Population estimates and projections in Algeria

Algeria had an estimated population of 46,164,219 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Algeria, 2023 (latest estimate) 46,164,219 People
Change from 2022 +1.5% 2022: 45,477,389 people
Projection for 2030 50,154,166 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 59,565,554 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 64,487,527 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 33rd of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Algeria over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Algeria
2100 64,487,527 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 64,951,512 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 65,115,474 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 65,014,717 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 64,750,726 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 64,342,159 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 63,858,952 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 63,340,461 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 62,589,958 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 61,368,719 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 59,565,554 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 57,290,156 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 54,873,476 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 52,516,790 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 50,154,166 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 47,435,312 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 46,164,219 people
2022 45,477,389 people
2021 44,761,099 people
2020 44,042,091 people
2019 43,294,546 people
2018 42,505,035 people
2017 41,689,299 people
2016 40,850,721 people
2015 40,019,529 people
2014 39,205,030 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5% from 45,477,389 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 38,414,171 people, the figure has changed by +20.2%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Algeria has the 33rd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Algeria
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024