🇩🇿 Algeria Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Algeria is 48,028,334, ranking #32 in the world (0.58% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.20% per year. The biggest city is Algiers with 2,364,230 inhabitants.

Live estimate

48,040,670

Growth rate

1.20%

Density

people / km² (52 / mi²)

Median age

28.8

Fertility rate

2.62

births per woman

Life expectancy

76.9

years

Algeria population 1950–2100

Population of Algeria, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Algeria is projected to reach 59,565,554, and 64,487,527 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2090 at 65,115,474, then decline.

Algeria population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	48,028,334	1.20%	20.2	28.8
2025	47,435,312	1.28%	19.9	28.6
2024	46,814,308	1.35%	19.7	28.4
2023	46,164,219	1.44%	19.4	28.2
2022	45,477,389	1.56%	19.1	28.0
2021	44,761,099	1.62%	18.8	27.8
2020	44,042,091	1.62%	18.5	27.6
2019	43,294,546	1.81%	18.2	27.4
2018	42,505,035	1.88%	17.8	27.2
2017	41,689,299	2.00%	17.5	27.0
2016	40,850,721	2.06%	17.2	26.8
2015	40,019,529	2.05%	16.8	26.6
2014	39,205,030	2.06%	16.5	26.3
2013	38,414,171	2.01%	16.1	26.1
2012	37,646,166	2.03%	15.8	25.8
2011	36,903,376	1.96%	15.5	25.5
2010	36,188,236	1.96%	15.2	25.1
2009	35,490,445	1.94%	14.9	24.8
2008	34,816,961	1.90%	14.6	24.4
2007	34,189,416	1.74%	14.4	24.0
2006	33,623,506	1.60%	14.1	23.6
2005	33,109,249	1.49%	13.9	23.2
2004	32,628,286	1.44%	13.7	22.7
2003	32,175,818	1.35%	13.5	22.2
2002	31,750,835	1.31%	13.3	21.7
2001	31,331,221	1.35%	13.2	21.3
2000	30,903,893	1.39%	13.0	20.8
1999	30,474,354	1.41%	12.8	20.3
1998	30,054,133	1.37%	12.6	19.8
1997	29,579,301	1.82%	12.4	19.4
1996	29,033,044	1.91%	12.2	19.1
1995	28,470,191	2.00%	12.0	18.8
1994	27,887,279	2.13%	11.7	18.5
1993	27,277,048	2.29%	11.5	18.2
1992	26,628,568	2.52%	11.2	18.0
1991	25,987,928	2.35%	10.9	17.8
1990	25,375,810	2.42%	10.7	17.5
1989	24,754,485	2.54%	10.4	17.2
1988	24,109,536	2.74%	10.1	17.0
1987	23,443,624	2.86%	9.8	16.7
1986	22,745,499	3.19%	9.6	16.5
1985	22,008,544	3.40%	9.2	16.3
1984	21,271,969	3.41%	8.9	16.1
1983	20,558,115	3.42%	8.6	15.9
1982	19,872,348	3.37%	8.3	15.8
1981	19,220,704	3.30%	8.1	15.6
1980	18,607,174	3.19%	7.8	15.5
1979	18,036,655	3.04%	7.6	15.4
1978	17,506,974	2.92%	7.4	15.3
1977	17,015,994	2.77%	7.1	15.2
1976	16,409,170	4.53%	6.9	15.2
1975	15,678,596	4.58%	6.6	15.4
1974	15,133,502	2.46%	6.4	15.4
1973	14,771,147	2.39%	6.2	15.4
1972	14,427,072	2.33%	6.1	15.4
1971	14,098,936	2.28%	5.9	15.3
1970	13,783,720	2.25%	5.8	15.3
1969	13,475,960	2.27%	5.7	15.3
1968	13,172,614	2.28%	5.5	15.3
1967	12,876,118	2.27%	5.4	15.3
1966	12,590,069	2.22%	5.3	15.4
1965	12,365,976	1.36%	5.2	15.5
1964	12,179,813	1.67%	5.1	15.6
1963	11,982,118	1.60%	5.0	15.8
1962	11,800,770	1.45%	5.0	15.9
1961	11,628,884	1.48%	4.9	16.1
1960	11,424,922	2.06%	4.8	16.3
1959	11,189,622	2.10%	4.7	16.6
1958	10,953,640	2.16%	4.6	16.9
1957	10,717,500	2.20%	4.5	17.2
1956	10,482,182	2.24%	4.4	17.4
1955	10,247,424	2.29%	4.3	17.6
1954	10,014,381	2.31%	4.2	17.9
1953	9,772,645	2.58%	4.1	18.0
1952	9,521,207	2.64%	4.0	18.1
1951	9,269,864	2.71%	3.9	18.2
1950	9,018,426	2.79%	3.8	18.4

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	48,593,408	1.14%	20.4	29.0
2028	49,135,522	1.08%	20.6	29.2
2029	49,655,378	1.02%	20.8	29.3
2030	50,154,166	0.98%	21.1	29.5
2031	50,637,359	0.94%	21.3	29.6
2032	51,113,494	0.93%	21.5	29.7
2033	51,584,240	0.90%	21.7	29.9
2034	52,048,004	0.89%	21.9	30.0
2035	52,516,790	0.91%	22.0	30.2
2036	52,986,267	0.88%	22.2	30.4
2037	53,452,776	0.88%	22.4	30.6
2038	53,921,846	0.87%	22.6	30.8
2039	54,396,252	0.88%	22.8	31.1
2040	54,873,476	0.86%	23.0	31.4
2041	55,351,988	0.87%	23.2	31.6
2042	55,834,555	0.86%	23.4	31.9
2043	56,319,592	0.87%	23.6	32.2
2044	56,806,179	0.85%	23.9	32.5
2045	57,290,156	0.84%	24.1	32.8
2046	57,767,666	0.82%	24.3	33.1
2047	58,234,170	0.79%	24.5	33.5
2048	58,690,885	0.77%	24.6	33.8
2049	59,136,158	0.74%	24.8	34.2
2050	59,565,554	0.71%	25.0	34.5
2051	59,975,606	0.67%	25.2	34.9
2052	60,357,127	0.60%	25.3	35.3
2053	60,714,899	0.58%	25.5	35.7
2054	61,054,230	0.54%	25.6	36.0
2055	61,368,719	0.49%	25.8	36.4
2056	61,662,094	0.46%	25.9	36.8
2057	61,929,848	0.40%	26.0	37.2
2058	62,171,440	0.38%	26.1	37.5
2059	62,392,707	0.34%	26.2	37.9
2060	62,589,958	0.29%	26.3	38.3
2061	62,763,870	0.26%	26.4	38.6
2062	62,925,695	0.26%	26.4	38.9
2063	63,074,913	0.22%	26.5	39.2
2064	63,211,556	0.21%	26.5	39.5
2065	63,340,461	0.19%	26.6	39.8
2066	63,457,814	0.18%	26.6	40.0
2067	63,567,476	0.17%	26.7	40.3
2068	63,671,455	0.16%	26.7	40.5
2069	63,770,662	0.15%	26.8	40.6
2070	63,858,952	0.12%	26.8	40.8
2071	63,949,916	0.16%	26.9	41.0
2072	64,051,596	0.16%	26.9	41.1
2073	64,149,758	0.15%	26.9	41.2
2074	64,245,958	0.15%	27.0	41.3
2075	64,342,159	0.15%	27.0	41.4
2076	64,431,152	0.13%	27.1	41.5
2077	64,514,920	0.13%	27.1	41.6
2078	64,597,243	0.12%	27.1	41.7
2079	64,675,918	0.12%	27.2	41.8
2080	64,750,726	0.11%	27.2	42.0
2081	64,815,574	0.09%	27.2	42.1
2082	64,870,707	0.08%	27.2	42.3
2083	64,921,815	0.08%	27.3	42.5
2084	64,969,834	0.07%	27.3	42.7
2085	65,014,717	0.07%	27.3	42.9
2086	65,055,632	0.06%	27.3	43.2
2087	65,087,129	0.04%	27.3	43.4
2088	65,107,986	0.03%	27.3	43.7
2089	65,115,448	-0.00%	27.3	43.9
2090	65,115,474	0.00%	27.3	44.2
2091	65,105,744	-0.03%	27.3	44.5
2092	65,081,097	-0.04%	27.3	44.8
2093	65,052,821	-0.04%	27.3	45.0
2094	65,010,260	-0.09%	27.3	45.3
2095	64,951,512	-0.09%	27.3	45.6
2096	64,882,626	-0.12%	27.2	45.8
2097	64,802,067	-0.13%	27.2	46.1
2098	64,709,156	-0.16%	27.2	46.3
2099	64,602,941	-0.17%	27.1	46.6
2100	64,487,527	-0.19%	27.1	46.8

States & provinces of Algeria by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Alger	2,988,145	6.2%
2	Sétif	1,489,979	3.1%
3	Oran	1,454,078	3.0%
4	Djelfa	1,164,000	2.4%
5	Tizi Ouzou	1,127,608	2.3%
6	Batna	1,119,791	2.3%
7	Blida	1,002,937	2.1%
8	Chlef	1,002,088	2.1%
9	M'Sila	990,591	2.1%
10	Tlemcen	949,135	2.0%
11	Constantine	938,475	2.0%
12	Béjaïa	912,577	1.9%
13	Skikda	898,680	1.9%
14	Tiaret	846,823	1.8%
15	Médéa	819,932	1.7%
16	Boumerdès	802,083	1.7%
17	Mascara	784,073	1.6%
18	Mila	766,886	1.6%
19	Aïn Defla	766,013	1.6%
20	Mostaganem	737,118	1.5%
21	Relizane	726,180	1.5%
22	Biskra	721,356	1.5%
23	Bouira	695,583	1.4%
24	Tébessa	648,703	1.4%
25	El Oued	647,548	1.3%
26	Jijel	636,948	1.3%
27	Bordj Bou Arréridj	628,475	1.3%
28	Oum el Bouaghi	621,612	1.3%
29	Annaba	609,499	1.3%
30	Sidi Bel Abbès	604,744	1.3%
31	Tipaza	591,010	1.2%
32	Ouargla	558,558	1.2%
33	Guelma	482,430	1.0%
34	Laghouat	455,602	0.9%
35	Souk Ahras	438,127	0.9%
36	El Tarf	408,414	0.9%
37	Adrar	399,714	0.8%
38	Khenchela	386,683	0.8%
39	Aïn Témouchent	371,239	0.8%
40	Ghardaïa	363,598	0.8%
41	Saïda	330,641	0.7%
42	Tissemsilt	294,476	0.6%
43	Béchar	270,061	0.6%
44	El Bayadh	228,624	0.5%
45	Naâma	192,891	0.4%
46	Tamanghasset	176,637	0.4%
47	Illizi	52,333	0.1%
48	Tindouf	49,149	0.1%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Algeria

#	City	Region	Population
1	Algiers capital	Algiers	2,364,230
2	Oran	Oran	803,329
3	Constantine	Constantine	448,028
4	Annaba	Annaba	342,703
5	Blida	Blida	331,779
6	Batna	Batna	289,504
7	Bab Ezzouar	Algiers	275,630
8	Djelfa	Djelfa	265,833
9	Sétif	Sétif	252,127
10	Sidi Bel Abbes	Sidi Bel Abbès	210,146
11	Biskra	Biskra	204,661
12	Tébessa	Tébessa	194,461
13	El Oued	El Oued	186,525
14	Skikda	Skikda	182,903
15	Tiaret	Tiaret	178,915

FAQ

What is the population of Algeria in 2026?

The population of Algeria is 48,028,334 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Algeria?

Algiers is the biggest city in Algeria with 2,364,230 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Algeria growing or shrinking?

The population of Algeria is growing at 1.20% per year, and is projected to peak in 2090 at 65,115,474.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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