2000 1.41% 2.59%
1999 1.4% 2.59%
1998 1.61% 2.59%
1997 1.88% 4.58%
1996 1.98% 4.58%
1995 2.09% 4.58%
1994 2.24% 4.58%
1993 2.44% 4.58%
1992 2.47% 4.58%
1991 2.41% 4.58%
1990 2.51% -
1989 2.68% -
1988 2.84% -
1987 3.07% -
1986 3.35% -
1985 3.46% -
1984 3.47% -
1983 3.45% -
1982 3.39% -
1981 3.3% -
1980 3.16% -
1979 3.03% -
1978 2.89% -
1977 3.7% -
1976 4.66% -
1975 3.6% -
1974 2.45% -
1973 2.38% -
1972 2.33% -
1971 2.29% -
1970 2.28% -
1969 2.3% -
1968 2.3% -
1967 2.27% -
1966 1.81% -
1965 1.53% -
1964 1.65% -
1963 1.54% -
1962 1.48% -
1961 1.79% -

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 Palestine's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Algeria Palestine
Current population
48345858
5563879
Population rank 34/197 121/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.07%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
3.75 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
16.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +341
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +124,444
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 33/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
22.8 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -23,156
Net migration rank 161/196 154/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 272,481
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 103/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 5%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 92/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Palestine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Palestine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -23,156
2024 665,653 -31,240 108,930 -23,145
2023 691,724 -25,963 102,613 -24,996
2022 722,591 -14,684 123,987 -5,006
2021 735,514 -10,803 120,396 -12,369
2020 724,140 -10,798 122,416 -12,369
2019 809,522 -27,786 124,508 -24,733
2018 824,428 -27,146 124,791 -25,141
2017 848,585 -14,403 125,688 -25,452
2016 849,368 -6,438 126,698 -22,774
2015 847,054 -27,638 126,189 -22,903
2014 839,654 -30,064 120,724 -27,077
2013 802,203 -30,052 120,503 -26,979
2012 790,645 -26,763 119,185 -26,916
2011 741,832 -20,108 119,021 -26,662
2010 719,350 -10,788 117,674 -26,351
2009 691,496 -4,458 111,724 -25,906
2008 662,044 -2,101 108,395 -23,985
2007 620,196 -25,046 112,453 -20,337
2006 580,812 -44,138 111,728 -23,445
2005 543,158 -51,345 110,569 -28,161
2004 508,773 -38,648 110,045 -32,853
2003 474,272 -39,421 109,162 -35,968
2002 451,369 -36,255 108,560 -35,038
2001 450,637 -26,539 107,320 -25,652
2000 447,025 -16,454 106,367 -11,496
1999 434,198 -5,657 104,823 -13,860
1998 425,928 -13,991 103,566 -13,146
1997 450,138 87,582 102,307 10,417
1996 483,632 71,139 98,085 9,810
1995 533,104 37,817 94,037 8,763
1994 594,445 430 90,156 7,434
1993 611,306 14,289 86,434 5,975
1992 627,289 44,102 82,865 4,411
1991 616,850 -6,945 79,444 2,116
1990 612,369 1,962 76,163 -476
1989 628,542 -234 - -3,026
1988 637,215 24,376 - -3,008
1987 645,309 24,933 - 50,702
1986 661,644 64,381 - -21,071
1985 672,185 75,729 - -31,640
1984 656,475 68,774 - 9,108
1983 641,167 61,292 - 684
1982 620,415 48,660 - -9,799
1981 595,150 39,043 - -13,892
1980 559,983 32,879 - -15,067
1979 523,875 24,311 - -16,058
1978 491,876 19,317 - -16,654
1977 465,405 5,360 - -16,444
1976 440,192 302,662 - -14,515
1975 417,803 300,482 - -11,596
1974 399,509 -27,605 - -8,670
1973 382,736 -29,938 - -6,736
1972 368,179 -32,832 - -7,848
1971 356,069 -35,141 - -17,235
1970 346,564 -37,058 - -31,405
1969 334,541 -28,535 - -45,586
1968 324,560 -23,870 - -54,963
1967 316,289 -23,983 - -55,265
1966 309,628 -29,832 - -47,780
1965 311,190 -142,810 - -36,419
1964 312,729 -108,798 - -31,125
1963 315,645 -124,175 - -21,220
1962 283,903 -112,676 - -18,971
1961 296,467 -123,928 - -18,224
1960 290,582 -55,212 - -17,662

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/palestine | 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 Palestine 85.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,206,216 people) and 14.2% is from migration (a loss of 198,888 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 272,481 people or 5% in Palestine.

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
Palestine
City Population
Gaza 590K
Ashdod 220K
Hebron 215K
Nablus 178K
Ramallah 43.9K
Qalqilya 41.7K
Bethlehem 36K
Dura 6K

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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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