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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 12,437,803 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 +1.81% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Algeria vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Tunisia
2100 64,987,758 10,722,837
2099 65,099,593 10,798,417
2098 65,201,636 10,872,527
2097 65,286,684 10,944,510
2096 65,363,853 11,017,262
2095 65,425,396 11,088,773
2094 65,482,152 11,159,761
2093 65,511,098 11,228,741
2092 65,539,089 11,296,441
2091 65,560,728 11,362,922
2090 65,558,683 11,428,150
2089 65,560,674 11,492,395
2088 65,543,659 11,554,451
2087 65,518,674 11,616,399
2086 65,480,237 11,677,706
2085 65,436,284 11,736,824
2084 65,389,859 11,795,185
2083 65,339,591 11,853,617
2082 65,286,947 11,911,196
2081 65,228,570 11,966,771
2080 65,156,366 12,023,486
2079 65,077,934 12,080,879
2078 64,997,944 12,138,513
2077 64,912,164 12,194,072
2076 64,829,265 12,247,445
2075 64,732,964 12,301,960
2074 64,635,550 12,355,470
2073 64,539,251 12,410,281
2072 64,437,887 12,463,568
2071 64,334,505 12,517,952
2070 64,254,716 12,571,557
2069 64,156,721 12,625,027
2068 64,054,948 12,677,388
2067 63,947,346 12,728,611
2066 63,834,128 12,778,160
2065 63,711,038 12,827,417
2064 63,574,559 12,873,288
2063 63,435,887 12,917,720
2062 63,274,087 12,960,075
2061 63,110,028 12,999,502
2060 62,923,891 13,037,172
2059 62,712,836 13,069,268
2058 62,478,336 13,098,461
2057 62,226,357 13,124,682
2056 61,939,173 13,147,057
2055 61,635,604 13,164,337
2054 61,305,903 13,177,456
2053 60,952,313 13,184,564
2052 60,585,478 13,188,052
2051 60,184,066 13,187,435
2050 59,759,780 13,181,992
2049 59,319,414 13,173,401
2048 58,863,159 13,160,968
2047 58,399,750 13,144,429
2046 57,923,788 13,125,908
2045 57,438,215 13,104,999
2044 56,949,229 13,081,801
2043 56,458,404 13,057,259
2042 55,972,536 13,031,516
2041 55,486,685 13,006,019
2040 55,008,982 12,979,703
2039 54,525,726 12,952,741
2038 54,053,698 12,925,306
2037 53,581,185 12,896,316
2036 53,114,315 12,865,989
2035 52,635,824 12,835,689
2034 52,170,347 12,803,284
2033 51,701,970 12,766,519
2032 51,222,432 12,728,299
2031 50,743,202 12,687,827
2030 50,249,453 12,644,489
2029 49,738,822 12,596,686
2028 49,202,648 12,542,752
2027 48,647,196 12,484,560
2026 48,064,789 12,420,467
2025 47,453,061 12,351,028
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% 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 23.9% to 59,759,780 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M 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 1.36% 0.6%
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 (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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Algeria Tunisia
Current population
48222325
12437803
Population rank 34/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.15%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
6.85 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
3.13 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +210
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 124/197
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 - -31,240 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 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 (1960–2024, 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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