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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 4.52 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Algeria vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Sweden
2100 64,987,758 11,357,586
2099 65,099,593 11,361,443
2098 65,201,636 11,365,725
2097 65,286,684 11,366,889
2096 65,363,853 11,368,572
2095 65,425,396 11,371,525
2094 65,482,152 11,374,169
2093 65,511,098 11,376,054
2092 65,539,089 11,378,099
2091 65,560,728 11,379,549
2090 65,558,683 11,381,475
2089 65,560,674 11,384,408
2088 65,543,659 11,387,073
2087 65,518,674 11,390,874
2086 65,480,237 11,398,223
2085 65,436,284 11,403,279
2084 65,389,859 11,408,050
2083 65,339,591 11,411,588
2082 65,286,947 11,416,796
2081 65,228,570 11,418,438
2080 65,156,366 11,420,629
2079 65,077,934 11,420,158
2078 64,997,944 11,418,032
2077 64,912,164 11,415,948
2076 64,829,265 11,412,112
2075 64,732,964 11,407,978
2074 64,635,550 11,404,682
2073 64,539,251 11,401,754
2072 64,437,887 11,398,056
2071 64,334,505 11,393,134
2070 64,254,716 11,389,416
2069 64,156,721 11,385,560
2068 64,054,948 11,384,165
2067 63,947,346 11,383,331
2066 63,834,128 11,383,335
2065 63,711,038 11,382,611
2064 63,574,559 11,381,643
2063 63,435,887 11,381,489
2062 63,274,087 11,382,109
2061 63,110,028 11,379,849
2060 62,923,891 11,378,661
2059 62,712,836 11,376,317
2058 62,478,336 11,372,527
2057 62,226,357 11,367,109
2056 61,939,173 11,361,843
2055 61,635,604 11,354,884
2054 61,305,903 11,347,343
2053 60,952,313 11,336,678
2052 60,585,478 11,322,876
2051 60,184,066 11,306,983
2050 59,759,780 11,287,973
2049 59,319,414 11,268,461
2048 58,863,159 11,247,615
2047 58,399,750 11,225,655
2046 57,923,788 11,202,749
2045 57,438,215 11,178,920
2044 56,949,229 11,153,887
2043 56,458,404 11,128,417
2042 55,972,536 11,102,505
2041 55,486,685 11,078,898
2040 55,008,982 11,054,498
2039 54,525,726 11,031,322
2038 54,053,698 11,008,943
2037 53,581,185 10,987,323
2036 53,114,315 10,964,438
2035 52,635,824 10,941,953
2034 52,170,347 10,919,289
2033 51,701,970 10,895,104
2032 51,222,432 10,869,796
2031 50,743,202 10,844,434
2030 50,249,453 10,815,888
2029 49,738,822 10,784,274
2028 49,202,648 10,749,191
2027 48,647,196 10,710,226
2026 48,064,789 10,668,870
2025 47,453,061 10,621,495
2024 46,814,308 10,569,709
2023 46,164,219 10,536,632
2022 45,477,389 10,486,941
2021 44,761,099 10,415,811
2020 44,042,091 10,353,442
2019 43,294,546 10,278,887
2018 42,505,035 10,175,214
2017 41,689,299 10,057,698
2016 40,850,721 9,923,085
2015 40,019,529 9,799,186
2014 39,205,031 9,696,110
2013 38,414,171 9,600,379
2012 37,646,166 9,519,374
2011 36,903,376 9,449,213
2010 36,188,236 9,378,126
2009 35,490,445 9,298,515
2008 34,816,961 9,219,637
2007 34,189,416 9,148,092
2006 33,623,506 9,080,505
2005 33,109,249 9,029,572
2004 32,628,286 8,993,531
2003 32,175,818 8,958,229
2002 31,750,835 8,924,958
2001 31,331,221 8,895,960
2000 30,903,893 8,872,109
1999 30,474,354 8,857,874
1998 30,054,133 8,850,974
1997 29,579,301 8,846,062
1996 29,033,044 8,840,998
1995 28,470,191 8,826,939
1994 27,887,279 8,780,745
1993 27,277,048 8,718,561
1992 26,628,568 8,668,067
1991 25,987,928 8,617,375
1990 25,375,810 8,558,835
1989 24,754,485 8,492,964
1988 24,109,536 8,436,489
1987 23,443,624 8,397,804
1986 22,745,499 8,369,829
1985 22,008,544 8,350,386
1984 21,271,969 8,336,605
1983 20,558,115 8,329,033
1982 19,872,348 8,325,263
1981 19,220,704 8,320,503
1980 18,607,174 8,310,531
1979 18,036,655 8,293,678
1978 17,506,974 8,275,599
1977 17,015,994 8,251,540
1976 16,409,170 8,222,286
1975 15,678,596 8,192,437
1974 15,133,502 8,159,955
1973 14,771,147 8,136,312
1972 14,427,072 8,122,300
1971 14,098,936 8,098,334
1970 13,783,719 8,042,801
1969 13,475,960 7,968,072
1968 13,172,614 7,912,273
1967 12,876,118 7,867,931
1966 12,590,069 7,807,797
1965 12,365,976 7,733,853
1964 12,179,813 7,661,354
1963 11,982,118 7,604,328
1962 11,800,771 7,561,588
1961 11,628,883 7,519,998
1960 11,424,922 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Sweden
2100 -0.17% -0.03%
2099 -0.16% -0.04%
2098 -0.13% -0.01%
2097 -0.12% -0.01%
2096 -0.09% -0.03%
2095 -0.09% -0.02%
2094 -0.04% -0.02%
2093 -0.04% -0.02%
2092 -0.03% -0.01%
2091 0.003% -0.02%
2090 -0.003% -0.03%
2089 0.03% -0.02%
2088 0.04% -0.03%
2087 0.06% -0.06%
2086 0.07% -0.04%
2085 0.07% -0.04%
2084 0.08% -0.03%
2083 0.08% -0.05%
2082 0.09% -0.01%
2081 0.11% -0.02%
2080 0.12% 0.004%
2079 0.12% 0.02%
2078 0.13% 0.02%
2077 0.13% 0.03%
2076 0.15% 0.04%
2075 0.15% 0.03%
2074 0.15% 0.03%
2073 0.16% 0.03%
2072 0.16% 0.04%
2071 0.12% 0.03%
2070 0.15% 0.03%
2069 0.16% 0.01%
2068 0.17% 0.007%
2067 0.18% -0%
2066 0.19% 0.006%
2065 0.21% 0.009%
2064 0.22% 0.001%
2063 0.26% -0.005%
2062 0.26% 0.02%
2061 0.3% 0.01%
2060 0.34% 0.02%
2059 0.38% 0.03%
2058 0.4% 0.05%
2057 0.46% 0.05%
2056 0.49% 0.06%
2055 0.54% 0.07%
2054 0.58% 0.09%
2053 0.61% 0.12%
2052 0.67% 0.14%
2051 0.71% 0.17%
2050 0.74% 0.17%
2049 0.78% 0.19%
2048 0.79% 0.2%
2047 0.82% 0.2%
2046 0.85% 0.21%
2045 0.86% 0.22%
2044 0.87% 0.23%
2043 0.87% 0.23%
2042 0.88% 0.21%
2041 0.87% 0.22%
2040 0.89% 0.21%
2039 0.87% 0.2%
2038 0.88% 0.2%
2037 0.88% 0.21%
2036 0.91% 0.21%
2035 0.89% 0.21%
2034 0.91% 0.22%
2033 0.94% 0.23%
2032 0.94% 0.23%
2031 0.98% 0.26%
2030 1.03% 0.29%
2029 1.09% 0.33%
2028 1.14% 0.36%
2027 1.21% 0.39%
2026 1.29% 0.45%
2025 1.36% 0.49%
2024 1.41% 0.31%
2023 1.51% 0.47%
2022 1.6% 0.68%
2021 1.63% 0.6%
2020 1.73% 0.73%
2019 1.86% 1.02%
2018 1.96% 1.17%
2017 2.05% 1.36%
2016 2.08% 1.26%
2015 2.08% 1.06%
2014 2.06% 1%
2013 2.04% 0.85%
2012 2.01% 0.74%
2011 1.98% 0.76%
2010 1.97% 0.86%
2009 1.93% 0.86%
2008 1.84% 0.78%
2007 1.68% 0.74%
2006 1.55% 0.56%
2005 1.47% 0.4%
2004 1.41% 0.39%
2003 1.34% 0.37%
2002 1.34% 0.33%
2001 1.38% 0.27%
2000 1.41% 0.16%
1999 1.4% 0.08%
1998 1.61% 0.06%
1997 1.88% 0.06%
1996 1.98% 0.16%
1995 2.09% 0.53%
1994 2.24% 0.71%
1993 2.44% 0.58%
1992 2.47% 0.59%
1991 2.41% 0.68%
1990 2.51% 0.78%
1989 2.68% 0.67%
1988 2.84% 0.46%
1987 3.07% 0.33%
1986 3.35% 0.23%
1985 3.46% 0.17%
1984 3.47% 0.09%
1983 3.45% 0.05%
1982 3.39% 0.06%
1981 3.3% 0.12%
1980 3.16% 0.2%
1979 3.03% 0.22%
1978 2.89% 0.29%
1977 3.7% 0.36%
1976 4.66% 0.36%
1975 3.6% 0.4%
1974 2.45% 0.29%
1973 2.38% 0.17%
1972 2.33% 0.3%
1971 2.29% 0.69%
1970 2.28% 0.94%
1969 2.3% 0.71%
1968 2.3% 0.56%
1967 2.27% 0.77%
1966 1.81% 0.96%
1965 1.53% 0.95%
1964 1.65% 0.75%
1963 1.54% 0.57%
1962 1.48% 0.55%
1961 1.79% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Algeria Sweden
Current population
48222325
10680056
Population rank 34/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.13%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +91
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 149/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +47,079
Net migration rank 161/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 47,079
2024 - -31,240 - 50,115
2023 691,724 -25,963 5,269 55,209
2022 722,591 -14,684 10,487 58,955
2021 735,514 -10,803 22,914 51,947
2020 724,140 -10,798 14,495 37,302
2019 809,522 -27,786 25,697 72,619
2018 824,428 -27,146 23,403 87,517
2017 848,585 -14,403 24,138 102,671
2016 849,368 -6,438 25,800 119,234
2015 847,054 -27,638 23,518 80,534
2014 839,654 -30,064 26,179 77,654
2013 802,203 -30,052 23,041 66,760
2012 790,645 -26,763 20,943 52,879
2011 741,832 -20,108 21,733 46,049
2010 719,350 -10,788 25,320 51,175
2009 691,496 -4,458 21,387 63,638
2008 662,044 -2,101 18,439 56,452
2007 620,196 -25,046 15,552 54,907
2006 580,812 -44,138 15,436 51,675
2005 543,158 -51,345 9,030 27,030
2004 508,773 -38,648 9,893 25,842
2003 474,272 -39,421 6,271 29,161
2002 451,369 -36,255 893 31,364
2001 450,637 -26,539 -1,779 28,856
2000 447,025 -16,454 -2,662 24,900
1999 434,198 -5,657 -6,201 13,940
1998 425,928 -13,991 -3,541 11,325
1997 450,138 87,582 -3,539 6,047
1996 483,632 71,139 1,768 5,773
1995 533,104 37,817 9,710 11,621
1994 594,445 430 20,196 51,545
1993 611,306 14,289 20,924 32,725
1992 627,289 44,102 28,605 20,507
1991 616,850 -6,945 29,299 25,314
1990 612,369 1,962 29,100 35,668
1989 628,542 -234 24,629 44,565
1988 637,215 24,376 15,186 30,064
1987 645,309 24,933 11,757 21,335
1986 661,644 64,381 9,206 15,211
1985 672,185 75,729 4,175 11,464
1984 656,475 68,774 3,335 8,668
1983 641,167 61,292 833 2,105
1982 620,415 48,660 1,665 2,524
1981 595,150 39,043 1,664 3,209
1980 559,983 32,879 5,818 10,040
1979 523,875 24,311 4,976 13,895
1978 491,876 19,317 4,138 13,807
1977 465,405 5,360 7,426 23,528
1976 440,192 302,662 8,222 20,324
1975 417,803 300,482 14,746 16,564
1974 399,509 -27,605 23,664 9,217
1973 382,736 -29,938 24,409 -9,551
1972 368,179 -32,832 28,428 -13,519
1971 356,069 -35,141 31,583 2,334
1970 346,564 -37,058 30,563 47,242
1969 334,541 -28,535 23,904 48,824
1968 324,560 -23,870 30,858 8,545
1967 316,289 -23,983 41,700 11,075
1966 309,628 -29,832 45,286 24,920
1965 311,190 -142,810 44,857 32,444
1964 312,729 -108,798 45,968 23,581
1963 315,645 -124,175 35,741 11,009
1962 283,903 -112,676 30,246 9,627
1961 296,467 -123,928 30,832 14,401
1960 290,582 -55,212 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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