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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.35 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 1.01% 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 +1.81% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Algeria vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Poland
2100 64,987,758 18,350,017
2099 65,099,593 18,541,227
2098 65,201,636 18,733,999
2097 65,286,684 18,928,169
2096 65,363,853 19,125,003
2095 65,425,396 19,323,203
2094 65,482,152 19,525,085
2093 65,511,098 19,730,030
2092 65,539,089 19,938,529
2091 65,560,728 20,151,135
2090 65,558,683 20,368,308
2089 65,560,674 20,589,970
2088 65,543,659 20,817,398
2087 65,518,674 21,050,137
2086 65,480,237 21,288,179
2085 65,436,284 21,531,674
2084 65,389,859 21,780,998
2083 65,339,591 22,036,816
2082 65,286,947 22,298,479
2081 65,228,570 22,565,373
2080 65,156,366 22,836,875
2079 65,077,934 23,113,773
2078 64,997,944 23,393,434
2077 64,912,164 23,679,569
2076 64,829,265 23,968,050
2075 64,732,964 24,259,763
2074 64,635,550 24,554,480
2073 64,539,251 24,852,006
2072 64,437,887 25,149,886
2071 64,334,505 25,447,869
2070 64,254,716 25,745,140
2069 64,156,721 26,042,079
2068 64,054,948 26,337,963
2067 63,947,346 26,632,110
2066 63,834,128 26,923,643
2065 63,711,038 27,211,946
2064 63,574,559 27,497,263
2063 63,435,887 27,778,871
2062 63,274,087 28,055,433
2061 63,110,028 28,328,948
2060 62,923,891 28,597,687
2059 62,712,836 28,864,377
2058 62,478,336 29,125,961
2057 62,226,357 29,384,759
2056 61,939,173 29,641,101
2055 61,635,604 29,893,868
2054 61,305,903 30,142,942
2053 60,952,313 30,389,214
2052 60,585,478 30,630,763
2051 60,184,066 30,871,146
2050 59,759,780 31,107,894
2049 59,319,414 31,341,718
2048 58,863,159 31,572,273
2047 58,399,750 31,800,868
2046 57,923,788 32,026,873
2045 57,438,215 32,250,757
2044 56,949,229 32,471,522
2043 56,458,404 32,690,423
2042 55,972,536 32,906,811
2041 55,486,685 33,118,473
2040 55,008,982 33,328,426
2039 54,525,726 33,535,096
2038 54,053,698 33,738,091
2037 53,581,185 33,936,906
2036 53,114,315 34,133,190
2035 52,635,824 34,323,827
2034 52,170,347 34,511,159
2033 51,701,970 34,693,880
2032 51,222,432 34,872,593
2031 50,743,202 35,046,775
2030 50,249,453 35,213,577
2029 49,738,822 35,374,919
2028 49,202,648 35,527,083
2027 48,647,196 35,671,012
2026 48,064,789 35,806,942
2025 47,453,061 36,233,346
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% 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 23.9% to 59,759,780 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M 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 1.36% -0.89%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Algeria Poland
Current population
48222325
35806942
Population rank 34/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.43%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -351
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 181/197
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 - -31,240 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 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 (1960–2024, 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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