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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.8 times bigger than Syria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Algeria vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Syria
2100 64,987,758 44,620,090
2099 65,099,593 44,690,260
2098 65,201,636 44,750,249
2097 65,286,684 44,813,148
2096 65,363,853 44,867,740
2095 65,425,396 44,895,489
2094 65,482,152 44,945,231
2093 65,511,098 44,974,311
2092 65,539,089 45,003,795
2091 65,560,728 45,016,478
2090 65,558,683 45,048,083
2089 65,560,674 45,047,102
2088 65,543,659 45,041,864
2087 65,518,674 45,049,516
2086 65,480,237 45,068,928
2085 65,436,284 45,034,847
2084 65,389,859 44,999,929
2083 65,339,591 44,971,600
2082 65,286,947 44,910,859
2081 65,228,570 44,843,908
2080 65,156,366 44,744,718
2079 65,077,934 44,687,371
2078 64,997,944 44,649,760
2077 64,912,164 44,604,175
2076 64,829,265 44,520,132
2075 64,732,964 44,426,423
2074 64,635,550 44,328,795
2073 64,539,251 44,221,016
2072 64,437,887 44,084,262
2071 64,334,505 43,939,848
2070 64,254,716 43,795,999
2069 64,156,721 43,648,130
2068 64,054,948 43,465,442
2067 63,947,346 43,271,173
2066 63,834,128 43,060,752
2065 63,711,038 42,810,442
2064 63,574,559 42,559,554
2063 63,435,887 42,311,907
2062 63,274,087 42,062,193
2061 63,110,028 41,808,082
2060 62,923,891 41,522,274
2059 62,712,836 41,208,825
2058 62,478,336 40,925,728
2057 62,226,357 40,643,453
2056 61,939,173 40,332,578
2055 61,635,604 40,026,632
2054 61,305,903 39,691,425
2053 60,952,313 39,348,020
2052 60,585,478 39,045,268
2051 60,184,066 38,733,827
2050 59,759,780 38,410,423
2049 59,319,414 38,089,455
2048 58,863,159 37,784,449
2047 58,399,750 37,492,636
2046 57,923,788 37,181,526
2045 57,438,215 36,843,579
2044 56,949,229 36,526,509
2043 56,458,404 36,188,225
2042 55,972,536 35,825,419
2041 55,486,685 35,447,414
2040 55,008,982 35,042,107
2039 54,525,726 34,626,945
2038 54,053,698 34,183,740
2037 53,581,185 33,703,682
2036 53,114,315 33,223,843
2035 52,635,824 32,696,648
2034 52,170,347 32,148,814
2033 51,701,970 31,562,427
2032 51,222,432 30,967,322
2031 50,743,202 30,329,874
2030 50,249,453 29,672,629
2029 49,738,822 28,949,535
2028 49,202,648 28,217,748
2027 48,647,196 27,428,807
2026 48,064,789 26,607,148
2025 47,453,061 25,689,551
2024 46,814,308 24,672,760
2023 46,164,219 23,594,623
2022 45,477,389 22,462,173
2021 44,761,099 21,628,839
2020 44,042,091 21,049,429
2019 43,294,546 20,353,534
2018 42,505,035 19,577,845
2017 41,689,299 19,224,668
2016 40,850,721 19,193,834
2015 40,019,529 19,424,618
2014 39,205,031 20,273,659
2013 38,414,171 21,666,917
2012 37,646,166 22,759,763
2011 36,903,376 22,878,098
2010 36,188,236 22,482,421
2009 35,490,445 21,976,969
2008 34,816,961 21,636,564
2007 34,189,416 20,884,125
2006 33,623,506 19,637,022
2005 33,109,249 18,814,091
2004 32,628,286 18,336,875
2003 32,175,818 17,889,296
2002 31,750,835 17,468,332
2001 31,331,221 17,051,338
2000 30,903,893 16,637,888
1999 30,474,354 16,228,061
1998 30,054,133 15,820,413
1997 29,579,301 15,417,542
1996 29,033,044 15,018,104
1995 28,470,191 14,616,801
1994 27,887,279 14,208,583
1993 27,277,048 13,795,686
1992 26,628,568 13,385,571
1991 25,987,928 12,980,821
1990 25,375,810 12,579,208
1989 24,754,485 12,179,060
1988 24,109,536 11,782,264
1987 23,443,624 11,388,923
1986 22,745,499 11,002,844
1985 22,008,544 10,625,672
1984 21,271,969 10,258,398
1983 20,558,115 9,904,809
1982 19,872,348 9,572,511
1981 19,220,704 9,260,189
1980 18,607,174 8,957,663
1979 18,036,655 8,661,909
1978 17,506,974 8,372,759
1977 17,015,994 8,090,501
1976 16,409,170 7,817,320
1975 15,678,596 7,554,364
1974 15,133,502 7,302,160
1973 14,771,147 7,060,321
1972 14,427,072 6,826,024
1971 14,098,936 6,598,094
1970 13,783,719 6,380,609
1969 13,475,960 6,175,166
1968 13,172,614 5,978,742
1967 12,876,118 5,790,198
1966 12,590,069 5,609,047
1965 12,365,976 5,435,267
1964 12,179,813 5,269,087
1963 11,982,118 5,110,467
1962 11,800,771 4,959,340
1961 11,628,883 4,815,466
1960 11,424,922 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Syria
2100 -0.17% -0.16%
2099 -0.16% -0.13%
2098 -0.13% -0.14%
2097 -0.12% -0.12%
2096 -0.09% -0.06%
2095 -0.09% -0.11%
2094 -0.04% -0.06%
2093 -0.04% -0.07%
2092 -0.03% -0.03%
2091 0.003% -0.07%
2090 -0.003% 0.002%
2089 0.03% 0.01%
2088 0.04% -0.02%
2087 0.06% -0.04%
2086 0.07% 0.08%
2085 0.07% 0.08%
2084 0.08% 0.06%
2083 0.08% 0.14%
2082 0.09% 0.15%
2081 0.11% 0.22%
2080 0.12% 0.13%
2079 0.12% 0.08%
2078 0.13% 0.1%
2077 0.13% 0.19%
2076 0.15% 0.21%
2075 0.15% 0.22%
2074 0.15% 0.24%
2073 0.16% 0.31%
2072 0.16% 0.33%
2071 0.12% 0.33%
2070 0.15% 0.34%
2069 0.16% 0.42%
2068 0.17% 0.45%
2067 0.18% 0.49%
2066 0.19% 0.58%
2065 0.21% 0.59%
2064 0.22% 0.59%
2063 0.26% 0.59%
2062 0.26% 0.61%
2061 0.3% 0.69%
2060 0.34% 0.76%
2059 0.38% 0.69%
2058 0.4% 0.69%
2057 0.46% 0.77%
2056 0.49% 0.76%
2055 0.54% 0.84%
2054 0.58% 0.87%
2053 0.61% 0.78%
2052 0.67% 0.8%
2051 0.71% 0.84%
2050 0.74% 0.84%
2049 0.78% 0.81%
2048 0.79% 0.78%
2047 0.82% 0.84%
2046 0.85% 0.92%
2045 0.86% 0.87%
2044 0.87% 0.93%
2043 0.87% 1.01%
2042 0.88% 1.07%
2041 0.87% 1.16%
2040 0.89% 1.2%
2039 0.87% 1.3%
2038 0.88% 1.42%
2037 0.88% 1.44%
2036 0.91% 1.61%
2035 0.89% 1.7%
2034 0.91% 1.86%
2033 0.94% 1.92%
2032 0.94% 2.1%
2031 0.98% 2.21%
2030 1.03% 2.5%
2029 1.09% 2.59%
2028 1.14% 2.88%
2027 1.21% 3.09%
2026 1.29% 3.57%
2025 1.36% 4.12%
2024 1.41% 4.57%
2023 1.51% 5.04%
2022 1.6% 3.85%
2021 1.63% 2.75%
2020 1.73% 3.42%
2019 1.86% 3.96%
2018 1.96% 1.84%
2017 2.05% 0.16%
2016 2.08% -1.19%
2015 2.08% -4.19%
2014 2.06% -6.43%
2013 2.04% -4.8%
2012 2.01% -0.52%
2011 1.98% 1.76%
2010 1.97% 2.3%
2009 1.93% 1.57%
2008 1.84% 3.6%
2007 1.68% 6.35%
2006 1.55% 4.37%
2005 1.47% 2.6%
2004 1.41% 2.5%
2003 1.34% 2.41%
2002 1.34% 2.45%
2001 1.38% 2.48%
2000 1.41% 2.53%
1999 1.4% 2.58%
1998 1.61% 2.61%
1997 1.88% 2.66%
1996 1.98% 2.75%
1995 2.09% 2.87%
1994 2.24% 2.99%
1993 2.44% 3.06%
1992 2.47% 3.12%
1991 2.41% 3.19%
1990 2.51% 3.29%
1989 2.68% 3.37%
1988 2.84% 3.45%
1987 3.07% 3.51%
1986 3.35% 3.55%
1985 3.46% 3.58%
1984 3.47% 3.57%
1983 3.45% 3.47%
1982 3.39% 3.37%
1981 3.3% 3.38%
1980 3.16% 3.41%
1979 3.03% 3.45%
1978 2.89% 3.49%
1977 3.7% 3.49%
1976 4.66% 3.48%
1975 3.6% 3.45%
1974 2.45% 3.43%
1973 2.38% 3.43%
1972 2.33% 3.45%
1971 2.29% 3.41%
1970 2.28% 3.33%
1969 2.3% 3.29%
1968 2.3% 3.26%
1967 2.27% 3.23%
1966 1.81% 3.2%
1965 1.53% 3.15%
1964 1.65% 3.1%
1963 1.54% 3.05%
1962 1.48% 2.99%
1961 1.79% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Algeria Syria
Current population
48222325
26829400
Population rank 34/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.32%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
29.3 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
1.01 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 6/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +421,693
Net migration rank 161/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 421,693
2024 - -31,240 - 546,494
2023 691,724 -25,963 402,713 757,309
2022 722,591 -14,684 369,750 735,142
2021 735,514 -10,803 350,560 211,220
2020 724,140 -10,798 327,992 269,050
2019 809,522 -27,786 293,762 500,985
2018 824,428 -27,146 242,530 514,102
2017 848,585 -14,403 237,214 -287,501
2016 849,368 -6,438 236,007 -124,063
2015 847,054 -27,638 253,977 -827,496
2014 839,654 -30,064 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 802,203 -30,052 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 790,645 -26,763 475,520 -999,267
2011 741,832 -20,108 543,950 -256,888
2010 719,350 -10,788 558,666 -54,359
2009 691,496 -4,458 559,314 -52,703
2008 662,044 -2,101 576,593 -402,393
2007 620,196 -25,046 529,162 801,514
2006 580,812 -44,138 480,616 682,911
2005 543,158 -51,345 468,960 13,382
2004 508,773 -38,648 461,209 10,881
2003 474,272 -39,421 457,000 -33,920
2002 451,369 -36,255 453,967 -35,096
2001 450,637 -26,539 451,503 -36,383
2000 447,025 -16,454 446,211 -34,425
1999 434,198 -5,657 439,261 -31,394
1998 425,928 -13,991 433,447 -26,025
1997 450,138 87,582 429,887 -31,571
1996 483,632 71,139 430,765 -30,197
1995 533,104 37,817 430,172 -28,122
1994 594,445 430 426,996 -12,630
1993 611,306 14,289 420,244 -8,828
1992 627,289 44,102 412,878 -4,063
1991 616,850 -6,945 410,830 -10,154
1990 612,369 1,962 409,177 -6,620
1989 628,542 -234 406,111 -8,379
1988 637,215 24,376 404,285 -8,426
1987 645,309 24,933 399,159 -8,335
1986 661,644 64,381 390,821 -9,485
1985 672,185 75,729 379,231 -6,221
1984 656,475 68,774 366,768 -5,245
1983 641,167 61,292 355,375 -9,729
1982 620,415 48,660 319,664 -721
1981 595,150 39,043 330,237 -24,536
1980 559,983 32,879 332,464 -33,114
1979 523,875 24,311 324,943 -32,793
1978 491,876 19,317 316,724 -30,567
1977 465,405 5,360 306,630 -28,275
1976 440,192 302,662 294,267 -26,268
1975 417,803 300,482 282,299 -24,389
1974 399,509 -27,605 270,735 -24,242
1973 382,736 -29,938 254,687 -17,502
1972 368,179 -32,832 249,027 -17,610
1971 356,069 -35,141 239,610 -15,167
1970 346,564 -37,058 230,117 -19,594
1969 334,541 -28,535 219,114 -18,749
1968 324,560 -23,870 209,454 -16,968
1967 316,289 -23,983 199,223 -14,618
1966 309,628 -29,832 191,122 -13,434
1965 311,190 -142,810 182,560 -12,704
1964 312,729 -108,798 174,549 -12,044
1963 315,645 -124,175 166,555 -11,817
1962 283,903 -112,676 159,155 -11,641
1961 296,467 -123,928 151,485 -11,237
1960 290,582 -55,212 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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