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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.78 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.62% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Algeria vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Turkey
2100 64,987,758 64,274,243
2099 65,099,593 64,924,706
2098 65,201,636 65,567,989
2097 65,286,684 66,219,045
2096 65,363,853 66,865,890
2095 65,425,396 67,516,190
2094 65,482,152 68,169,346
2093 65,511,098 68,835,313
2092 65,539,089 69,496,264
2091 65,560,728 70,159,325
2090 65,558,683 70,828,304
2089 65,560,674 71,490,133
2088 65,543,659 72,146,464
2087 65,518,674 72,792,552
2086 65,480,237 73,439,558
2085 65,436,284 74,085,313
2084 65,389,859 74,713,882
2083 65,339,591 75,342,464
2082 65,286,947 75,969,760
2081 65,228,570 76,583,769
2080 65,156,366 77,195,480
2079 65,077,934 77,793,711
2078 64,997,944 78,386,293
2077 64,912,164 78,973,194
2076 64,829,265 79,556,991
2075 64,732,964 80,128,010
2074 64,635,550 80,697,544
2073 64,539,251 81,244,619
2072 64,437,887 81,785,452
2071 64,334,505 82,311,503
2070 64,254,716 82,827,402
2069 64,156,721 83,324,862
2068 64,054,948 83,806,741
2067 63,947,346 84,270,976
2066 63,834,128 84,728,547
2065 63,711,038 85,177,268
2064 63,574,559 85,611,517
2063 63,435,887 86,026,471
2062 63,274,087 86,425,827
2061 63,110,028 86,800,591
2060 62,923,891 87,156,663
2059 62,712,836 87,500,101
2058 62,478,336 87,809,920
2057 62,226,357 88,100,397
2056 61,939,173 88,369,840
2055 61,635,604 88,598,739
2054 61,305,903 88,806,632
2053 60,952,313 88,985,609
2052 60,585,478 89,144,425
2051 60,184,066 89,270,515
2050 59,759,780 89,374,730
2049 59,319,414 89,447,182
2048 58,863,159 89,484,074
2047 58,399,750 89,492,406
2046 57,923,788 89,467,391
2045 57,438,215 89,441,098
2044 56,949,229 89,390,601
2043 56,458,404 89,326,342
2042 55,972,536 89,237,658
2041 55,486,685 89,137,199
2040 55,008,982 89,021,820
2039 54,525,726 88,885,792
2038 54,053,698 88,736,121
2037 53,581,185 88,562,197
2036 53,114,315 88,373,007
2035 52,635,824 88,178,595
2034 52,170,347 87,975,336
2033 51,701,970 87,754,631
2032 51,222,432 87,524,158
2031 50,743,202 87,274,280
2030 50,249,453 87,004,538
2029 49,738,822 86,741,614
2028 49,202,648 86,466,107
2027 48,647,196 86,189,693
2026 48,064,789 85,932,926
2025 47,453,061 85,718,588
2024 46,814,308 85,518,661
2023 46,164,219 85,325,965
2022 45,477,389 84,979,913
2021 44,761,099 84,147,318
2020 44,042,091 83,384,680
2019 43,294,546 82,579,440
2018 42,505,035 81,407,204
2017 41,689,299 80,312,698
2016 40,850,721 79,277,962
2015 40,019,529 78,218,479
2014 39,205,031 77,181,884
2013 38,414,171 76,147,624
2012 37,646,166 75,175,827
2011 36,903,376 74,223,629
2010 36,188,236 73,142,150
2009 35,490,445 72,039,206
2008 34,816,961 71,051,678
2007 34,189,416 70,158,112
2006 33,623,506 70,045,349
2005 33,109,249 69,329,557
2004 32,628,286 68,592,617
2003 32,175,818 67,831,730
2002 31,750,835 67,048,795
2001 31,331,221 66,245,128
2000 30,903,893 65,425,961
1999 30,474,354 64,591,923
1998 30,054,133 63,734,383
1997 29,579,301 62,852,966
1996 29,033,044 61,951,134
1995 28,470,191 61,024,503
1994 27,887,279 60,033,836
1993 27,277,048 58,999,167
1992 26,628,568 57,990,118
1991 25,987,928 57,009,887
1990 25,375,810 56,015,628
1989 24,754,485 54,976,723
1988 24,109,536 53,909,626
1987 23,443,624 52,843,670
1986 22,745,499 51,777,772
1985 22,008,544 50,687,115
1984 21,271,969 49,574,069
1983 20,558,115 48,447,410
1982 19,872,348 47,322,096
1981 19,220,704 46,321,190
1980 18,607,174 45,408,815
1979 18,036,655 44,510,429
1978 17,506,974 43,645,306
1977 17,015,994 42,773,298
1976 16,409,170 41,899,984
1975 15,678,596 41,053,126
1974 15,133,502 40,210,234
1973 14,771,147 39,329,533
1972 14,427,072 38,430,221
1971 14,098,936 37,518,611
1970 13,783,719 36,638,465
1969 13,475,960 35,787,774
1968 13,172,614 34,921,684
1967 12,876,118 34,050,421
1966 12,590,069 33,177,672
1965 12,365,976 32,345,220
1964 12,179,813 31,543,072
1963 11,982,118 30,726,841
1962 11,800,771 29,916,147
1961 11,628,883 29,119,238
1960 11,424,922 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Turkey
2100 -0.17% -1%
2099 -0.16% -0.98%
2098 -0.13% -0.98%
2097 -0.12% -0.97%
2096 -0.09% -0.96%
2095 -0.09% -0.96%
2094 -0.04% -0.97%
2093 -0.04% -0.95%
2092 -0.03% -0.95%
2091 0.003% -0.94%
2090 -0.003% -0.93%
2089 0.03% -0.91%
2088 0.04% -0.89%
2087 0.06% -0.88%
2086 0.07% -0.87%
2085 0.07% -0.84%
2084 0.08% -0.83%
2083 0.08% -0.83%
2082 0.09% -0.8%
2081 0.11% -0.79%
2080 0.12% -0.77%
2079 0.12% -0.76%
2078 0.13% -0.74%
2077 0.13% -0.73%
2076 0.15% -0.71%
2075 0.15% -0.71%
2074 0.15% -0.67%
2073 0.16% -0.66%
2072 0.16% -0.64%
2071 0.12% -0.62%
2070 0.15% -0.6%
2069 0.16% -0.57%
2068 0.17% -0.55%
2067 0.18% -0.54%
2066 0.19% -0.53%
2065 0.21% -0.51%
2064 0.22% -0.48%
2063 0.26% -0.46%
2062 0.26% -0.43%
2061 0.3% -0.41%
2060 0.34% -0.39%
2059 0.38% -0.35%
2058 0.4% -0.33%
2057 0.46% -0.3%
2056 0.49% -0.26%
2055 0.54% -0.23%
2054 0.58% -0.2%
2053 0.61% -0.18%
2052 0.67% -0.14%
2051 0.71% -0.12%
2050 0.74% -0.08%
2049 0.78% -0.04%
2048 0.79% -0.009%
2047 0.82% 0.03%
2046 0.85% 0.03%
2045 0.86% 0.06%
2044 0.87% 0.07%
2043 0.87% 0.1%
2042 0.88% 0.11%
2041 0.87% 0.13%
2040 0.89% 0.15%
2039 0.87% 0.17%
2038 0.88% 0.2%
2037 0.88% 0.21%
2036 0.91% 0.22%
2035 0.89% 0.23%
2034 0.91% 0.25%
2033 0.94% 0.26%
2032 0.94% 0.29%
2031 0.98% 0.31%
2030 1.03% 0.3%
2029 1.09% 0.32%
2028 1.14% 0.32%
2027 1.21% 0.3%
2026 1.29% 0.25%
2025 1.36% 0.23%
2024 1.41% 0.23%
2023 1.51% 0.41%
2022 1.6% 0.99%
2021 1.63% 0.91%
2020 1.73% 0.98%
2019 1.86% 1.44%
2018 1.96% 1.36%
2017 2.05% 1.31%
2016 2.08% 1.35%
2015 2.08% 1.34%
2014 2.06% 1.36%
2013 2.04% 1.29%
2012 2.01% 1.28%
2011 1.98% 1.48%
2010 1.97% 1.53%
2009 1.93% 1.39%
2008 1.84% 1.27%
2007 1.68% 0.16%
2006 1.55% 1.03%
2005 1.47% 1.07%
2004 1.41% 1.12%
2003 1.34% 1.17%
2002 1.34% 1.21%
2001 1.38% 1.25%
2000 1.41% 1.29%
1999 1.4% 1.35%
1998 1.61% 1.4%
1997 1.88% 1.46%
1996 1.98% 1.52%
1995 2.09% 1.65%
1994 2.24% 1.75%
1993 2.44% 1.74%
1992 2.47% 1.72%
1991 2.41% 1.77%
1990 2.51% 1.89%
1989 2.68% 1.98%
1988 2.84% 2.02%
1987 3.07% 2.06%
1986 3.35% 2.15%
1985 3.46% 2.25%
1984 3.47% 2.33%
1983 3.45% 2.38%
1982 3.39% 2.16%
1981 3.3% 2.01%
1980 3.16% 2.02%
1979 3.03% 1.98%
1978 2.89% 2.04%
1977 3.7% 2.08%
1976 4.66% 2.06%
1975 3.6% 2.1%
1974 2.45% 2.24%
1973 2.38% 2.34%
1972 2.33% 2.43%
1971 2.29% 2.4%
1970 2.28% 2.38%
1969 2.3% 2.48%
1968 2.3% 2.56%
1967 2.27% 2.63%
1966 1.81% 2.57%
1965 1.53% 2.54%
1964 1.65% 2.66%
1963 1.54% 2.71%
1962 1.48% 2.74%
1961 1.79% 2.79%

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Algeria Turkey
Current population
48222325
86002379
Population rank 34/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.04%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +528
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 154/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -258,205
Net migration rank 161/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -258,205
2024 - -31,240 - -275,952
2023 691,724 -25,963 426,630 -318,070
2022 722,591 -14,684 535,373 -301,544
2021 735,514 -10,803 521,713 20,283
2020 724,140 -10,798 608,708 37,934
2019 809,522 -27,786 751,472 -15,690
2018 824,428 -27,146 830,353 187,570
2017 848,585 -14,403 875,408 659,846
2016 849,368 -6,438 895,841 352,063
2015 847,054 -27,638 930,799 1,063,140
2014 839,654 -30,064 957,055 1,033,384
2013 802,203 -30,052 921,386 438,618
2012 790,645 -26,763 917,145 258,623
2011 741,832 -20,108 875,839 68,849
2010 719,350 -10,788 892,334 55,532
2009 691,496 -4,458 900,491 24,276
2008 662,044 -2,101 868,749 47,915
2007 620,196 -25,046 876,626 -186,402
2006 580,812 -44,138 897,351 -190,194
2005 543,158 -51,345 898,650 -174,177
2004 508,773 -38,648 896,025 -146,574
2003 474,272 -39,421 893,683 -121,383
2002 451,369 -36,255 922,927 -129,444
2001 450,637 -26,539 980,560 -166,759
2000 447,025 -16,454 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 434,198 -5,657 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 425,928 -13,991 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 450,138 87,582 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 483,632 71,139 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 533,104 37,817 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 594,445 430 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 611,306 14,289 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 627,289 44,102 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 616,850 -6,945 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 612,369 1,962 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 628,542 -234 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 637,215 24,376 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 645,309 24,933 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 661,644 64,381 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 672,185 75,729 1,098,846 8,960
1984 656,475 68,774 1,096,529 21,787
1983 641,167 61,292 1,095,106 39,871
1982 620,415 48,660 1,091,863 23,728
1981 595,150 39,043 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 559,983 32,879 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 523,875 24,311 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 491,876 19,317 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 465,405 5,360 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 440,192 302,662 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 417,803 300,482 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 399,509 -27,605 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 382,736 -29,938 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 368,179 -32,832 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 356,069 -35,141 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 346,564 -37,058 991,950 -150,924
1969 334,541 -28,535 970,958 -110,578
1968 324,560 -23,870 950,778 -78,973
1967 316,289 -23,983 936,727 -65,993
1966 309,628 -29,832 925,790 -50,999
1965 311,190 -142,810 904,016 -113,911
1964 312,729 -108,798 884,152 -69,978
1963 315,645 -124,175 862,626 -44,317
1962 283,903 -112,676 837,473 -34,353
1961 296,467 -123,928 816,911 -26,187
1960 290,582 -55,212 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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