Population growth in Algeria
Algeria: Population growth was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Algeria, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.3% for population growth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Algeria peaked at 4.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2025.
Algeria ranks 78th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More climate change data for Algeria
- Population, total 47.44 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 35.96 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.8% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 6.3% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 10.29 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 91.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 4.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 4.4% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Algeria?
- Population growth in Algeria was 1.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1976.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2025.
- How does Algeria rank for population growth?
- Algeria ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.