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Population in Algeria compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 1.07 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 1.2% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Algeria vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria South Korea
2100 64,963,450 22,001,649
2099 65,075,244 22,324,514
2098 65,177,248 22,657,541
2097 65,262,264 22,998,315
2096 65,339,404 23,348,632
2095 65,400,924 23,711,049
2094 65,457,659 24,081,510
2093 65,486,594 24,460,970
2092 65,514,575 24,848,715
2091 65,536,206 25,242,926
2090 65,534,162 25,642,926
2089 65,536,151 26,048,094
2088 65,519,144 26,457,020
2087 65,494,168 26,871,556
2086 65,455,745 27,288,450
2085 65,411,808 27,710,065
2084 65,365,401 28,133,600
2083 65,315,151 28,564,090
2082 65,262,527 28,998,646
2081 65,204,172 29,441,497
2080 65,131,995 29,887,135
2079 65,053,592 30,337,095
2078 64,973,632 30,793,984
2077 64,887,885 31,258,278
2076 64,805,016 31,728,826
2075 64,708,752 32,205,338
2074 64,611,374 32,689,892
2073 64,515,111 33,180,187
2072 64,413,784 33,679,874
2071 64,310,442 34,187,068
2070 64,230,683 34,702,204
2069 64,132,724 35,224,472
2068 64,030,989 35,745,164
2067 63,923,427 36,274,411
2066 63,810,251 36,808,495
2065 63,687,208 37,349,660
2064 63,550,779 37,897,742
2063 63,412,160 38,450,082
2062 63,250,420 39,009,227
2061 63,086,423 39,565,102
2060 62,900,355 40,130,032
2059 62,689,379 40,692,438
2058 62,454,967 41,256,780
2057 62,203,082 41,813,259
2056 61,916,006 42,356,530
2055 61,612,550 42,888,143
2054 61,282,973 43,405,840
2053 60,929,515 43,917,075
2052 60,562,817 44,419,192
2051 60,161,555 44,901,452
2050 59,737,427 45,362,931
2049 59,297,226 45,809,553
2048 58,841,142 46,235,718
2047 58,377,907 46,645,885
2046 57,902,123 47,033,200
2045 57,416,731 47,409,815
2044 56,927,927 47,773,842
2043 56,437,286 48,120,989
2042 55,951,600 48,455,085
2041 55,465,931 48,782,206
2040 54,988,407 49,091,438
2039 54,505,331 49,388,464
2038 54,033,480 49,669,835
2037 53,561,143 49,932,869
2036 53,094,449 50,175,947
2035 52,616,136 50,401,135
2034 52,150,833 50,607,994
2033 51,682,632 50,796,030
2032 51,203,273 50,961,878
2031 50,724,222 51,109,725
2030 50,230,658 51,242,628
2029 49,720,218 51,360,529
2028 49,184,244 51,461,403
2027 48,629,000 51,551,313
2026 48,046,811 51,624,449
2025 47,435,312 51,684,564
2024 46,814,308 51,751,065
2023 46,164,219 51,712,619
2022 45,477,389 51,672,569
2021 44,761,099 51,769,539
2020 44,042,091 51,836,239
2019 43,294,546 51,764,822
2018 42,505,035 51,585,058
2017 41,689,299 51,361,911
2016 40,850,721 51,217,803
2015 40,019,529 51,014,947
2014 39,205,031 50,746,659
2013 38,414,171 50,428,893
2012 37,646,166 50,199,853
2011 36,903,376 49,936,638
2010 36,188,236 49,554,112
2009 35,490,445 49,307,835
2008 34,816,961 49,054,708
2007 34,189,416 48,683,638
2006 33,623,506 48,438,292
2005 33,109,249 48,184,561
2004 32,628,286 48,082,519
2003 32,175,818 47,892,330
2002 31,750,835 47,644,736
2001 31,331,221 47,370,164
2000 30,903,893 47,008,111
1999 30,474,354 46,616,677
1998 30,054,133 46,286,503
1997 29,579,301 45,953,580
1996 29,033,044 45,524,681
1995 28,470,191 45,092,991
1994 27,887,279 44,641,540
1993 27,277,048 44,194,628
1992 26,628,568 43,747,962
1991 25,987,928 43,295,704
1990 25,375,810 42,869,283
1989 24,754,485 42,449,038
1988 24,109,536 42,031,247
1987 23,443,624 41,621,690
1986 22,745,499 41,213,674
1985 22,008,544 40,805,744
1984 21,271,969 40,405,956
1983 20,558,115 39,910,403
1982 19,872,348 39,326,352
1981 19,220,704 38,723,248
1980 18,607,174 38,123,775
1979 18,036,655 37,534,236
1978 17,506,974 36,969,185
1977 17,015,994 36,411,795
1976 16,409,170 35,848,523
1975 15,678,596 35,280,725
1974 15,133,502 34,692,266
1973 14,771,147 34,103,149
1972 14,427,072 33,505,406
1971 14,098,936 32,882,704
1970 13,783,719 32,240,827
1969 13,475,960 31,544,266
1968 13,172,614 30,838,302
1967 12,876,118 30,130,983
1966 12,590,069 29,435,571
1965 12,365,976 28,704,674
1964 12,179,813 27,984,155
1963 11,982,118 27,261,747
1962 11,800,771 26,513,030
1961 11,628,883 25,765,673
1960 11,424,922 25,012,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria South Korea
2100 -0.17% -1.45%
2099 -0.16% -1.47%
2098 -0.13% -1.48%
2097 -0.12% -1.5%
2096 -0.09% -1.53%
2095 -0.09% -1.54%
2094 -0.04% -1.55%
2093 -0.04% -1.56%
2092 -0.03% -1.56%
2091 0.003% -1.56%
2090 -0.003% -1.56%
2089 0.03% -1.55%
2088 0.04% -1.54%
2087 0.06% -1.53%
2086 0.07% -1.52%
2085 0.07% -1.51%
2084 0.08% -1.51%
2083 0.08% -1.5%
2082 0.09% -1.5%
2081 0.11% -1.49%
2080 0.12% -1.48%
2079 0.12% -1.48%
2078 0.13% -1.49%
2077 0.13% -1.48%
2076 0.15% -1.48%
2075 0.15% -1.48%
2074 0.15% -1.48%
2073 0.16% -1.48%
2072 0.16% -1.48%
2071 0.12% -1.48%
2070 0.15% -1.48%
2069 0.16% -1.46%
2068 0.17% -1.46%
2067 0.18% -1.45%
2066 0.19% -1.45%
2065 0.21% -1.45%
2064 0.22% -1.44%
2063 0.26% -1.43%
2062 0.26% -1.4%
2061 0.3% -1.41%
2060 0.34% -1.38%
2059 0.38% -1.37%
2058 0.4% -1.33%
2057 0.46% -1.28%
2056 0.49% -1.24%
2055 0.54% -1.19%
2054 0.58% -1.16%
2053 0.61% -1.13%
2052 0.67% -1.07%
2051 0.71% -1.02%
2050 0.74% -0.97%
2049 0.78% -0.92%
2048 0.79% -0.88%
2047 0.82% -0.82%
2046 0.85% -0.79%
2045 0.86% -0.76%
2044 0.87% -0.72%
2043 0.87% -0.69%
2042 0.88% -0.67%
2041 0.87% -0.63%
2040 0.89% -0.6%
2039 0.87% -0.57%
2038 0.88% -0.53%
2037 0.88% -0.48%
2036 0.91% -0.45%
2035 0.89% -0.41%
2034 0.91% -0.37%
2033 0.94% -0.33%
2032 0.94% -0.29%
2031 0.98% -0.26%
2030 1.03% -0.23%
2029 1.09% -0.2%
2028 1.14% -0.17%
2027 1.21% -0.14%
2026 1.29% -0.12%
2025 1.33% -0.13%
2024 1.41% 0.07%
2023 1.51% 0.08%
2022 1.6% -0.19%
2021 1.63% -0.13%
2020 1.73% 0.14%
2019 1.86% 0.35%
2018 1.96% 0.43%
2017 2.05% 0.28%
2016 2.08% 0.4%
2015 2.08% 0.53%
2014 2.06% 0.63%
2013 2.04% 0.46%
2012 2.01% 0.53%
2011 1.98% 0.77%
2010 1.97% 0.5%
2009 1.93% 0.52%
2008 1.84% 0.76%
2007 1.68% 0.51%
2006 1.55% 0.53%
2005 1.47% 0.21%
2004 1.41% 0.4%
2003 1.34% 0.52%
2002 1.34% 0.58%
2001 1.38% 0.77%
2000 1.41% 0.84%
1999 1.4% 0.71%
1998 1.61% 0.72%
1997 1.88% 0.94%
1996 1.98% 0.96%
1995 2.09% 1.01%
1994 2.24% 1.01%
1993 2.44% 1.02%
1992 2.47% 1.04%
1991 2.41% 0.99%
1990 2.51% 0.99%
1989 2.68% 0.99%
1988 2.84% 0.98%
1987 3.07% 0.99%
1986 3.35% 1%
1985 3.46% 0.99%
1984 3.47% 1.24%
1983 3.45% 1.49%
1982 3.39% 1.56%
1981 3.3% 1.57%
1980 3.16% 1.57%
1979 3.03% 1.53%
1978 2.89% 1.53%
1977 3.7% 1.57%
1976 4.66% 1.61%
1975 3.6% 1.7%
1974 2.45% 1.73%
1973 2.38% 1.78%
1972 2.33% 1.89%
1971 2.29% 1.99%
1970 2.28% 2.21%
1969 2.3% 2.29%
1968 2.3% 2.35%
1967 2.27% 2.36%
1966 1.81% 2.55%
1965 1.53% 2.57%
1964 1.65% 2.65%
1963 1.54% 2.82%
1962 1.48% 2.9%
1961 1.79% 3.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/south-korea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Algeria South Korea
Current population
48345858
51624449
Population rank 34/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.62%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
7.93 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
2.16 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 -182
Annual growth/decline +621,004 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 169/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +65,731
Net migration rank 161/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 65,731
2024 665,653 -31,240 -119,027 75,963
2023 691,724 -25,963 -124,111 87,800
2022 722,591 -14,684 -124,014 87,800
2021 735,514 -10,803 -56,947 -16,778
2020 724,140 -10,798 -31,101 112,631
2019 809,522 -27,786 10,353 128,622
2018 824,428 -27,146 30,951 118,220
2017 848,585 -14,403 71,907 104,029
2016 849,368 -6,438 122,923 91,568
2015 847,054 -27,638 163,248 276,427
2014 839,654 -30,064 167,464 308,037
2013 802,203 -30,052 166,415 301,926
2012 790,645 -26,763 215,859 281,866
2011 741,832 -20,108 214,728 269,958
2010 719,350 -10,788 213,083 52,042
2009 691,496 -4,458 197,231 5,308
2008 662,044 -2,101 215,841 -19,630
2007 620,196 -25,046 248,286 -42,293
2006 580,812 -44,138 203,441 -28,434
2005 543,158 -51,345 187,920 -47,821
2004 508,773 -38,648 225,988 -42,549
2003 474,272 -39,421 244,251 -31,994
2002 451,369 -36,255 247,752 -18,105
2001 450,637 -26,539 312,643 -28,006
2000 447,025 -16,454 390,167 -84,960
1999 434,198 -5,657 368,272 -107,448
1998 425,928 -13,991 393,436 -98,044
1997 450,138 87,582 422,773 -109,130
1996 483,632 71,139 446,142 -115,705
1995 533,104 37,817 468,967 -208,491
1994 594,445 430 473,200 -208,309
1993 611,306 14,289 477,302 -222,802
1992 627,289 44,102 494,352 -265,849
1991 616,850 -6,945 467,594 -270,754
1990 612,369 1,962 411,546 79,294
1989 628,542 -234 403,266 186,120
1988 637,215 24,376 399,297 192,534
1987 645,309 24,933 378,758 198,057
1986 661,644 64,381 395,651 189,782
1985 672,185 75,729 416,219 97,949
1984 656,475 68,774 436,384 101,394
1983 641,167 61,292 514,844 102,167
1982 620,415 48,660 605,626 48,638
1981 595,150 39,043 631,189 18,442
1980 559,983 32,879 583,294 -148,341
1979 523,875 24,311 623,068 -139,566
1978 491,876 19,317 499,084 -85,721
1977 465,405 5,360 578,947 -90,737
1976 440,192 302,662 530,558 -92,314
1975 417,803 300,482 603,300 -52,332
1974 399,509 -27,605 673,030 27,005
1973 382,736 -29,938 699,115 35,779
1972 368,179 -32,832 740,469 25,382
1971 356,069 -35,141 789,185 -6,326
1970 346,564 -37,058 747,987 -27,999
1969 334,541 -28,535 694,227 -21,175
1968 324,560 -23,870 684,487 -16,868
1967 316,289 -23,983 692,169 -16,484
1966 309,628 -29,832 623,534 -16,688
1965 311,190 -142,810 641,090 -146,386
1964 312,729 -108,798 655,501 -102,284
1963 315,645 -124,175 685,824 -80,226
1962 283,903 -112,676 712,590 -94,606
1961 296,467 -123,928 730,173 -93,179
1960 290,582 -55,212 728,010 47,245

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/south-korea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 97.5% of the population change in Algeria is from natural causes (a gain of 7,718,579 people) and 2.49% is from migration (a loss of 196,899 people). In South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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