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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.34 times bigger than Poland's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Algeria vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Poland
2100 64,963,450 18,452,579
2099 65,075,244 18,644,857
2098 65,177,248 18,838,707
2097 65,262,264 19,033,962
2096 65,339,404 19,231,896
2095 65,400,924 19,431,204
2094 65,457,659 19,634,214
2093 65,486,594 19,840,304
2092 65,514,575 20,049,969
2091 65,536,206 20,263,764
2090 65,534,162 20,482,150
2089 65,536,151 20,705,051
2088 65,519,144 20,933,750
2087 65,494,168 21,167,790
2086 65,455,745 21,407,163
2085 65,411,808 21,652,018
2084 65,365,401 21,902,736
2083 65,315,151 22,159,983
2082 65,262,527 22,423,109
2081 65,204,172 22,691,495
2080 65,131,995 22,964,515
2079 65,053,592 23,242,960
2078 64,973,632 23,524,184
2077 64,887,885 23,811,918
2076 64,805,016 24,102,012
2075 64,708,752 24,395,355
2074 64,611,374 24,691,719
2073 64,515,111 24,990,908
2072 64,413,784 25,290,453
2071 64,310,442 25,590,102
2070 64,230,683 25,889,034
2069 64,132,724 26,187,633
2068 64,030,989 26,485,171
2067 63,923,427 26,780,961
2066 63,810,251 27,074,124
2065 63,687,208 27,364,039
2064 63,550,779 27,650,950
2063 63,412,160 27,934,132
2062 63,250,420 28,212,240
2061 63,086,423 28,487,283
2060 62,900,355 28,757,525
2059 62,689,379 29,025,705
2058 62,454,967 29,288,751
2057 62,203,082 29,548,996
2056 61,916,006 29,806,770
2055 61,612,550 30,060,951
2054 61,282,973 30,311,416
2053 60,929,515 30,559,065
2052 60,562,817 30,801,964
2051 60,161,555 31,043,690
2050 59,737,427 31,281,762
2049 59,297,226 31,516,893
2048 58,841,142 31,748,736
2047 58,377,907 31,978,608
2046 57,902,123 32,205,877
2045 57,416,731 32,431,013
2044 56,927,927 32,653,012
2043 56,437,286 32,873,136
2042 55,951,600 33,090,733
2041 55,465,931 33,303,578
2040 54,988,407 33,514,705
2039 54,505,331 33,722,530
2038 54,033,480 33,926,660
2037 53,561,143 34,126,585
2036 53,094,449 34,323,967
2035 52,616,136 34,515,669
2034 52,150,833 34,704,048
2033 51,682,632 34,887,791
2032 51,203,273 35,067,502
2031 50,724,222 35,242,658
2030 50,230,658 35,410,392
2029 49,720,218 35,572,635
2028 49,184,244 35,725,650
2027 48,629,000 35,870,384
2026 48,046,811 36,007,074
2025 47,435,312 36,435,861
2024 46,814,308 36,559,233
2023 46,164,219 36,687,353
2022 45,477,389 36,821,749
2021 44,761,099 36,981,559
2020 44,042,091 37,515,748
2019 43,294,546 37,965,475
2018 42,505,035 37,974,750
2017 41,689,299 37,974,826
2016 40,850,721 37,970,087
2015 40,019,529 37,986,412
2014 39,205,031 38,011,735
2013 38,414,171 38,040,196
2012 37,646,166 38,063,164
2011 36,903,376 38,063,255
2010 36,188,236 38,042,794
2009 35,490,445 38,151,603
2008 34,816,961 38,125,759
2007 34,189,416 38,120,560
2006 33,623,506 38,141,267
2005 33,109,249 38,165,445
2004 32,628,286 38,182,222
2003 32,175,818 38,204,570
2002 31,750,835 38,230,364
2001 31,331,221 38,248,076
2000 30,903,893 38,258,629
1999 30,474,354 38,660,271
1998 30,054,133 38,663,481
1997 29,579,301 38,649,660
1996 29,033,044 38,624,370
1995 28,470,191 38,594,998
1994 27,887,279 38,542,652
1993 27,277,048 38,461,408
1992 26,628,568 38,363,667
1991 25,987,928 38,246,193
1990 25,375,810 38,110,782
1989 24,754,485 37,961,529
1988 24,109,536 37,824,487
1987 23,443,624 37,668,045
1986 22,745,499 37,456,119
1985 22,008,544 37,201,885
1984 21,271,969 36,904,134
1983 20,558,115 36,571,808
1982 19,872,348 36,230,481
1981 19,220,704 35,898,587
1980 18,607,174 35,574,150
1979 18,036,655 35,247,217
1978 17,506,974 34,965,600
1977 17,015,994 34,689,050
1976 16,409,170 34,356,300
1975 15,678,596 34,015,199
1974 15,133,502 33,678,899
1973 14,771,147 33,357,200
1972 14,427,072 33,055,650
1971 14,098,936 32,783,500
1970 13,783,719 32,664,300
1969 13,475,960 32,548,300
1968 13,172,614 32,294,655
1967 12,876,118 31,987,155
1966 12,590,069 31,681,000
1965 12,365,976 31,444,950
1964 12,179,813 31,139,450
1963 11,982,118 30,712,000
1962 11,800,771 30,308,500
1961 11,628,883 29,964,000
1960 11,424,922 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Poland
2100 -0.17% -1.03%
2099 -0.16% -1.03%
2098 -0.13% -1.03%
2097 -0.12% -1.03%
2096 -0.09% -1.03%
2095 -0.09% -1.03%
2094 -0.04% -1.04%
2093 -0.04% -1.05%
2092 -0.03% -1.06%
2091 0.003% -1.07%
2090 -0.003% -1.08%
2089 0.03% -1.09%
2088 0.04% -1.11%
2087 0.06% -1.12%
2086 0.07% -1.13%
2085 0.07% -1.14%
2084 0.08% -1.16%
2083 0.08% -1.17%
2082 0.09% -1.18%
2081 0.11% -1.19%
2080 0.12% -1.2%
2079 0.12% -1.2%
2078 0.13% -1.21%
2077 0.13% -1.2%
2076 0.15% -1.2%
2075 0.15% -1.2%
2074 0.15% -1.2%
2073 0.16% -1.18%
2072 0.16% -1.17%
2071 0.12% -1.15%
2070 0.15% -1.14%
2069 0.16% -1.12%
2068 0.17% -1.1%
2067 0.18% -1.08%
2066 0.19% -1.06%
2065 0.21% -1.04%
2064 0.22% -1.01%
2063 0.26% -0.99%
2062 0.26% -0.97%
2061 0.3% -0.94%
2060 0.34% -0.92%
2059 0.38% -0.9%
2058 0.4% -0.88%
2057 0.46% -0.86%
2056 0.49% -0.85%
2055 0.54% -0.83%
2054 0.58% -0.81%
2053 0.61% -0.79%
2052 0.67% -0.78%
2051 0.71% -0.76%
2050 0.74% -0.75%
2049 0.78% -0.73%
2048 0.79% -0.72%
2047 0.82% -0.71%
2046 0.85% -0.69%
2045 0.86% -0.68%
2044 0.87% -0.67%
2043 0.87% -0.66%
2042 0.88% -0.64%
2041 0.87% -0.63%
2040 0.89% -0.62%
2039 0.87% -0.6%
2038 0.88% -0.59%
2037 0.88% -0.58%
2036 0.91% -0.56%
2035 0.89% -0.54%
2034 0.91% -0.53%
2033 0.94% -0.51%
2032 0.94% -0.5%
2031 0.98% -0.47%
2030 1.03% -0.46%
2029 1.09% -0.43%
2028 1.14% -0.4%
2027 1.21% -0.38%
2026 1.29% -1.18%
2025 1.33% -0.34%
2024 1.41% -0.35%
2023 1.51% -0.36%
2022 1.6% -0.43%
2021 1.63% -1.42%
2020 1.73% -1.18%
2019 1.86% -0.02%
2018 1.96% -0%
2017 2.05% 0.01%
2016 2.08% -0.04%
2015 2.08% -0.07%
2014 2.06% -0.07%
2013 2.04% -0.06%
2012 2.01% -0%
2011 1.98% 0.05%
2010 1.97% -0.29%
2009 1.93% 0.07%
2008 1.84% 0.01%
2007 1.68% -0.05%
2006 1.55% -0.06%
2005 1.47% -0.04%
2004 1.41% -0.06%
2003 1.34% -0.07%
2002 1.34% -0.05%
2001 1.38% -0.03%
2000 1.41% -1.04%
1999 1.4% -0.008%
1998 1.61% 0.04%
1997 1.88% 0.07%
1996 1.98% 0.08%
1995 2.09% 0.14%
1994 2.24% 0.21%
1993 2.44% 0.25%
1992 2.47% 0.31%
1991 2.41% 0.36%
1990 2.51% 0.39%
1989 2.68% 0.36%
1988 2.84% 0.42%
1987 3.07% 0.57%
1986 3.35% 0.68%
1985 3.46% 0.81%
1984 3.47% 0.91%
1983 3.45% 0.94%
1982 3.39% 0.92%
1981 3.3% 0.91%
1980 3.16% 0.93%
1979 3.03% 0.81%
1978 2.89% 0.8%
1977 3.7% 0.97%
1976 4.66% 1%
1975 3.6% 1%
1974 2.45% 0.96%
1973 2.38% 0.91%
1972 2.33% 0.83%
1971 2.29% 0.36%
1970 2.28% 0.36%
1969 2.3% 0.79%
1968 2.3% 0.96%
1967 2.27% 0.97%
1966 1.81% 0.75%
1965 1.53% 0.98%
1964 1.65% 1.39%
1963 1.54% 1.33%
1962 1.48% 1.15%
1961 1.79% 1.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Algeria Poland
Current population
48345858
36007074
Population rank 34/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.43%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
4.27 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
2.08 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 -338
Annual growth/decline +621,004 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 179/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -330,820
Net migration rank 161/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -330,820
2024 665,653 -31,240 -157,205 -238,062
2023 691,724 -25,963 -135,743 -7,824
2022 722,591 -14,684 -143,605 967,744
2021 735,514 -10,803 -184,907 2,251
2020 724,140 -10,798 -120,050 3,920
2019 809,522 -27,786 -34,169 7,696
2018 824,428 -27,146 -26,582 -223
2017 848,585 -14,403 0 -21,535
2016 849,368 -6,438 -3,797 -5,675
2015 847,054 -27,638 -26,590 3,887
2014 839,654 -30,064 0 5,525
2013 802,203 -30,052 -19,020 12,402
2012 790,645 -26,763 0 4,635
2011 741,832 -20,108 11,419 45,951
2010 719,350 -10,788 38,043 119,623
2009 691,496 -4,458 30,521 -8,283
2008 662,044 -2,101 34,313 -42,288
2007 620,196 -25,046 11,436 -51,235
2006 580,812 -44,138 3,814 -68,882
2005 543,158 -51,345 -3,817 -41,942
2004 508,773 -38,648 -7,637 -38,216
2003 474,272 -39,421 -15,281 -19,039
2002 451,369 -36,255 -3,823 -16,462
2001 450,637 -26,539 3,825 -16,648
2000 447,025 -16,454 11,478 -15,921
1999 434,198 -5,657 0 -53,035
1998 425,928 -13,991 19,332 -39,509
1997 450,138 87,582 34,785 -44,230
1996 483,632 71,139 42,487 -45,349
1995 533,104 37,817 46,314 -52,989
1994 594,445 430 96,357 -41,845
1993 611,306 14,289 103,846 -48,805
1992 627,289 44,102 118,928 -46,893
1991 616,850 -6,945 141,511 -55,342
1990 612,369 1,962 160,066 -50,339
1989 628,542 -234 182,215 -49,192
1988 637,215 24,376 215,599 -101,671
1987 645,309 24,933 226,008 -32,310
1986 661,644 64,381 258,448 -22,520
1985 672,185 75,729 297,615 -27,277
1984 656,475 68,774 332,137 -18,402
1983 641,167 61,292 373,032 -26,724
1982 620,415 48,660 369,551 -34,980
1981 595,150 39,043 351,806 -16,155
1980 559,983 32,879 348,627 -42,420
1979 523,875 24,311 366,571 -22,162
1978 491,876 19,317 339,166 -62,936
1977 465,405 5,360 353,828 -33,496
1976 440,192 302,662 367,612 -25,716
1975 417,803 300,482 350,356 -31,346
1974 399,509 -27,605 346,893 -18,273
1973 382,736 -29,938 320,229 -29,335
1972 368,179 -32,832 314,028 -15,004
1971 356,069 -35,141 278,660 -31,767
1970 346,564 -37,058 280,913 -66,859
1969 334,541 -28,535 270,151 -26,744
1968 324,560 -23,870 280,963 -11,905
1967 316,289 -23,983 275,089 -25,479
1966 309,628 -29,832 297,801 -17,158
1965 311,190 -142,810 314,450 -21,658
1964 312,729 -108,798 326,965 -23,273
1963 315,645 -124,175 359,330 -13,770
1962 283,903 -112,676 360,671 -31,021
1961 296,467 -123,928 398,521 -20,044
1960 290,582 -55,212 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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