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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 7,013,078 people in Paraguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 7,138,671 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 6.77 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +1.32% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.14M (29.7% growth).

Algeria vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Paraguay
2100 64,963,450 9,112,687
2099 65,075,244 9,133,083
2098 65,177,248 9,151,984
2097 65,262,264 9,170,087
2096 65,339,404 9,187,135
2095 65,400,924 9,203,013
2094 65,457,659 9,218,194
2093 65,486,594 9,232,470
2092 65,514,575 9,245,852
2091 65,536,206 9,258,741
2090 65,534,162 9,270,641
2089 65,536,151 9,282,170
2088 65,519,144 9,291,959
2087 65,494,168 9,300,904
2086 65,455,745 9,309,688
2085 65,411,808 9,317,464
2084 65,365,401 9,323,625
2083 65,315,151 9,329,231
2082 65,262,527 9,334,021
2081 65,204,172 9,338,192
2080 65,131,995 9,340,792
2079 65,053,592 9,342,369
2078 64,973,632 9,342,577
2077 64,887,885 9,341,699
2076 64,805,016 9,339,777
2075 64,708,752 9,336,119
2074 64,611,374 9,331,059
2073 64,515,111 9,324,304
2072 64,413,784 9,315,864
2071 64,310,442 9,306,098
2070 64,230,683 9,294,400
2069 64,132,724 9,281,039
2068 64,030,989 9,266,275
2067 63,923,427 9,250,050
2066 63,810,251 9,231,342
2065 63,687,208 9,211,132
2064 63,550,779 9,188,572
2063 63,412,160 9,163,581
2062 63,250,420 9,136,419
2061 63,086,423 9,107,921
2060 62,900,355 9,077,798
2059 62,689,379 9,045,532
2058 62,454,967 9,010,196
2057 62,203,082 8,973,356
2056 61,916,006 8,934,666
2055 61,612,550 8,894,376
2054 61,282,973 8,852,244
2053 60,929,515 8,808,628
2052 60,562,817 8,763,131
2051 60,161,555 8,716,069
2050 59,737,427 8,667,821
2049 59,297,226 8,617,987
2048 58,841,142 8,566,482
2047 58,377,907 8,513,601
2046 57,902,123 8,458,430
2045 57,416,731 8,402,494
2044 56,927,927 8,345,365
2043 56,437,286 8,287,161
2042 55,951,600 8,227,296
2041 55,465,931 8,166,606
2040 54,988,407 8,104,911
2039 54,505,331 8,041,701
2038 54,033,480 7,976,905
2037 53,561,143 7,911,144
2036 53,094,449 7,843,935
2035 52,616,136 7,775,617
2034 52,150,833 7,706,326
2033 51,682,632 7,635,458
2032 51,203,273 7,563,007
2031 50,724,222 7,489,427
2030 50,230,658 7,414,080
2029 49,720,218 7,337,101
2028 49,184,244 7,258,394
2027 48,629,000 7,178,461
2026 48,046,811 7,096,647
2025 47,435,312 7,013,078
2024 46,814,308 6,929,153
2023 46,164,219 6,844,146
2022 45,477,389 6,760,464
2021 44,761,099 6,684,182
2020 44,042,091 6,603,739
2019 43,294,546 6,515,058
2018 42,505,035 6,427,382
2017 41,689,299 6,338,660
2016 40,850,721 6,249,126
2015 40,019,529 6,159,103
2014 39,205,031 6,069,811
2013 38,414,171 5,982,445
2012 37,646,166 5,897,008
2011 36,903,376 5,814,626
2010 36,188,236 5,737,971
2009 35,490,445 5,671,236
2008 34,816,961 5,613,574
2007 34,189,416 5,559,386
2006 33,623,506 5,505,148
2005 33,109,249 5,448,097
2004 32,628,286 5,388,175
2003 32,175,818 5,326,436
2002 31,750,835 5,261,328
2001 31,331,221 5,187,689
2000 30,903,893 5,100,868
1999 30,474,354 5,003,135
1998 30,054,133 4,900,025
1997 29,579,301 4,794,412
1996 29,033,044 4,687,543
1995 28,470,191 4,579,806
1994 27,887,279 4,471,417
1993 27,277,048 4,362,696
1992 26,628,568 4,253,600
1991 25,987,928 4,144,364
1990 25,375,810 4,035,747
1989 24,754,485 3,927,802
1988 24,109,536 3,820,546
1987 23,443,624 3,714,889
1986 22,745,499 3,611,474
1985 22,008,544 3,510,671
1984 21,271,969 3,412,936
1983 20,558,115 3,318,068
1982 19,872,348 3,226,189
1981 19,220,704 3,137,604
1980 18,607,174 3,053,235
1979 18,036,655 2,973,968
1978 17,506,974 2,899,269
1977 17,015,994 2,827,874
1976 16,409,170 2,758,836
1975 15,678,596 2,691,648
1974 15,133,502 2,625,621
1973 14,771,147 2,561,102
1972 14,427,072 2,499,881
1971 14,098,936 2,442,537
1970 13,783,719 2,388,028
1969 13,475,960 2,334,992
1968 13,172,614 2,282,391
1967 12,876,118 2,229,994
1966 12,590,069 2,177,584
1965 12,365,976 2,125,177
1964 12,179,813 2,073,119
1963 11,982,118 2,021,909
1962 11,800,771 1,973,130
1961 11,628,883 1,927,394
1960 11,424,922 1,883,514

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 889,545 people (a 14.2% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.4% to 8,667,821 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Paraguay
2100 -0.17% -0.22%
2099 -0.16% -0.21%
2098 -0.13% -0.2%
2097 -0.12% -0.19%
2096 -0.09% -0.17%
2095 -0.09% -0.16%
2094 -0.04% -0.15%
2093 -0.04% -0.14%
2092 -0.03% -0.14%
2091 0.003% -0.13%
2090 -0.003% -0.12%
2089 0.03% -0.11%
2088 0.04% -0.1%
2087 0.06% -0.09%
2086 0.07% -0.08%
2085 0.07% -0.07%
2084 0.08% -0.06%
2083 0.08% -0.05%
2082 0.09% -0.04%
2081 0.11% -0.03%
2080 0.12% -0.02%
2079 0.12% -0.002%
2078 0.13% 0.009%
2077 0.13% 0.02%
2076 0.15% 0.04%
2075 0.15% 0.05%
2074 0.15% 0.07%
2073 0.16% 0.09%
2072 0.16% 0.1%
2071 0.12% 0.13%
2070 0.15% 0.14%
2069 0.16% 0.16%
2068 0.17% 0.18%
2067 0.18% 0.2%
2066 0.19% 0.22%
2065 0.21% 0.25%
2064 0.22% 0.27%
2063 0.26% 0.3%
2062 0.26% 0.31%
2061 0.3% 0.33%
2060 0.34% 0.36%
2059 0.38% 0.39%
2058 0.4% 0.41%
2057 0.46% 0.43%
2056 0.49% 0.45%
2055 0.54% 0.48%
2054 0.58% 0.5%
2053 0.61% 0.52%
2052 0.67% 0.54%
2051 0.71% 0.56%
2050 0.74% 0.58%
2049 0.78% 0.6%
2048 0.79% 0.62%
2047 0.82% 0.65%
2046 0.85% 0.67%
2045 0.86% 0.68%
2044 0.87% 0.7%
2043 0.87% 0.73%
2042 0.88% 0.74%
2041 0.87% 0.76%
2040 0.89% 0.79%
2039 0.87% 0.81%
2038 0.88% 0.83%
2037 0.88% 0.86%
2036 0.91% 0.88%
2035 0.89% 0.9%
2034 0.91% 0.93%
2033 0.94% 0.96%
2032 0.94% 0.98%
2031 0.98% 1.02%
2030 1.03% 1.05%
2029 1.09% 1.08%
2028 1.14% 1.11%
2027 1.21% 1.15%
2026 1.29% 1.19%
2025 1.33% 1.21%
2024 1.41% 1.24%
2023 1.51% 1.24%
2022 1.6% 1.14%
2021 1.63% 1.22%
2020 1.73% 1.36%
2019 1.86% 1.36%
2018 1.96% 1.4%
2017 2.05% 1.43%
2016 2.08% 1.46%
2015 2.08% 1.47%
2014 2.06% 1.46%
2013 2.04% 1.45%
2012 2.01% 1.42%
2011 1.98% 1.34%
2010 1.97% 1.18%
2009 1.93% 1.03%
2008 1.84% 0.97%
2007 1.68% 0.99%
2006 1.55% 1.05%
2005 1.47% 1.11%
2004 1.41% 1.16%
2003 1.34% 1.24%
2002 1.34% 1.42%
2001 1.38% 1.7%
2000 1.41% 1.95%
1999 1.4% 2.1%
1998 1.61% 2.2%
1997 1.88% 2.28%
1996 1.98% 2.35%
1995 2.09% 2.42%
1994 2.24% 2.49%
1993 2.44% 2.56%
1992 2.47% 2.64%
1991 2.41% 2.69%
1990 2.51% 2.75%
1989 2.68% 2.81%
1988 2.84% 2.84%
1987 3.07% 2.86%
1986 3.35% 2.87%
1985 3.46% 2.86%
1984 3.47% 2.86%
1983 3.45% 2.85%
1982 3.39% 2.82%
1981 3.3% 2.76%
1980 3.16% 2.67%
1979 3.03% 2.58%
1978 2.89% 2.52%
1977 3.7% 2.5%
1976 4.66% 2.5%
1975 3.6% 2.51%
1974 2.45% 2.52%
1973 2.38% 2.45%
1972 2.33% 2.35%
1971 2.29% 2.28%
1970 2.28% 2.27%
1969 2.3% 2.3%
1968 2.3% 2.35%
1967 2.27% 2.41%
1966 1.81% 2.47%
1965 1.53% 2.51%
1964 1.65% 2.53%
1963 1.54% 2.47%
1962 1.48% 2.37%
1961 1.79% 2.33%

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 Paraguay's population grew by 1.21%.

Live population counters

Algeria Paraguay
Current population
48345858
7138671
Population rank 34/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.09%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
6.28 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
3.84 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
13.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +230
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +83,925
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +1.21%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 86/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -12,423
Net migration rank 161/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -12,423
2024 665,653 -31,240 97,223 -12,451
2023 691,724 -25,963 97,748 -12,500
2022 722,591 -14,684 94,627 -12,500
2021 735,514 -10,803 78,667 -8,226
2020 724,140 -10,798 98,667 -8,226
2019 809,522 -27,786 103,179 -16,263
2018 824,428 -27,146 104,908 -16,472
2017 848,585 -14,403 105,634 -16,630
2016 849,368 -6,438 106,804 -16,737
2015 847,054 -27,638 106,817 -16,834
2014 839,654 -30,064 105,585 -16,989
2013 802,203 -30,052 103,383 -17,232
2012 790,645 -26,763 102,508 -17,763
2011 741,832 -20,108 100,442 -20,427
2010 719,350 -10,788 99,456 -26,169
2009 691,496 -4,458 100,296 -40,112
2008 662,044 -2,101 99,821 -44,679
2007 620,196 -25,046 99,141 -45,914
2006 580,812 -44,138 99,808 -44,568
2005 543,158 -51,345 101,035 -42,173
2004 508,773 -38,648 101,896 -40,907
2003 474,272 -39,421 102,427 -39,941
2002 451,369 -36,255 104,658 -36,918
2001 450,637 -26,539 107,225 -27,676
2000 447,025 -16,454 109,979 -15,884
1999 434,198 -5,657 112,726 -11,362
1998 425,928 -13,991 114,122 -9,276
1997 450,138 87,582 115,095 -8,704
1996 483,632 71,139 115,623 -8,273
1995 533,104 37,817 115,777 -7,653
1994 594,445 430 115,662 -6,999
1993 611,306 14,289 115,211 -6,431
1992 627,289 44,102 115,442 -6,035
1991 616,850 -6,945 114,472 -5,420
1990 612,369 1,962 112,864 -4,685
1989 628,542 -234 111,727 -4,009
1988 637,215 24,376 110,348 -3,557
1987 645,309 24,933 107,962 -3,445
1986 661,644 64,381 105,776 -3,460
1985 672,185 75,729 102,859 -3,562
1984 656,475 68,774 99,937 -3,769
1983 641,167 61,292 96,406 -2,845
1982 620,415 48,660 92,917 -2,725
1981 595,150 39,043 89,456 -2,477
1980 559,983 32,879 84,568 -2,808
1979 523,875 24,311 80,345 -3,570
1978 491,876 19,317 76,691 -4,066
1977 465,405 5,360 74,359 -4,201
1976 440,192 302,662 71,973 -4,066
1975 417,803 300,482 70,285 -3,807
1974 399,509 -27,605 69,059 -3,478
1973 382,736 -29,938 67,803 -4,346
1972 368,179 -32,832 66,625 -7,642
1971 356,069 -35,141 66,142 -10,446
1970 346,564 -37,058 65,905 -12,579
1969 334,541 -28,535 65,616 -12,859
1968 324,560 -23,870 65,575 -13,132
1967 316,289 -23,983 65,695 -13,346
1966 309,628 -29,832 66,002 -13,538
1965 311,190 -142,810 66,063 -13,715
1964 312,729 -108,798 65,681 -13,915
1963 315,645 -124,175 64,741 -14,086
1962 283,903 -112,676 63,079 -16,175
1961 296,467 -123,928 61,536 -16,972
1960 290,582 -55,212 60,009 -16,811

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 Paraguay 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 994,274 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 136,839 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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