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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 6.2 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Algeria vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Turkmenistan
2100 64,963,450 10,041,228
2099 65,075,244 10,070,007
2098 65,177,248 10,097,571
2097 65,262,264 10,123,813
2096 65,339,404 10,148,560
2095 65,400,924 10,172,371
2094 65,457,659 10,194,567
2093 65,486,594 10,215,533
2092 65,514,575 10,235,132
2091 65,536,206 10,253,189
2090 65,534,162 10,270,414
2089 65,536,151 10,285,963
2088 65,519,144 10,300,439
2087 65,494,168 10,313,629
2086 65,455,745 10,325,212
2085 65,411,808 10,335,299
2084 65,365,401 10,343,821
2083 65,315,151 10,350,710
2082 65,262,527 10,356,526
2081 65,204,172 10,360,689
2080 65,131,995 10,363,394
2079 65,053,592 10,364,229
2078 64,973,632 10,363,113
2077 64,887,885 10,360,467
2076 64,805,016 10,356,079
2075 64,708,752 10,349,863
2074 64,611,374 10,342,496
2073 64,515,111 10,333,532
2072 64,413,784 10,322,776
2071 64,310,442 10,310,748
2070 64,230,683 10,297,702
2069 64,132,724 10,283,723
2068 64,030,989 10,268,779
2067 63,923,427 10,252,681
2066 63,810,251 10,235,535
2065 63,687,208 10,217,603
2064 63,550,779 10,198,228
2063 63,412,160 10,177,447
2062 63,250,420 10,155,121
2061 63,086,423 10,131,160
2060 62,900,355 10,105,616
2059 62,689,379 10,077,893
2058 62,454,967 10,047,185
2057 62,203,082 10,013,846
2056 61,916,006 9,977,699
2055 61,612,550 9,938,273
2054 61,282,973 9,895,840
2053 60,929,515 9,849,324
2052 60,562,817 9,799,331
2051 60,161,555 9,745,673
2050 59,737,427 9,688,197
2049 59,297,226 9,627,119
2048 58,841,142 9,562,502
2047 58,377,907 9,494,734
2046 57,902,123 9,423,990
2045 57,416,731 9,350,870
2044 56,927,927 9,275,707
2043 56,437,286 9,199,229
2042 55,951,600 9,121,705
2041 55,465,931 9,043,208
2040 54,988,407 8,964,374
2039 54,505,331 8,885,167
2038 54,033,480 8,805,836
2037 53,561,143 8,726,399
2036 53,094,449 8,646,796
2035 52,616,136 8,567,354
2034 52,150,833 8,487,651
2033 51,682,632 8,407,327
2032 51,203,273 8,326,172
2031 50,724,222 8,243,436
2030 50,230,658 8,158,380
2029 49,720,218 8,065,431
2028 49,184,244 7,964,546
2027 48,629,000 7,856,302
2026 48,046,811 7,740,924
2025 47,435,312 7,618,847
2024 46,814,308 7,494,498
2023 46,164,219 7,364,438
2022 45,477,389 7,230,193
2021 44,761,099 7,092,043
2020 44,042,091 6,949,912
2019 43,294,546 6,803,944
2018 42,505,035 6,655,524
2017 41,689,299 6,507,061
2016 40,850,721 6,360,041
2015 40,019,529 6,215,770
2014 39,205,031 6,075,283
2013 38,414,171 5,939,341
2012 37,646,166 5,808,546
2011 36,903,376 5,683,417
2010 36,188,236 5,564,356
2009 35,490,445 5,451,592
2008 34,816,961 5,345,029
2007 34,189,416 5,244,046
2006 33,623,506 5,147,105
2005 33,109,249 5,052,257
2004 32,628,286 4,958,093
2003 32,175,818 4,863,865
2002 31,750,835 4,769,465
2001 31,331,221 4,675,409
2000 30,903,893 4,582,677
1999 30,474,354 4,492,170
1998 30,054,133 4,410,507
1997 29,579,301 4,336,730
1996 29,033,044 4,263,819
1995 28,470,191 4,191,203
1994 27,887,279 4,116,662
1993 27,277,048 4,032,407
1992 26,628,568 3,944,689
1991 25,987,928 3,855,894
1990 25,375,810 3,760,562
1989 24,754,485 3,662,459
1988 24,109,536 3,559,363
1987 23,443,624 3,452,731
1986 22,745,499 3,347,809
1985 22,008,544 3,247,534
1984 21,271,969 3,154,079
1983 20,558,115 3,067,534
1982 19,872,348 2,985,557
1981 19,220,704 2,907,187
1980 18,607,174 2,832,203
1979 18,036,655 2,760,358
1978 17,506,974 2,691,088
1977 17,015,994 2,623,948
1976 16,409,170 2,558,521
1975 15,678,596 2,494,570
1974 15,133,502 2,432,028
1973 14,771,147 2,370,919
1972 14,427,072 2,311,430
1971 14,098,936 2,253,119
1970 13,783,719 2,195,616
1969 13,475,960 2,139,024
1968 13,172,614 2,083,069
1967 12,876,118 2,027,403
1966 12,590,069 1,971,737
1965 12,365,976 1,915,916
1964 12,179,813 1,859,997
1963 11,982,118 1,804,272
1962 11,800,771 1,749,214
1961 11,628,883 1,695,400
1960 11,424,922 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Turkmenistan
2100 -0.17% -0.29%
2099 -0.16% -0.27%
2098 -0.13% -0.26%
2097 -0.12% -0.24%
2096 -0.09% -0.23%
2095 -0.09% -0.22%
2094 -0.04% -0.21%
2093 -0.04% -0.19%
2092 -0.03% -0.18%
2091 0.003% -0.17%
2090 -0.003% -0.15%
2089 0.03% -0.14%
2088 0.04% -0.13%
2087 0.06% -0.11%
2086 0.07% -0.1%
2085 0.07% -0.08%
2084 0.08% -0.07%
2083 0.08% -0.06%
2082 0.09% -0.04%
2081 0.11% -0.03%
2080 0.12% -0.008%
2079 0.12% 0.01%
2078 0.13% 0.03%
2077 0.13% 0.04%
2076 0.15% 0.06%
2075 0.15% 0.07%
2074 0.15% 0.09%
2073 0.16% 0.1%
2072 0.16% 0.12%
2071 0.12% 0.13%
2070 0.15% 0.14%
2069 0.16% 0.15%
2068 0.17% 0.16%
2067 0.18% 0.17%
2066 0.19% 0.18%
2065 0.21% 0.19%
2064 0.22% 0.2%
2063 0.26% 0.22%
2062 0.26% 0.24%
2061 0.3% 0.25%
2060 0.34% 0.28%
2059 0.38% 0.31%
2058 0.4% 0.33%
2057 0.46% 0.36%
2056 0.49% 0.4%
2055 0.54% 0.43%
2054 0.58% 0.47%
2053 0.61% 0.51%
2052 0.67% 0.55%
2051 0.71% 0.59%
2050 0.74% 0.63%
2049 0.78% 0.68%
2048 0.79% 0.71%
2047 0.82% 0.75%
2046 0.85% 0.78%
2045 0.86% 0.81%
2044 0.87% 0.83%
2043 0.87% 0.85%
2042 0.88% 0.87%
2041 0.87% 0.88%
2040 0.89% 0.89%
2039 0.87% 0.9%
2038 0.88% 0.91%
2037 0.88% 0.92%
2036 0.91% 0.93%
2035 0.89% 0.94%
2034 0.91% 0.96%
2033 0.94% 0.97%
2032 0.94% 1%
2031 0.98% 1.04%
2030 1.03% 1.15%
2029 1.09% 1.27%
2028 1.14% 1.38%
2027 1.21% 1.49%
2026 1.29% 1.6%
2025 1.33% 1.66%
2024 1.41% 1.77%
2023 1.51% 1.86%
2022 1.6% 1.95%
2021 1.63% 2.05%
2020 1.73% 2.15%
2019 1.86% 2.23%
2018 1.96% 2.28%
2017 2.05% 2.31%
2016 2.08% 2.32%
2015 2.08% 2.31%
2014 2.06% 2.29%
2013 2.04% 2.25%
2012 2.01% 2.2%
2011 1.98% 2.14%
2010 1.97% 2.07%
2009 1.93% 1.99%
2008 1.84% 1.93%
2007 1.68% 1.88%
2006 1.55% 1.88%
2005 1.47% 1.9%
2004 1.41% 1.94%
2003 1.34% 1.98%
2002 1.34% 2.01%
2001 1.38% 2.02%
2000 1.41% 2.01%
1999 1.4% 1.85%
1998 1.61% 1.7%
1997 1.88% 1.71%
1996 1.98% 1.73%
1995 2.09% 1.81%
1994 2.24% 2.09%
1993 2.44% 2.22%
1992 2.47% 2.3%
1991 2.41% 2.54%
1990 2.51% 2.68%
1989 2.68% 2.9%
1988 2.84% 3.09%
1987 3.07% 3.13%
1986 3.35% 3.09%
1985 3.46% 2.96%
1984 3.47% 2.82%
1983 3.45% 2.75%
1982 3.39% 2.7%
1981 3.3% 2.65%
1980 3.16% 2.6%
1979 3.03% 2.57%
1978 2.89% 2.56%
1977 3.7% 2.56%
1976 4.66% 2.56%
1975 3.6% 2.57%
1974 2.45% 2.58%
1973 2.38% 2.57%
1972 2.33% 2.59%
1971 2.29% 2.62%
1970 2.28% 2.65%
1969 2.3% 2.69%
1968 2.3% 2.75%
1967 2.27% 2.82%
1966 1.81% 2.91%
1965 1.53% 3.01%
1964 1.65% 3.09%
1963 1.54% 3.15%
1962 1.48% 3.17%
1961 1.79% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Algeria Turkmenistan
Current population
48345858
7800189
Population rank 34/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.09%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
4.24 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
3.35 minutes
One death every
2.43 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +341
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 63/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +13,268
Net migration rank 161/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 13,268
2024 665,653 -31,240 112,942 14,646
2023 691,724 -25,963 117,529 15,005
2022 722,591 -14,684 121,814 14,141
2021 735,514 -10,803 122,721 17,617
2020 724,140 -10,798 124,014 19,913
2019 809,522 -27,786 128,275 19,735
2018 824,428 -27,146 129,537 19,293
2017 848,585 -14,403 131,417 16,678
2016 849,368 -6,438 132,581 13,365
2015 847,054 -27,638 132,663 9,936
2014 839,654 -30,064 129,677 8,696
2013 802,203 -30,052 126,217 7,287
2012 790,645 -26,763 120,957 7,125
2011 741,832 -20,108 115,197 6,992
2010 719,350 -10,788 109,318 6,621
2009 691,496 -4,458 102,931 6,656
2008 662,044 -2,101 96,815 6,734
2007 620,196 -25,046 92,038 6,388
2006 580,812 -44,138 87,840 7,613
2005 543,158 -51,345 83,968 10,263
2004 508,773 -38,648 79,850 14,242
2003 474,272 -39,421 76,737 17,625
2002 451,369 -36,255 75,639 18,803
2001 450,637 -26,539 76,682 16,982
2000 447,025 -16,454 76,875 14,925
1999 434,198 -5,657 76,362 12,859
1998 425,928 -13,991 77,342 -3,239
1997 450,138 87,582 79,045 -5,600
1996 483,632 71,139 80,996 -8,627
1995 533,104 37,817 86,289 -13,423
1994 594,445 430 89,319 -13,094
1993 611,306 14,289 92,596 -312
1992 627,289 44,102 96,668 -13,517
1991 616,850 -6,945 99,297 -4,864
1990 612,369 1,962 101,099 -4,864
1989 628,542 -234 103,553 -3,576
1988 637,215 24,376 104,802 1,408
1987 645,309 24,933 103,885 3,161
1986 661,644 64,381 100,930 1,878
1985 672,185 75,729 95,890 1,861
1984 656,475 68,774 90,591 -1,427
1983 641,167 61,292 85,183 -1,264
1982 620,415 48,660 80,989 -961
1981 595,150 39,043 77,829 -1,102
1980 559,983 32,879 74,394 -1,152
1979 523,875 24,311 71,135 -677
1978 491,876 19,317 68,437 -350
1977 465,405 5,360 66,318 -132
1976 440,192 302,662 64,513 160
1975 417,803 300,482 62,681 550
1974 399,509 -27,605 60,925 924
1973 382,736 -29,938 59,169 1,194
1972 368,179 -32,832 57,326 1,293
1971 356,069 -35,141 56,666 1,348
1970 346,564 -37,058 55,617 1,376
1969 334,541 -28,535 54,791 1,397
1968 324,560 -23,870 54,324 1,401
1967 316,289 -23,983 54,209 1,397
1966 309,628 -29,832 54,353 1,377
1965 311,190 -142,810 54,558 1,366
1964 312,729 -108,798 54,574 1,340
1963 315,645 -124,175 54,203 1,332
1962 283,903 -112,676 53,248 1,337
1961 296,467 -123,928 51,659 1,372
1960 290,582 -55,212 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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