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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 12,348,573 people in Tunisia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 12,450,912 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 3.88 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +0.83% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.5M (20.3% growth).

Algeria vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Tunisia
2100 64,963,450 10,720,705
2099 65,075,244 10,796,270
2098 65,177,248 10,870,365
2097 65,262,264 10,942,334
2096 65,339,404 11,015,071
2095 65,400,924 11,086,568
2094 65,457,659 11,157,542
2093 65,486,594 11,226,508
2092 65,514,575 11,294,195
2091 65,536,206 11,360,662
2090 65,534,162 11,425,878
2089 65,536,151 11,490,110
2088 65,519,144 11,552,154
2087 65,494,168 11,614,090
2086 65,455,745 11,675,384
2085 65,411,808 11,734,490
2084 65,365,401 11,792,840
2083 65,315,151 11,851,260
2082 65,262,527 11,908,828
2081 65,204,172 11,964,392
2080 65,131,995 12,021,096
2079 65,053,592 12,078,476
2078 64,973,632 12,136,099
2077 64,887,885 12,191,648
2076 64,805,016 12,245,010
2075 64,708,752 12,299,514
2074 64,611,374 12,353,013
2073 64,515,111 12,407,814
2072 64,413,784 12,461,090
2071 64,310,442 12,515,463
2070 64,230,683 12,569,058
2069 64,132,724 12,622,516
2068 64,030,989 12,674,867
2067 63,923,427 12,726,080
2066 63,810,251 12,775,620
2065 63,687,208 12,824,867
2064 63,550,779 12,870,728
2063 63,412,160 12,915,152
2062 63,250,420 12,957,498
2061 63,086,423 12,996,917
2060 62,900,355 13,034,579
2059 62,689,379 13,066,669
2058 62,454,967 13,095,856
2057 62,203,082 13,122,073
2056 61,916,006 13,144,442
2055 61,612,550 13,161,720
2054 61,282,973 13,174,836
2053 60,929,515 13,181,943
2052 60,562,817 13,185,429
2051 60,161,555 13,184,813
2050 59,737,427 13,179,371
2049 59,297,226 13,170,781
2048 58,841,142 13,158,351
2047 58,377,907 13,141,815
2046 57,902,123 13,123,298
2045 57,416,731 13,102,394
2044 56,927,927 13,079,200
2043 56,437,286 13,054,663
2042 55,951,600 13,028,925
2041 55,465,931 13,003,433
2040 54,988,407 12,977,122
2039 54,505,331 12,950,166
2038 54,033,480 12,922,736
2037 53,561,143 12,893,752
2036 53,094,449 12,863,431
2035 52,616,136 12,833,137
2034 52,150,833 12,800,738
2033 51,682,632 12,763,981
2032 51,203,273 12,725,768
2031 50,724,222 12,685,304
2030 50,230,658 12,641,975
2029 49,720,218 12,594,181
2028 49,184,244 12,540,258
2027 48,629,000 12,482,078
2026 48,046,811 12,417,997
2025 47,435,312 12,348,573
2024 46,814,308 12,277,109
2023 46,164,219 12,200,431
2022 45,477,389 12,119,334
2021 44,761,099 12,048,622
2020 44,042,091 11,974,057
2019 43,294,546 11,875,081
2018 42,505,035 11,765,514
2017 41,689,299 11,650,498
2016 40,850,721 11,528,674
2015 40,019,529 11,402,264
2014 39,205,031 11,274,288
2013 38,414,171 11,141,361
2012 37,646,166 11,009,647
2011 36,903,376 10,886,035
2010 36,188,236 10,765,980
2009 35,490,445 10,650,681
2008 34,816,961 10,542,635
2007 34,189,416 10,441,702
2006 33,623,506 10,346,410
2005 33,109,249 10,255,472
2004 32,628,286 10,166,163
2003 32,175,818 10,071,632
2002 31,750,835 9,971,515
2001 31,331,221 9,869,677
2000 30,903,893 9,764,935
1999 30,474,354 9,655,963
1998 30,054,133 9,541,667
1997 29,579,301 9,421,270
1996 29,033,044 9,294,432
1995 28,470,191 9,161,258
1994 27,887,279 9,018,448
1993 27,277,048 8,857,910
1992 26,628,568 8,682,512
1991 25,987,928 8,501,827
1990 25,375,810 8,324,509
1989 24,754,485 8,151,660
1988 24,109,536 7,974,440
1987 23,443,624 7,789,987
1986 22,745,499 7,600,301
1985 22,008,544 7,409,903
1984 21,271,969 7,220,044
1983 20,558,115 7,053,800
1982 19,872,348 6,908,642
1981 19,220,704 6,758,284
1980 18,607,174 6,606,195
1979 18,036,655 6,456,419
1978 17,506,974 6,309,390
1977 17,015,994 6,155,931
1976 16,409,170 5,996,994
1975 15,678,596 5,839,262
1974 15,133,502 5,684,674
1973 14,771,147 5,537,242
1972 14,427,072 5,396,557
1971 14,098,936 5,261,658
1970 13,783,719 5,131,396
1969 13,475,960 5,004,697
1968 13,172,614 4,879,899
1967 12,876,118 4,760,970
1966 12,590,069 4,652,287
1965 12,365,976 4,561,385
1964 12,179,813 4,489,869
1963 11,982,118 4,427,131
1962 11,800,771 4,369,136
1961 11,628,883 4,316,278
1960 11,424,922 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 922,238 people (a 8% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.85% to 13,179,371 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Tunisia
2100 -0.17% -0.7%
2099 -0.16% -0.68%
2098 -0.13% -0.66%
2097 -0.12% -0.66%
2096 -0.09% -0.64%
2095 -0.09% -0.64%
2094 -0.04% -0.61%
2093 -0.04% -0.6%
2092 -0.03% -0.59%
2091 0.003% -0.57%
2090 -0.003% -0.56%
2089 0.03% -0.54%
2088 0.04% -0.53%
2087 0.06% -0.52%
2086 0.07% -0.5%
2085 0.07% -0.49%
2084 0.08% -0.49%
2083 0.08% -0.48%
2082 0.09% -0.46%
2081 0.11% -0.47%
2080 0.12% -0.48%
2079 0.12% -0.47%
2078 0.13% -0.46%
2077 0.13% -0.44%
2076 0.15% -0.44%
2075 0.15% -0.43%
2074 0.15% -0.44%
2073 0.16% -0.43%
2072 0.16% -0.43%
2071 0.12% -0.43%
2070 0.15% -0.42%
2069 0.16% -0.41%
2068 0.17% -0.4%
2067 0.18% -0.39%
2066 0.19% -0.38%
2065 0.21% -0.36%
2064 0.22% -0.34%
2063 0.26% -0.33%
2062 0.26% -0.3%
2061 0.3% -0.29%
2060 0.34% -0.25%
2059 0.38% -0.22%
2058 0.4% -0.2%
2057 0.46% -0.17%
2056 0.49% -0.13%
2055 0.54% -0.1%
2054 0.58% -0.05%
2053 0.61% -0.03%
2052 0.67% 0.005%
2051 0.71% 0.04%
2050 0.74% 0.07%
2049 0.78% 0.09%
2048 0.79% 0.13%
2047 0.82% 0.14%
2046 0.85% 0.16%
2045 0.86% 0.18%
2044 0.87% 0.19%
2043 0.87% 0.2%
2042 0.88% 0.2%
2041 0.87% 0.2%
2040 0.89% 0.21%
2039 0.87% 0.21%
2038 0.88% 0.22%
2037 0.88% 0.24%
2036 0.91% 0.24%
2035 0.89% 0.25%
2034 0.91% 0.29%
2033 0.94% 0.3%
2032 0.94% 0.32%
2031 0.98% 0.34%
2030 1.03% 0.38%
2029 1.09% 0.43%
2028 1.14% 0.47%
2027 1.21% 0.52%
2026 1.29% 0.56%
2025 1.33% 0.58%
2024 1.41% 0.63%
2023 1.51% 0.67%
2022 1.6% 0.59%
2021 1.63% 0.62%
2020 1.73% 0.83%
2019 1.86% 0.93%
2018 1.96% 0.99%
2017 2.05% 1.06%
2016 2.08% 1.11%
2015 2.08% 1.14%
2014 2.06% 1.19%
2013 2.04% 1.2%
2012 2.01% 1.14%
2011 1.98% 1.12%
2010 1.97% 1.08%
2009 1.93% 1.02%
2008 1.84% 0.97%
2007 1.68% 0.92%
2006 1.55% 0.89%
2005 1.47% 0.88%
2004 1.41% 0.94%
2003 1.34% 1%
2002 1.34% 1.03%
2001 1.38% 1.07%
2000 1.41% 1.13%
1999 1.4% 1.2%
1998 1.61% 1.28%
1997 1.88% 1.36%
1996 1.98% 1.45%
1995 2.09% 1.58%
1994 2.24% 1.81%
1993 2.44% 2.02%
1992 2.47% 2.13%
1991 2.41% 2.13%
1990 2.51% 2.12%
1989 2.68% 2.22%
1988 2.84% 2.37%
1987 3.07% 2.5%
1986 3.35% 2.57%
1985 3.46% 2.63%
1984 3.47% 2.36%
1983 3.45% 2.1%
1982 3.39% 2.22%
1981 3.3% 2.3%
1980 3.16% 2.32%
1979 3.03% 2.33%
1978 2.89% 2.49%
1977 3.7% 2.65%
1976 4.66% 2.7%
1975 3.6% 2.72%
1974 2.45% 2.66%
1973 2.38% 2.61%
1972 2.33% 2.56%
1971 2.29% 2.54%
1970 2.28% 2.53%
1969 2.3% 2.56%
1968 2.3% 2.5%
1967 2.27% 2.34%
1966 1.81% 1.99%
1965 1.53% 1.59%
1964 1.65% 1.42%
1963 1.54% 1.33%
1962 1.48% 1.22%
1961 1.79% 1.15%

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/tunisia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Algeria Tunisia
Current population
48345858
12450912
Population rank 34/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.15%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
7.37 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
6.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +196
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +71,464
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 125/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -14,523
Net migration rank 161/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -14,523
2024 665,653 -31,240 88,910 -15,221
2023 691,724 -25,963 93,663 -14,001
2022 722,591 -14,684 96,531 -14,001
2021 735,514 -10,803 68,087 -9,190
2020 724,140 -10,798 109,431 -19,188
2019 809,522 -27,786 127,312 -19,612
2018 824,428 -27,146 132,445 -21,012
2017 848,585 -14,403 140,971 -22,365
2016 849,368 -6,438 148,870 -23,827
2015 847,054 -27,638 153,007 -25,229
2014 839,654 -30,064 154,762 -26,586
2013 802,203 -30,052 154,687 -17,020
2012 790,645 -26,763 151,812 -26,059
2011 741,832 -20,108 143,401 -21,935
2010 719,350 -10,788 132,809 -14,168
2009 691,496 -4,458 125,465 -13,512
2008 662,044 -2,101 121,873 -17,742
2007 620,196 -25,046 118,920 -21,190
2006 580,812 -44,138 116,945 -24,098
2005 543,158 -51,345 115,374 -26,361
2004 508,773 -38,648 113,322 -23,735
2003 474,272 -39,421 111,926 -12,459
2002 451,369 -36,255 109,099 -8,334
2001 450,637 -26,539 110,146 -7,235
2000 447,025 -16,454 112,501 -5,937
1999 434,198 -5,657 114,829 -3,452
1998 425,928 -13,991 121,332 -4,111
1997 450,138 87,582 128,327 -4,756
1996 483,632 71,139 135,615 -5,506
1995 533,104 37,817 144,345 -8,095
1994 594,445 430 153,647 -4,271
1993 611,306 14,289 160,922 10,771
1992 627,289 44,102 163,978 15,124
1991 616,850 -6,945 166,245 16,021
1990 612,369 1,962 168,180 4,183
1989 628,542 -234 169,221 4,100
1988 637,215 24,376 177,176 3,934
1987 645,309 24,933 184,101 3,711
1986 661,644 64,381 188,107 3,464
1985 672,185 75,729 186,344 2,887
1984 656,475 68,774 182,386 8,109
1983 641,167 61,292 179,878 -37,895
1982 620,415 48,660 177,898 -29,559
1981 595,150 39,043 176,628 -24,242
1980 559,983 32,879 171,094 -19,321
1979 523,875 24,311 171,463 -23,688
1978 491,876 19,317 173,255 -26,968
1977 465,405 5,360 174,539 -13,910
1976 440,192 302,662 172,744 -15,499
1975 417,803 300,482 166,991 -8,765
1974 399,509 -27,605 160,200 -9,254
1973 382,736 -29,938 153,525 -9,606
1972 368,179 -32,832 147,239 -9,790
1971 356,069 -35,141 142,296 -9,949
1970 346,564 -37,058 138,235 -10,054
1969 334,541 -28,535 135,257 -10,049
1968 324,560 -23,870 134,246 -9,848
1967 316,289 -23,983 132,626 -19,155
1966 309,628 -29,832 131,274 -27,393
1965 311,190 -142,810 127,673 -49,751
1964 312,729 -108,798 124,711 -59,602
1963 315,645 -124,175 120,865 -60,505
1962 283,903 -112,676 116,887 -61,260
1961 296,467 -123,928 111,459 -61,369
1960 290,582 -55,212 109,234 -61,334

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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