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 48,034,519 people compared to 14,893,241 in Rwanda.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 3.23 times bigger than Rwanda's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd 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 48M (42.9% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 14.9M (60.2% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 32.8M people in 2100 for Rwanda.
Algeria vs Rwanda: live population counter
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| Current population |
48034519
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14893241
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 77/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.18% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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1.74 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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1.33 minutes
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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6.35 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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33.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | -15,582 |
| 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 | 75/197 | 45/197 |
Algeria and Rwanda: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 3,022,294 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 3,106,779 | 1.79% | 2.8% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 3,186,025 | 1.48% | 2.55% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 3,258,890 | 1.54% | 2.29% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 3,334,834 | 1.65% | 2.33% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 3,423,210 | 1.53% | 2.65% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 3,521,626 | 1.81% | 2.87% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 3,629,577 | 2.27% | 3.07% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 3,744,010 | 2.3% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 3,861,271 | 2.3% | 3.13% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 3,980,669 | 2.28% | 3.09% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 4,100,044 | 2.29% | 3% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 4,220,335 | 2.33% | 2.93% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 4,345,047 | 2.38% | 2.96% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 4,474,228 | 2.45% | 2.97% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 4,607,728 | 3.6% | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 4,745,954 | 4.66% | 3% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 4,888,240 | 3.7% | 3% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 5,035,171 | 2.89% | 3.01% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 5,189,541 | 3.03% | 3.07% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 5,353,259 | 3.16% | 3.15% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 5,527,230 | 3.3% | 3.25% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 5,711,549 | 3.39% | 3.33% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 5,905,311 | 3.45% | 3.39% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 6,107,627 | 3.47% | 3.43% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 6,317,228 | 3.46% | 3.43% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 6,531,881 | 3.35% | 3.4% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 6,749,493 | 3.07% | 3.33% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 6,968,071 | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 7,184,706 | 2.68% | 3.11% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 7,375,307 | 2.51% | 2.65% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 7,526,966 | 2.41% | 2.06% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 7,683,266 | 2.47% | 2.08% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 7,981,132 | 2.44% | 3.88% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 6,792,352 | 2.24% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 5,674,118 | 2.09% | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 6,708,764 | 1.98% | 18.2% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 7,755,238 | 1.88% | 15.6% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 8,081,681 | 1.61% | 4.21% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 8,147,912 | 1.4% | 0.82% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 8,213,931 | 1.41% | 0.81% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 8,287,094 | 1.38% | 0.89% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 8,400,180 | 1.34% | 1.36% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 8,586,875 | 1.34% | 2.22% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 8,816,844 | 1.41% | 2.68% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 9,054,528 | 1.47% | 2.7% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 9,299,246 | 1.55% | 2.7% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 9,549,933 | 1.68% | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 9,804,269 | 1.84% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 10,060,432 | 1.93% | 2.61% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 10,317,553 | 1.97% | 2.56% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 10,573,733 | 1.98% | 2.48% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 10,829,901 | 2.01% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 11,093,340 | 2.04% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 11,364,757 | 2.06% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 11,640,022 | 2.08% | 2.42% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 11,919,183 | 2.08% | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 12,202,060 | 2.05% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 12,487,996 | 1.96% | 2.34% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 12,776,103 | 1.86% | 2.31% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 13,065,837 | 1.73% | 2.27% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 13,355,260 | 1.63% | 2.22% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 13,651,030 | 1.6% | 2.21% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 13,954,471 | 1.51% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 14,256,567 | 1.41% | 2.16% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 14,569,343 | 1.33% | 2.19% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 14,889,694 | 1.25% | 2.2% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 15,214,324 | 1.18% | 2.18% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 15,536,461 | 1.12% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 15,844,649 | 1.06% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 16,154,698 | 1% | 1.96% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 16,473,106 | 0.96% | 1.97% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 16,771,820 | 0.94% | 1.81% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 17,073,475 | 0.92% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 17,402,250 | 0.9% | 1.93% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 17,746,315 | 0.9% | 1.98% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 18,076,769 | 0.89% | 1.86% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 18,395,838 | 0.88% | 1.77% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 18,729,778 | 0.88% | 1.82% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 19,076,783 | 0.88% | 1.85% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 19,440,762 | 0.88% | 1.91% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 19,806,170 | 0.87% | 1.88% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 20,153,979 | 0.87% | 1.76% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 20,500,826 | 0.87% | 1.72% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 20,837,079 | 0.86% | 1.64% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 21,152,650 | 0.85% | 1.51% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 21,459,144 | 0.83% | 1.45% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 21,764,578 | 0.81% | 1.42% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 22,086,112 | 0.78% | 1.48% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 22,403,887 | 0.76% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 22,707,896 | 0.73% | 1.36% |
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 7,183,798 (a 17.6% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 2,974,058 (a 25% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.
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Population differences between Algeria and Rwanda
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 68.5 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 24.9 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 20.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 1,497 ppl/mi² |
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