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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 1.01 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.17% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Algeria vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Spain
2100 64,987,758 33,862,981
2099 65,099,593 34,039,965
2098 65,201,636 34,215,187
2097 65,286,684 34,387,116
2096 65,363,853 34,552,002
2095 65,425,396 34,719,411
2094 65,482,152 34,882,039
2093 65,511,098 35,044,043
2092 65,539,089 35,204,657
2091 65,560,728 35,366,895
2090 65,558,683 35,535,838
2089 65,560,674 35,707,942
2088 65,543,659 35,877,681
2087 65,518,674 36,043,209
2086 65,480,237 36,210,710
2085 65,436,284 36,386,207
2084 65,389,859 36,564,622
2083 65,339,591 36,749,680
2082 65,286,947 36,936,644
2081 65,228,570 37,133,976
2080 65,156,366 37,337,517
2079 65,077,934 37,551,557
2078 64,997,944 37,771,135
2077 64,912,164 38,002,963
2076 64,829,265 38,249,247
2075 64,732,964 38,506,040
2074 64,635,550 38,777,715
2073 64,539,251 39,056,249
2072 64,437,887 39,348,447
2071 64,334,505 39,642,346
2070 64,254,716 39,949,413
2069 64,156,721 40,256,590
2068 64,054,948 40,575,543
2067 63,947,346 40,893,798
2066 63,834,128 41,218,263
2065 63,711,038 41,543,254
2064 63,574,559 41,878,338
2063 63,435,887 42,208,320
2062 63,274,087 42,542,893
2061 63,110,028 42,874,096
2060 62,923,891 43,191,452
2059 62,712,836 43,506,737
2058 62,478,336 43,809,907
2057 62,226,357 44,112,668
2056 61,939,173 44,415,689
2055 61,635,604 44,691,749
2054 61,305,903 44,958,971
2053 60,952,313 45,223,225
2052 60,585,478 45,470,541
2051 60,184,066 45,695,307
2050 59,759,780 45,911,520
2049 59,319,414 46,127,777
2048 58,863,159 46,322,244
2047 58,399,750 46,510,152
2046 57,923,788 46,687,914
2045 57,438,215 46,858,778
2044 56,949,229 47,016,278
2043 56,458,404 47,158,325
2042 55,972,536 47,301,091
2041 55,486,685 47,434,593
2040 55,008,982 47,563,236
2039 54,525,726 47,685,343
2038 54,053,698 47,798,797
2037 53,581,185 47,910,899
2036 53,114,315 48,020,350
2035 52,635,824 48,124,430
2034 52,170,347 48,220,051
2033 51,701,970 48,311,842
2032 51,222,432 48,402,470
2031 50,743,202 48,495,278
2030 50,249,453 48,579,920
2029 49,738,822 48,648,699
2028 49,202,648 48,707,969
2027 48,647,196 48,758,200
2026 48,064,789 48,806,901
2025 47,453,061 48,838,057
2024 46,814,308 48,848,840
2023 46,164,219 48,352,528
2022 45,477,389 47,786,102
2021 44,761,099 47,443,821
2020 44,042,091 47,359,424
2019 43,294,546 47,118,501
2018 42,505,035 46,782,011
2017 41,689,299 46,571,232
2016 40,850,721 46,458,139
2015 40,019,529 46,422,303
2014 39,205,031 46,460,733
2013 38,414,171 46,604,197
2012 37,646,166 46,773,055
2011 36,903,376 46,742,697
2010 36,188,236 46,576,897
2009 35,490,445 46,362,946
2008 34,816,961 45,954,106
2007 34,189,416 45,226,803
2006 33,623,506 44,397,319
2005 33,109,249 43,653,155
2004 32,628,286 42,921,895
2003 32,175,818 42,187,645
2002 31,750,835 41,431,558
2001 31,331,221 40,850,412
2000 30,903,893 40,567,864
1999 30,474,354 40,386,875
1998 30,054,133 40,223,509
1997 29,579,301 40,057,389
1996 29,033,044 39,889,852
1995 28,470,191 39,724,050
1994 27,887,279 39,549,108
1993 27,277,048 39,361,262
1992 26,628,568 39,157,685
1991 25,987,928 38,966,376
1990 25,375,810 38,867,322
1989 24,754,485 38,827,764
1988 24,109,536 38,766,939
1987 23,443,624 38,684,815
1986 22,745,499 38,584,624
1985 22,008,544 38,469,512
1984 21,271,969 38,330,364
1983 20,558,115 38,171,525
1982 19,872,348 37,986,012
1981 19,220,704 37,758,631
1980 18,607,174 37,491,165
1979 18,036,655 37,191,330
1978 17,506,974 36,864,898
1977 17,015,994 36,511,638
1976 16,409,170 36,137,812
1975 15,678,596 35,757,900
1974 15,133,502 35,373,335
1973 14,771,147 34,988,947
1972 14,427,072 34,604,469
1971 14,098,936 34,224,490
1970 13,783,719 33,814,531
1969 13,475,960 33,441,054
1968 13,172,614 33,113,134
1967 12,876,118 32,682,947
1966 12,590,069 32,283,194
1965 12,365,976 31,954,292
1964 12,179,813 31,609,195
1963 11,982,118 31,296,651
1962 11,800,771 31,023,366
1961 11,628,883 30,739,250
1960 11,424,922 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Spain
2100 -0.17% -0.52%
2099 -0.16% -0.51%
2098 -0.13% -0.5%
2097 -0.12% -0.48%
2096 -0.09% -0.48%
2095 -0.09% -0.47%
2094 -0.04% -0.46%
2093 -0.04% -0.46%
2092 -0.03% -0.46%
2091 0.003% -0.48%
2090 -0.003% -0.48%
2089 0.03% -0.47%
2088 0.04% -0.46%
2087 0.06% -0.46%
2086 0.07% -0.48%
2085 0.07% -0.49%
2084 0.08% -0.5%
2083 0.08% -0.51%
2082 0.09% -0.53%
2081 0.11% -0.55%
2080 0.12% -0.57%
2079 0.12% -0.58%
2078 0.13% -0.61%
2077 0.13% -0.64%
2076 0.15% -0.67%
2075 0.15% -0.7%
2074 0.15% -0.71%
2073 0.16% -0.74%
2072 0.16% -0.74%
2071 0.12% -0.77%
2070 0.15% -0.76%
2069 0.16% -0.79%
2068 0.17% -0.78%
2067 0.18% -0.79%
2066 0.19% -0.78%
2065 0.21% -0.8%
2064 0.22% -0.78%
2063 0.26% -0.79%
2062 0.26% -0.77%
2061 0.3% -0.73%
2060 0.34% -0.72%
2059 0.38% -0.69%
2058 0.4% -0.69%
2057 0.46% -0.68%
2056 0.49% -0.62%
2055 0.54% -0.59%
2054 0.58% -0.58%
2053 0.61% -0.54%
2052 0.67% -0.49%
2051 0.71% -0.47%
2050 0.74% -0.47%
2049 0.78% -0.42%
2048 0.79% -0.4%
2047 0.82% -0.38%
2046 0.85% -0.36%
2045 0.86% -0.33%
2044 0.87% -0.3%
2043 0.87% -0.3%
2042 0.88% -0.28%
2041 0.87% -0.27%
2040 0.89% -0.26%
2039 0.87% -0.24%
2038 0.88% -0.23%
2037 0.88% -0.23%
2036 0.91% -0.22%
2035 0.89% -0.2%
2034 0.91% -0.19%
2033 0.94% -0.19%
2032 0.94% -0.19%
2031 0.98% -0.17%
2030 1.03% -0.14%
2029 1.09% -0.12%
2028 1.14% -0.1%
2027 1.21% -0.1%
2026 1.29% -0.06%
2025 1.36% -0.02%
2024 1.41% 1.03%
2023 1.51% 1.19%
2022 1.6% 0.72%
2021 1.63% 0.18%
2020 1.73% 0.51%
2019 1.86% 0.72%
2018 1.96% 0.45%
2017 2.05% 0.24%
2016 2.08% 0.08%
2015 2.08% -0.08%
2014 2.06% -0.31%
2013 2.04% -0.36%
2012 2.01% 0.06%
2011 1.98% 0.36%
2010 1.97% 0.46%
2009 1.93% 0.89%
2008 1.84% 1.61%
2007 1.68% 1.87%
2006 1.55% 1.7%
2005 1.47% 1.7%
2004 1.41% 1.74%
2003 1.34% 1.82%
2002 1.34% 1.42%
2001 1.38% 0.7%
2000 1.41% 0.45%
1999 1.4% 0.41%
1998 1.61% 0.41%
1997 1.88% 0.42%
1996 1.98% 0.42%
1995 2.09% 0.44%
1994 2.24% 0.48%
1993 2.44% 0.52%
1992 2.47% 0.49%
1991 2.41% 0.25%
1990 2.51% 0.1%
1989 2.68% 0.16%
1988 2.84% 0.21%
1987 3.07% 0.26%
1986 3.35% 0.3%
1985 3.46% 0.36%
1984 3.47% 0.42%
1983 3.45% 0.49%
1982 3.39% 0.6%
1981 3.3% 0.71%
1980 3.16% 0.81%
1979 3.03% 0.89%
1978 2.89% 0.97%
1977 3.7% 1.03%
1976 4.66% 1.06%
1975 3.6% 1.09%
1974 2.45% 1.1%
1973 2.38% 1.11%
1972 2.33% 1.11%
1971 2.29% 1.21%
1970 2.28% 1.12%
1969 2.3% 0.99%
1968 2.3% 1.32%
1967 2.27% 1.24%
1966 1.81% 1.03%
1965 1.53% 1.09%
1964 1.65% 1%
1963 1.54% 0.88%
1962 1.48% 0.92%
1961 1.79% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Algeria Spain
Current population
48222325
48806901
Population rank 34/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.59%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 100/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +96,630
Net migration rank 161/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 96,630
2024 - -31,240 - 111,674
2023 691,724 -25,963 -111,211 119,099
2022 722,591 -14,684 -133,801 299,779
2021 735,514 -10,803 -113,865 144,385
2020 724,140 -10,798 -151,551 236,854
2019 809,522 -27,786 -56,542 464,783
2018 824,428 -27,146 -56,139 337,467
2017 848,585 -14,403 -32,600 201,135
2016 849,368 -6,438 0 106,474
2015 847,054 -27,638 -4,642 -1,979
2014 839,654 -30,064 32,522 -97,870
2013 802,203 -30,052 37,284 -250,741
2012 790,645 -26,763 51,450 -153,486
2011 741,832 -20,108 84,137 60,761
2010 719,350 -10,788 102,469 69,406
2009 691,496 -4,458 106,635 129,557
2008 662,044 -2,101 133,267 434,135
2007 620,196 -25,046 108,545 772,317
2006 580,812 -44,138 110,994 659,720
2005 543,158 -51,345 78,576 629,803
2004 508,773 -38,648 85,844 661,158
2003 474,272 -39,421 54,844 658,428
2002 451,369 -36,255 53,861 737,880
2001 450,637 -26,539 44,936 181,307
2000 447,025 -16,454 36,512 176,269
1999 434,198 -5,657 8,077 178,559
1998 425,928 -13,991 4,022 182,926
1997 450,138 87,582 20,028 165,345
1996 483,632 71,139 11,967 162,704
1995 533,104 37,817 15,889 162,434
1994 594,445 430 31,639 160,407
1993 611,306 14,289 47,234 160,907
1992 627,289 44,102 62,652 177,544
1991 616,850 -6,945 58,450 122,841
1990 612,369 1,962 66,075 -30,684
1989 628,542 -234 81,538 -25,892
1988 637,215 24,376 100,794 -17,663
1987 645,309 24,933 116,054 -12,681
1986 661,644 64,381 131,188 -13,540
1985 672,185 75,729 146,184 -589
1984 656,475 68,774 172,487 2,754
1983 641,167 61,292 183,223 1,241
1982 620,415 48,660 231,714 -7,384
1981 595,150 39,043 237,879 2,563
1980 559,983 32,879 281,184 20,166
1979 523,875 24,311 312,407 -5,929
1978 491,876 19,317 339,157 -2,504
1977 465,405 5,360 361,465 -1,332
1976 440,192 302,662 375,834 2,804
1975 417,803 300,482 371,882 -218
1974 399,509 -27,605 396,182 105,838
1973 382,736 -29,938 374,381 8,624
1972 368,179 -32,832 391,030 7,935
1971 356,069 -35,141 369,625 7,363
1970 346,564 -37,058 378,723 -60,580
1969 334,541 -28,535 367,851 -49,956
1968 324,560 -23,870 387,423 -46,088
1967 316,289 -23,983 402,001 -42,344
1966 309,628 -29,832 397,084 -41,467
1965 311,190 -142,810 405,819 -42,476
1964 312,729 -108,798 429,885 -41,461
1963 315,645 -124,175 394,338 -44,446
1962 283,903 -112,676 384,690 -45,211
1961 296,467 -123,928 396,537 -46,517
1960 290,582 -55,212 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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