Algeria's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 45.6 million in 2021.
The population of Algeria grew at 1.7% in the last year and is ranked the 10th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Morocco.
Algeria last conducted a national census in 2018 and 99.6% of births in Algeria are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Algeria compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Algeria's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London