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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 3.22 times bigger than Rwanda's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.76% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Algeria vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Rwanda
2100 64,987,758 33,092,520
2099 65,099,593 32,987,847
2098 65,201,636 32,907,335
2097 65,286,684 32,832,706
2096 65,363,853 32,747,490
2095 65,425,396 32,615,044
2094 65,482,152 32,529,590
2093 65,511,098 32,396,544
2092 65,539,089 32,274,083
2091 65,560,728 32,171,077
2090 65,558,683 32,068,626
2089 65,560,674 31,872,593
2088 65,543,659 31,726,882
2087 65,518,674 31,533,364
2086 65,480,237 31,379,315
2085 65,436,284 31,235,000
2084 65,389,859 31,092,940
2083 65,339,591 30,917,707
2082 65,286,947 30,733,578
2081 65,228,570 30,557,819
2080 65,156,366 30,367,298
2079 65,077,934 30,176,627
2078 64,997,944 29,997,866
2077 64,912,164 29,800,561
2076 64,829,265 29,627,021
2075 64,732,964 29,423,503
2074 64,635,550 29,225,643
2073 64,539,251 29,007,777
2072 64,437,887 28,780,763
2071 64,334,505 28,560,382
2070 64,254,716 28,316,533
2069 64,156,721 28,103,541
2068 64,054,948 27,854,906
2067 63,947,346 27,591,747
2066 63,834,128 27,355,659
2065 63,711,038 27,084,704
2064 63,574,559 26,821,315
2063 63,435,887 26,543,184
2062 63,274,087 26,296,132
2061 63,110,028 25,985,356
2060 62,923,891 25,712,904
2059 62,712,836 25,437,446
2058 62,478,336 25,106,242
2057 62,226,357 24,837,928
2056 61,939,173 24,566,784
2055 61,635,604 24,266,669
2054 61,305,903 23,976,914
2053 60,952,313 23,690,426
2052 60,585,478 23,406,346
2051 60,184,066 23,099,207
2050 59,759,780 22,800,250
2049 59,319,414 22,484,698
2048 58,863,159 22,157,938
2047 58,399,750 21,834,786
2046 57,923,788 21,540,566
2045 57,438,215 21,215,262
2044 56,949,229 20,902,695
2043 56,458,404 20,535,605
2042 55,972,536 20,201,608
2041 55,486,685 19,832,577
2040 55,008,982 19,463,015
2039 54,525,726 19,096,860
2038 54,053,698 18,761,626
2037 53,581,185 18,421,864
2036 53,114,315 18,116,691
2035 52,635,824 17,753,910
2034 52,170,347 17,421,234
2033 51,701,970 17,089,349
2032 51,222,432 16,811,505
2031 50,743,202 16,485,559
2030 50,249,453 16,167,916
2029 49,738,822 15,858,862
2028 49,202,648 15,544,959
2027 48,647,196 15,207,733
2026 48,064,789 14,888,776
2025 47,453,061 14,560,205
2024 46,814,308 14,256,567
2023 46,164,219 13,954,471
2022 45,477,389 13,651,030
2021 44,761,099 13,355,260
2020 44,042,091 13,065,837
2019 43,294,546 12,776,103
2018 42,505,035 12,487,996
2017 41,689,299 12,202,060
2016 40,850,721 11,919,183
2015 40,019,529 11,640,022
2014 39,205,031 11,364,757
2013 38,414,171 11,093,340
2012 37,646,166 10,829,901
2011 36,903,376 10,573,733
2010 36,188,236 10,317,553
2009 35,490,445 10,060,432
2008 34,816,961 9,804,269
2007 34,189,416 9,549,933
2006 33,623,506 9,299,246
2005 33,109,249 9,054,528
2004 32,628,286 8,816,844
2003 32,175,818 8,586,875
2002 31,750,835 8,400,180
2001 31,331,221 8,287,094
2000 30,903,893 8,213,931
1999 30,474,354 8,147,912
1998 30,054,133 8,081,681
1997 29,579,301 7,755,238
1996 29,033,044 6,708,764
1995 28,470,191 5,674,118
1994 27,887,279 6,792,352
1993 27,277,048 7,981,132
1992 26,628,568 7,683,266
1991 25,987,928 7,526,966
1990 25,375,810 7,375,307
1989 24,754,485 7,184,706
1988 24,109,536 6,968,071
1987 23,443,624 6,749,493
1986 22,745,499 6,531,881
1985 22,008,544 6,317,228
1984 21,271,969 6,107,627
1983 20,558,115 5,905,311
1982 19,872,348 5,711,549
1981 19,220,704 5,527,230
1980 18,607,174 5,353,259
1979 18,036,655 5,189,541
1978 17,506,974 5,035,171
1977 17,015,994 4,888,240
1976 16,409,170 4,745,954
1975 15,678,596 4,607,728
1974 15,133,502 4,474,228
1973 14,771,147 4,345,047
1972 14,427,072 4,220,335
1971 14,098,936 4,100,044
1970 13,783,719 3,980,669
1969 13,475,960 3,861,271
1968 13,172,614 3,744,010
1967 12,876,118 3,629,577
1966 12,590,069 3,521,626
1965 12,365,976 3,423,210
1964 12,179,813 3,334,834
1963 11,982,118 3,258,890
1962 11,800,771 3,186,025
1961 11,628,883 3,106,779
1960 11,424,922 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Rwanda
2100 -0.17% 0.32%
2099 -0.16% 0.24%
2098 -0.13% 0.23%
2097 -0.12% 0.26%
2096 -0.09% 0.41%
2095 -0.09% 0.26%
2094 -0.04% 0.41%
2093 -0.04% 0.38%
2092 -0.03% 0.32%
2091 0.003% 0.32%
2090 -0.003% 0.62%
2089 0.03% 0.46%
2088 0.04% 0.61%
2087 0.06% 0.49%
2086 0.07% 0.46%
2085 0.07% 0.46%
2084 0.08% 0.57%
2083 0.08% 0.6%
2082 0.09% 0.58%
2081 0.11% 0.63%
2080 0.12% 0.63%
2079 0.12% 0.6%
2078 0.13% 0.66%
2077 0.13% 0.59%
2076 0.15% 0.69%
2075 0.15% 0.68%
2074 0.15% 0.75%
2073 0.16% 0.79%
2072 0.16% 0.77%
2071 0.12% 0.86%
2070 0.15% 0.76%
2069 0.16% 0.89%
2068 0.17% 0.95%
2067 0.18% 0.86%
2066 0.19% 1%
2065 0.21% 0.98%
2064 0.22% 1.05%
2063 0.26% 0.94%
2062 0.26% 1.2%
2061 0.3% 1.06%
2060 0.34% 1.08%
2059 0.38% 1.32%
2058 0.4% 1.08%
2057 0.46% 1.1%
2056 0.49% 1.24%
2055 0.54% 1.21%
2054 0.58% 1.21%
2053 0.61% 1.21%
2052 0.67% 1.33%
2051 0.71% 1.31%
2050 0.74% 1.4%
2049 0.78% 1.47%
2048 0.79% 1.48%
2047 0.82% 1.37%
2046 0.85% 1.53%
2045 0.86% 1.5%
2044 0.87% 1.79%
2043 0.87% 1.65%
2042 0.88% 1.86%
2041 0.87% 1.9%
2040 0.89% 1.92%
2039 0.87% 1.79%
2038 0.88% 1.84%
2037 0.88% 1.68%
2036 0.91% 2.04%
2035 0.89% 1.91%
2034 0.91% 1.94%
2033 0.94% 1.65%
2032 0.94% 1.98%
2031 0.98% 1.96%
2030 1.03% 1.95%
2029 1.09% 2.02%
2028 1.14% 2.22%
2027 1.21% 2.14%
2026 1.29% 2.26%
2025 1.36% 2.13%
2024 1.41% 2.16%
2023 1.51% 2.22%
2022 1.6% 2.21%
2021 1.63% 2.22%
2020 1.73% 2.27%
2019 1.86% 2.31%
2018 1.96% 2.34%
2017 2.05% 2.37%
2016 2.08% 2.4%
2015 2.08% 2.42%
2014 2.06% 2.45%
2013 2.04% 2.43%
2012 2.01% 2.42%
2011 1.98% 2.48%
2010 1.97% 2.56%
2009 1.93% 2.61%
2008 1.84% 2.66%
2007 1.68% 2.7%
2006 1.55% 2.7%
2005 1.47% 2.7%
2004 1.41% 2.68%
2003 1.34% 2.22%
2002 1.34% 1.36%
2001 1.38% 0.89%
2000 1.41% 0.81%
1999 1.4% 0.82%
1998 1.61% 4.21%
1997 1.88% 15.6%
1996 1.98% 18.2%
1995 2.09% -16.5%
1994 2.24% -14.9%
1993 2.44% 3.88%
1992 2.47% 2.08%
1991 2.41% 2.06%
1990 2.51% 2.65%
1989 2.68% 3.11%
1988 2.84% 3.24%
1987 3.07% 3.33%
1986 3.35% 3.4%
1985 3.46% 3.43%
1984 3.47% 3.43%
1983 3.45% 3.39%
1982 3.39% 3.33%
1981 3.3% 3.25%
1980 3.16% 3.15%
1979 3.03% 3.07%
1978 2.89% 3.01%
1977 3.7% 3%
1976 4.66% 3%
1975 3.6% 2.98%
1974 2.45% 2.97%
1973 2.38% 2.96%
1972 2.33% 2.93%
1971 2.29% 3%
1970 2.28% 3.09%
1969 2.3% 3.13%
1968 2.3% 3.15%
1967 2.27% 3.07%
1966 1.81% 2.87%
1965 1.53% 2.65%
1964 1.65% 2.33%
1963 1.54% 2.29%
1962 1.48% 2.55%
1961 1.79% 2.8%

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/rwanda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Algeria Rwanda
Current population
48222325
14975051
Population rank 34/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.18%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.74 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.33 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +828
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 45/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 +6,282
Net migration rank 161/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 6,282
2024 - -31,240 - -15,582
2023 691,724 -25,963 312,762 -9,001
2022 722,591 -14,684 312,145 -9,001
2021 735,514 -10,803 309,895 -21,492
2020 724,140 -10,798 312,692 -22,251
2019 809,522 -27,786 313,525 -24,492
2018 824,428 -27,146 312,512 -25,323
2017 848,585 -14,403 310,323 -25,634
2016 849,368 -6,438 305,549 -24,474
2015 847,054 -27,638 299,114 -21,862
2014 839,654 -30,064 292,779 -19,505
2013 802,203 -30,052 286,331 -16,779
2012 790,645 -26,763 282,584 -25,260
2011 741,832 -20,108 282,922 -27,915
2010 719,350 -10,788 286,848 -29,501
2009 691,496 -4,458 287,034 -30,128
2008 662,044 -2,101 287,334 -31,913
2007 620,196 -25,046 285,791 -32,537
2006 580,812 -44,138 282,149 -34,008
2005 543,158 -51,345 275,121 -33,830
2004 508,773 -38,648 265,273 -31,214
2003 474,272 -39,421 251,243 -25,355
2002 451,369 -36,255 239,036 -91,518
2001 450,637 -26,539 230,845 -152,197
2000 447,025 -16,454 221,276 -153,588
1999 434,198 -5,657 210,518 -146,162
1998 425,928 -13,991 197,185 -129,089
1997 450,138 87,582 174,687 410,106
1996 483,632 71,139 140,455 1,367,700
1995 533,104 37,817 121,137 439,995
1994 594,445 430 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 611,306 14,289 183,926 236,110
1992 627,289 44,102 188,025 -12,334
1991 616,850 -6,945 196,431 -59,519
1990 612,369 1,962 207,895 -41,483
1989 628,542 -234 217,632 -2,826
1988 637,215 24,376 223,759 -5,285
1987 645,309 24,933 225,744 -7,062
1986 661,644 64,381 225,526 -8,982
1985 672,185 75,729 223,794 -11,031
1984 656,475 68,774 219,337 -12,899
1983 641,167 61,292 212,750 -14,560
1982 620,415 48,660 205,147 -15,818
1981 595,150 39,043 195,769 -16,453
1980 559,983 32,879 184,988 -16,359
1979 523,875 24,311 174,477 -15,669
1978 491,876 19,317 163,779 -13,838
1977 465,405 5,360 155,011 -11,084
1976 440,192 302,662 147,665 -7,027
1975 417,803 300,482 140,596 -4,791
1974 399,509 -27,605 135,743 -4,535
1973 382,736 -29,938 131,021 -3,862
1972 368,179 -32,832 126,403 -4,156
1971 356,069 -35,141 122,567 -4,230
1970 346,564 -37,058 119,273 1,149
1969 334,541 -28,535 115,394 2,983
1968 324,560 -23,870 111,422 4,728
1967 316,289 -23,983 108,053 4,655
1966 309,628 -29,832 105,128 -1,930
1965 311,190 -142,810 103,422 -9,774
1964 312,729 -108,798 102,562 -19,458
1963 315,645 -124,175 94,296 -25,524
1962 283,903 -112,676 102,548 -25,594
1961 296,467 -123,928 102,051 -20,508
1960 290,582 -55,212 100,627 -13,198

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/rwanda | 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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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