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Population in Algeria compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.31 times bigger than Saudi Arabia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Algeria vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Saudi Arabia
2100 64,987,758 74,230,118
2099 65,099,593 73,760,045
2098 65,201,636 73,287,526
2097 65,286,684 72,813,125
2096 65,363,853 72,336,039
2095 65,425,396 71,858,206
2094 65,482,152 71,379,928
2093 65,511,098 70,900,460
2092 65,539,089 70,420,464
2091 65,560,728 69,940,749
2090 65,558,683 69,462,214
2089 65,560,674 68,985,976
2088 65,543,659 68,510,277
2087 65,518,674 68,035,545
2086 65,480,237 67,562,521
2085 65,436,284 67,091,615
2084 65,389,859 66,621,667
2083 65,339,591 66,152,653
2082 65,286,947 65,684,321
2081 65,228,570 65,216,102
2080 65,156,366 64,749,128
2079 65,077,934 64,282,393
2078 64,997,944 63,815,918
2077 64,912,164 63,348,712
2076 64,829,265 62,880,120
2075 64,732,964 62,409,793
2074 64,635,550 61,937,628
2073 64,539,251 61,462,662
2072 64,437,887 60,984,202
2071 64,334,505 60,502,791
2070 64,254,716 60,018,216
2069 64,156,721 59,529,456
2068 64,054,948 59,036,086
2067 63,947,346 58,539,487
2066 63,834,128 58,039,687
2065 63,711,038 57,537,106
2064 63,574,559 57,032,172
2063 63,435,887 56,524,331
2062 63,274,087 56,014,549
2061 63,110,028 55,501,467
2060 62,923,891 54,986,901
2059 62,712,836 54,469,809
2058 62,478,336 53,950,469
2057 62,226,357 53,430,639
2056 61,939,173 52,909,061
2055 61,635,604 52,386,571
2054 61,305,903 51,862,312
2053 60,952,313 51,336,335
2052 60,585,478 50,809,100
2051 60,184,066 50,280,719
2050 59,759,780 49,751,739
2049 59,319,414 49,221,828
2048 58,863,159 48,690,143
2047 58,399,750 48,157,605
2046 57,923,788 47,623,246
2045 57,438,215 47,087,215
2044 56,949,229 46,550,306
2043 56,458,404 46,013,232
2042 55,972,536 45,475,200
2041 55,486,685 44,936,131
2040 55,008,982 44,396,093
2039 54,525,726 43,856,006
2038 54,053,698 43,314,707
2037 53,581,185 42,773,375
2036 53,114,315 42,231,639
2035 52,635,824 41,690,245
2034 52,170,347 41,150,029
2033 51,701,970 40,611,021
2032 51,222,432 40,073,144
2031 50,743,202 39,535,357
2030 50,249,453 38,998,581
2029 49,738,822 38,417,447
2028 49,202,648 37,810,902
2027 48,647,196 37,189,969
2026 48,064,789 36,566,201
2025 47,453,061 35,932,673
2024 46,814,308 35,300,280
2023 46,164,219 33,702,731
2022 45,477,389 32,175,224
2021 44,761,099 30,784,383
2020 44,042,091 31,552,510
2019 43,294,546 30,063,799
2018 42,505,035 30,196,281
2017 41,689,299 30,977,355
2016 40,850,721 30,954,198
2015 40,019,529 29,816,382
2014 39,205,031 28,309,273
2013 38,414,171 27,624,004
2012 37,646,166 26,168,861
2011 36,903,376 25,091,867
2010 36,188,236 23,978,487
2009 35,490,445 24,217,654
2008 34,816,961 23,287,877
2007 34,189,416 22,368,313
2006 33,623,506 21,459,144
2005 33,109,249 20,559,890
2004 32,628,286 19,669,480
2003 32,175,818 18,786,767
2002 31,750,835 17,910,910
2001 31,331,221 17,041,397
2000 30,903,893 16,177,722
1999 30,474,354 15,472,075
1998 30,054,133 14,922,185
1997 29,579,301 14,374,943
1996 29,033,044 13,831,009
1995 28,470,191 13,289,245
1994 27,887,279 12,750,040
1993 27,277,048 12,215,862
1992 26,628,568 11,686,676
1991 25,987,928 11,160,744
1990 25,375,810 10,640,691
1989 24,754,485 10,128,394
1988 24,109,536 9,629,165
1987 23,443,624 9,130,194
1986 22,745,499 8,628,639
1985 22,008,544 8,151,779
1984 21,271,969 7,697,307
1983 20,558,115 7,252,941
1982 19,872,348 6,824,486
1981 19,220,704 6,420,551
1980 18,607,174 6,047,997
1979 18,036,655 5,703,698
1978 17,506,974 5,381,902
1977 17,015,994 5,083,048
1976 16,409,170 4,807,933
1975 15,678,596 4,556,287
1974 15,133,502 4,323,632
1973 14,771,147 4,106,344
1972 14,427,072 3,905,722
1971 14,098,936 3,724,031
1970 13,783,719 3,562,470
1969 13,475,960 3,417,114
1968 13,172,614 3,282,711
1967 12,876,118 3,157,242
1966 12,590,069 3,039,887
1965 12,365,976 2,928,771
1964 12,179,813 2,821,968
1963 11,982,118 2,719,341
1962 11,800,771 2,620,910
1961 11,628,883 2,526,347
1960 11,424,922 2,435,403

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 74.2M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.17% 0.64%
2099 -0.16% 0.64%
2098 -0.13% 0.65%
2097 -0.12% 0.66%
2096 -0.09% 0.66%
2095 -0.09% 0.67%
2094 -0.04% 0.68%
2093 -0.04% 0.68%
2092 -0.03% 0.69%
2091 0.003% 0.69%
2090 -0.003% 0.69%
2089 0.03% 0.69%
2088 0.04% 0.7%
2087 0.06% 0.7%
2086 0.07% 0.7%
2085 0.07% 0.71%
2084 0.08% 0.71%
2083 0.08% 0.71%
2082 0.09% 0.72%
2081 0.11% 0.72%
2080 0.12% 0.73%
2079 0.12% 0.73%
2078 0.13% 0.74%
2077 0.13% 0.75%
2076 0.15% 0.75%
2075 0.15% 0.76%
2074 0.15% 0.77%
2073 0.16% 0.78%
2072 0.16% 0.8%
2071 0.12% 0.81%
2070 0.15% 0.82%
2069 0.16% 0.84%
2068 0.17% 0.85%
2067 0.18% 0.86%
2066 0.19% 0.87%
2065 0.21% 0.89%
2064 0.22% 0.9%
2063 0.26% 0.91%
2062 0.26% 0.92%
2061 0.3% 0.94%
2060 0.34% 0.95%
2059 0.38% 0.96%
2058 0.4% 0.97%
2057 0.46% 0.99%
2056 0.49% 1%
2055 0.54% 1.01%
2054 0.58% 1.02%
2053 0.61% 1.04%
2052 0.67% 1.05%
2051 0.71% 1.06%
2050 0.74% 1.08%
2049 0.78% 1.09%
2048 0.79% 1.11%
2047 0.82% 1.12%
2046 0.85% 1.14%
2045 0.86% 1.15%
2044 0.87% 1.17%
2043 0.87% 1.18%
2042 0.88% 1.2%
2041 0.87% 1.22%
2040 0.89% 1.23%
2039 0.87% 1.25%
2038 0.88% 1.27%
2037 0.88% 1.28%
2036 0.91% 1.3%
2035 0.89% 1.31%
2034 0.91% 1.33%
2033 0.94% 1.34%
2032 0.94% 1.36%
2031 0.98% 1.38%
2030 1.03% 1.51%
2029 1.09% 1.6%
2028 1.14% 1.67%
2027 1.21% 1.71%
2026 1.29% 1.76%
2025 1.36% 1.79%
2024 1.41% 4.74%
2023 1.51% 4.75%
2022 1.6% 4.52%
2021 1.63% -2.43%
2020 1.73% 4.95%
2019 1.86% -0.44%
2018 1.96% -2.52%
2017 2.05% 0.07%
2016 2.08% 3.82%
2015 2.08% 5.32%
2014 2.06% 2.48%
2013 2.04% 5.56%
2012 2.01% 4.29%
2011 1.98% 4.64%
2010 1.97% -0.99%
2009 1.93% 3.99%
2008 1.84% 4.11%
2007 1.68% 4.24%
2006 1.55% 4.37%
2005 1.47% 4.53%
2004 1.41% 4.7%
2003 1.34% 4.89%
2002 1.34% 5.1%
2001 1.38% 5.34%
2000 1.41% 4.56%
1999 1.4% 3.69%
1998 1.61% 3.81%
1997 1.88% 3.93%
1996 1.98% 4.08%
1995 2.09% 4.23%
1994 2.24% 4.37%
1993 2.44% 4.53%
1992 2.47% 4.71%
1991 2.41% 4.89%
1990 2.51% 5.06%
1989 2.68% 5.18%
1988 2.84% 5.47%
1987 3.07% 5.81%
1986 3.35% 5.85%
1985 3.46% 5.9%
1984 3.47% 6.13%
1983 3.45% 6.28%
1982 3.39% 6.29%
1981 3.3% 6.16%
1980 3.16% 6.04%
1979 3.03% 5.98%
1978 2.89% 5.88%
1977 3.7% 5.72%
1976 4.66% 5.52%
1975 3.6% 5.38%
1974 2.45% 5.29%
1973 2.38% 5.14%
1972 2.33% 4.88%
1971 2.29% 4.54%
1970 2.28% 4.25%
1969 2.3% 4.09%
1968 2.3% 3.97%
1967 2.27% 3.86%
1966 1.81% 3.79%
1965 1.53% 3.78%
1964 1.65% 3.77%
1963 1.54% 3.76%
1962 1.48% 3.74%
1961 1.79% 3.73%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Algeria Saudi Arabia
Current population
48222325
36734925
Population rank 34/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.44%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
19.7 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
57 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 4/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +119,738
Net migration rank 161/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 119,738
2024 - -31,240 - 122,170
2023 691,724 -25,963 474,366 325,691
2022 722,591 -14,684 406,920 977,072
2021 735,514 -10,803 409,032 -106,287
2020 724,140 -10,798 447,036 -74,725
2019 809,522 -27,786 474,407 191,582
2018 824,428 -27,146 528,767 -988,751
2017 848,585 -14,403 546,751 -920,812
2016 849,368 -6,438 537,829 -26,997
2015 847,054 -27,638 511,023 465,292
2014 839,654 -30,064 493,431 469,144
2013 802,203 -30,052 475,299 485,794
2012 790,645 -26,763 465,649 479,206
2011 741,832 -20,108 443,675 491,253
2010 719,350 -10,788 418,641 504,955
2009 691,496 -4,458 438,557 496,229
2008 662,044 -2,101 433,457 491,337
2007 620,196 -25,046 425,199 489,136
2006 580,812 -44,138 399,333 504,661
2005 543,158 -51,345 375,938 518,565
2004 508,773 -38,648 362,843 523,472
2003 474,272 -39,421 364,520 514,606
2002 451,369 -36,255 372,099 500,508
2001 450,637 -26,539 382,153 484,252
2000 447,025 -16,454 392,407 468,515
1999 434,198 -5,657 390,112 160,263
1998 425,928 -13,991 389,499 159,898
1997 450,138 87,582 385,033 160,066
1996 483,632 71,139 382,248 160,532
1995 533,104 37,817 380,231 160,512
1994 594,445 430 377,351 160,306
1993 611,306 14,289 372,621 158,074
1992 627,289 44,102 366,763 160,908
1991 616,850 -6,945 361,329 162,857
1990 612,369 1,962 355,495 160,416
1989 628,542 -234 349,399 159,273
1988 637,215 24,376 342,865 146,918
1987 645,309 24,933 333,088 175,075
1986 661,644 64,381 322,340 172,606
1985 672,185 75,729 310,558 148,208
1984 656,475 68,774 296,615 153,562
1983 641,167 61,292 280,616 157,930
1982 620,415 48,660 264,831 153,528
1981 595,150 39,043 249,156 140,355
1980 559,983 32,879 234,372 121,220
1979 523,875 24,311 220,186 112,826
1978 491,876 19,317 205,331 105,263
1977 465,405 5,360 191,103 96,015
1976 440,192 302,662 178,024 85,083
1975 417,803 300,482 166,223 73,960
1974 399,509 -27,605 155,478 69,653
1973 382,736 -29,938 145,450 63,995
1972 368,179 -32,832 136,360 55,439
1971 356,069 -35,141 127,600 43,989
1970 346,564 -37,058 120,440 31,097
1969 334,541 -28,535 113,859 25,312
1968 324,560 -23,870 108,281 21,366
1967 316,289 -23,983 103,343 17,947
1966 309,628 -29,832 98,361 15,054
1965 311,190 -142,810 93,820 15,000
1964 312,729 -108,798 89,776 15,000
1963 315,645 -124,175 85,480 15,000
1962 283,903 -112,676 81,393 15,000
1961 296,467 -123,928 77,743 15,000
1960 290,582 -55,212 74,143 15,000

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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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