Algeria
Population 2026
48,028,337
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.25%
- Density
- 20 per km²
- Land area
- 2,381,740 km²
- Capital
- Algiers
- Currency
- Dinar (DZD)
- Official languages
- AR-DZ
- Urban population
- 75.8%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 832,1972026
- Deaths
- 224,8982026
- Birth rate
- 18.8per 1,000
- Death rate
- 4.6per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.72
- Life expectancy
- 76.5At birth, years
- Median age
- 28.8
- Net migration
- -27,531
Age distribution
- 0–1429.9%
- 15–6463.3%
- 65+6.8%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $287B
- GDP per capita
- $6.1K
- GDP growth
- +3.8%
- Inflation
- 1.4%
- Unemployment
- 11.6%
- Exports
- $48.3B
- Imports
- $63.6B
- Tourism receipts
- 0.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture14.5%
- Industry34.8%
- Manufacturing9.5%
- Services45.7%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture9.5%
- Industry32.3%
- Services58.3%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AlgiersAlgiers | 2,364,2302024 |
| 2 | OranOran | 803,3292026 |
| 3 | ConstantineConstantine | 448,0282026 |
| 4 | AnnabaAnnaba | 342,7032026 |
| 5 | BlidaBlida | 331,7792026 |
| 6 | BatnaBatna | 289,5042026 |
| 7 | Bab EzzouarAlgiers | 275,6302026 |
| 8 | DjelfaDjelfa | 265,8332026 |
| 9 | SétifSétif | 252,1272026 |
| 10 | Sidi Bel AbbesSidi Bel Abbès | 210,1462026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48,028,337 | 832K | 225K |
| 2020 | 44,042,094 | 988K | 264K |
| 2010 | 36,188,237 | 889K | 169K |
| 2000 | 30,903,894 | 605K | 158K |
| 1990 | 25,375,815 | 760K | 147K |
| 1980 | 18,607,175 | 799K | 239K |
| 1970 | 13,783,722 | 643K | 297K |
| 1960 | 11,424,930 | 560K | 269K |
| 1950 | 9,018,423 | 456K | 204K |