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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 9 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Algeria vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Slovakia
2100 64,987,758 3,377,764
2099 65,099,593 3,399,869
2098 65,201,636 3,422,010
2097 65,286,684 3,444,161
2096 65,363,853 3,466,284
2095 65,425,396 3,488,595
2094 65,482,152 3,511,062
2093 65,511,098 3,533,742
2092 65,539,089 3,556,708
2091 65,560,728 3,580,021
2090 65,558,683 3,603,675
2089 65,560,674 3,627,811
2088 65,543,659 3,652,354
2087 65,518,674 3,677,451
2086 65,480,237 3,703,217
2085 65,436,284 3,729,670
2084 65,389,859 3,756,777
2083 65,339,591 3,784,617
2082 65,286,947 3,813,170
2081 65,228,570 3,842,528
2080 65,156,366 3,872,714
2079 65,077,934 3,903,653
2078 64,997,944 3,935,351
2077 64,912,164 3,967,981
2076 64,829,265 4,001,363
2075 64,732,964 4,035,465
2074 64,635,550 4,070,159
2073 64,539,251 4,105,475
2072 64,437,887 4,141,396
2071 64,334,505 4,177,582
2070 64,254,716 4,214,086
2069 64,156,721 4,250,775
2068 64,054,948 4,287,566
2067 63,947,346 4,324,173
2066 63,834,128 4,360,463
2065 63,711,038 4,396,562
2064 63,574,559 4,432,349
2063 63,435,887 4,467,634
2062 63,274,087 4,502,390
2061 63,110,028 4,536,423
2060 62,923,891 4,569,861
2059 62,712,836 4,602,562
2058 62,478,336 4,634,484
2057 62,226,357 4,665,491
2056 61,939,173 4,695,744
2055 61,635,604 4,725,147
2054 61,305,903 4,753,640
2053 60,952,313 4,781,680
2052 60,585,478 4,809,152
2051 60,184,066 4,836,056
2050 59,759,780 4,862,512
2049 59,319,414 4,888,649
2048 58,863,159 4,914,306
2047 58,399,750 4,939,719
2046 57,923,788 4,964,917
2045 57,438,215 4,989,905
2044 56,949,229 5,014,849
2043 56,458,404 5,039,628
2042 55,972,536 5,064,051
2041 55,486,685 5,088,319
2040 55,008,982 5,112,265
2039 54,525,726 5,135,696
2038 54,053,698 5,158,725
2037 53,581,185 5,181,188
2036 53,114,315 5,203,033
2035 52,635,824 5,224,142
2034 52,170,347 5,244,168
2033 51,701,970 5,263,308
2032 51,222,432 5,281,327
2031 50,743,202 5,298,206
2030 50,249,453 5,313,745
2029 49,738,822 5,327,761
2028 49,202,648 5,339,993
2027 48,647,196 5,350,648
2026 48,064,789 5,359,438
2025 47,453,061 5,396,894
2024 46,814,308 5,422,069
2023 46,164,219 5,426,740
2022 45,477,389 5,431,752
2021 44,761,099 5,447,247
2020 44,042,091 5,458,827
2019 43,294,546 5,454,147
2018 42,505,035 5,446,771
2017 41,689,299 5,439,232
2016 40,850,721 5,430,798
2015 40,019,529 5,423,801
2014 39,205,031 5,418,649
2013 38,414,171 5,413,393
2012 37,646,166 5,407,579
2011 36,903,376 5,398,384
2010 36,188,236 5,391,428
2009 35,490,445 5,386,406
2008 34,816,961 5,379,233
2007 34,189,416 5,374,622
2006 33,623,506 5,373,054
2005 33,109,249 5,372,807
2004 32,628,286 5,372,280
2003 32,175,818 5,373,374
2002 31,750,835 5,376,912
2001 31,331,221 5,378,867
2000 30,903,893 5,388,720
1999 30,474,354 5,396,020
1998 30,054,133 5,390,516
1997 29,579,301 5,383,291
1996 29,033,044 5,373,361
1995 28,470,191 5,361,999
1994 27,887,279 5,346,331
1993 27,277,048 5,325,305
1992 26,628,568 5,305,016
1991 25,987,928 5,303,294
1990 25,375,810 5,299,187
1989 24,754,485 5,275,942
1988 24,109,536 5,250,596
1987 23,443,624 5,222,840
1986 22,745,499 5,193,838
1985 22,008,544 5,161,768
1984 21,271,969 5,127,097
1983 20,558,115 5,091,971
1982 19,872,348 5,055,099
1981 19,220,704 5,016,105
1980 18,607,174 4,979,815
1979 18,036,655 4,938,973
1978 17,506,974 4,890,125
1977 17,015,994 4,840,501
1976 16,409,170 4,789,507
1975 15,678,596 4,739,105
1974 15,133,502 4,689,623
1973 14,771,147 4,641,445
1972 14,427,072 4,596,622
1971 14,098,936 4,557,449
1970 13,783,719 4,538,223
1969 13,475,960 4,518,607
1968 13,172,614 4,483,915
1967 12,876,118 4,449,367
1966 12,590,069 4,411,666
1965 12,365,976 4,370,983
1964 12,179,813 4,327,341
1963 11,982,118 4,282,017
1962 11,800,771 4,238,188
1961 11,628,883 4,191,667
1960 11,424,922 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Slovakia
2100 -0.17% -0.65%
2099 -0.16% -0.65%
2098 -0.13% -0.64%
2097 -0.12% -0.64%
2096 -0.09% -0.64%
2095 -0.09% -0.64%
2094 -0.04% -0.64%
2093 -0.04% -0.65%
2092 -0.03% -0.65%
2091 0.003% -0.66%
2090 -0.003% -0.67%
2089 0.03% -0.67%
2088 0.04% -0.68%
2087 0.06% -0.7%
2086 0.07% -0.71%
2085 0.07% -0.72%
2084 0.08% -0.74%
2083 0.08% -0.75%
2082 0.09% -0.76%
2081 0.11% -0.78%
2080 0.12% -0.79%
2079 0.12% -0.81%
2078 0.13% -0.82%
2077 0.13% -0.83%
2076 0.15% -0.85%
2075 0.15% -0.85%
2074 0.15% -0.86%
2073 0.16% -0.87%
2072 0.16% -0.87%
2071 0.12% -0.87%
2070 0.15% -0.86%
2069 0.16% -0.86%
2068 0.17% -0.85%
2067 0.18% -0.83%
2066 0.19% -0.82%
2065 0.21% -0.81%
2064 0.22% -0.79%
2063 0.26% -0.77%
2062 0.26% -0.75%
2061 0.3% -0.73%
2060 0.34% -0.71%
2059 0.38% -0.69%
2058 0.4% -0.66%
2057 0.46% -0.64%
2056 0.49% -0.62%
2055 0.54% -0.6%
2054 0.58% -0.59%
2053 0.61% -0.57%
2052 0.67% -0.56%
2051 0.71% -0.54%
2050 0.74% -0.53%
2049 0.78% -0.52%
2048 0.79% -0.51%
2047 0.82% -0.51%
2046 0.85% -0.5%
2045 0.86% -0.5%
2044 0.87% -0.49%
2043 0.87% -0.48%
2042 0.88% -0.48%
2041 0.87% -0.47%
2040 0.89% -0.46%
2039 0.87% -0.45%
2038 0.88% -0.43%
2037 0.88% -0.42%
2036 0.91% -0.4%
2035 0.89% -0.38%
2034 0.91% -0.36%
2033 0.94% -0.34%
2032 0.94% -0.32%
2031 0.98% -0.29%
2030 1.03% -0.26%
2029 1.09% -0.23%
2028 1.14% -0.2%
2027 1.21% -0.16%
2026 1.29% -0.69%
2025 1.36% -0.46%
2024 1.41% -0.09%
2023 1.51% -0.09%
2022 1.6% -0.28%
2021 1.63% -0.21%
2020 1.73% 0.09%
2019 1.86% 0.14%
2018 1.96% 0.14%
2017 2.05% 0.16%
2016 2.08% 0.13%
2015 2.08% 0.1%
2014 2.06% 0.1%
2013 2.04% 0.11%
2012 2.01% 0.17%
2011 1.98% 0.13%
2010 1.97% 0.09%
2009 1.93% 0.13%
2008 1.84% 0.09%
2007 1.68% 0.03%
2006 1.55% 0.005%
2005 1.47% 0.01%
2004 1.41% -0.02%
2003 1.34% -0.07%
2002 1.34% -0.04%
2001 1.38% -0.18%
2000 1.41% -0.14%
1999 1.4% 0.1%
1998 1.61% 0.13%
1997 1.88% 0.18%
1996 1.98% 0.21%
1995 2.09% 0.29%
1994 2.24% 0.39%
1993 2.44% 0.38%
1992 2.47% 0.03%
1991 2.41% 0.08%
1990 2.51% 0.44%
1989 2.68% 0.48%
1988 2.84% 0.53%
1987 3.07% 0.56%
1986 3.35% 0.62%
1985 3.46% 0.68%
1984 3.47% 0.69%
1983 3.45% 0.73%
1982 3.39% 0.78%
1981 3.3% 0.73%
1980 3.16% 0.83%
1979 3.03% 1%
1978 2.89% 1.03%
1977 3.7% 1.06%
1976 4.66% 1.06%
1975 3.6% 1.06%
1974 2.45% 1.04%
1973 2.38% 0.98%
1972 2.33% 0.86%
1971 2.29% 0.42%
1970 2.28% 0.43%
1969 2.3% 0.77%
1968 2.3% 0.78%
1967 2.27% 0.85%
1966 1.81% 0.93%
1965 1.53% 1.01%
1964 1.65% 1.06%
1963 1.54% 1.03%
1962 1.48% 1.11%
1961 1.79% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Algeria Slovakia
Current population
48222325
5359438
Population rank 34/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.06%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.88 hours
One birth every
34.8 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -13
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 172/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -31,377
Net migration rank 161/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -31,377
2024 - -31,240 - -21,027
2023 691,724 -25,963 -5,427 4,933
2022 722,591 -14,684 -7,062 92,314
2021 735,514 -10,803 -16,886 -8,172
2020 724,140 -10,798 -2,184 4,350
2019 809,522 -27,786 3,818 3,128
2018 824,428 -27,146 3,268 3,446
2017 848,585 -14,403 4,351 3,279
2016 849,368 -6,438 5,431 3,487
2015 847,054 -27,638 2,170 2,549
2014 839,654 -30,064 3,793 -1,158
2013 802,203 -30,052 2,707 -1,181
2012 790,645 -26,763 3,245 871
2011 741,832 -20,108 9,177 -2,392
2010 719,350 -10,788 7,008 -1,814
2009 691,496 -4,458 8,619 -542
2008 662,044 -2,101 4,303 -495
2007 620,196 -25,046 537 -571
2006 580,812 -44,138 537 -549
2005 543,158 -51,345 537 -561
2004 508,773 -38,648 1,611 -522
2003 474,272 -39,421 -537 -646
2002 451,369 -36,255 -538 -580
2001 450,637 -26,539 -1,076 -860
2000 447,025 -16,454 2,155 -831
1999 434,198 -5,657 3,777 -119
1998 425,928 -13,991 4,312 -12
1997 450,138 87,582 6,999 247
1996 483,632 71,139 9,135 246
1995 533,104 37,817 9,115 -30
1994 594,445 430 14,970 -109
1993 611,306 14,289 20,769 72
1992 627,289 44,102 21,220 -201
1991 616,850 -6,945 23,865 174
1990 612,369 1,962 25,436 -9,402
1989 628,542 -234 26,380 -7,254
1988 637,215 24,376 30,979 -6,500
1987 645,309 24,933 31,859 -6,401
1986 661,644 64,381 34,279 -6,143
1985 672,185 75,729 37,680 -6,068
1984 656,475 68,774 38,966 -6,276
1983 641,167 61,292 39,717 -6,361
1982 620,415 48,660 41,958 -6,088
1981 595,150 39,043 43,640 -5,821
1980 559,983 32,879 44,320 -5,522
1979 523,875 24,311 52,353 -4,712
1978 491,876 19,317 52,324 -4,689
1977 465,405 5,360 52,762 -4,621
1976 440,192 302,662 54,121 -4,432
1975 417,803 300,482 52,604 -4,652
1974 399,509 -27,605 52,524 -4,190
1973 382,736 -29,938 49,199 -3,854
1972 368,179 -32,832 46,426 -3,516
1971 356,069 -35,141 40,105 -3,495
1970 346,564 -37,058 38,575 -4,919
1969 334,541 -28,535 39,312 -8,998
1968 324,560 -23,870 38,113 -8,881
1967 316,289 -23,983 41,824 -8,876
1966 309,628 -29,832 45,440 -8,817
1965 311,190 -142,810 48,517 -8,707
1964 312,729 -108,798 54,092 -8,608
1963 315,645 -124,175 54,382 -8,548
1962 283,903 -112,676 49,587 -9,019
1961 296,467 -123,928 55,749 4,812
1960 290,582 -55,212 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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

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