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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 2.35 times bigger than Somalia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Algeria vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Somalia
2100 64,987,758 68,384,185
2099 65,099,593 68,040,371
2098 65,201,636 67,702,230
2097 65,286,684 67,362,336
2096 65,363,853 66,972,933
2095 65,425,396 66,585,659
2094 65,482,152 66,179,819
2093 65,511,098 65,760,590
2092 65,539,089 65,324,261
2091 65,560,728 64,852,843
2090 65,558,683 64,362,727
2089 65,560,674 63,922,797
2088 65,543,659 63,464,036
2087 65,518,674 62,987,028
2086 65,480,237 62,447,029
2085 65,436,284 61,873,597
2084 65,389,859 61,318,916
2083 65,339,591 60,761,800
2082 65,286,947 60,187,980
2081 65,228,570 59,676,722
2080 65,156,366 59,100,915
2079 65,077,934 58,477,428
2078 64,997,944 57,852,528
2077 64,912,164 57,211,821
2076 64,829,265 56,602,463
2075 64,732,964 56,005,600
2074 64,635,550 55,330,165
2073 64,539,251 54,651,918
2072 64,437,887 53,978,548
2071 64,334,505 53,284,016
2070 64,254,716 52,573,210
2069 64,156,721 51,878,214
2068 64,054,948 51,197,653
2067 63,947,346 50,493,028
2066 63,834,128 49,779,172
2065 63,711,038 49,024,665
2064 63,574,559 48,265,876
2063 63,435,887 47,522,361
2062 63,274,087 46,785,920
2061 63,110,028 46,037,526
2060 62,923,891 45,220,507
2059 62,712,836 44,397,936
2058 62,478,336 43,659,021
2057 62,226,357 42,897,422
2056 61,939,173 42,121,542
2055 61,635,604 41,318,179
2054 61,305,903 40,513,141
2053 60,952,313 39,744,995
2052 60,585,478 38,992,177
2051 60,184,066 38,228,872
2050 59,759,780 37,471,735
2049 59,319,414 36,739,905
2048 58,863,159 35,984,999
2047 58,399,750 35,218,863
2046 57,923,788 34,462,403
2045 57,438,215 33,717,596
2044 56,949,229 32,977,674
2043 56,458,404 32,247,710
2042 55,972,536 31,537,272
2041 55,486,685 30,794,853
2040 55,008,982 30,032,324
2039 54,525,726 29,312,883
2038 54,053,698 28,583,386
2037 53,581,185 27,838,646
2036 53,114,315 27,114,453
2035 52,635,824 26,385,421
2034 52,170,347 25,687,629
2033 51,701,970 25,018,509
2032 51,222,432 24,338,597
2031 50,743,202 23,657,353
2030 50,249,453 22,965,742
2029 49,738,822 22,299,610
2028 49,202,648 21,651,582
2027 48,647,196 20,991,860
2026 48,064,789 20,322,668
2025 47,453,061 19,666,990
2024 46,814,308 19,009,151
2023 46,164,219 18,358,615
2022 45,477,389 17,801,897
2021 44,761,099 17,271,431
2020 44,042,091 16,651,191
2019 43,294,546 16,030,971
2018 42,505,035 15,452,487
2017 41,689,299 14,916,629
2016 40,850,721 14,348,740
2015 40,019,529 13,806,963
2014 39,205,031 13,339,491
2013 38,414,171 12,869,594
2012 37,646,166 12,461,160
2011 36,903,376 12,348,830
2010 36,188,236 12,261,756
2009 35,490,445 11,961,201
2008 34,816,961 11,663,084
2007 34,189,416 11,322,582
2006 33,623,506 10,975,502
2005 33,109,249 10,644,228
2004 32,628,286 10,280,998
2003 32,175,818 9,909,157
2002 31,750,835 9,550,063
2001 31,331,221 9,198,493
2000 30,903,893 8,838,713
1999 30,474,354 8,492,059
1998 30,054,133 8,155,417
1997 29,579,301 7,824,525
1996 29,033,044 7,554,474
1995 28,470,191 7,285,007
1994 27,887,279 7,026,797
1993 27,277,048 6,681,399
1992 26,628,568 6,495,107
1991 25,987,928 6,813,760
1990 25,375,810 7,082,811
1989 24,754,485 7,114,817
1988 24,109,536 7,235,360
1987 23,443,624 7,228,302
1986 22,745,499 6,974,788
1985 22,008,544 6,693,289
1984 21,271,969 6,428,389
1983 20,558,115 6,198,430
1982 19,872,348 6,003,840
1981 19,220,704 5,982,849
1980 18,607,174 5,936,154
1979 18,036,655 5,449,117
1978 17,506,974 4,814,892
1977 17,015,994 4,484,050
1976 16,409,170 4,365,812
1975 15,678,596 4,257,535
1974 15,133,502 4,151,842
1973 14,771,147 4,045,592
1972 14,427,072 3,939,436
1971 14,098,936 3,837,691
1970 13,783,719 3,738,448
1969 13,475,960 3,641,015
1968 13,172,614 3,546,590
1967 12,876,118 3,454,537
1966 12,590,069 3,365,106
1965 12,365,976 3,277,874
1964 12,179,813 3,192,796
1963 11,982,118 3,110,361
1962 11,800,771 3,030,091
1961 11,628,883 2,952,054
1960 11,424,922 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Somalia
2100 -0.17% 0.51%
2099 -0.16% 0.5%
2098 -0.13% 0.5%
2097 -0.12% 0.58%
2096 -0.09% 0.58%
2095 -0.09% 0.61%
2094 -0.04% 0.64%
2093 -0.04% 0.67%
2092 -0.03% 0.73%
2091 0.003% 0.76%
2090 -0.003% 0.69%
2089 0.03% 0.72%
2088 0.04% 0.76%
2087 0.06% 0.86%
2086 0.07% 0.93%
2085 0.07% 0.9%
2084 0.08% 0.92%
2083 0.08% 0.95%
2082 0.09% 0.86%
2081 0.11% 0.97%
2080 0.12% 1.07%
2079 0.12% 1.08%
2078 0.13% 1.12%
2077 0.13% 1.08%
2076 0.15% 1.07%
2075 0.15% 1.22%
2074 0.15% 1.24%
2073 0.16% 1.25%
2072 0.16% 1.3%
2071 0.12% 1.35%
2070 0.15% 1.34%
2069 0.16% 1.33%
2068 0.17% 1.4%
2067 0.18% 1.43%
2066 0.19% 1.54%
2065 0.21% 1.57%
2064 0.22% 1.56%
2063 0.26% 1.57%
2062 0.26% 1.63%
2061 0.3% 1.81%
2060 0.34% 1.85%
2059 0.38% 1.69%
2058 0.4% 1.78%
2057 0.46% 1.84%
2056 0.49% 1.94%
2055 0.54% 1.99%
2054 0.58% 1.93%
2053 0.61% 1.93%
2052 0.67% 2%
2051 0.71% 2.02%
2050 0.74% 1.99%
2049 0.78% 2.1%
2048 0.79% 2.18%
2047 0.82% 2.2%
2046 0.85% 2.21%
2045 0.86% 2.24%
2044 0.87% 2.26%
2043 0.87% 2.25%
2042 0.88% 2.41%
2041 0.87% 2.54%
2040 0.89% 2.45%
2039 0.87% 2.55%
2038 0.88% 2.68%
2037 0.88% 2.67%
2036 0.91% 2.76%
2035 0.89% 2.72%
2034 0.91% 2.67%
2033 0.94% 2.79%
2032 0.94% 2.88%
2031 0.98% 3.01%
2030 1.03% 2.99%
2029 1.09% 2.99%
2028 1.14% 3.14%
2027 1.21% 3.29%
2026 1.29% 3.33%
2025 1.36% 3.46%
2024 1.41% 3.54%
2023 1.51% 3.13%
2022 1.6% 3.07%
2021 1.63% 3.72%
2020 1.73% 3.87%
2019 1.86% 3.74%
2018 1.96% 3.59%
2017 2.05% 3.96%
2016 2.08% 3.92%
2015 2.08% 3.5%
2014 2.06% 3.65%
2013 2.04% 3.28%
2012 2.01% 0.91%
2011 1.98% 0.71%
2010 1.97% 2.51%
2009 1.93% 2.56%
2008 1.84% 3.01%
2007 1.68% 3.16%
2006 1.55% 3.11%
2005 1.47% 3.53%
2004 1.41% 3.75%
2003 1.34% 3.76%
2002 1.34% 3.82%
2001 1.38% 4.07%
2000 1.41% 4.08%
1999 1.4% 4.13%
1998 1.61% 4.23%
1997 1.88% 3.57%
1996 1.98% 3.7%
1995 2.09% 3.67%
1994 2.24% 5.17%
1993 2.44% 2.87%
1992 2.47% -4.68%
1991 2.41% -3.8%
1990 2.51% -0.45%
1989 2.68% -1.67%
1988 2.84% 0.1%
1987 3.07% 3.63%
1986 3.35% 4.21%
1985 3.46% 4.12%
1984 3.47% 3.71%
1983 3.45% 3.24%
1982 3.39% 0.35%
1981 3.3% 0.79%
1980 3.16% 8.94%
1979 3.03% 13.2%
1978 2.89% 7.38%
1977 3.7% 2.71%
1976 4.66% 2.54%
1975 3.6% 2.55%
1974 2.45% 2.63%
1973 2.38% 2.69%
1972 2.33% 2.65%
1971 2.29% 2.65%
1970 2.28% 2.68%
1969 2.3% 2.66%
1968 2.3% 2.66%
1967 2.27% 2.66%
1966 1.81% 2.66%
1965 1.53% 2.66%
1964 1.65% 2.65%
1963 1.54% 2.65%
1962 1.48% 2.64%
1961 1.79% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Algeria Somalia
Current population
48222325
20503678
Population rank 34/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.25%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
48.5 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
40 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 8/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +12,077
Net migration rank 161/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 12,077
2024 - -31,240 - 26,859
2023 691,724 -25,963 608,203 46,217
2022 722,591 -14,684 551,450 -92,434
2021 735,514 -10,803 566,399 35,506
2020 724,140 -10,798 561,311 77,259
2019 809,522 -27,786 548,756 53,124
2018 824,428 -27,146 514,244 40,844
2017 848,585 -14,403 478,556 38,067
2016 849,368 -6,438 495,132 124,017
2015 847,054 -27,638 481,573 -17,178
2014 839,654 -30,064 464,481 6,065
2013 802,203 -30,052 448,518 20,723
2012 790,645 -26,763 399,468 -51,833
2011 741,832 -20,108 203,213 -326,192
2010 719,350 -10,788 385,571 -88,448
2009 691,496 -4,458 405,784 -101,795
2008 662,044 -2,101 394,258 -102,035
2007 620,196 -25,046 380,303 8,476
2006 580,812 -44,138 372,597 -67,200
2005 543,158 -51,345 363,117 -5,955
2004 508,773 -38,648 351,959 17,353
2003 474,272 -39,421 341,192 33,174
2002 451,369 -36,255 331,215 12,603
2001 450,637 -26,539 319,059 40,274
2000 447,025 -16,454 306,651 53,580
1999 434,198 -5,657 295,523 37,548
1998 425,928 -13,991 284,779 55,426
1997 450,138 87,582 271,894 49,692
1996 483,632 71,139 264,807 -46,291
1995 533,104 37,817 254,509 65,888
1994 594,445 430 246,950 -50,921
1993 611,306 14,289 232,960 261,815
1992 627,289 44,102 57,495 -179,675
1991 616,850 -6,945 53,052 -568,166
1990 612,369 1,962 225,162 -248,155
1989 628,542 -234 225,255 -266,281
1988 637,215 24,376 215,599 -415,660
1987 645,309 24,933 231,580 -17,391
1986 661,644 64,381 218,416 74,424
1985 672,185 75,729 207,960 62,183
1984 656,475 68,774 199,017 60,630
1983 641,167 61,292 190,775 9,505
1982 620,415 48,660 182,793 6,115
1981 595,150 39,043 185,211 -332,129
1980 559,983 32,879 174,790 65,519
1979 523,875 24,311 151,016 582,746
1978 491,876 19,317 132,689 402,005
1977 465,405 5,360 124,818 2,170
1976 440,192 302,662 113,319 -3,831
1975 417,803 300,482 108,998 -1,934
1974 399,509 -27,605 104,813 -495
1973 382,736 -29,938 108,038 143
1972 368,179 -32,832 104,493 -351
1971 356,069 -35,141 101,196 -1,850
1970 346,564 -37,058 98,025 1,104
1969 334,541 -28,535 95,045 690
1968 324,560 -23,870 92,208 906
1967 316,289 -23,983 89,497 1,498
1966 309,628 -29,832 86,930 941
1965 311,190 -142,810 84,448 2,142
1964 312,729 -108,798 82,042 1,518
1963 315,645 -124,175 79,859 1,449
1962 283,903 -112,676 77,737 1,496
1961 296,467 -123,928 75,513 1,336
1960 290,582 -55,212 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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