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Population in Algeria compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 2.17 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Algeria vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Sri Lanka
2100 64,987,758 20,270,496
2099 65,099,593 20,383,669
2098 65,201,636 20,498,567
2097 65,286,684 20,611,123
2096 65,363,853 20,723,560
2095 65,425,396 20,834,629
2094 65,482,152 20,943,809
2093 65,511,098 21,052,131
2092 65,539,089 21,158,833
2091 65,560,728 21,263,961
2090 65,558,683 21,371,263
2089 65,560,674 21,475,426
2088 65,543,659 21,577,177
2087 65,518,674 21,677,510
2086 65,480,237 21,777,420
2085 65,436,284 21,876,464
2084 65,389,859 21,970,336
2083 65,339,591 22,062,801
2082 65,286,947 22,151,745
2081 65,228,570 22,240,834
2080 65,156,366 22,326,555
2079 65,077,934 22,411,438
2078 64,997,944 22,489,772
2077 64,912,164 22,565,028
2076 64,829,265 22,637,463
2075 64,732,964 22,707,112
2074 64,635,550 22,778,489
2073 64,539,251 22,844,703
2072 64,437,887 22,905,707
2071 64,334,505 22,964,866
2070 64,254,716 23,022,515
2069 64,156,721 23,076,310
2068 64,054,948 23,129,541
2067 63,947,346 23,184,596
2066 63,834,128 23,234,419
2065 63,711,038 23,285,901
2064 63,574,559 23,331,390
2063 63,435,887 23,372,184
2062 63,274,087 23,409,522
2061 63,110,028 23,441,893
2060 62,923,891 23,474,032
2059 62,712,836 23,502,132
2058 62,478,336 23,528,076
2057 62,226,357 23,550,580
2056 61,939,173 23,570,923
2055 61,635,604 23,582,432
2054 61,305,903 23,591,414
2053 60,952,313 23,601,371
2052 60,585,478 23,605,361
2051 60,184,066 23,606,194
2050 59,759,780 23,603,330
2049 59,319,414 23,597,604
2048 58,863,159 23,587,307
2047 58,399,750 23,570,881
2046 57,923,788 23,547,409
2045 57,438,215 23,515,133
2044 56,949,229 23,483,546
2043 56,458,404 23,446,242
2042 55,972,536 23,404,983
2041 55,486,685 23,357,358
2040 55,008,982 23,306,148
2039 54,525,726 23,248,341
2038 54,053,698 23,187,512
2037 53,581,185 23,120,775
2036 53,114,315 23,053,427
2035 52,635,824 22,981,808
2034 52,170,347 22,906,587
2033 51,701,970 22,826,414
2032 51,222,432 22,742,267
2031 50,743,202 22,655,907
2030 50,249,453 22,564,038
2029 49,738,822 22,470,759
2028 49,202,648 22,370,999
2027 48,647,196 22,266,017
2026 48,064,789 22,155,543
2025 47,453,061 22,039,908
2024 46,814,308 21,916,000
2023 46,164,219 22,037,000
2022 45,477,389 22,181,000
2021 44,761,099 22,156,000
2020 44,042,091 21,919,000
2019 43,294,546 21,803,000
2018 42,505,035 21,670,000
2017 41,689,299 21,453,000
2016 40,850,721 21,209,000
2015 40,019,529 20,970,000
2014 39,205,031 20,778,000
2013 38,414,171 20,585,000
2012 37,646,166 21,169,458
2011 36,903,376 21,009,048
2010 36,188,236 20,879,089
2009 35,490,445 20,756,435
2008 34,816,961 20,629,378
2007 34,189,416 20,492,545
2006 33,623,506 20,352,411
2005 33,109,249 20,216,524
2004 32,628,286 20,087,605
2003 32,175,818 19,951,521
2002 31,750,835 19,805,752
2001 31,331,221 19,600,362
2000 30,903,893 19,293,054
1999 30,474,354 18,944,731
1998 30,054,133 18,596,003
1997 29,579,301 18,248,200
1996 29,033,044 17,905,018
1995 28,470,191 17,564,068
1994 27,887,279 17,275,773
1993 27,277,048 17,025,918
1992 26,628,568 16,739,284
1991 25,987,928 16,475,354
1990 25,375,810 16,352,458
1989 24,754,485 16,248,557
1988 24,109,536 16,078,621
1987 23,443,624 15,916,576
1986 22,745,499 15,731,256
1985 22,008,544 15,544,154
1984 21,271,969 15,441,860
1983 20,558,115 15,388,794
1982 19,872,348 15,286,567
1981 19,220,704 15,099,414
1980 18,607,174 14,847,974
1979 18,036,655 14,579,614
1978 17,506,974 14,310,128
1977 17,015,994 14,049,371
1976 16,409,170 13,796,770
1975 15,678,596 13,548,984
1974 15,133,502 13,305,693
1973 14,771,147 13,060,916
1972 14,427,072 12,809,205
1971 14,098,936 12,551,910
1970 13,783,719 12,287,110
1969 13,475,960 12,013,858
1968 13,172,614 11,736,088
1967 12,876,118 11,457,328
1966 12,590,069 11,183,928
1965 12,365,976 10,916,965
1964 12,179,813 10,653,397
1963 11,982,118 10,395,040
1962 11,800,771 10,143,754
1961 11,628,883 9,899,372
1960 11,424,922 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Sri Lanka
2100 -0.17% -0.56%
2099 -0.16% -0.56%
2098 -0.13% -0.55%
2097 -0.12% -0.54%
2096 -0.09% -0.53%
2095 -0.09% -0.52%
2094 -0.04% -0.51%
2093 -0.04% -0.5%
2092 -0.03% -0.49%
2091 0.003% -0.5%
2090 -0.003% -0.49%
2089 0.03% -0.47%
2088 0.04% -0.46%
2087 0.06% -0.46%
2086 0.07% -0.45%
2085 0.07% -0.43%
2084 0.08% -0.42%
2083 0.08% -0.4%
2082 0.09% -0.4%
2081 0.11% -0.38%
2080 0.12% -0.38%
2079 0.12% -0.35%
2078 0.13% -0.33%
2077 0.13% -0.32%
2076 0.15% -0.31%
2075 0.15% -0.31%
2074 0.15% -0.29%
2073 0.16% -0.27%
2072 0.16% -0.26%
2071 0.12% -0.25%
2070 0.15% -0.23%
2069 0.16% -0.23%
2068 0.17% -0.24%
2067 0.18% -0.21%
2066 0.19% -0.22%
2065 0.21% -0.19%
2064 0.22% -0.17%
2063 0.26% -0.16%
2062 0.26% -0.14%
2061 0.3% -0.14%
2060 0.34% -0.12%
2059 0.38% -0.11%
2058 0.4% -0.1%
2057 0.46% -0.09%
2056 0.49% -0.05%
2055 0.54% -0.04%
2054 0.58% -0.04%
2053 0.61% -0.02%
2052 0.67% -0.004%
2051 0.71% 0.01%
2050 0.74% 0.02%
2049 0.78% 0.04%
2048 0.79% 0.07%
2047 0.82% 0.1%
2046 0.85% 0.14%
2045 0.86% 0.13%
2044 0.87% 0.16%
2043 0.87% 0.18%
2042 0.88% 0.2%
2041 0.87% 0.22%
2040 0.89% 0.25%
2039 0.87% 0.26%
2038 0.88% 0.29%
2037 0.88% 0.29%
2036 0.91% 0.31%
2035 0.89% 0.33%
2034 0.91% 0.35%
2033 0.94% 0.37%
2032 0.94% 0.38%
2031 0.98% 0.41%
2030 1.03% 0.42%
2029 1.09% 0.45%
2028 1.14% 0.47%
2027 1.21% 0.5%
2026 1.29% 0.52%
2025 1.36% 0.57%
2024 1.41% -0.55%
2023 1.51% -0.65%
2022 1.6% 0.11%
2021 1.63% 1.08%
2020 1.73% 0.53%
2019 1.86% 0.61%
2018 1.96% 1.01%
2017 2.05% 1.15%
2016 2.08% 1.14%
2015 2.08% 0.92%
2014 2.06% 0.94%
2013 2.04% -2.76%
2012 2.01% 0.76%
2011 1.98% 0.62%
2010 1.97% 0.59%
2009 1.93% 0.62%
2008 1.84% 0.67%
2007 1.68% 0.69%
2006 1.55% 0.67%
2005 1.47% 0.64%
2004 1.41% 0.68%
2003 1.34% 0.74%
2002 1.34% 1.05%
2001 1.38% 1.59%
2000 1.41% 1.84%
1999 1.4% 1.88%
1998 1.61% 1.91%
1997 1.88% 1.92%
1996 1.98% 1.94%
1995 2.09% 1.67%
1994 2.24% 1.47%
1993 2.44% 1.71%
1992 2.47% 1.6%
1991 2.41% 0.75%
1990 2.51% 0.64%
1989 2.68% 1.06%
1988 2.84% 1.02%
1987 3.07% 1.18%
1986 3.35% 1.2%
1985 3.46% 0.66%
1984 3.47% 0.34%
1983 3.45% 0.67%
1982 3.39% 1.24%
1981 3.3% 1.69%
1980 3.16% 1.84%
1979 3.03% 1.88%
1978 2.89% 1.86%
1977 3.7% 1.83%
1976 4.66% 1.83%
1975 3.6% 1.83%
1974 2.45% 1.87%
1973 2.38% 1.97%
1972 2.33% 2.05%
1971 2.29% 2.16%
1970 2.28% 2.27%
1969 2.3% 2.37%
1968 2.3% 2.43%
1967 2.27% 2.44%
1966 1.81% 2.45%
1965 1.53% 2.47%
1964 1.65% 2.49%
1963 1.54% 2.48%
1962 1.48% 2.47%
1961 1.79% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Algeria Sri Lanka
Current population
48222325
22185425
Population rank 34/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.27%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
4.34 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -332
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 188/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -30,724
Net migration rank 161/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -30,724
2024 - -31,240 - -27,245
2023 691,724 -25,963 66,111 -28,011
2022 722,591 -14,684 95,378 -27,435
2021 735,514 -10,803 121,858 -29,586
2020 724,140 -10,798 170,968 -29,875
2019 809,522 -27,786 172,243 -28,426
2018 824,428 -27,146 183,610 -28,607
2017 848,585 -14,403 187,993 -22,324
2016 849,368 -6,438 194,232 -18,388
2015 847,054 -27,638 201,815 -29,797
2014 839,654 -30,064 211,541 -33,672
2013 802,203 -30,052 221,021 -37,754
2012 790,645 -26,763 229,138 -41,955
2011 741,832 -20,108 224,461 -90,839
2010 719,350 -10,788 224,325 -98,060
2009 691,496 -4,458 200,175 -81,130
2008 662,044 -2,101 232,225 -97,144
2007 620,196 -25,046 248,287 -109,695
2006 580,812 -44,138 248,706 -107,045
2005 543,158 -51,345 248,683 -118,594
2004 508,773 -38,648 212,527 -84,795
2003 474,272 -39,421 252,008 -107,573
2002 451,369 -36,255 252,840 -105,718
2001 450,637 -26,539 244,377 19,273
2000 447,025 -16,454 227,060 123,894
1999 434,198 -5,657 206,876 138,799
1998 425,928 -13,991 201,059 150,724
1997 450,138 87,582 208,193 135,636
1996 483,632 71,139 215,290 127,236
1995 533,104 37,817 221,957 117,416
1994 594,445 430 228,904 8,323
1993 611,306 14,289 226,257 36,232
1992 627,289 44,102 222,230 88,542
1991 616,850 -6,945 218,117 -1,047
1990 612,369 1,962 224,454 -195,736
1989 628,542 -234 212,401 -33,305
1988 637,215 24,376 219,184 -58,415
1987 645,309 24,933 226,414 -63,105
1986 661,644 64,381 233,782 -26,460
1985 672,185 75,729 247,836 -80,950
1984 656,475 68,774 263,175 -225,450
1983 641,167 61,292 277,768 -209,362
1982 620,415 48,660 300,030 -163,987
1981 595,150 39,043 328,096 -89,824
1980 559,983 32,879 328,155 -63,541
1979 523,875 24,311 329,791 -57,683
1978 491,876 19,317 317,055 -50,189
1977 465,405 5,360 300,038 -45,383
1976 440,192 302,662 291,816 -41,258
1975 417,803 300,482 282,496 -37,475
1974 399,509 -27,605 275,521 -33,979
1973 382,736 -29,938 278,577 -30,582
1972 368,179 -32,832 282,494 -27,071
1971 356,069 -35,141 281,200 -22,021
1970 346,564 -37,058 286,719 -16,299
1969 334,541 -28,535 286,218 -10,152
1968 324,560 -23,870 286,642 -7,163
1967 316,289 -23,983 284,738 -6,696
1966 309,628 -29,832 275,549 -6,794
1965 311,190 -142,810 272,422 -7,249
1964 312,729 -108,798 269,584 -7,614
1963 315,645 -124,175 262,880 -8,118
1962 283,903 -112,676 256,719 -8,909
1961 296,467 -123,928 251,087 -10,144
1960 290,582 -55,212 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/sri-lanka | 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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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