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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 14.3 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Algeria vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Uruguay
2100 64,987,758 2,256,741
2099 65,099,593 2,279,899
2098 65,201,636 2,303,351
2097 65,286,684 2,326,987
2096 65,363,853 2,350,799
2095 65,425,396 2,374,835
2094 65,482,152 2,398,960
2093 65,511,098 2,423,269
2092 65,539,089 2,447,646
2091 65,560,728 2,472,126
2090 65,558,683 2,496,514
2089 65,560,674 2,520,852
2088 65,543,659 2,545,052
2087 65,518,674 2,569,100
2086 65,480,237 2,592,974
2085 65,436,284 2,616,629
2084 65,389,859 2,640,001
2083 65,339,591 2,663,150
2082 65,286,947 2,686,021
2081 65,228,570 2,708,594
2080 65,156,366 2,730,883
2079 65,077,934 2,752,831
2078 64,997,944 2,774,432
2077 64,912,164 2,795,709
2076 64,829,265 2,816,677
2075 64,732,964 2,837,308
2074 64,635,550 2,857,709
2073 64,539,251 2,877,721
2072 64,437,887 2,897,543
2071 64,334,505 2,917,097
2070 64,254,716 2,936,478
2069 64,156,721 2,955,616
2068 64,054,948 2,974,445
2067 63,947,346 2,992,987
2066 63,834,128 3,011,309
2065 63,711,038 3,029,441
2064 63,574,559 3,047,343
2063 63,435,887 3,065,064
2062 63,274,087 3,082,642
2061 63,110,028 3,100,006
2060 62,923,891 3,117,149
2059 62,712,836 3,133,952
2058 62,478,336 3,150,250
2057 62,226,357 3,166,055
2056 61,939,173 3,181,373
2055 61,635,604 3,196,072
2054 61,305,903 3,210,110
2053 60,952,313 3,223,395
2052 60,585,478 3,235,973
2051 60,184,066 3,247,888
2050 59,759,780 3,259,108
2049 59,319,414 3,269,675
2048 58,863,159 3,279,610
2047 58,399,750 3,288,969
2046 57,923,788 3,297,696
2045 57,438,215 3,305,917
2044 56,949,229 3,313,556
2043 56,458,404 3,320,565
2042 55,972,536 3,326,955
2041 55,486,685 3,332,884
2040 55,008,982 3,338,277
2039 54,525,726 3,343,295
2038 54,053,698 3,347,790
2037 53,581,185 3,351,911
2036 53,114,315 3,355,671
2035 52,635,824 3,359,126
2034 52,170,347 3,362,276
2033 51,701,970 3,365,250
2032 51,222,432 3,368,057
2031 50,743,202 3,370,727
2030 50,249,453 3,373,273
2029 49,738,822 3,375,805
2028 49,202,648 3,378,198
2027 48,647,196 3,380,504
2026 48,064,789 3,382,789
2025 47,453,061 3,384,805
2024 46,814,308 3,386,588
2023 46,164,219 3,388,081
2022 45,477,389 3,390,913
2021 44,761,099 3,396,695
2020 44,042,091 3,398,968
2019 43,294,546 3,397,206
2018 42,505,035 3,394,534
2017 41,689,299 3,388,438
2016 40,850,721 3,379,283
2015 40,019,529 3,368,017
2014 39,205,031 3,356,334
2013 38,414,171 3,345,337
2012 37,646,166 3,335,401
2011 36,903,376 3,326,825
2010 36,188,236 3,318,580
2009 35,490,445 3,310,091
2008 34,816,961 3,302,177
2007 34,189,416 3,295,153
2006 33,623,506 3,289,506
2005 33,109,249 3,285,771
2004 32,628,286 3,283,148
2003 32,175,818 3,281,186
2002 31,750,835 3,278,867
2001 31,331,221 3,274,251
2000 30,903,893 3,266,206
1999 30,474,354 3,254,015
1998 30,054,133 3,239,280
1997 29,579,301 3,223,345
1996 29,033,044 3,206,324
1995 28,470,191 3,189,440
1994 27,887,279 3,172,834
1993 27,277,048 3,156,345
1992 26,628,568 3,139,702
1991 25,987,928 3,122,354
1990 25,375,810 3,104,403
1989 24,754,485 3,086,255
1988 24,109,536 3,067,961
1987 23,443,624 3,049,896
1986 22,745,499 3,032,845
1985 22,008,544 3,017,037
1984 21,271,969 3,002,488
1983 20,558,115 2,988,778
1982 19,872,348 2,975,492
1981 19,220,704 2,963,246
1980 18,607,174 2,951,953
1979 18,036,655 2,939,903
1978 17,506,974 2,925,715
1977 17,015,994 2,909,461
1976 16,409,170 2,891,392
1975 15,678,596 2,872,320
1974 15,133,502 2,853,944
1973 14,771,147 2,837,133
1972 14,427,072 2,821,644
1971 14,098,936 2,806,462
1970 13,783,719 2,790,807
1969 13,475,960 2,773,974
1968 13,172,614 2,754,606
1967 12,876,118 2,732,277
1966 12,590,069 2,707,646
1965 12,365,976 2,681,169
1964 12,179,813 2,653,180
1963 11,982,118 2,623,766
1962 11,800,771 2,593,298
1961 11,628,883 2,562,044
1960 11,424,922 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Uruguay
2100 -0.17% -1.02%
2099 -0.16% -1.02%
2098 -0.13% -1.02%
2097 -0.12% -1.01%
2096 -0.09% -1.01%
2095 -0.09% -1.01%
2094 -0.04% -1%
2093 -0.04% -1%
2092 -0.03% -0.99%
2091 0.003% -0.98%
2090 -0.003% -0.97%
2089 0.03% -0.95%
2088 0.04% -0.94%
2087 0.06% -0.92%
2086 0.07% -0.9%
2085 0.07% -0.89%
2084 0.08% -0.87%
2083 0.08% -0.85%
2082 0.09% -0.83%
2081 0.11% -0.82%
2080 0.12% -0.8%
2079 0.12% -0.78%
2078 0.13% -0.76%
2077 0.13% -0.74%
2076 0.15% -0.73%
2075 0.15% -0.71%
2074 0.15% -0.7%
2073 0.16% -0.68%
2072 0.16% -0.67%
2071 0.12% -0.66%
2070 0.15% -0.65%
2069 0.16% -0.63%
2068 0.17% -0.62%
2067 0.18% -0.61%
2066 0.19% -0.6%
2065 0.21% -0.59%
2064 0.22% -0.58%
2063 0.26% -0.57%
2062 0.26% -0.56%
2061 0.3% -0.55%
2060 0.34% -0.54%
2059 0.38% -0.52%
2058 0.4% -0.5%
2057 0.46% -0.48%
2056 0.49% -0.46%
2055 0.54% -0.44%
2054 0.58% -0.41%
2053 0.61% -0.39%
2052 0.67% -0.37%
2051 0.71% -0.34%
2050 0.74% -0.32%
2049 0.78% -0.3%
2048 0.79% -0.28%
2047 0.82% -0.26%
2046 0.85% -0.25%
2045 0.86% -0.23%
2044 0.87% -0.21%
2043 0.87% -0.19%
2042 0.88% -0.18%
2041 0.87% -0.16%
2040 0.89% -0.15%
2039 0.87% -0.13%
2038 0.88% -0.12%
2037 0.88% -0.11%
2036 0.91% -0.1%
2035 0.89% -0.09%
2034 0.91% -0.09%
2033 0.94% -0.08%
2032 0.94% -0.08%
2031 0.98% -0.08%
2030 1.03% -0.08%
2029 1.09% -0.07%
2028 1.14% -0.07%
2027 1.21% -0.07%
2026 1.29% -0.06%
2025 1.36% -0.05%
2024 1.41% -0.04%
2023 1.51% -0.08%
2022 1.6% -0.17%
2021 1.63% -0.07%
2020 1.73% 0.05%
2019 1.86% 0.08%
2018 1.96% 0.18%
2017 2.05% 0.27%
2016 2.08% 0.33%
2015 2.08% 0.35%
2014 2.06% 0.33%
2013 2.04% 0.3%
2012 2.01% 0.26%
2011 1.98% 0.25%
2010 1.97% 0.26%
2009 1.93% 0.24%
2008 1.84% 0.21%
2007 1.68% 0.17%
2006 1.55% 0.11%
2005 1.47% 0.08%
2004 1.41% 0.06%
2003 1.34% 0.07%
2002 1.34% 0.14%
2001 1.38% 0.25%
2000 1.41% 0.37%
1999 1.4% 0.45%
1998 1.61% 0.49%
1997 1.88% 0.53%
1996 1.98% 0.53%
1995 2.09% 0.52%
1994 2.24% 0.52%
1993 2.44% 0.53%
1992 2.47% 0.56%
1991 2.41% 0.58%
1990 2.51% 0.59%
1989 2.68% 0.6%
1988 2.84% 0.59%
1987 3.07% 0.56%
1986 3.35% 0.52%
1985 3.46% 0.48%
1984 3.47% 0.46%
1983 3.45% 0.45%
1982 3.39% 0.41%
1981 3.3% 0.38%
1980 3.16% 0.41%
1979 3.03% 0.48%
1978 2.89% 0.56%
1977 3.7% 0.62%
1976 4.66% 0.66%
1975 3.6% 0.64%
1974 2.45% 0.59%
1973 2.38% 0.55%
1972 2.33% 0.54%
1971 2.29% 0.56%
1970 2.28% 0.61%
1969 2.3% 0.7%
1968 2.3% 0.82%
1967 2.27% 0.91%
1966 1.81% 0.99%
1965 1.53% 1.05%
1964 1.65% 1.12%
1963 1.54% 1.17%
1962 1.48% 1.22%
1961 1.79% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Algeria Uruguay
Current population
48222325
3382789
Population rank 34/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.04%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
34.8 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.45 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -4
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 167/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -27,531 -1,338
Net migration rank 161/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -1,338
2024 - -31,240 - -1,348
2023 691,724 -25,963 298 -1,501
2022 722,591 -14,684 -2,964 -1,501
2021 735,514 -10,803 -5,621 -1,482
2020 724,140 -10,798 4,048 -1,482
2019 809,522 -27,786 3,873 -2,899
2018 824,428 -27,146 7,322 -2,963
2017 848,585 -14,403 10,907 -3,091
2016 849,368 -6,438 14,008 -3,506
2015 847,054 -27,638 16,194 -4,157
2014 839,654 -30,064 16,238 -4,919
2013 802,203 -30,052 16,318 -5,647
2012 790,645 -26,763 15,520 -6,317
2011 741,832 -20,108 14,934 -6,982
2010 719,350 -10,788 16,231 -7,696
2009 691,496 -4,458 16,947 -8,510
2008 662,044 -2,101 16,838 -9,458
2007 620,196 -25,046 17,422 -10,750
2006 580,812 -44,138 17,783 -13,161
2005 543,158 -51,345 18,926 -16,086
2004 508,773 -38,648 18,067 -15,668
2003 474,272 -39,421 18,628 -17,105
2002 451,369 -36,255 20,073 -16,957
2001 450,637 -26,539 20,729 -14,620
2000 447,025 -16,454 21,060 -11,076
1999 434,198 -5,657 21,844 -7,441
1998 425,928 -13,991 22,114 -7,048
1997 450,138 87,582 23,737 -6,938
1996 483,632 71,139 24,635 -7,397
1995 533,104 37,817 24,872 -8,339
1994 594,445 430 24,637 -7,955
1993 611,306 14,289 24,212 -7,922
1992 627,289 44,102 24,847 -7,850
1991 616,850 -6,945 25,422 -7,714
1990 612,369 1,962 25,699 -7,499
1989 628,542 -234 25,322 -7,229
1988 637,215 24,376 25,071 -6,582
1987 645,309 24,933 24,469 -6,833
1986 661,644 64,381 24,505 -8,046
1985 672,185 75,729 23,988 -8,832
1984 656,475 68,774 23,684 -9,730
1983 641,167 61,292 24,146 -10,671
1982 620,415 48,660 25,224 -12,131
1981 595,150 39,043 24,968 -13,577
1980 559,983 32,879 25,451 -14,252
1979 523,875 24,311 27,456 -14,552
1978 491,876 19,317 30,076 -14,611
1977 465,405 5,360 31,321 -14,280
1976 440,192 302,662 33,199 -14,096
1975 417,803 300,482 33,393 -14,350
1974 399,509 -27,605 32,221 -14,512
1973 382,736 -29,938 30,213 -14,312
1972 368,179 -32,832 28,896 -13,817
1971 356,069 -35,141 28,584 -13,288
1970 346,564 -37,058 28,737 -12,727
1969 334,541 -28,535 28,805 -11,149
1968 324,560 -23,870 29,103 -8,028
1967 316,289 -23,983 29,514 -5,938
1966 309,628 -29,832 30,293 -4,599
1965 311,190 -142,810 30,807 -3,542
1964 312,729 -108,798 31,340 -2,623
1963 315,645 -124,175 31,824 -1,707
1962 283,903 -112,676 31,441 -623
1961 296,467 -123,928 30,975 703
1960 290,582 -55,212 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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