Algeria Population
Algeria had an estimated population of 47,435,312 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 33rd most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.58% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.32% a year.
Algeria at a glance
How Algeria's population is changing
Algeria's population is growing: +1.32% a year, which works out to about +625,105 people per year, or +1,711 a day. Births (18.8 per 1,000) and deaths (4.6 per 1,000) alone would give +1.42% a year; net migration removes about 27,531 people a year (−0.06%). Roughly one in every 173 people on Earth lives in Algeria.
Population of Algeria since 1960
In 1960, Algeria had 11,424,922 people. By 2025 that was 47,435,312 — 4.2× larger. The fastest growth came between 1974 and 1984, when the population rose by 41%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11,424,922 | — |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | +35.0% |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | +36.4% |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | +21.7% |
| 2025 | 47,435,312 | +7.7% |
Algeria from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Algeria at about 2,500,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 47,435,310 in 2025 (19× 1800) and projects 64,487,526 for 2100 in its medium scenario. That is still 36% growth over the rest of this century.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 2,500,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 2,852,648 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 4,721,802 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 9,018,423 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 30,903,894 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 47,435,310 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 59,565,550 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 64,342,157 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 64,487,526 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Algeria
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 47,435,312. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algiers | 3,246,400 | UN urban centre | 6.84% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Oran | 1,192,410 | UN urban centre | 2.51% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Blida | 663,070 | UN urban centre | 1.40% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 4 | Djelfa | 542,414 | UN urban centre | 1.14% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 5 | Constantine | 519,932 | UN urban centre | 1.10% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | Annaba | 474,367 | UN urban centre | 1.00% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 7 | Batna | 366,415 | UN urban centre | 0.77% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 8 | Sétif | 349,825 | UN urban centre | 0.74% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 9 | Tlemcen | 301,980 | UN urban centre | 0.64% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 10 | Biskra | 300,313 | UN urban centre | 0.63% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
How Algeria compares
Algeria has almost the same population as Iraq (47,020,774).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Algeria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #31 |  Uganda | 51,384,894 | +8% | compare → |
| #32 |  Spain | 49,355,143 | +4% | compare → |
| #34 |  Iraq | 47,020,774 | −1% | compare → |
| #35 |  Argentina | 45,851,378 | −3% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (6)
Morocco 38,430,770 · 1.2× smaller · compare
Niger 27,917,831 · 1.7× smaller · compare
Mali 25,198,821 · 1.9× smaller · compare
Tunisia 12,348,573 · 3.8× smaller · compare
Libya 7,458,555 · 6.4× smaller · compare
Mauritania 5,315,065 · 8.9× smaller · compare
Algeria's 6 neighbours together hold 116,669,615 people — 2.5× Algeria's population. The most populous is Morocco (38,430,770).
In its region
Algeria is the 4th most populous of the 23 economies in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, holding 5.7% of the region's 828,025,185 people.
Rankings
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Cities
Algiers, Oran, Blida, Djelfa, Constantine, Annaba, Batna, Sétif — all Algeria's cities on the map.
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