The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,034,519 people compared to 18,836,893 in Romania.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 2.55 times bigger than Romania's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
- The countries together account for 0.81% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.23% for Romania.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
- Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48M (42.9% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.
Algeria vs Romania: live population counter
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| Current population |
48034519
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18836893
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 70/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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56.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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3.45 minutes
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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2.17 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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18.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | -28,466 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | -25 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | -9,258 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 170/197 |
Algeria and Romania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 18,406,905 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 18,555,250 | 1.79% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 18,676,550 | 1.48% | 0.65% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 18,797,850 | 1.54% | 0.65% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 18,919,126 | 1.65% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 19,031,576 | 1.53% | 0.59% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 19,215,450 | 1.81% | 0.97% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 19,534,242 | 2.27% | 1.66% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 19,799,831 | 2.3% | 1.36% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 20,009,141 | 2.3% | 1.06% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 20,250,398 | 2.28% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 20,461,567 | 2.29% | 1.04% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 20,657,957 | 2.33% | 0.96% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 20,835,681 | 2.38% | 0.86% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 21,029,429 | 2.45% | 0.93% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 21,293,583 | 3.6% | 1.26% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 21,551,634 | 4.66% | 1.21% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 21,756,096 | 3.7% | 0.95% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 21,951,464 | 2.89% | 0.9% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 22,090,488 | 3.03% | 0.63% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 22,207,282 | 3.16% | 0.53% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 22,353,070 | 3.3% | 0.66% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 22,475,741 | 3.39% | 0.55% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 22,560,478 | 3.45% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 22,640,547 | 3.47% | 0.35% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 22,732,999 | 3.46% | 0.41% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 22,836,841 | 3.35% | 0.46% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 22,949,430 | 3.07% | 0.49% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 23,057,662 | 2.84% | 0.47% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 23,161,458 | 2.68% | 0.45% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 23,201,835 | 2.51% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 23,001,155 | 2.41% | -0.86% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 22,794,284 | 2.47% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 22,763,280 | 2.44% | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 22,730,211 | 2.24% | -0.15% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 22,684,270 | 2.09% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 22,619,004 | 1.98% | -0.29% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 22,553,978 | 1.88% | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 22,507,344 | 1.61% | -0.21% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 22,472,040 | 1.4% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 22,442,971 | 1.41% | -0.13% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 22,131,970 | 1.38% | -1.39% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 21,730,496 | 1.34% | -1.81% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 21,574,326 | 1.34% | -0.72% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 21,451,748 | 1.41% | -0.57% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 21,319,685 | 1.47% | -0.62% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 21,193,760 | 1.55% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 20,882,982 | 1.68% | -1.47% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 20,537,875 | 1.84% | -1.65% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 20,367,487 | 1.93% | -0.83% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 20,246,871 | 1.97% | -0.59% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 20,147,528 | 1.98% | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 20,058,035 | 2.01% | -0.44% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 19,983,693 | 2.04% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 19,908,979 | 2.06% | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 19,815,616 | 2.08% | -0.47% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 19,702,267 | 2.08% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 19,588,715 | 2.05% | -0.58% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 19,473,970 | 1.96% | -0.59% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 19,371,648 | 1.86% | -0.53% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 19,265,250 | 1.73% | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 19,122,059 | 1.63% | -0.74% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 19,048,502 | 1.6% | -0.38% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 19,061,062 | 1.51% | 0.07% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 19,051,804 | 1.41% | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 18,945,157 | 1.33% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 18,836,893 | 1.25% | -0.57% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 18,727,645 | 1.18% | -0.58% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 18,617,757 | 1.12% | -0.59% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 18,506,702 | 1.06% | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 18,394,947 | 1% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 18,282,991 | 0.96% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 18,170,681 | 0.94% | -0.61% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 18,057,661 | 0.92% | -0.62% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 17,943,814 | 0.9% | -0.63% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 17,828,772 | 0.9% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 17,712,177 | 0.89% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 17,595,189 | 0.88% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 17,477,597 | 0.88% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 17,360,012 | 0.88% | -0.67% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 17,242,939 | 0.88% | -0.67% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 17,124,773 | 0.87% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 17,006,515 | 0.87% | -0.69% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 16,888,882 | 0.87% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 16,770,593 | 0.86% | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 16,652,406 | 0.85% | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 16,534,847 | 0.83% | -0.71% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 16,416,456 | 0.81% | -0.72% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 16,297,099 | 0.78% | -0.73% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 16,177,534 | 0.76% | -0.73% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 16,058,209 | 0.73% | -0.74% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,183,798 (a 17.6% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% decline).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.
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Population differences between Algeria and Romania
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 43.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 214.5 ppl/mi² |
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