The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,034,519 people compared to 22,528,646 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 2.13 times bigger than Zambia's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48M (42.9% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.5M (85.7% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Algeria vs Zambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
48034519
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22528646
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | -31,240 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 21/197 |
Algeria and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | 3,254,086 | 1.79% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | 3,358,099 | 1.48% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | 3,465,907 | 1.54% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | 3,577,017 | 1.65% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | 3,692,086 | 1.53% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | 3,812,003 | 1.81% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | 3,936,343 | 2.27% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | 4,065,593 | 2.3% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | 4,197,116 | 2.3% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | 4,321,718 | 2.28% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | 4,442,525 | 2.29% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | 4,569,309 | 2.33% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | 4,702,693 | 2.38% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | 4,842,746 | 2.45% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | 4,990,086 | 3.6% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | 5,143,842 | 4.66% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | 5,302,480 | 3.7% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | 5,465,374 | 2.89% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | 5,631,728 | 3.03% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | 5,802,833 | 3.16% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | 5,983,289 | 3.3% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | 6,178,637 | 3.39% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | 6,381,038 | 3.45% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | 6,580,490 | 3.47% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | 6,780,953 | 3.46% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | 6,986,471 | 3.35% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | 7,191,282 | 3.07% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | 7,391,440 | 2.84% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | 7,589,216 | 2.68% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | 7,786,169 | 2.51% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | 7,981,650 | 2.41% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | 8,176,680 | 2.47% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | 8,373,921 | 2.44% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | 8,576,269 | 2.24% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | 8,785,763 | 2.09% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | 9,004,053 | 1.98% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | 9,237,063 | 1.88% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | 9,482,408 | 1.61% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | 9,740,005 | 1.4% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 10,017,631 | 1.41% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 10,325,185 | 1.38% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 10,647,949 | 1.34% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 10,983,595 | 1.34% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 11,338,198 | 1.41% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 11,718,819 | 1.47% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 12,129,553 | 1.55% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 12,565,085 | 1.68% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 13,021,324 | 1.84% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 13,490,389 | 1.93% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 13,965,594 | 1.97% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 14,437,796 | 1.98% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 14,913,629 | 2.01% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 15,398,997 | 2.04% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 15,895,315 | 2.06% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 16,399,089 | 2.08% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | 16,914,423 | 2.08% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 17,441,320 | 2.05% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | 17,973,569 | 1.96% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 18,513,839 | 1.86% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 19,059,395 | 1.73% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 19,603,607 | 1.63% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 20,152,938 | 1.6% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 20,723,965 | 1.51% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 21,314,956 | 1.41% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 21,913,869 | 1.33% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 22,521,905 | 1.25% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 23,138,716 | 1.18% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 23,761,368 | 1.12% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 24,389,681 | 1.06% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 25,024,887 | 1% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 25,666,496 | 0.96% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 26,311,946 | 0.94% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 26,960,073 | 0.92% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 27,611,621 | 0.9% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 28,266,887 | 0.9% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 28,925,103 | 0.89% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 29,583,482 | 0.88% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 30,240,549 | 0.88% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 30,895,586 | 0.88% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 31,550,394 | 0.88% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 32,204,340 | 0.87% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 32,856,596 | 0.87% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 33,510,500 | 0.87% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 34,165,920 | 0.86% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 34,821,101 | 0.85% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 35,475,795 | 0.83% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 36,129,270 | 0.81% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 36,782,260 | 0.78% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 37,434,667 | 0.76% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 38,083,369 | 0.73% | 1.73% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,183,798 (a 17.6% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is 33rd in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of Zambia will increase by 69% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
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Population differences between Algeria and Zambia
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 29.3 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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