Algeria

Algiers

Algeria boasts the stunning Sahara Desert, the largest hot desert in the world, where sprawling dunes and ancient rock art capture the essence of its rich cultural heritage. This North African gem is also home to the historic city of Algiers, with its captivating blend of Ottoman palaces and contemporary architecture rising against the Mediterranean coastline.

Year	Population	Change
2024	46,814,308	+650,089
2023	46,164,219	+686,830
2022	45,477,389	+716,290
2021	44,761,099	+719,008
2020	44,042,091	+747,545
2019	43,294,546	+789,511
2018	42,505,035	+815,736
2017	41,689,299	+838,578
2016	40,850,721	+831,192
2015	40,019,529	+814,498
2014	39,205,031	+790,860
2013	38,414,171	+768,005
2012	37,646,166	+742,790
2011	36,903,376	+715,140
2010	36,188,236	+697,791
2009	35,490,445	+673,484
2008	34,816,961	+627,545
2007	34,189,416	+565,910
2006	33,623,506	+514,257
2005	33,109,249	+480,963
2004	32,628,286	+452,468
2003	32,175,818	+424,983
2002	31,750,835	+419,614
2001	31,331,221	+427,328
2000	30,903,893	+429,539
1999	30,474,354	+420,221
1998	30,054,133	+474,832
1997	29,579,301	+546,257
1996	29,033,044	+562,853
1995	28,470,191	+582,912
1994	27,887,279	+610,231
1993	27,277,048	+648,480
1992	26,628,568	+640,640
1991	25,987,928	+612,118
1990	25,375,810	+621,325
1989	24,754,485	+644,949
1988	24,109,536	+665,912
1987	23,443,624	+698,125
1986	22,745,499	+736,955
1985	22,008,544	+736,575
1984	21,271,969	+713,854
1983	20,558,115	+685,767
1982	19,872,348	+651,644
1981	19,220,704	+613,530
1980	18,607,174	+570,519
1979	18,036,655	+529,681
1978	17,506,974	+490,980
1977	17,015,994	+606,824
1976	16,409,170	+730,574
1975	15,678,596	+545,094
1974	15,133,502	+362,355
1973	14,771,147	+344,075
1972	14,427,072	+328,136
1971	14,098,936	+315,217
1970	13,783,719	+307,759
1969	13,475,960	+303,346
1968	13,172,614	+296,496
1967	12,876,118	+286,049
1966	12,590,069	+224,093
1965	12,365,976	+186,163
1964	12,179,813	+197,695
1963	11,982,118	+181,347
1962	11,800,771	+171,888
1961	11,628,883	+203,961
1960	11,424,922	—