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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.79 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 +1.75% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Algeria vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Syria
2100 64,963,450 44,500,028
2099 65,075,244 44,570,009
2098 65,177,248 44,629,837
2097 65,262,264 44,692,566
2096 65,339,404 44,747,012
2095 65,400,924 44,774,686
2094 65,457,659 44,824,294
2093 65,486,594 44,853,295
2092 65,514,575 44,882,700
2091 65,536,206 44,895,349
2090 65,534,162 44,926,869
2089 65,536,151 44,925,891
2088 65,519,144 44,920,667
2087 65,494,168 44,928,298
2086 65,455,745 44,947,658
2085 65,411,808 44,913,669
2084 65,365,401 44,878,845
2083 65,315,151 44,850,592
2082 65,262,527 44,790,014
2081 65,204,172 44,723,244
2080 65,131,995 44,624,321
2079 65,053,592 44,567,127
2078 64,973,632 44,529,618
2077 64,887,885 44,484,155
2076 64,805,016 44,400,339
2075 64,708,752 44,306,882
2074 64,611,374 44,209,517
2073 64,515,111 44,102,028
2072 64,413,784 43,965,642
2071 64,310,442 43,821,617
2070 64,230,683 43,678,154
2069 64,132,724 43,530,683
2068 64,030,989 43,348,487
2067 63,923,427 43,154,741
2066 63,810,251 42,944,885
2065 63,687,208 42,695,249
2064 63,550,779 42,445,036
2063 63,412,160 42,198,056
2062 63,250,420 41,949,014
2061 63,086,423 41,695,586
2060 62,900,355 41,410,547
2059 62,689,379 41,097,942
2058 62,454,967 40,815,606
2057 62,203,082 40,534,091
2056 61,916,006 40,224,053
2055 61,612,550 39,918,930
2054 61,282,973 39,584,624
2053 60,929,515 39,242,144
2052 60,562,817 38,940,206
2051 60,161,555 38,629,604
2050 59,737,427 38,307,069
2049 59,297,226 37,986,965
2048 58,841,142 37,682,780
2047 58,377,907 37,391,752
2046 57,902,123 37,081,479
2045 57,416,731 36,744,441
2044 56,927,927 36,428,225
2043 56,437,286 36,090,851
2042 55,951,600 35,729,021
2041 55,465,931 35,352,033
2040 54,988,407 34,947,817
2039 54,505,331 34,533,772
2038 54,033,480 34,091,760
2037 53,561,143 33,612,993
2036 53,094,449 33,134,445
2035 52,616,136 32,608,669
2034 52,150,833 32,062,309
2033 51,682,632 31,477,500
2032 51,203,273 30,883,996
2031 50,724,222 30,248,264
2030 50,230,658 29,592,787
2029 49,720,218 28,871,638
2028 49,184,244 28,141,821
2027 48,629,000 27,355,002
2026 48,046,811 26,535,554
2025 47,435,312 25,620,427
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 44.9M 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 1.33% 3.84%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Algeria Syria
Current population
48345858
26956472
Population rank 34/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.32%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
33.4 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
55.2 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +2,596
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 5/197
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 665,653 -31,240 449,784 546,494
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 2026-07-08).

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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 Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 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 (1960–2025, 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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