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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.11 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.23% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Algeria vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Sudan
2100 64,987,758 137,695,876
2099 65,099,593 137,114,644
2098 65,201,636 136,500,499
2097 65,286,684 135,860,701
2096 65,363,853 135,222,218
2095 65,425,396 134,553,615
2094 65,482,152 133,902,112
2093 65,511,098 133,186,791
2092 65,539,089 132,427,642
2091 65,560,728 131,674,049
2090 65,558,683 130,893,042
2089 65,560,674 130,075,970
2088 65,543,659 129,234,968
2087 65,518,674 128,358,981
2086 65,480,237 127,463,823
2085 65,436,284 126,555,673
2084 65,389,859 125,612,419
2083 65,339,591 124,663,868
2082 65,286,947 123,716,124
2081 65,228,570 122,772,016
2080 65,156,366 121,805,246
2079 65,077,934 120,822,781
2078 64,997,944 119,802,944
2077 64,912,164 118,776,597
2076 64,829,265 117,748,457
2075 64,732,964 116,688,549
2074 64,635,550 115,601,159
2073 64,539,251 114,499,847
2072 64,437,887 113,374,089
2071 64,334,505 112,235,978
2070 64,254,716 111,102,687
2069 64,156,721 109,945,533
2068 64,054,948 108,791,037
2067 63,947,346 107,581,192
2066 63,834,128 106,357,353
2065 63,711,038 105,145,307
2064 63,574,559 103,903,801
2063 63,435,887 102,642,643
2062 63,274,087 101,354,095
2061 63,110,028 100,067,335
2060 62,923,891 98,765,585
2059 62,712,836 97,461,067
2058 62,478,336 96,135,716
2057 62,226,357 94,800,344
2056 61,939,173 93,458,640
2055 61,635,604 92,089,717
2054 61,305,903 90,711,253
2053 60,952,313 89,342,122
2052 60,585,478 87,962,125
2051 60,184,066 86,581,277
2050 59,759,780 85,194,794
2049 59,319,414 83,803,171
2048 58,863,159 82,442,635
2047 58,399,750 81,085,689
2046 57,923,788 79,725,126
2045 57,438,215 78,359,927
2044 56,949,229 77,006,049
2043 56,458,404 75,652,858
2042 55,972,536 74,312,465
2041 55,486,685 72,968,877
2040 55,008,982 71,640,015
2039 54,525,726 70,319,906
2038 54,053,698 69,001,239
2037 53,581,185 67,665,904
2036 53,114,315 66,337,650
2035 52,635,824 65,001,359
2034 52,170,347 63,664,516
2033 51,701,970 62,329,849
2032 51,222,432 61,007,985
2031 50,743,202 59,695,860
2030 50,249,453 58,384,521
2029 49,738,822 57,082,767
2028 49,202,648 55,800,806
2027 48,647,196 54,523,219
2026 48,064,789 52,894,744
2025 47,453,061 51,256,148
2024 46,814,308 50,448,963
2023 46,164,219 50,042,791
2022 45,477,389 49,383,346
2021 44,761,099 48,066,924
2020 44,042,091 46,789,231
2019 43,294,546 45,548,175
2018 42,505,035 44,230,596
2017 41,689,299 42,714,306
2016 40,850,721 41,259,892
2015 40,019,529 40,024,431
2014 39,205,031 38,823,318
2013 38,414,171 37,785,849
2012 37,646,166 36,923,178
2011 36,903,376 36,140,806
2010 36,188,236 35,414,399
2009 35,490,445 34,569,113
2008 34,816,961 33,623,980
2007 34,189,416 32,764,135
2006 33,623,506 31,992,435
2005 33,109,249 31,262,444
2004 32,628,286 30,556,637
2003 32,175,818 29,896,035
2002 31,750,835 29,228,727
2001 31,331,221 28,516,770
2000 30,903,893 27,816,745
1999 30,474,354 27,130,613
1998 30,054,133 26,458,999
1997 29,579,301 25,799,821
1996 29,033,044 25,231,528
1995 28,470,191 24,672,143
1994 27,887,279 24,043,948
1993 27,277,048 23,445,592
1992 26,628,568 22,927,355
1991 25,987,928 22,470,676
1990 25,375,810 22,021,481
1989 24,754,485 21,578,022
1988 24,109,536 21,138,431
1987 23,443,624 20,704,904
1986 22,745,499 20,288,238
1985 22,008,544 19,905,872
1984 21,271,969 19,546,528
1983 20,558,115 19,109,770
1982 19,872,348 18,486,645
1981 19,220,704 17,780,572
1980 18,607,174 17,058,905
1979 18,036,655 16,355,352
1978 17,506,974 15,695,003
1977 17,015,994 15,086,614
1976 16,409,170 14,569,716
1975 15,678,596 14,064,798
1974 15,133,502 13,580,723
1973 14,771,147 13,049,315
1972 14,427,072 12,527,856
1971 14,098,936 12,105,539
1970 13,783,719 11,695,771
1969 13,475,960 11,298,936
1968 13,172,614 10,917,999
1967 12,876,118 10,550,597
1966 12,590,069 10,197,578
1965 12,365,976 9,858,030
1964 12,179,813 9,531,109
1963 11,982,118 9,218,077
1962 11,800,771 8,919,028
1961 11,628,883 8,634,941
1960 11,424,922 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Sudan
2100 -0.17% 0.42%
2099 -0.16% 0.45%
2098 -0.13% 0.47%
2097 -0.12% 0.47%
2096 -0.09% 0.5%
2095 -0.09% 0.49%
2094 -0.04% 0.54%
2093 -0.04% 0.57%
2092 -0.03% 0.57%
2091 0.003% 0.6%
2090 -0.003% 0.63%
2089 0.03% 0.65%
2088 0.04% 0.68%
2087 0.06% 0.7%
2086 0.07% 0.72%
2085 0.07% 0.75%
2084 0.08% 0.76%
2083 0.08% 0.77%
2082 0.09% 0.77%
2081 0.11% 0.79%
2080 0.12% 0.81%
2079 0.12% 0.85%
2078 0.13% 0.86%
2077 0.13% 0.87%
2076 0.15% 0.91%
2075 0.15% 0.94%
2074 0.15% 0.96%
2073 0.16% 0.99%
2072 0.16% 1.01%
2071 0.12% 1.02%
2070 0.15% 1.05%
2069 0.16% 1.06%
2068 0.17% 1.12%
2067 0.18% 1.15%
2066 0.19% 1.15%
2065 0.21% 1.19%
2064 0.22% 1.23%
2063 0.26% 1.27%
2062 0.26% 1.29%
2061 0.3% 1.32%
2060 0.34% 1.34%
2059 0.38% 1.38%
2058 0.4% 1.41%
2057 0.46% 1.44%
2056 0.49% 1.49%
2055 0.54% 1.52%
2054 0.58% 1.53%
2053 0.61% 1.57%
2052 0.67% 1.59%
2051 0.71% 1.63%
2050 0.74% 1.66%
2049 0.78% 1.65%
2048 0.79% 1.67%
2047 0.82% 1.71%
2046 0.85% 1.74%
2045 0.86% 1.76%
2044 0.87% 1.79%
2043 0.87% 1.8%
2042 0.88% 1.84%
2041 0.87% 1.85%
2040 0.89% 1.88%
2039 0.87% 1.91%
2038 0.88% 1.97%
2037 0.88% 2%
2036 0.91% 2.06%
2035 0.89% 2.1%
2034 0.91% 2.14%
2033 0.94% 2.17%
2032 0.94% 2.2%
2031 0.98% 2.25%
2030 1.03% 2.28%
2029 1.09% 2.3%
2028 1.14% 2.34%
2027 1.21% 3.08%
2026 1.29% 3.2%
2025 1.36% 1.6%
2024 1.41% 0.81%
2023 1.51% 1.34%
2022 1.6% 2.74%
2021 1.63% 2.73%
2020 1.73% 2.72%
2019 1.86% 2.98%
2018 1.96% 3.55%
2017 2.05% 3.53%
2016 2.08% 3.09%
2015 2.08% 3.09%
2014 2.06% 2.75%
2013 2.04% 2.34%
2012 2.01% 2.16%
2011 1.98% 2.05%
2010 1.97% 2.45%
2009 1.93% 2.81%
2008 1.84% 2.62%
2007 1.68% 2.41%
2006 1.55% 2.34%
2005 1.47% 2.31%
2004 1.41% 2.21%
2003 1.34% 2.28%
2002 1.34% 2.5%
2001 1.38% 2.52%
2000 1.41% 2.53%
1999 1.4% 2.54%
1998 1.61% 2.55%
1997 1.88% 2.25%
1996 1.98% 2.27%
1995 2.09% 2.61%
1994 2.24% 2.55%
1993 2.44% 2.26%
1992 2.47% 2.03%
1991 2.41% 2.04%
1990 2.51% 2.06%
1989 2.68% 2.08%
1988 2.84% 2.09%
1987 3.07% 2.05%
1986 3.35% 1.92%
1985 3.46% 1.84%
1984 3.47% 2.29%
1983 3.45% 3.37%
1982 3.39% 3.97%
1981 3.3% 4.23%
1980 3.16% 4.3%
1979 3.03% 4.21%
1978 2.89% 4.03%
1977 3.7% 3.55%
1976 4.66% 3.59%
1975 3.6% 3.56%
1974 2.45% 4.07%
1973 2.38% 4.16%
1972 2.33% 3.49%
1971 2.29% 3.5%
1970 2.28% 3.51%
1969 2.3% 3.49%
1968 2.3% 3.48%
1967 2.27% 3.46%
1966 1.81% 3.44%
1965 1.53% 3.43%
1964 1.65% 3.4%
1963 1.54% 3.35%
1962 1.48% 3.29%
1961 1.79% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Algeria Sudan
Current population
48222325
53335233
Population rank 34/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.64%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 116/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +291,469
Net migration rank 161/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 291,469
2024 - -31,240 - -544,257
2023 691,724 -25,963 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 722,591 -14,684 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 735,514 -10,803 1,293,817 31,664
2020 724,140 -10,798 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 809,522 -27,786 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 824,428 -27,146 1,257,387 125,499
2017 848,585 -14,403 1,208,046 441,623
2016 849,368 -6,438 1,174,422 84,728
2015 847,054 -27,638 1,145,259 66,476
2014 839,654 -30,064 1,097,962 92,504
2013 802,203 -30,052 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 790,645 -26,763 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 741,832 -20,108 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 719,350 -10,788 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 691,496 -4,458 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 662,044 -2,101 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 620,196 -25,046 992,819 -201,769
2006 580,812 -44,138 963,740 -211,387
2005 543,158 -51,345 907,017 -199,378
2004 508,773 -38,648 889,382 -185,392
2003 474,272 -39,421 898,226 -281,001
2002 451,369 -36,255 897,965 -180,603
2001 450,637 -26,539 880,284 -173,745
2000 447,025 -16,454 858,536 -165,030
1999 434,198 -5,657 835,840 -157,090
1998 425,928 -13,991 814,752 -150,271
1997 450,138 87,582 802,245 -148,368
1996 483,632 71,139 792,926 -310,221
1995 533,104 37,817 780,700 -144,670
1994 594,445 430 764,645 -144,324
1993 611,306 14,289 743,249 -166,861
1992 627,289 44,102 731,177 -271,093
1991 616,850 -6,945 714,612 -261,341
1990 612,369 1,962 699,953 -254,825
1989 628,542 -234 683,743 -241,979
1988 637,215 24,376 672,604 -235,213
1987 645,309 24,933 658,416 -228,756
1986 661,644 64,381 649,649 -245,968
1985 672,185 75,729 583,382 -222,315
1984 656,475 68,774 577,405 -219,755
1983 641,167 61,292 570,198 -54,325
1982 620,415 48,660 606,362 124,007
1981 595,150 39,043 585,087 96,697
1980 559,983 32,879 552,930 208,602
1979 523,875 24,311 524,942 120,613
1978 491,876 19,317 497,987 177,153
1977 465,405 5,360 483,089 58,540
1976 440,192 302,662 470,019 22,147
1975 417,803 300,482 454,813 62,843
1974 399,509 -27,605 444,456 6,023
1973 382,736 -29,938 439,201 173,143
1972 368,179 -32,832 428,340 2,238
1971 356,069 -35,141 417,641 -3,577
1970 346,564 -37,058 401,013 4,479
1969 334,541 -28,535 385,712 2,476
1968 324,560 -23,870 370,917 2,776
1967 316,289 -23,983 356,599 4,508
1966 309,628 -29,832 342,118 2,813
1965 311,190 -142,810 327,799 6,367
1964 312,729 -108,798 315,166 4,505
1963 315,645 -124,175 302,132 4,263
1962 283,903 -112,676 287,317 4,387
1961 296,467 -123,928 272,562 3,904
1960 290,582 -55,212 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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