How many people live in Algeria right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
48,206,512
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 32 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.58%
- Median age
- 28.8 years
- Children per woman
- 2.62
- Life expectancy
- 76.9 years
- People per km²
- 20
According to UN estimates, about 48.2 million people live in Algeria right now. It ranks 32nd out of 237 countries and territories by population, between South Korea and Iraq, and it is home to one in every 173 people on the planet.
Every day, about 2,300 people are born there and about 620 die. More people leave than arrive: net migration reduces the population by about 28,800 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 1,600 people a day (1.20% a year).
In 1950, about 9.0 million people lived there. Today there are 5.3 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2090, at about 65.1 million, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 59.6 million people (24% more than today), and by 2100 about 64.5 million.
Half of its people are younger than 29 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 2.62 children each, above the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 77 years (worldwide, 74). There are 20 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Algeria in 2026?
- Algeria has about 48.2 million people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 48,028,334.
- How many people are born each day in Algeria?
- About 2,300 a day (832,000 a year). About 620 people die each day (225,000 a year).
- Is the population of Algeria growing?
- Yes: it grows by 1.20% a year, or about 578,000 people.
- What will the population of Algeria be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 59.6 million, with a peak around 2090 at about 65.1 million.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Sudan 53,734,916
- Uganda 53,195,376
- South Korea 51,574,559
- Iraq 48,315,543
- Spain 47,835,426
- Argentina 46,051,045
More countries in Africa
- Nigeria 243,985,739
- Ethiopia 139,989,176
- Egypt 120,651,342
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 117,604,073
- Tanzania 73,203,818
- South Africa 65,670,724
- Kenya 58,985,363
- Sudan 53,734,916
- Uganda 53,195,376
- Angola 40,591,251
- Morocco 38,862,725
- Mozambique 36,962,475
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.