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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 1.11 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.23% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.75% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Algeria vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Uganda
2100 64,963,450 122,461,518
2099 65,075,244 122,400,118
2098 65,177,248 122,328,333
2097 65,262,264 122,230,315
2096 65,339,404 122,110,905
2095 65,400,924 121,940,556
2094 65,457,659 121,763,948
2093 65,486,594 121,549,120
2092 65,514,575 121,301,128
2091 65,536,206 121,034,858
2090 65,534,162 120,731,912
2089 65,536,151 120,392,371
2088 65,519,144 120,029,300
2087 65,494,168 119,633,372
2086 65,455,745 119,221,630
2085 65,411,808 118,780,837
2084 65,365,401 118,304,392
2083 65,315,151 117,787,304
2082 65,262,527 117,240,484
2081 65,204,172 116,673,088
2080 65,131,995 116,061,969
2079 65,053,592 115,440,209
2078 64,973,632 114,771,629
2077 64,887,885 114,085,142
2076 64,805,016 113,356,858
2075 64,708,752 112,604,741
2074 64,611,374 111,830,528
2073 64,515,111 111,038,122
2072 64,413,784 110,208,535
2071 64,310,442 109,360,734
2070 64,230,683 108,473,738
2069 64,132,724 107,576,028
2068 64,030,989 106,646,220
2067 63,923,427 105,691,752
2066 63,810,251 104,708,323
2065 63,687,208 103,707,399
2064 63,550,779 102,671,371
2063 63,412,160 101,616,654
2062 63,250,420 100,532,299
2061 63,086,423 99,421,530
2060 62,900,355 98,305,883
2059 62,689,379 97,158,930
2058 62,454,967 95,986,215
2057 62,203,082 94,793,892
2056 61,916,006 93,585,691
2055 61,612,550 92,357,892
2054 61,282,973 91,106,039
2053 60,929,515 89,831,291
2052 60,562,817 88,542,276
2051 60,161,555 87,244,950
2050 59,737,427 85,932,109
2049 59,297,226 84,607,399
2048 58,841,142 83,260,483
2047 58,377,907 81,904,082
2046 57,902,123 80,545,542
2045 57,416,731 79,185,378
2044 56,927,927 77,812,065
2043 56,437,286 76,431,508
2042 55,951,600 75,053,218
2041 55,465,931 73,680,031
2040 54,988,407 72,312,112
2039 54,505,331 70,942,351
2038 54,033,480 69,559,994
2037 53,561,143 68,166,092
2036 53,094,449 66,785,108
2035 52,616,136 65,392,706
2034 52,150,833 64,004,533
2033 51,682,632 62,616,072
2032 51,203,273 61,217,174
2031 50,724,222 59,807,490
2030 50,230,658 58,398,308
2029 49,720,218 56,989,526
2028 49,184,244 55,580,177
2027 48,629,000 54,175,341
2026 48,046,811 52,777,106
2025 47,435,312 51,384,894
2024 46,814,308 50,015,092
2023 46,164,219 48,656,601
2022 45,477,389 47,312,719
2021 44,761,099 45,910,930
2020 44,042,091 44,457,152
2019 43,294,546 42,999,637
2018 42,505,035 41,565,831
2017 41,689,299 40,177,388
2016 40,850,721 38,799,152
2015 40,019,529 37,531,446
2014 39,205,031 36,395,539
2013 38,414,171 35,337,042
2012 37,646,166 34,337,438
2011 36,903,376 33,354,543
2010 36,188,236 32,390,802
2009 35,490,445 31,451,151
2008 34,816,961 30,539,553
2007 34,189,416 29,653,430
2006 33,623,506 28,794,003
2005 33,109,249 27,963,289
2004 32,628,286 27,154,515
2003 32,175,818 26,352,124
2002 31,750,835 25,532,870
2001 31,331,221 24,745,676
2000 30,903,893 24,000,150
1999 30,474,354 23,257,281
1998 30,054,133 22,515,806
1997 29,579,301 21,856,046
1996 29,033,044 21,231,550
1995 28,470,191 20,665,667
1994 27,887,279 20,108,801
1993 27,277,048 19,445,161
1992 26,628,568 18,785,032
1991 25,987,928 18,155,901
1990 25,375,810 17,569,897
1989 24,754,485 17,010,698
1988 24,109,536 16,470,483
1987 23,443,624 15,954,170
1986 22,745,499 15,467,579
1985 22,008,544 15,023,681
1984 21,271,969 14,607,677
1983 20,558,115 14,221,881
1982 19,872,348 13,873,631
1981 19,220,704 13,556,452
1980 18,607,174 13,275,741
1979 18,036,655 13,002,163
1978 17,506,974 12,692,113
1977 17,015,994 12,359,669
1976 16,409,170 12,037,294
1975 15,678,596 11,725,240
1974 15,133,502 11,424,846
1973 14,771,147 11,144,236
1972 14,427,072 10,885,796
1971 14,098,936 10,618,206
1970 13,783,719 10,321,603
1969 13,475,960 10,014,858
1968 13,172,614 9,708,632
1967 12,876,118 9,408,924
1966 12,590,069 9,122,864
1965 12,365,976 8,849,203
1964 12,179,813 8,586,363
1963 11,982,118 8,333,663
1962 11,800,771 8,092,231
1961 11,628,883 7,862,217
1960 11,424,922 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Uganda
2100 -0.17% 0.05%
2099 -0.16% 0.06%
2098 -0.13% 0.08%
2097 -0.12% 0.1%
2096 -0.09% 0.14%
2095 -0.09% 0.15%
2094 -0.04% 0.18%
2093 -0.04% 0.2%
2092 -0.03% 0.22%
2091 0.003% 0.25%
2090 -0.003% 0.28%
2089 0.03% 0.3%
2088 0.04% 0.33%
2087 0.06% 0.35%
2086 0.07% 0.37%
2085 0.07% 0.4%
2084 0.08% 0.44%
2083 0.08% 0.47%
2082 0.09% 0.49%
2081 0.11% 0.53%
2080 0.12% 0.54%
2079 0.12% 0.58%
2078 0.13% 0.6%
2077 0.13% 0.64%
2076 0.15% 0.67%
2075 0.15% 0.69%
2074 0.15% 0.71%
2073 0.16% 0.75%
2072 0.16% 0.78%
2071 0.12% 0.82%
2070 0.15% 0.83%
2069 0.16% 0.87%
2068 0.17% 0.9%
2067 0.18% 0.94%
2066 0.19% 0.97%
2065 0.21% 1.01%
2064 0.22% 1.04%
2063 0.26% 1.08%
2062 0.26% 1.12%
2061 0.3% 1.13%
2060 0.34% 1.18%
2059 0.38% 1.22%
2058 0.4% 1.26%
2057 0.46% 1.29%
2056 0.49% 1.33%
2055 0.54% 1.37%
2054 0.58% 1.42%
2053 0.61% 1.46%
2052 0.67% 1.49%
2051 0.71% 1.53%
2050 0.74% 1.57%
2049 0.78% 1.62%
2048 0.79% 1.66%
2047 0.82% 1.69%
2046 0.85% 1.72%
2045 0.86% 1.76%
2044 0.87% 1.81%
2043 0.87% 1.84%
2042 0.88% 1.86%
2041 0.87% 1.89%
2040 0.89% 1.93%
2039 0.87% 1.99%
2038 0.88% 2.04%
2037 0.88% 2.07%
2036 0.91% 2.13%
2035 0.89% 2.17%
2034 0.91% 2.22%
2033 0.94% 2.29%
2032 0.94% 2.36%
2031 0.98% 2.41%
2030 1.03% 2.47%
2029 1.09% 2.54%
2028 1.14% 2.59%
2027 1.21% 2.65%
2026 1.29% 2.71%
2025 1.33% 2.74%
2024 1.41% 2.79%
2023 1.51% 2.84%
2022 1.6% 3.05%
2021 1.63% 3.27%
2020 1.73% 3.39%
2019 1.86% 3.45%
2018 1.96% 3.46%
2017 2.05% 3.55%
2016 2.08% 3.38%
2015 2.08% 3.12%
2014 2.06% 3%
2013 2.04% 2.91%
2012 2.01% 2.95%
2011 1.98% 2.98%
2010 1.97% 2.99%
2009 1.93% 2.98%
2008 1.84% 2.99%
2007 1.68% 2.98%
2006 1.55% 2.97%
2005 1.47% 2.98%
2004 1.41% 3.04%
2003 1.34% 3.21%
2002 1.34% 3.18%
2001 1.38% 3.11%
2000 1.41% 3.19%
1999 1.4% 3.29%
1998 1.61% 3.02%
1997 1.88% 2.94%
1996 1.98% 2.74%
1995 2.09% 2.77%
1994 2.24% 3.41%
1993 2.44% 3.51%
1992 2.47% 3.47%
1991 2.41% 3.34%
1990 2.51% 3.29%
1989 2.68% 3.28%
1988 2.84% 3.24%
1987 3.07% 3.15%
1986 3.35% 2.95%
1985 3.46% 2.85%
1984 3.47% 2.71%
1983 3.45% 2.51%
1982 3.39% 2.34%
1981 3.3% 2.11%
1980 3.16% 2.1%
1979 3.03% 2.44%
1978 2.89% 2.69%
1977 3.7% 2.68%
1976 4.66% 2.66%
1975 3.6% 2.63%
1974 2.45% 2.52%
1973 2.38% 2.37%
1972 2.33% 2.52%
1971 2.29% 2.87%
1970 2.28% 3.06%
1969 2.3% 3.15%
1968 2.3% 3.19%
1967 2.27% 3.14%
1966 1.81% 3.09%
1965 1.53% 3.06%
1964 1.65% 3.03%
1963 1.54% 2.98%
1962 1.48% 2.93%
1961 1.79% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Algeria Uganda
Current population
48345858
53495325
Population rank 34/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.64%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
23.1 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
18.3 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 21/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -119,059
Net migration rank 161/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -119,059
2024 665,653 -31,240 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 691,724 -25,963 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 722,591 -14,684 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 735,514 -10,803 1,423,377 43,464
2020 724,140 -10,798 1,397,288 43,464
2019 809,522 -27,786 1,367,044 107,210
2018 824,428 -27,146 1,332,600 60,724
2017 848,585 -14,403 1,290,658 92,879
2016 849,368 -6,438 1,249,565 123,379
2015 847,054 -27,638 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 839,654 -30,064 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 802,203 -30,052 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 790,645 -26,763 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 741,832 -20,108 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 719,350 -10,788 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 691,496 -4,458 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 662,044 -2,101 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 620,196 -25,046 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 580,812 -44,138 999,958 -156,232
2005 543,158 -51,345 969,096 -151,386
2004 508,773 -38,648 938,623 -138,770
2003 474,272 -39,421 901,374 -96,429
2002 451,369 -36,255 868,756 -35,149
2001 450,637 -26,539 836,751 -95,956
2000 447,025 -16,454 803,069 -52,824
1999 434,198 -5,657 775,166 -39,695
1998 425,928 -13,991 741,175 6,277
1997 450,138 87,582 727,523 -155,461
1996 483,632 71,139 699,707 -22,795
1995 533,104 37,817 697,218 -242,378
1994 594,445 430 675,092 -16,198
1993 611,306 14,289 650,032 18,349
1992 627,289 44,102 627,139 24,723
1991 616,850 -6,945 602,740 3,643
1990 612,369 1,962 587,291 -21,688
1989 628,542 -234 565,367 -12,576
1988 637,215 24,376 547,759 -20,113
1987 645,309 24,933 527,397 -22,415
1986 661,644 64,381 487,693 -19,485
1985 672,185 75,729 462,534 -42,942
1984 656,475 68,774 421,241 -8,818
1983 641,167 61,292 404,940 -45,776
1982 620,415 48,660 390,820 -53,497
1981 595,150 39,043 380,028 -83,010
1980 559,983 32,879 370,287 -105,900
1979 523,875 24,311 381,626 -98,863
1978 491,876 19,317 371,930 -34,606
1977 465,405 5,360 365,216 -37,671
1976 440,192 302,662 359,458 -42,259
1975 417,803 300,482 354,278 -47,359
1974 399,509 -27,605 345,773 -51,910
1973 382,736 -29,938 340,780 -73,439
1972 368,179 -32,832 335,935 -86,409
1971 356,069 -35,141 328,294 -42,642
1970 346,564 -37,058 333,202 -25,646
1969 334,541 -28,535 320,486 -14,548
1968 324,560 -23,870 309,725 -3,214
1967 316,289 -23,983 296,692 -3,773
1966 309,628 -29,832 282,225 -3,021
1965 311,190 -142,810 271,830 -3,716
1964 312,729 -108,798 260,733 -3,169
1963 315,645 -124,175 250,885 -3,058
1962 283,903 -112,676 241,513 -6,470
1961 296,467 -123,928 232,894 -7,893
1960 290,582 -55,212 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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