The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 47,911,682 people compared to 125,181 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 383 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2005, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.1M people to 47.9M (44.7% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 82.9K to 125K (51.1% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
Algeria vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
47911682
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125181
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 83/197 |
Algeria and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 42,889 | 1.79% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 44,042 | 1.48% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 45,176 | 1.54% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 46,322 | 1.65% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 47,500 | 1.53% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 48,699 | 1.81% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 49,911 | 2.27% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 51,134 | 2.3% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 52,365 | 2.3% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 53,600 | 2.28% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 54,695 | 2.29% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 56,029 | 2.33% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 56,892 | 2.38% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 57,937 | 2.45% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 59,292 | 3.6% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 60,504 | 4.66% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 61,786 | 3.7% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 62,150 | 2.89% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 62,686 | 3.03% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 63,261 | 3.16% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 64,035 | 3.3% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 64,413 | 3.39% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 64,335 | 3.45% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 64,717 | 3.47% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 65,244 | 3.46% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 65,652 | 3.35% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 68,499 | 3.07% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 68,755 | 2.84% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 69,167 | 2.68% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 69,507 | 2.51% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 70,439 | 2.41% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 70,763 | 2.47% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 72,253 | 2.44% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 74,205 | 2.24% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 75,304 | 2.09% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 76,417 | 1.98% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 77,319 | 1.88% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 78,846 | 1.61% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 80,410 | 1.4% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 81,131 | 1.41% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 81,202 | 1.38% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 83,723 | 1.34% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 82,781 | 1.34% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 82,475 | 1.41% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 82,858 | 1.47% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 84,600 | 1.55% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 85,033 | 1.68% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 86,956 | 1.84% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 87,298 | 1.93% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 89,770 | 1.97% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 87,441 | 1.98% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 88,303 | 2.01% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 89,949 | 2.04% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 91,359 | 2.06% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 93,419 | 2.08% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 94,677 | 2.08% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 95,843 | 2.05% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 96,762 | 1.96% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 97,625 | 1.86% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 98,462 | 1.73% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 99,258 | 1.63% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 119,878 | 1.6% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 119,773 | 1.51% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 121,354 | 1.41% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 123,549 | 1.33% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 125,581 | 1.25% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 127,380 | 1.18% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 128,883 | 1.12% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 130,011 | 1.06% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 130,635 | 1% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 130,989 | 0.96% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 131,305 | 0.94% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 131,578 | 0.92% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 131,816 | 0.9% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 132,027 | 0.9% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 132,202 | 0.89% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 132,348 | 0.88% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 132,467 | 0.88% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 132,552 | 0.88% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 132,631 | 0.88% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 132,681 | 0.87% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 132,700 | 0.87% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 132,698 | 0.87% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 132,665 | 0.86% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 132,613 | 0.85% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 132,531 | 0.83% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 132,415 | 0.81% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 132,264 | 0.78% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 132,085 | 0.76% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 131,885 | 0.73% | -0.15% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Algeria increased by 6,910,280 people (a 20.9% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Algeria gained 7,892,153 (a 19.7% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2005 and is 33rd in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24.3% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Algeria and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 76.7 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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