Population growth in Algeria

The population of Algeria changed by 1.32% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population growth Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Algeria, 2025 1.32% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −0.08percentage points 2024: 1.40%
World, 2025 0.91% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 78th of 217 See the full ranking

Population growth in Algeria over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population growth (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period AlgeriaWorld
2025 1.32% 0.91%
2024 1.40% 0.96%
2023 1.50% 0.93%
2022 1.59% 0.87%
2021 1.62% 0.83%
2020 1.71% 0.98%
2019 1.84% 1.05%
2018 1.94% 1.08%
2017 2.03% 1.13%
2016 2.06% 1.16%
2015 2.06% 1.18%
2014 2.04% 1.21%
2013 2.02% 1.23%
2012 1.99% 1.26%
2011 1.96% 1.22%
2010 1.95% 1.22%
2009 1.92% 1.25%
2008 1.82% 1.27%
2007 1.67% 1.26%
2006 1.54% 1.27%
2005 1.46% 1.27%
2004 1.40% 1.29%
2003 1.33% 1.29%
2002 1.33% 1.31%
2001 1.37% 1.34%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.08 percentage points from 1.40% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2.06%, the figure has changed by −0.74 percentage points.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Algeria has the 78th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.POP.GROW · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Algeria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects