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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 4.36 times bigger than Tajikistan's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

Algeria vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Tajikistan
2100 64,963,450 20,381,526
2099 65,075,244 20,372,551
2098 65,177,248 20,358,644
2097 65,262,264 20,340,387
2096 65,339,404 20,316,369
2095 65,400,924 20,289,397
2094 65,457,659 20,257,491
2093 65,486,594 20,225,699
2092 65,514,575 20,184,493
2091 65,536,206 20,140,447
2090 65,534,162 20,095,391
2089 65,536,151 20,047,692
2088 65,519,144 19,997,155
2087 65,494,168 19,941,974
2086 65,455,745 19,887,286
2085 65,411,808 19,828,693
2084 65,365,401 19,765,003
2083 65,315,151 19,697,841
2082 65,262,527 19,631,303
2081 65,204,172 19,564,411
2080 65,131,995 19,491,236
2079 65,053,592 19,417,379
2078 64,973,632 19,339,170
2077 64,887,885 19,257,390
2076 64,805,016 19,167,336
2075 64,708,752 19,075,879
2074 64,611,374 18,980,350
2073 64,515,111 18,881,571
2072 64,413,784 18,777,247
2071 64,310,442 18,666,888
2070 64,230,683 18,551,377
2069 64,132,724 18,430,162
2068 64,030,989 18,307,352
2067 63,923,427 18,179,902
2066 63,810,251 18,046,854
2065 63,687,208 17,914,179
2064 63,550,779 17,776,364
2063 63,412,160 17,633,689
2062 63,250,420 17,490,989
2061 63,086,423 17,348,872
2060 62,900,355 17,199,727
2059 62,689,379 17,048,953
2058 62,454,967 16,896,463
2057 62,203,082 16,742,280
2056 61,916,006 16,588,751
2055 61,612,550 16,434,774
2054 61,282,973 16,278,710
2053 60,929,515 16,123,490
2052 60,562,817 15,961,093
2051 60,161,555 15,798,643
2050 59,737,427 15,632,073
2049 59,297,226 15,462,414
2048 58,841,142 15,286,104
2047 58,377,907 15,105,763
2046 57,902,123 14,921,881
2045 57,416,731 14,733,376
2044 56,927,927 14,538,462
2043 56,437,286 14,343,357
2042 55,951,600 14,141,976
2041 55,465,931 13,939,862
2040 54,988,407 13,735,841
2039 54,505,331 13,531,043
2038 54,033,480 13,325,915
2037 53,561,143 13,119,563
2036 53,094,449 12,911,709
2035 52,616,136 12,708,867
2034 52,150,833 12,510,728
2033 51,682,632 12,316,142
2032 51,203,273 12,122,988
2031 50,724,222 11,933,358
2030 50,230,658 11,744,792
2029 49,720,218 11,554,401
2028 49,184,244 11,364,659
2027 48,629,000 11,173,930
2026 48,046,811 10,981,648
2025 47,435,312 10,786,734
2024 46,814,308 10,590,927
2023 46,164,219 10,389,799
2022 45,477,389 10,182,222
2021 44,761,099 9,966,908
2020 44,042,091 9,749,310
2019 43,294,546 9,529,966
2018 42,505,035 9,307,333
2017 41,689,299 9,085,946
2016 40,850,721 8,865,631
2015 40,019,529 8,643,840
2014 39,205,031 8,425,552
2013 38,414,171 8,216,724
2012 37,646,166 8,014,084
2011 36,903,376 7,824,785
2010 36,188,236 7,652,141
2009 35,490,445 7,490,230
2008 34,816,961 7,338,403
2007 34,189,416 7,194,477
2006 33,623,506 7,057,566
2005 33,109,249 6,924,720
2004 32,628,286 6,790,547
2003 32,175,818 6,658,575
2002 31,750,835 6,531,669
2001 31,331,221 6,407,377
2000 30,903,893 6,284,735
1999 30,474,354 6,208,370
1998 30,054,133 6,176,397
1997 29,579,301 6,139,829
1996 29,033,044 6,066,523
1995 28,470,191 5,948,584
1994 27,887,279 5,825,368
1993 27,277,048 5,724,993
1992 26,628,568 5,649,400
1991 25,987,928 5,541,205
1990 25,375,810 5,398,768
1989 24,754,485 5,267,249
1988 24,109,536 5,114,989
1987 23,443,624 4,939,059
1986 22,745,499 4,772,139
1985 22,008,544 4,619,003
1984 21,271,969 4,480,026
1983 20,558,115 4,350,874
1982 19,872,348 4,227,171
1981 19,220,704 4,109,022
1980 18,607,174 3,995,256
1979 18,036,655 3,882,691
1978 17,506,974 3,768,508
1977 17,015,994 3,653,265
1976 16,409,170 3,540,076
1975 15,678,596 3,430,425
1974 15,133,502 3,324,499
1973 14,771,147 3,222,290
1972 14,427,072 3,123,691
1971 14,098,936 3,028,837
1970 13,783,719 2,936,779
1969 13,475,960 2,845,273
1968 13,172,614 2,753,848
1967 12,876,118 2,664,130
1966 12,590,069 2,577,184
1965 12,365,976 2,492,998
1964 12,179,813 2,411,260
1963 11,982,118 2,331,736
1962 11,800,771 2,255,026
1961 11,628,883 2,181,805
1960 11,424,922 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Tajikistan
2100 -0.17% 0.04%
2099 -0.16% 0.07%
2098 -0.13% 0.09%
2097 -0.12% 0.12%
2096 -0.09% 0.13%
2095 -0.09% 0.16%
2094 -0.04% 0.16%
2093 -0.04% 0.2%
2092 -0.03% 0.22%
2091 0.003% 0.22%
2090 -0.003% 0.24%
2089 0.03% 0.25%
2088 0.04% 0.28%
2087 0.06% 0.27%
2086 0.07% 0.3%
2085 0.07% 0.32%
2084 0.08% 0.34%
2083 0.08% 0.34%
2082 0.09% 0.34%
2081 0.11% 0.38%
2080 0.12% 0.38%
2079 0.12% 0.4%
2078 0.13% 0.42%
2077 0.13% 0.47%
2076 0.15% 0.48%
2075 0.15% 0.5%
2074 0.15% 0.52%
2073 0.16% 0.56%
2072 0.16% 0.59%
2071 0.12% 0.62%
2070 0.15% 0.66%
2069 0.16% 0.67%
2068 0.17% 0.7%
2067 0.18% 0.74%
2066 0.19% 0.74%
2065 0.21% 0.78%
2064 0.22% 0.81%
2063 0.26% 0.82%
2062 0.26% 0.82%
2061 0.3% 0.87%
2060 0.34% 0.88%
2059 0.38% 0.9%
2058 0.4% 0.92%
2057 0.46% 0.93%
2056 0.49% 0.94%
2055 0.54% 0.96%
2054 0.58% 0.96%
2053 0.61% 1.02%
2052 0.67% 1.03%
2051 0.71% 1.07%
2050 0.74% 1.1%
2049 0.78% 1.15%
2048 0.79% 1.19%
2047 0.82% 1.23%
2046 0.85% 1.28%
2045 0.86% 1.34%
2044 0.87% 1.36%
2043 0.87% 1.42%
2042 0.88% 1.45%
2041 0.87% 1.49%
2040 0.89% 1.51%
2039 0.87% 1.54%
2038 0.88% 1.57%
2037 0.88% 1.61%
2036 0.91% 1.6%
2035 0.89% 1.58%
2034 0.91% 1.58%
2033 0.94% 1.59%
2032 0.94% 1.59%
2031 0.98% 1.61%
2030 1.03% 1.65%
2029 1.09% 1.67%
2028 1.14% 1.71%
2027 1.21% 1.75%
2026 1.29% 1.81%
2025 1.33% 1.85%
2024 1.41% 1.94%
2023 1.51% 2.04%
2022 1.6% 2.16%
2021 1.63% 2.23%
2020 1.73% 2.3%
2019 1.86% 2.39%
2018 1.96% 2.44%
2017 2.05% 2.49%
2016 2.08% 2.57%
2015 2.08% 2.59%
2014 2.06% 2.54%
2013 2.04% 2.53%
2012 2.01% 2.42%
2011 1.98% 2.26%
2010 1.97% 2.16%
2009 1.93% 2.07%
2008 1.84% 2%
2007 1.68% 1.94%
2006 1.55% 1.92%
2005 1.47% 1.98%
2004 1.41% 1.98%
2003 1.34% 1.94%
2002 1.34% 1.94%
2001 1.38% 1.95%
2000 1.41% 1.23%
1999 1.4% 0.52%
1998 1.61% 0.6%
1997 1.88% 1.21%
1996 1.98% 1.98%
1995 2.09% 2.12%
1994 2.24% 1.75%
1993 2.44% 1.34%
1992 2.47% 1.95%
1991 2.41% 2.64%
1990 2.51% 2.5%
1989 2.68% 2.98%
1988 2.84% 3.56%
1987 3.07% 3.5%
1986 3.35% 3.32%
1985 3.46% 3.1%
1984 3.47% 2.97%
1983 3.45% 2.93%
1982 3.39% 2.88%
1981 3.3% 2.85%
1980 3.16% 2.9%
1979 3.03% 3.03%
1978 2.89% 3.15%
1977 3.7% 3.2%
1976 4.66% 3.2%
1975 3.6% 3.19%
1974 2.45% 3.17%
1973 2.38% 3.16%
1972 2.33% 3.13%
1971 2.29% 3.13%
1970 2.28% 3.22%
1969 2.3% 3.32%
1968 2.3% 3.37%
1967 2.27% 3.37%
1966 1.81% 3.38%
1965 1.53% 3.39%
1964 1.65% 3.41%
1963 1.54% 3.4%
1962 1.48% 3.36%
1961 1.79% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Algeria Tajikistan
Current population
48345858
11080415
Population rank 34/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.13%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
2.69 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
1.96 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +536
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 58/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -21,606
Net migration rank 161/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -21,606
2024 665,653 -31,240 219,677 -21,236
2023 691,724 -25,963 223,828 -19,999
2022 722,591 -14,684 228,336 -17,001
2021 735,514 -10,803 222,850 -3,564
2020 724,140 -10,798 219,467 -3,564
2019 809,522 -27,786 231,817 -9,041
2018 824,428 -27,146 228,597 -6,111
2017 848,585 -14,403 224,396 -4,093
2016 849,368 -6,438 228,547 -8,210
2015 847,054 -27,638 230,903 -7,660
2014 839,654 -30,064 227,304 -13,962
2013 802,203 -30,052 220,693 -16,362
2012 790,645 -26,763 213,078 -12,132
2011 741,832 -20,108 208,429 -30,783
2010 719,350 -10,788 201,389 -33,733
2009 691,496 -4,458 192,851 -36,677
2008 662,044 -2,101 182,337 -34,855
2007 620,196 -25,046 173,200 -32,831
2006 580,812 -44,138 164,046 -30,591
2005 543,158 -51,345 160,189 -27,954
2004 508,773 -38,648 161,201 -25,082
2003 474,272 -39,421 150,391 -22,562
2002 451,369 -36,255 146,492 -20,526
2001 450,637 -26,539 142,276 -19,657
2000 447,025 -16,454 136,549 -13,871
1999 434,198 -5,657 147,622 -117,571
1998 425,928 -13,991 153,508 -119,621
1997 450,138 87,582 149,825 -110,572
1996 483,632 71,139 138,287 -30,922
1995 533,104 37,817 168,934 -40,418
1994 594,445 430 167,590 -49,668
1993 611,306 14,289 157,975 -75,147
1992 627,289 44,102 163,652 -95,280
1991 616,850 -6,945 177,585 -29,553
1990 612,369 1,962 178,429 -41,596
1989 628,542 -234 179,212 -53,020
1988 637,215 24,376 172,805 5,523
1987 645,309 24,933 163,611 9,923
1986 661,644 64,381 155,987 4,321
1985 672,185 75,729 145,720 247
1984 656,475 68,774 139,145 -7,152
1983 641,167 61,292 133,280 -6,972
1982 620,415 48,660 127,838 -6,730
1981 595,150 39,043 121,418 -6,221
1980 559,983 32,879 117,888 -5,557
1979 523,875 24,311 114,496 -1,703
1978 491,876 19,317 110,564 5,006
1977 465,405 5,360 106,920 7,999
1976 440,192 302,662 103,777 7,679
1975 417,803 300,482 100,604 7,237
1974 399,509 -27,605 97,481 6,531
1973 382,736 -29,938 94,523 5,876
1972 368,179 -32,832 91,677 5,123
1971 356,069 -35,141 88,618 4,293
1970 346,564 -37,058 85,645 5,559
1969 334,541 -28,535 82,931 8,886
1968 324,560 -23,870 80,698 10,323
1967 316,289 -23,983 78,733 9,670
1966 309,628 -29,832 76,702 8,796
1965 311,190 -142,810 75,139 7,744
1964 312,729 -108,798 74,030 6,568
1963 315,645 -124,175 73,065 5,379
1962 283,903 -112,676 70,700 4,270
1961 296,467 -123,928 68,182 3,291
1960 290,582 -55,212 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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