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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.12 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 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Algeria vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Sudan
2100 64,963,450 138,786,562
2099 65,075,244 138,200,726
2098 65,177,248 137,581,716
2097 65,262,264 136,936,850
2096 65,339,404 136,293,310
2095 65,400,924 135,619,411
2094 65,457,659 134,962,748
2093 65,486,594 134,241,761
2092 65,514,575 133,476,598
2091 65,536,206 132,717,036
2090 65,534,162 131,929,843
2089 65,536,151 131,106,299
2088 65,519,144 130,258,636
2087 65,494,168 129,375,710
2086 65,455,745 128,473,461
2085 65,411,808 127,558,118
2084 65,365,401 126,607,392
2083 65,315,151 125,651,327
2082 65,262,527 124,696,076
2081 65,204,172 123,744,490
2080 65,131,995 122,770,063
2079 65,053,592 121,779,815
2078 64,973,632 120,751,900
2077 64,887,885 119,717,424
2076 64,805,016 118,681,140
2075 64,708,752 117,612,837
2074 64,611,374 116,516,833
2073 64,515,111 115,406,797
2072 64,413,784 114,272,123
2071 64,310,442 113,124,997
2070 64,230,683 111,982,729
2069 64,132,724 110,816,409
2068 64,030,989 109,652,769
2067 63,923,427 108,433,341
2066 63,810,251 107,199,808
2065 63,687,208 105,978,161
2064 63,550,779 104,726,820
2063 63,412,160 103,455,672
2062 63,250,420 102,156,918
2061 63,086,423 100,859,967
2060 62,900,355 99,547,905
2059 62,689,379 98,233,054
2058 62,454,967 96,897,205
2057 62,203,082 95,551,255
2056 61,916,006 94,198,924
2055 61,612,550 92,819,157
2054 61,282,973 91,429,774
2053 60,929,515 90,049,799
2052 60,562,817 88,658,871
2051 60,161,555 87,267,085
2050 59,737,427 85,869,620
2049 59,297,226 84,466,974
2048 58,841,142 83,095,662
2047 58,377,907 81,727,967
2046 57,902,123 80,356,627
2045 57,416,731 78,980,614
2044 56,927,927 77,616,012
2043 56,437,286 76,252,103
2042 55,951,600 74,901,092
2041 55,465,931 73,546,861
2040 54,988,407 72,207,474
2039 54,505,331 70,876,908
2038 54,033,480 69,547,797
2037 53,561,143 68,201,884
2036 53,094,449 66,863,109
2035 52,616,136 65,516,233
2034 52,150,833 64,168,801
2033 51,682,632 62,823,562
2032 51,203,273 61,491,227
2031 50,724,222 60,168,709
2030 50,230,658 58,846,984
2029 49,720,218 57,534,918
2028 49,184,244 56,242,802
2027 48,629,000 54,955,096
2026 48,046,811 53,313,722
2025 47,435,312 51,662,147
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 139M 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 1.33% 2.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/sudan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Algeria Sudan
Current population
48345858
54156832
Population rank 34/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.65%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
26.1 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
18.9 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 30/197
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 665,653 -31,240 1,345,019 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/sudan | 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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 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
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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