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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 2.94 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.29% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Algeria vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Russia
2100 64,987,758 124,983,377
2099 65,099,593 125,086,144
2098 65,201,636 125,186,329
2097 65,286,684 125,264,415
2096 65,363,853 125,354,177
2095 65,425,396 125,422,006
2094 65,482,152 125,474,373
2093 65,511,098 125,529,632
2092 65,539,089 125,604,261
2091 65,560,728 125,652,742
2090 65,558,683 125,707,894
2089 65,560,674 125,760,026
2088 65,543,659 125,810,124
2087 65,518,674 125,858,116
2086 65,480,237 125,926,035
2085 65,436,284 126,001,913
2084 65,389,859 126,076,414
2083 65,339,591 126,151,046
2082 65,286,947 126,234,371
2081 65,228,570 126,317,768
2080 65,156,366 126,414,511
2079 65,077,934 126,534,688
2078 64,997,944 126,674,591
2077 64,912,164 126,830,956
2076 64,829,265 126,982,766
2075 64,732,964 127,165,304
2074 64,635,550 127,362,143
2073 64,539,251 127,576,856
2072 64,437,887 127,802,632
2071 64,334,505 128,080,998
2070 64,254,716 128,353,977
2069 64,156,721 128,642,208
2068 64,054,948 128,920,237
2067 63,947,346 129,203,483
2066 63,834,128 129,511,983
2065 63,711,038 129,842,007
2064 63,574,559 130,177,089
2063 63,435,887 130,522,107
2062 63,274,087 130,851,664
2061 63,110,028 131,200,160
2060 62,923,891 131,526,812
2059 62,712,836 131,884,461
2058 62,478,336 132,247,211
2057 62,226,357 132,584,941
2056 61,939,173 132,925,501
2055 61,635,604 133,271,436
2054 61,305,903 133,595,068
2053 60,952,313 133,914,243
2052 60,585,478 134,180,223
2051 60,184,066 134,443,510
2050 59,759,780 134,687,487
2049 59,319,414 134,909,323
2048 58,863,159 135,117,641
2047 58,399,750 135,311,492
2046 57,923,788 135,482,008
2045 57,438,215 135,664,379
2044 56,949,229 135,863,165
2043 56,458,404 136,085,277
2042 55,972,536 136,307,658
2041 55,486,685 136,557,818
2040 55,008,982 136,821,807
2039 54,525,726 137,122,219
2038 54,053,698 137,433,644
2037 53,581,185 137,770,811
2036 53,114,315 138,118,955
2035 52,635,824 138,478,809
2034 52,170,347 138,852,689
2033 51,701,970 139,237,595
2032 51,222,432 139,635,142
2031 50,743,202 140,058,187
2030 50,249,453 140,453,528
2029 49,738,822 140,840,370
2028 49,202,648 141,214,141
2027 48,647,196 141,580,416
2026 48,064,789 141,906,741
2025 47,453,061 142,772,403
2024 46,814,308 143,533,851
2023 46,164,219 143,826,130
2022 45,477,389 144,236,933
2021 44,761,099 144,746,762
2020 44,042,091 145,245,148
2019 43,294,546 145,453,291
2018 42,505,035 145,398,106
2017 41,689,299 145,293,260
2016 40,850,721 145,015,460
2015 40,019,529 144,640,716
2014 39,205,031 144,237,223
2013 38,414,171 143,805,638
2012 37,646,166 143,378,447
2011 36,903,376 143,018,195
2010 36,188,236 142,849,468
2009 35,490,445 142,785,348
2008 34,816,961 142,742,366
2007 34,189,416 142,805,114
2006 33,623,506 143,049,637
2005 33,109,249 143,518,814
2004 32,628,286 144,067,316
2003 32,175,818 144,648,618
2002 31,750,835 145,306,497
2001 31,331,221 145,976,482
2000 30,903,893 146,596,869
1999 30,474,354 147,214,776
1998 30,054,133 147,670,784
1997 29,579,301 147,915,361
1996 29,033,044 148,160,129
1995 28,470,191 148,375,787
1994 27,887,279 148,407,912
1993 27,277,048 148,458,777
1992 26,628,568 148,538,197
1991 25,987,928 148,394,216
1990 25,375,810 147,969,406
1989 24,754,485 147,721,000
1988 24,109,536 146,857,000
1987 23,443,624 145,908,000
1986 22,745,499 144,894,000
1985 22,008,544 143,858,000
1984 21,271,969 142,745,000
1983 20,558,115 141,668,000
1982 19,872,348 140,823,000
1981 19,220,704 139,941,000
1980 18,607,174 139,010,000
1979 18,036,655 138,027,000
1978 17,506,974 137,060,000
1977 17,015,994 136,100,000
1976 16,409,170 135,147,000
1975 15,678,596 134,200,000
1974 15,133,502 133,432,000
1973 14,771,147 132,669,000
1972 14,427,072 131,909,000
1971 14,098,936 131,155,000
1970 13,783,719 130,404,000
1969 13,475,960 129,664,000
1968 13,172,614 128,928,000
1967 12,876,118 128,196,000
1966 12,590,069 127,468,000
1965 12,365,976 126,745,000
1964 12,179,813 125,345,000
1963 11,982,118 123,960,000
1962 11,800,771 122,591,000
1961 11,628,883 121,236,000
1960 11,424,922 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Russia
2100 -0.17% -0.08%
2099 -0.16% -0.08%
2098 -0.13% -0.06%
2097 -0.12% -0.07%
2096 -0.09% -0.05%
2095 -0.09% -0.04%
2094 -0.04% -0.04%
2093 -0.04% -0.06%
2092 -0.03% -0.04%
2091 0.003% -0.04%
2090 -0.003% -0.04%
2089 0.03% -0.04%
2088 0.04% -0.04%
2087 0.06% -0.05%
2086 0.07% -0.06%
2085 0.07% -0.06%
2084 0.08% -0.06%
2083 0.08% -0.07%
2082 0.09% -0.07%
2081 0.11% -0.08%
2080 0.12% -0.09%
2079 0.12% -0.11%
2078 0.13% -0.12%
2077 0.13% -0.12%
2076 0.15% -0.14%
2075 0.15% -0.15%
2074 0.15% -0.17%
2073 0.16% -0.18%
2072 0.16% -0.22%
2071 0.12% -0.21%
2070 0.15% -0.22%
2069 0.16% -0.22%
2068 0.17% -0.22%
2067 0.18% -0.24%
2066 0.19% -0.25%
2065 0.21% -0.26%
2064 0.22% -0.26%
2063 0.26% -0.25%
2062 0.26% -0.27%
2061 0.3% -0.25%
2060 0.34% -0.27%
2059 0.38% -0.27%
2058 0.4% -0.25%
2057 0.46% -0.26%
2056 0.49% -0.26%
2055 0.54% -0.24%
2054 0.58% -0.24%
2053 0.61% -0.2%
2052 0.67% -0.2%
2051 0.71% -0.18%
2050 0.74% -0.16%
2049 0.78% -0.15%
2048 0.79% -0.14%
2047 0.82% -0.13%
2046 0.85% -0.13%
2045 0.86% -0.15%
2044 0.87% -0.16%
2043 0.87% -0.16%
2042 0.88% -0.18%
2041 0.87% -0.19%
2040 0.89% -0.22%
2039 0.87% -0.23%
2038 0.88% -0.24%
2037 0.88% -0.25%
2036 0.91% -0.26%
2035 0.89% -0.27%
2034 0.91% -0.28%
2033 0.94% -0.28%
2032 0.94% -0.3%
2031 0.98% -0.28%
2030 1.03% -0.27%
2029 1.09% -0.26%
2028 1.14% -0.26%
2027 1.21% -0.23%
2026 1.29% -0.61%
2025 1.36% -0.53%
2024 1.41% -0.2%
2023 1.51% -0.28%
2022 1.6% -0.35%
2021 1.63% -0.34%
2020 1.73% -0.14%
2019 1.86% 0.04%
2018 1.96% 0.07%
2017 2.05% 0.19%
2016 2.08% 0.26%
2015 2.08% 0.28%
2014 2.06% 0.3%
2013 2.04% 0.3%
2012 2.01% 0.25%
2011 1.98% 0.12%
2010 1.97% 0.04%
2009 1.93% 0.03%
2008 1.84% -0.04%
2007 1.68% -0.17%
2006 1.55% -0.33%
2005 1.47% -0.38%
2004 1.41% -0.4%
2003 1.34% -0.45%
2002 1.34% -0.46%
2001 1.38% -0.42%
2000 1.41% -0.42%
1999 1.4% -0.31%
1998 1.61% -0.17%
1997 1.88% -0.17%
1996 1.98% -0.15%
1995 2.09% -0.02%
1994 2.24% -0.03%
1993 2.44% -0.05%
1992 2.47% 0.1%
1991 2.41% 0.29%
1990 2.51% 0.17%
1989 2.68% 0.59%
1988 2.84% 0.65%
1987 3.07% 0.7%
1986 3.35% 0.72%
1985 3.46% 0.78%
1984 3.47% 0.76%
1983 3.45% 0.6%
1982 3.39% 0.63%
1981 3.3% 0.67%
1980 3.16% 0.71%
1979 3.03% 0.71%
1978 2.89% 0.71%
1977 3.7% 0.71%
1976 4.66% 0.71%
1975 3.6% 0.58%
1974 2.45% 0.58%
1973 2.38% 0.58%
1972 2.33% 0.57%
1971 2.29% 0.58%
1970 2.28% 0.57%
1969 2.3% 0.57%
1968 2.3% 0.57%
1967 2.27% 0.57%
1966 1.81% 0.57%
1965 1.53% 1.12%
1964 1.65% 1.12%
1963 1.54% 1.12%
1962 1.48% 1.12%
1961 1.79% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Algeria Russia
Current population
48222325
141906741
Population rank 34/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.71%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -801
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 177/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -251,822
Net migration rank 161/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -251,822
2024 - -31,240 - -178,042
2023 691,724 -25,963 -503,392 27,807
2022 722,591 -14,684 -576,948 765,629
2021 735,514 -10,803 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 724,140 -10,798 -697,177 334,094
2019 809,522 -27,786 -319,997 336,494
2018 824,428 -27,146 -232,637 339,972
2017 848,585 -14,403 -130,764 396,619
2016 849,368 -6,438 0 447,645
2015 847,054 -27,638 43,392 384,756
2014 839,654 -30,064 28,848 264,698
2013 802,203 -30,052 28,761 289,872
2012 790,645 -26,763 0 285,977
2011 741,832 -20,108 -128,716 309,377
2010 719,350 -10,788 -242,844 307,555
2009 691,496 -4,458 -257,014 350,206
2008 662,044 -2,101 -356,856 360,840
2007 620,196 -25,046 -471,257 365,717
2006 580,812 -44,138 -686,638 308,370
2005 543,158 -51,345 -846,761 263,541
2004 508,773 -38,648 -792,370 261,519
2003 474,272 -39,421 -896,822 256,804
2002 451,369 -36,255 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 450,637 -26,539 -963,445 259,614
2000 447,025 -16,454 -967,540 550,401
1999 434,198 -5,657 -927,453 375,468
1998 425,928 -13,991 -694,053 528,135
1997 450,138 87,582 -769,159 541,387
1996 483,632 71,139 -785,248 587,171
1995 533,104 37,817 -845,742 723,875
1994 594,445 430 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 611,306 14,289 -757,140 507,229
1992 627,289 44,102 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 616,850 -6,945 103,876 125,505
1990 612,369 1,962 325,533 299,863
1989 628,542 -234 576,112 89,400
1988 637,215 24,376 778,343 269,862
1987 645,309 24,933 977,583 275,611
1986 661,644 64,381 985,279 283,553
1985 672,185 75,729 762,447 280,614
1984 656,475 68,774 756,548 247,026
1983 641,167 61,292 906,676 200,159
1982 620,415 48,660 830,855 107,520
1981 595,150 39,043 713,700 36,686
1980 559,983 32,879 681,149 10,440
1979 523,875 24,311 690,135 -5,791
1978 491,876 19,317 812,766 108,882
1977 465,405 5,360 832,932 122,316
1976 440,192 302,662 852,237 113,851
1975 417,803 300,482 843,850 80,069
1974 399,509 -27,605 883,186 -51,759
1973 382,736 -29,938 846,561 -107,568
1972 368,179 -32,832 872,050 -111,168
1971 356,069 -35,141 854,999 -134,968
1970 346,564 -37,058 785,554 -264,464
1969 334,541 -28,535 753,088 -64,643
1968 324,560 -23,870 787,621 -83,221
1967 316,289 -23,983 854,554 -116,029
1966 309,628 -29,832 989,279 -111,360
1965 311,190 -142,810 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 312,729 -108,798 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 315,645 -124,175 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 283,903 -112,676 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 296,467 -123,928 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 290,582 -55,212 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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