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Population in Algeria compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 7.13 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.73% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Algeria vs United States: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria United States
2100 64,987,758 415,429,771
2099 65,099,593 414,829,167
2098 65,201,636 414,231,720
2097 65,286,684 413,576,381
2096 65,363,853 412,927,393
2095 65,425,396 412,225,379
2094 65,482,152 411,498,749
2093 65,511,098 410,785,729
2092 65,539,089 410,051,921
2091 65,560,728 409,320,183
2090 65,558,683 408,613,732
2089 65,560,674 407,885,645
2088 65,543,659 407,129,733
2087 65,518,674 406,421,298
2086 65,480,237 405,715,343
2085 65,436,284 405,059,379
2084 65,389,859 404,343,130
2083 65,339,591 403,612,785
2082 65,286,947 402,871,293
2081 65,228,570 402,054,554
2080 65,156,366 401,319,194
2079 65,077,934 400,554,914
2078 64,997,944 399,737,968
2077 64,912,164 398,906,565
2076 64,829,265 398,035,750
2075 64,732,964 397,109,170
2074 64,635,550 396,226,412
2073 64,539,251 395,307,725
2072 64,437,887 394,393,561
2071 64,334,505 393,415,363
2070 64,254,716 392,469,727
2069 64,156,721 391,479,981
2068 64,054,948 390,517,695
2067 63,947,346 389,543,856
2066 63,834,128 388,597,719
2065 63,711,038 387,685,327
2064 63,574,559 386,805,026
2063 63,435,887 385,911,917
2062 63,274,087 385,032,627
2061 63,110,028 384,170,837
2060 62,923,891 383,361,269
2059 62,712,836 382,542,030
2058 62,478,336 381,704,804
2057 62,226,357 380,907,023
2056 61,939,173 380,159,777
2055 61,635,604 379,430,756
2054 61,305,903 378,682,851
2053 60,952,313 377,878,421
2052 60,585,478 377,073,303
2051 60,184,066 376,229,840
2050 59,759,780 375,373,155
2049 59,319,414 374,493,150
2048 58,863,159 373,590,762
2047 58,399,750 372,626,259
2046 57,923,788 371,644,809
2045 57,438,215 370,602,914
2044 56,949,229 369,518,897
2043 56,458,404 368,375,680
2042 55,972,536 367,158,772
2041 55,486,685 365,937,822
2040 55,008,982 364,671,837
2039 54,525,726 363,367,337
2038 54,053,698 361,997,023
2037 53,581,185 360,606,236
2036 53,114,315 359,193,245
2035 52,635,824 357,750,686
2034 52,170,347 356,266,726
2033 51,701,970 354,775,032
2032 51,222,432 353,259,037
2031 50,743,202 351,721,511
2030 50,249,453 350,155,042
2029 49,738,822 348,564,667
2028 49,202,648 346,906,294
2027 48,647,196 345,257,605
2026 48,064,789 343,565,426
2025 47,453,061 341,784,857
2024 46,814,308 340,110,988
2023 46,164,219 334,914,895
2022 45,477,389 333,271,411
2021 44,761,099 331,893,745
2020 44,042,091 331,526,933
2019 43,294,546 328,329,953
2018 42,505,035 326,838,199
2017 41,689,299 325,122,128
2016 40,850,721 323,071,755
2015 40,019,529 320,738,994
2014 39,205,031 318,386,329
2013 38,414,171 316,059,947
2012 37,646,166 313,877,662
2011 36,903,376 311,583,481
2010 36,188,236 309,327,143
2009 35,490,445 306,771,529
2008 34,816,961 304,093,966
2007 34,189,416 301,231,207
2006 33,623,506 298,379,912
2005 33,109,249 295,516,599
2004 32,628,286 292,805,298
2003 32,175,818 290,107,933
2002 31,750,835 287,625,193
2001 31,331,221 284,968,955
2000 30,903,893 282,162,411
1999 30,474,354 279,294,713
1998 30,054,133 276,115,288
1997 29,579,301 272,911,760
1996 29,033,044 269,667,391
1995 28,470,191 266,557,091
1994 27,887,279 263,435,673
1993 27,277,048 260,255,352
1992 26,628,568 256,894,189
1991 25,987,928 253,492,503
1990 25,375,810 250,131,894
1989 24,754,485 246,819,222
1988 24,109,536 244,499,004
1987 23,443,624 242,288,936
1986 22,745,499 240,132,831
1985 22,008,544 237,923,734
1984 21,271,969 235,824,908
1983 20,558,115 233,792,014
1982 19,872,348 231,664,432
1981 19,220,704 229,465,744
1980 18,607,174 226,542,250
1979 18,036,655 225,055,487
1978 17,506,974 222,584,545
1977 17,015,994 220,239,425
1976 16,409,170 218,035,164
1975 15,678,596 215,973,199
1974 15,133,502 213,853,928
1973 14,771,147 211,908,788
1972 14,427,072 209,896,021
1971 14,098,936 207,660,677
1970 13,783,719 205,052,174
1969 13,475,960 202,676,946
1968 13,172,614 200,706,052
1967 12,876,118 198,712,056
1966 12,590,069 196,560,338
1965 12,365,976 194,302,963
1964 12,179,813 191,888,791
1963 11,982,118 189,241,798
1962 11,800,771 186,537,737
1961 11,628,883 183,691,481
1960 11,424,922 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria United States
2100 -0.17% 0.14%
2099 -0.16% 0.14%
2098 -0.13% 0.16%
2097 -0.12% 0.16%
2096 -0.09% 0.17%
2095 -0.09% 0.18%
2094 -0.04% 0.17%
2093 -0.04% 0.18%
2092 -0.03% 0.18%
2091 0.003% 0.17%
2090 -0.003% 0.18%
2089 0.03% 0.19%
2088 0.04% 0.17%
2087 0.06% 0.17%
2086 0.07% 0.16%
2085 0.07% 0.18%
2084 0.08% 0.18%
2083 0.08% 0.18%
2082 0.09% 0.2%
2081 0.11% 0.18%
2080 0.12% 0.19%
2079 0.12% 0.2%
2078 0.13% 0.21%
2077 0.13% 0.22%
2076 0.15% 0.23%
2075 0.15% 0.22%
2074 0.15% 0.23%
2073 0.16% 0.23%
2072 0.16% 0.25%
2071 0.12% 0.24%
2070 0.15% 0.25%
2069 0.16% 0.25%
2068 0.17% 0.25%
2067 0.18% 0.24%
2066 0.19% 0.24%
2065 0.21% 0.23%
2064 0.22% 0.23%
2063 0.26% 0.23%
2062 0.26% 0.22%
2061 0.3% 0.21%
2060 0.34% 0.21%
2059 0.38% 0.22%
2058 0.4% 0.21%
2057 0.46% 0.2%
2056 0.49% 0.19%
2055 0.54% 0.2%
2054 0.58% 0.21%
2053 0.61% 0.21%
2052 0.67% 0.22%
2051 0.71% 0.23%
2050 0.74% 0.23%
2049 0.78% 0.24%
2048 0.79% 0.26%
2047 0.82% 0.26%
2046 0.85% 0.28%
2045 0.86% 0.29%
2044 0.87% 0.31%
2043 0.87% 0.33%
2042 0.88% 0.33%
2041 0.87% 0.35%
2040 0.89% 0.36%
2039 0.87% 0.38%
2038 0.88% 0.39%
2037 0.88% 0.39%
2036 0.91% 0.4%
2035 0.89% 0.42%
2034 0.91% 0.42%
2033 0.94% 0.43%
2032 0.94% 0.44%
2031 0.98% 0.45%
2030 1.03% 0.46%
2029 1.09% 0.48%
2028 1.14% 0.48%
2027 1.21% 0.49%
2026 1.29% 0.52%
2025 1.36% 0.49%
2024 1.41% 1.55%
2023 1.51% 0.49%
2022 1.6% 0.42%
2021 1.63% 0.11%
2020 1.73% 0.97%
2019 1.86% 0.46%
2018 1.96% 0.53%
2017 2.05% 0.63%
2016 2.08% 0.73%
2015 2.08% 0.74%
2014 2.06% 0.74%
2013 2.04% 0.7%
2012 2.01% 0.74%
2011 1.98% 0.73%
2010 1.97% 0.83%
2009 1.93% 0.88%
2008 1.84% 0.95%
2007 1.68% 0.96%
2006 1.55% 0.97%
2005 1.47% 0.93%
2004 1.41% 0.93%
2003 1.34% 0.86%
2002 1.34% 0.93%
2001 1.38% 0.99%
2000 1.41% 1.03%
1999 1.4% 1.15%
1998 1.61% 1.17%
1997 1.88% 1.2%
1996 1.98% 1.17%
1995 2.09% 1.18%
1994 2.24% 1.22%
1993 2.44% 1.31%
1992 2.47% 1.34%
1991 2.41% 1.34%
1990 2.51% 1.34%
1989 2.68% 0.95%
1988 2.84% 0.91%
1987 3.07% 0.9%
1986 3.35% 0.93%
1985 3.46% 0.89%
1984 3.47% 0.87%
1983 3.45% 0.92%
1982 3.39% 0.96%
1981 3.3% 1.29%
1980 3.16% 0.66%
1979 3.03% 1.11%
1978 2.89% 1.06%
1977 3.7% 1.01%
1976 4.66% 0.95%
1975 3.6% 0.99%
1974 2.45% 0.92%
1973 2.38% 0.96%
1972 2.33% 1.08%
1971 2.29% 1.27%
1970 2.28% 1.17%
1969 2.3% 0.98%
1968 2.3% 1%
1967 2.27% 1.09%
1966 1.81% 1.16%
1965 1.53% 1.26%
1964 1.65% 1.4%
1963 1.54% 1.45%
1962 1.48% 1.55%
1961 1.79% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Algeria United States
Current population
48222325
344023146
Population rank 34/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 4.15%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
18.9 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 134/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -27,531 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 161/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 1,230,663
2024 - -31,240 - 1,286,132
2023 691,724 -25,963 502,372 1,322,668
2022 722,591 -14,684 399,926 1,319,009
2021 735,514 -10,803 199,137 674,787
2020 724,140 -10,798 208,862 329,769
2019 809,522 -27,786 887,476 1,774,500
2018 824,428 -27,146 955,022 1,764,961
2017 848,585 -14,403 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 849,368 -6,438 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 847,054 -27,638 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 839,654 -30,064 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 802,203 -30,052 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 790,645 -26,763 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 741,832 -20,108 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 719,350 -10,788 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 691,496 -4,458 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 662,044 -2,101 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 620,196 -25,046 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 580,812 -44,138 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 543,158 -51,345 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 508,773 -38,648 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 474,272 -39,421 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 451,369 -36,255 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 450,637 -26,539 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 447,025 -16,454 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 434,198 -5,657 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 425,928 -13,991 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 450,138 87,582 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 483,632 71,139 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 533,104 37,817 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 594,445 430 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 611,306 14,289 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 627,289 44,102 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 616,850 -6,945 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 612,369 1,962 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 628,542 -234 1,875,826 400,998
1988 637,215 24,376 1,735,943 460,778
1987 645,309 24,933 1,720,252 480,815
1986 661,644 64,381 1,656,917 493,082
1985 672,185 75,729 1,689,258 598,777
1984 656,475 68,774 1,627,192 622,793
1983 641,167 61,292 1,636,544 662,840
1982 620,415 48,660 1,714,317 600,149
1981 595,150 39,043 1,652,153 583,070
1980 559,983 32,879 1,608,450 595,916
1979 523,875 24,311 1,597,894 503,559
1978 491,876 19,317 1,402,283 556,521
1977 465,405 5,360 1,431,556 577,060
1976 440,192 302,662 1,264,604 635,590
1975 417,803 300,482 1,252,644 655,078
1974 399,509 -27,605 1,218,968 706,978
1973 382,736 -29,938 1,165,499 783,163
1972 368,179 -32,832 1,301,355 833,543
1971 356,069 -35,141 1,640,519 833,549
1970 346,564 -37,058 1,824,965 744,902
1969 334,541 -28,535 1,702,487 523,740
1968 324,560 -23,870 1,565,507 594,514
1967 316,289 -23,983 1,669,181 585,410
1966 309,628 -29,832 1,749,387 637,692
1965 311,190 -142,810 1,943,030 644,902
1964 312,729 -108,798 2,245,099 618,635
1963 315,645 -124,175 2,289,826 639,495
1962 283,903 -112,676 2,406,337 625,617
1961 296,467 -123,928 2,571,681 580,333
1960 290,582 -55,212 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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)
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  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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