The current population of Algeria is 47,916,335 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Algeria 2026 population is estimated at 48,028,334 people at mid-year.
Algeria population is equivalent to 0.58% of the total world population.
Algeria ranks number 32 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Algeria is 20 per Km² (52 people per mi²).
The total land area is 2,381,740 Km² (919,595 sq. miles).
74.77% of the population is urban (35,910,412 people in 2026)
The median age in Algeria is 28.8 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Algeria (2026 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Algeria Global Rank
2026	48,028,334	1.25%	593,022	−28,841	28.8	2.62	20	74.8%	35,910,412	0.58%	8,300,678,395	32
2025	47,435,312	1.33%	621,004	−27,531	28.6	2.67	20	74.4%	35,291,973	0.58%	8,231,613,070	33
2024	46,814,308	1.41%	650,089	−31,240	28.4	2.72	20	74%	34,656,776	0.57%	8,161,972,572	33
2023	46,164,219	1.51%	686,830	−25,963	28.2	2.77	19	73.7%	34,005,054	0.57%	8,091,734,930	33
2022	45,477,389	1.62%	717,649	−14,684	28	2.82	19	73.3%	33,336,714	0.57%	8,021,407,192	33
2020	44,042,091	1.93%	804,512	−10,798	27.6	2.94	18	72.5%	31,950,910	0.56%	7,887,001,292	35
2015	40,019,529	2.03%	766,259	−27,638	26.6	3.09	17	70.6%	28,248,247	0.54%	7,470,491,872	34
2010	36,188,236	1.79%	615,797	−10,788	25.1	2.88	15	67.4%	24,393,696	0.52%	7,021,732,148	34
2005	33,109,249	1.39%	441,071	−51,345	23.2	2.56	14	64.2%	21,247,946	0.50%	6,586,970,132	34
2000	30,903,893	1.65%	486,740	−16,454	20.8	2.59	13	60.5%	18,684,813	0.50%	6,171,702,993	33
1995	28,470,191	2.33%	618,876	37,817	18.8	3.49	12	56.9%	16,185,664	0.49%	5,758,878,982	34
1990	25,375,810	2.89%	673,453	1,962	17.5	4.51	11	53.2%	13,496,502	0.48%	5,327,803,110	34
1985	22,008,544	3.41%	680,274	75,729	16.3	6.04	9	49.2%	10,824,400	0.45%	4,868,943,465	36
1980	18,607,174	3.48%	585,716	32,879	15.5	6.99	8	45.3%	8,419,984	0.42%	4,447,606,236	36
1975	15,678,596	2.61%	378,975	300,482	15.4	7.49	7	43%	6,738,763	0.39%	4,070,735,277	38
1970	13,783,719	2.19%	283,549	−37,058	15.3	7.7	6	41.7%	5,747,203	0.37%	3,694,683,794	37
1965	12,365,976	1.6%	188,211	−142,810	15.5	7.71	5	38.4%	4,753,122	0.37%	3,334,533,703	37
1960	11,424,922	2.2%	235,500	−55,212	16.3	7.5	5	29.7%	3,394,238	0.38%	3,015,470,894	37
1955	10,247,424	2.59%	245,800	−28,189	17.6	7.34	4	25.1%	2,570,392	0.37%	2,740,213,792	36

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Algeria Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Algeria Global Rank
2030	50,154,166	1.12%	543,771	−34,658	29.5	2.45	21	76.2%	38,231,625	0.59%	8,569,124,911	33
2035	52,516,789	0.92%	472,525	−17,406	30.2	2.29	22	77.8%	40,881,593	0.59%	8,885,210,181	34
2040	54,873,476	0.88%	471,337	−37,660	31.4	2.16	23	79.2%	43,466,952	0.60%	9,177,190,203	35
2045	57,290,156	0.87%	483,336	−28,697	32.8	2.07	24	80.4%	46,053,277	0.61%	9,439,639,668	35
2050	59,565,554	0.78%	455,080	−22,927	34.5	2	25	81.5%	48,531,498	0.62%	9,664,378,587	33

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Algeria Demographics (2026)

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Life Expectancy

76.9 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

15.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

19.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Algeria

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2025)
1	El Djazaïr (Algiers)	3,246,400
2	Oran	1,192,410
3	Blida	663,070
4	Boumerdes	550,700
5	Djelfa	542,414
6	Constantine	519,932
7	Annaba	474,367
8	Batna	366,415
9	Setif	349,825
10	Tlemcen	301,980
11	Biskra	300,313
12	Koléa	274,748
13	El Oued	265,408
14	Sidi Bel Abbes	261,103
15	Skikda	255,379
16	Tebessa	254,557
17	Tiaret	251,576
18	Bejaia	241,071
19	Ouargla	239,221
20	Mostaganem	236,150
21	Chlef	220,634
22	Souk Ahras	219,287
23	Laghouat	217,995
24	Bordj Bou Arreridjj	212,777
25	Larbaa	210,714
26	Bechar	202,059
27	El Eulma	198,828
28	M'Sila	198,779
29	Saida	191,050
30	Aflou	185,069
31	Touggourt	174,964
32	Jijel	169,412
33	Guelma	167,726
34	Ain Beida	166,467
35	Bou Saada	165,494
36	Medea	165,236
37	Khenchela	158,589
38	Ali Mendjeli	156,461
39	Zeralda	153,201
40	Relizane	150,602
41	Ghardaia	147,350
42	Mascara	146,925
43	El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh	146,066
44	Messaad	144,151
45	Ain Oussara	140,870
46	Tamanrasset	129,416
47	Barika	128,510
48	Tizi Ouzou	127,427
49	Khemis Miliana	126,695
50	Hassi Bahbah	124,523
51	Taher	120,453
52	Meftah	118,483
53	Maghnia	116,165
54	El Khroub	115,569
55	Adrar	104,497
56	Mecheria	102,034
57	Chettia	101,856
58	Ain Mlila	100,482
59	Oum El Bouaghi	98,615
60	Bir El Ater	97,899
61	Bouira	97,565
62	Khemis El Khechna	96,682
63	Sidi Aissa	92,875
64	Sougueur	92,354
65	Ain Temouchent	91,106
66	Mohammadia	89,039
67	Ouled Djellal	86,963
68	Tissemsilt	86,392
69	Ain Sefra	85,914
70	Cheria	84,612

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Notes

The Algeria Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Algeria delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Algeria (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Algeria in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Algeria Population (LIVE)