Algeria Population Clock
Algeria has an estimated population of about 47.4 million, which makes it the 33rd most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is growing steadily, at 1.32% a year.
The capital is Algiers.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Algeria's population is changing
Algeria records about 2,446 births and 600 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 1,846 people per day, or about 674,252 a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 27,531 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 4% of its natural change.
If the current rate held indefinitely, Algeria would take roughly 53 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 40.9 million to 47.4 million — a gain of 6.58 million, or 16.1%.
Where people live in Algeria
With about 19 people per square kilometre, Algeria is sparsely populated, well below the world average of 62. That ranks 102nd of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Uruguay and Mali.
Algeria covers about 2,381,740 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 47.4 million into that density figure.
About 75.8% of people live in urban areas, making Algeria highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 36.0 million town and city dwellers and 11.5 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Algeria
Algeria has a broadly balanced age structure: about 29.9% are under 15 and 6.8% are 65 or older. Children outnumber over-65s by roughly 4.4 to one.
The total fertility rate is about 2.72 births per woman, above the ~2.1 replacement level, which is what sustains growth from births alone. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 76.5 years, roughly 3.0 years above the global average of 73.5.
Algeria at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 47.4 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #33 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | 1.32% | 2025 |
| Population density | 19 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 2,381,740 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 75.8% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 2.72 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 29.9% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 6.8% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -27,531 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 2,446 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 600 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank