Population · Africa

Algeria population 2026

Right now · estimate

48,222,591

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 698,302
Births minus deaths this year: +509,588

Algeria has an estimated 48,028,334 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 593,022 more than a year earlier (+1.25%). It is the 32nd most populous country in the world. It is projected to keep growing until 2090, peaking at 65.1 million, then decline to 64.5 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	9 million	37th
2000	30.9 million	33rd
2026*	48 million	32nd
2050*	59.6 million	33rd
2100*	64.5 million	42nd

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Algeria in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 832 thousand 2,278 a day
Deaths in 2026: 225 thousand 616 a day
Net migration: −29 thousand more departures than arrivals
Growth rate: +1.20% growing
Fertility rate: 2.62per woman above replacement (2.1)
Median age: 28.8years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 76.9years
Aged 65 and over: 7.0% 16.2% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Algiers
Area: 2,381,740 km² 10th largest of 237
Population density: 20per km² 203rd most crowded
Urban population: 76.4% 86.1% by 2050
Men and women: 24.5 million / 23.5 million 104.0 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 78.3years men: 75.5 years
Infant mortality: 15.8per 1,000 births under-5: 19.0
Birth rate: 17.3per 1,000 death rate: 4.7
Net migration rate: −0.6per 1,000 net departures

Population of Algeria, 1950–2100

Projected peak: 2090, 65.1 million. By 2050: 59.6 million (+24.0% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

64.5M 2026

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Year	Population
1950	9,018,426
1951	9,269,864
1952	9,521,207
1953	9,772,645
1954	10,014,381
1955	10,247,424
1956	10,482,182
1957	10,717,500
1958	10,953,640
1959	11,189,622
1960	11,424,922
1961	11,628,884
1962	11,800,770
1963	11,982,118
1964	12,179,813
1965	12,365,976
1966	12,590,069
1967	12,876,118
1968	13,172,614
1969	13,475,960
1970	13,783,720
1971	14,098,936
1972	14,427,072
1973	14,771,147
1974	15,133,502
1975	15,678,596
1976	16,409,170
1977	17,015,994
1978	17,506,974
1979	18,036,655
1980	18,607,174
1981	19,220,704
1982	19,872,348
1983	20,558,115
1984	21,271,969
1985	22,008,544
1986	22,745,499
1987	23,443,624
1988	24,109,536
1989	24,754,485
1990	25,375,810
1991	25,987,928
1992	26,628,568
1993	27,277,048
1994	27,887,279
1995	28,470,191
1996	29,033,044
1997	29,579,301
1998	30,054,133
1999	30,474,354
2000	30,903,893
2001	31,331,221
2002	31,750,835
2003	32,175,818
2004	32,628,286
2005	33,109,249
2006	33,623,506
2007	34,189,416
2008	34,816,961
2009	35,490,445
2010	36,188,236
2011	36,903,376
2012	37,646,166
2013	38,414,171
2014	39,205,030
2015	40,019,529
2016	40,850,721
2017	41,689,299
2018	42,505,035
2019	43,294,546
2020	44,042,091
2021	44,761,099
2022	45,477,389
2023	46,164,219
2024 *	46,814,308
2025 *	47,435,312
2026 *	48,028,334
2027 *	48,593,408
2028 *	49,135,522
2029 *	49,655,378
2030 *	50,154,166
2031 *	50,637,359
2032 *	51,113,494
2033 *	51,584,240
2034 *	52,048,004
2035 *	52,516,790
2036 *	52,986,267
2037 *	53,452,776
2038 *	53,921,846
2039 *	54,396,252
2040 *	54,873,476
2041 *	55,351,988
2042 *	55,834,555
2043 *	56,319,592
2044 *	56,806,179
2045 *	57,290,156
2046 *	57,767,666
2047 *	58,234,170
2048 *	58,690,885
2049 *	59,136,158
2050 *	59,565,554
2051 *	59,975,606
2052 *	60,357,127
2053 *	60,714,899
2054 *	61,054,230
2055 *	61,368,719
2056 *	61,662,094
2057 *	61,929,848
2058 *	62,171,440
2059 *	62,392,707
2060 *	62,589,958
2061 *	62,763,870
2062 *	62,925,695
2063 *	63,074,913
2064 *	63,211,556
2065 *	63,340,461
2066 *	63,457,814
2067 *	63,567,476
2068 *	63,671,455
2069 *	63,770,662
2070 *	63,858,952
2071 *	63,949,916
2072 *	64,051,596
2073 *	64,149,758
2074 *	64,245,958
2075 *	64,342,159
2076 *	64,431,152
2077 *	64,514,920
2078 *	64,597,243
2079 *	64,675,918
2080 *	64,750,726
2081 *	64,815,574
2082 *	64,870,707
2083 *	64,921,815
2084 *	64,969,834
2085 *	65,014,717
2086 *	65,055,632
2087 *	65,087,129
2088 *	65,107,986
2089 *	65,115,448
2090 *	65,115,474
2091 *	65,105,744
2092 *	65,081,097
2093 *	65,052,821
2094 *	65,010,260
2095 *	64,951,512
2096 *	64,882,626
2097 *	64,802,067
2098 *	64,709,156
2099 *	64,602,941
2100 *	64,487,527

* UN projection

Population of Algeria by year

30.9 million in 2000, 48 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	48,028,334	+1.25%	+593,022	−28,841	28.8	2.62	20	76%	0.58%	32
2025*	47,435,312	+1.33%	+621,004	−27,531	28.6	2.67	20	76%	0.58%	33
2024*	46,814,308	+1.41%	+650,089	−31,240	28.4	2.72	20	75%	0.57%	33
2023	46,164,219	+1.51%	+686,830	−25,963	28.2	2.77	19	75%	0.57%	33
2022	45,477,389	+1.60%	+716,290	−14,684	28.0	2.82	19	74%	0.57%	33
2021	44,761,099	+1.63%	+719,008	−10,803	27.8	2.87	19	74%	0.56%	34
2020	44,042,091	+1.73%	+747,545	−10,798	27.6	2.94	19	73%	0.56%	35
2019	43,294,546	+1.86%	+789,511	−27,786	27.4	3.00	18	73%	0.55%	34
2018	42,505,035	+1.96%	+815,736	−27,146	27.2	3.02	18	72%	0.55%	34
2017	41,689,299	+2.05%	+838,578	−14,403	27.0	3.09	18	71%	0.55%	34
2016	40,850,721	+2.08%	+831,192	−6,438	26.8	3.09	17	71%	0.54%	34
2015	40,019,529	+2.08%	+814,499	−27,638	26.6	3.09	17	70%	0.54%	34
2010	36,188,236	+1.97%	+697,791	−10,788	25.1	2.87	15	67%	0.52%	34
2005	33,109,249	+1.47%	+480,963	−51,345	23.2	2.56	14	64%	0.50%	34
2000	30,903,893	+1.41%	+429,539	−16,454	20.8	2.59	13	60%	0.50%	33
1995	28,470,191	+2.09%	+582,912	+37,817	18.8	3.49	12	56%	0.49%	34
1990	25,375,810	+2.51%	+621,325	+1,962	17.5	4.51	11	52%	0.48%	34
1985	22,008,544	+3.46%	+736,575	+75,729	16.3	6.04	9	48%	0.45%	36
1980	18,607,174	+3.16%	+570,519	+32,879	15.5	6.99	8	43%	0.42%	36
1975	15,678,596	+3.60%	+545,094	+300,482	15.4	7.48	7	40%	0.39%	38
1970	13,783,720	+2.28%	+307,760	−37,058	15.3	7.70	6	40%	0.37%	37
1965	12,365,976	+1.53%	+186,163	−142,810	15.5	7.71	5	38%	0.37%	37
1960	11,424,922	+2.10%	+235,300	−55,212	16.3	7.50	5	31%	0.38%	37
1955	10,247,424	+2.33%	+233,043	−28,189	17.6	7.34	4	23%	0.37%	36
1950	9,018,426	–	–	−1,212	18.4	7.32	4	26%	0.36%	37

Population forecast for Algeria

UN medium-variant projection: 59.6 million in 2050 (+24.0% from 2026), 64.5 million in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	50,154,166	+1.00%	−34,658	29.5	2.45	21	78%	0.59%	33
2035	52,516,790	+0.90%	−17,406	30.2	2.29	22	81%	0.59%	34
2040	54,873,476	+0.88%	−37,660	31.4	2.16	23	83%	0.60%	35
2045	57,290,156	+0.85%	−28,697	32.8	2.07	24	85%	0.61%	35
2050	59,565,554	+0.73%	−22,927	34.5	2.00	25	86%	0.62%	33
2060	62,589,958	+0.32%	−36,162	38.3	1.91	26	–	0.63%	34
2070	63,858,952	+0.14%	−49,506	40.8	1.86	27	–	0.63%	36
2080	64,750,726	+0.12%	−30,058	42.0	1.82	27	–	0.63%	38
2090	65,115,474	+0.00%	−18,753	44.2	1.79	27	–	0.63%	41
2100	64,487,527	−0.18%	−19,286	46.8	1.78	27	–	0.63%	42

Largest cities in Algeria

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	Algiers (capital)	3,274,363	3,688,995
2	Oran	1,209,853	1,452,448
3	Blida	669,058	765,120
4	Boumerdes	556,397	704,637
5	Djelfa	547,585	704,848
6	Constantine	524,086	593,941
7	Annaba	478,278	569,547
8	Batna	368,328	407,285
9	Setif	352,033	413,498
10	Tlemcen	305,128	356,012

Age structure

Median age 28.8. 7.0% are 65 or older, 16.2% by 2050; 29.4% are under 15.

Algeria, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

2.62 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.8 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	7.32
1951	7.31
1952	7.29
1953	7.29
1954	7.31
1955	7.34
1956	7.36
1957	7.39
1958	7.44
1959	7.45
1960	7.50
1961	7.56
1962	7.61
1963	7.65
1964	7.67
1965	7.71
1966	7.71
1967	7.71
1968	7.71
1969	7.71
1970	7.70
1971	7.67
1972	7.63
1973	7.59
1974	7.54
1975	7.48
1976	7.40
1977	7.31
1978	7.21
1979	7.12
1980	6.99
1981	6.85
1982	6.67
1983	6.50
1984	6.28
1985	6.04
1986	5.65
1987	5.30
1988	5.02
1989	4.76
1990	4.51
1991	4.37
1992	4.27
1993	4.08
1994	3.91
1995	3.49
1996	3.14
1997	2.89
1998	2.69
1999	2.62
2000	2.59
2001	2.52
2002	2.43
2003	2.45
2004	2.50
2005	2.56
2006	2.63
2007	2.70
2008	2.78
2009	2.82
2010	2.87
2011	2.90
2012	3.00
2013	3.00
2014	3.08
2015	3.09
2016	3.09
2017	3.09
2018	3.02
2019	3.00
2020	2.94
2021	2.87
2022	2.82
2023	2.77
2024 *	2.72
2025 *	2.67
2026 *	2.62
2027 *	2.58
2028 *	2.53
2029 *	2.49
2030 *	2.45
2031 *	2.41
2032 *	2.38
2033 *	2.34
2034 *	2.32
2035 *	2.29
2036 *	2.26
2037 *	2.23
2038 *	2.21
2039 *	2.18
2040 *	2.16
2041 *	2.14
2042 *	2.12
2043 *	2.10
2044 *	2.08
2045 *	2.07
2046 *	2.05
2047 *	2.04
2048 *	2.03
2049 *	2.01
2050 *	2.00
2051 *	1.99
2052 *	1.98
2053 *	1.97
2054 *	1.96
2055 *	1.95
2056 *	1.94
2057 *	1.93
2058 *	1.92
2059 *	1.92
2060 *	1.91
2061 *	1.90
2062 *	1.90
2063 *	1.89
2064 *	1.89
2065 *	1.88
2066 *	1.88
2067 *	1.88
2068 *	1.87
2069 *	1.87
2070 *	1.86
2071 *	1.86
2072 *	1.85
2073 *	1.85
2074 *	1.84
2075 *	1.84
2076 *	1.84
2077 *	1.83
2078 *	1.83
2079 *	1.83
2080 *	1.82
2081 *	1.82
2082 *	1.81
2083 *	1.81
2084 *	1.81
2085 *	1.81
2086 *	1.80
2087 *	1.80
2088 *	1.80
2089 *	1.80
2090 *	1.79
2091 *	1.79
2092 *	1.79
2093 *	1.79
2094 *	1.79
2095 *	1.79
2096 *	1.78
2097 *	1.78
2098 *	1.78
2099 *	1.78
2100 *	1.78

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2092.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

598k698k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	456,352	203,874
1951	466,128	207,928
1952	475,687	212,637
1953	486,150	216,942
1954	497,370	242,853
1955	508,524	245,926
1956	519,035	250,405
1957	529,482	255,014
1958	541,079	259,916
1959	549,569	264,526
1960	559,939	269,350
1961	570,791	274,324
1962	577,509	293,600
1963	583,861	268,217
1964	588,100	275,369
1965	593,286	282,086
1966	594,913	285,292
1967	605,282	288,991
1968	617,064	292,504
1969	629,861	295,324
1970	643,374	296,803
1971	652,748	296,687
1972	663,182	294,998
1973	675,003	292,267
1974	687,801	288,288
1975	700,970	283,168
1976	724,981	284,775
1977	746,973	281,563
1978	762,849	270,981
1979	780,536	256,662
1980	799,359	239,385
1981	810,522	215,361
1982	819,265	198,834
1983	828,462	187,310
1984	833,869	177,391
1985	839,496	167,320
1986	820,921	159,295
1987	798,654	153,353
1988	785,976	148,759
1989	774,645	146,101
1990	759,522	147,150
1991	766,307	149,459
1992	780,107	152,826
1993	767,514	156,229
1994	761,045	166,590
1995	699,241	166,116
1996	648,953	165,326
1997	613,429	163,271
1998	589,139	163,224
1999	592,808	158,634
2000	604,906	157,892
2001	607,972	157,330
2002	606,306	154,930
2003	631,106	156,839
2004	663,545	154,798
2005	699,801	156,628
2006	739,665	158,853
2007	782,007	161,811
2008	826,387	164,347
2009	858,476	166,997
2010	888,644	169,287
2011	913,717	171,895
2012	965,845	175,216
2013	980,492	178,297
2014	1,021,803	182,163
2015	1,032,935	185,876
2016	1,039,209	189,813
2017	1,042,868	194,267
2018	1,022,803	198,383
2019	1,012,181	202,650
2020	987,851	263,716
2021	957,511	222,028
2022	931,867	209,276
2023	905,981	214,259
2024 *	881,823	216,166
2025 *	855,432	220,319
2026 *	832,197	224,898
2027 *	811,548	229,853
2028 *	794,567	235,193
2029 *	781,454	240,672
2030 *	771,716	246,660
2031 *	764,881	252,968
2032 *	761,645	259,830
2033 *	762,903	266,861
2034 *	768,066	274,364
2035 *	774,693	282,037
2036 *	785,171	289,919
2037 *	795,522	297,986
2038 *	808,529	306,157
2039 *	821,833	314,584
2040 *	835,074	322,958
2041 *	846,594	331,768
2042 *	857,664	340,505
2043 *	867,391	349,762
2044 *	875,493	358,895
2045 *	879,153	368,174
2046 *	880,961	377,318
2047 *	879,290	386,554
2048 *	875,128	395,746
2049 *	867,599	405,235
2050 *	859,208	414,863
2051 *	849,065	424,666
2052 *	835,997	434,246
2053 *	823,037	443,828
2054 *	808,681	453,357
2055 *	794,706	462,947
2056 *	779,618	472,749
2057 *	766,489	482,644
2058 *	753,933	492,242
2059 *	742,956	501,805
2060 *	732,255	511,216
2061 *	724,500	520,355
2062 *	717,914	529,716
2063 *	713,428	538,553
2064 *	710,885	547,121
2065 *	709,644	554,775
2066 *	710,198	562,338
2067 *	710,823	569,916
2068 *	711,731	576,850
2069 *	714,321	583,116
2070 *	717,013	588,258
2071 *	719,098	593,085
2072 *	720,935	597,320
2073 *	723,411	601,366
2074 *	724,145	603,628
2075 *	725,002	605,742
2076 *	724,237	607,403
2077 *	722,566	608,649
2078 *	719,335	609,395
2079 *	715,828	609,346
2080 *	710,789	609,016
2081 *	704,945	608,448
2082 *	697,539	607,187
2083 *	690,174	606,366
2084 *	682,166	605,914
2085 *	673,833	605,712
2086 *	665,389	605,786
2087 *	657,274	606,485
2088 *	649,737	608,150
2089 *	642,453	610,811
2090 *	634,865	614,084
2091 *	628,597	618,723
2092 *	622,334	624,427
2093 *	617,242	631,502
2094 *	612,928	639,152
2095 *	608,714	647,301
2096 *	605,453	656,303
2097 *	602,593	665,850
2098 *	601,183	676,881
2099 *	599,061	687,457
2100 *	598,006	698,468

* UN projection

Economy of Algeria

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $332 billion 51st largest economy
GDP per person: $6,910 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 19,719 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +3.8% real GDP
Inflation: 6.2% consumer prices
Unemployment: – of the labour force
Government debt: 51.8% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.3%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

343B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1990	67,171,000,000
1991	50,650,000,000
1992	53,414,000,000
1993	55,309,000,000
1994	46,044,000,000
1995	45,654,000,000
1996	50,945,000,000
1997	52,287,000,000
1998	52,297,000,000
1999	53,011,000,000
2000	59,418,000,000
2001	59,413,000,000
2002	61,516,000,000
2003	73,482,000,000
2004	91,914,000,000
2005	107,047,000,000
2006	123,084,000,000
2007	142,483,000,000
2008	180,384,000,000
2009	150,317,000,000
2010	177,785,000,000
2011	218,332,000,000
2012	227,144,000,000
2013	229,701,000,000
2014	238,943,000,000
2015	187,494,000,000
2016	180,764,000,000
2017	190,004,000,000
2018	194,507,000,000
2019	193,361,000,000
2020	164,774,000,000
2021	185,850,000,000
2022	225,709,000,000
2023	248,087,000,000
2024	269,140,000,000
2025	284,456,000,000
2026 *	331,894,000,000
2027 *	338,923,000,000
2028 *	337,792,000,000
2029 *	336,673,000,000
2030 *	338,241,000,000
2031 *	343,308,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Algeria

CO₂ by country →

CO₂ emissions 2024: 198 million tonnes 30th largest emitter
Per person: 4.23 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.51% 0.58% of its people
Change since 1990: +161% +81% since 2005

198 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	3.78
1951	4.13
1952	3.89
1953	4.00
1954	4.15
1955	4.61
1956	5.00
1957	5.54
1958	5.21
1959	5.66
1960	6.15
1961	6.06
1962	5.66
1963	5.42
1964	5.64
1965	6.59
1966	8.42
1967	8.43
1968	9.05
1969	11.26
1970	15.06
1971	18.64
1972	28.31
1973	38.25
1974	31.85
1975	31.96
1976	39.07
1977	41.75
1978	62.30
1979	45.30
1980	66.12
1981	46.00
1982	38.81
1983	52.07
1984	70.42
1985	71.99
1986	75.38
1987	83.02
1988	82.84
1989	78.94
1990	75.89
1991	77.98
1992	79.28
1993	81.31
1994	87.85
1995	95.91
1996	99.56
1997	87.52
1998	105.74
1999	90.61
2000	84.55
2001	86.02
2002	89.66
2003	94.08
2004	90.85
2005	109.56
2006	103.80
2007	107.55
2008	108.60
2009	116.33
2010	117.85
2011	124.72
2012	135.59
2013	141.53
2014	152.44
2015	160.32
2016	158.31
2017	165.25
2018	174.46
2019	182.43
2020	171.14
2021	182.04
2022	192.78
2023	202.85
2024	198.20

By source, 2024

Gas51.4%
Oil34.4%
Flaring7.5%
Cement6.5%
Coal0.3%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with Africa

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Algeria	48 million	+1.20%	2.62	28.8
Nigeria	242 million	+2.03%	4.20	18.3
Ethiopia	139 million	+2.48%	3.72	19.3
Egypt	120 million	+1.44%	2.68	24.7
DR Congo	116 million	+3.13%	5.80	15.9
Tanzania	72.6 million	+2.79%	4.41	17.6
South Africa	65.5 million	+1.05%	2.17	28.9
Kenya	58.6 million	+1.89%	3.07	20.3
Sudan	53.3 million	+3.03%	4.13	18.8

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Questions

What is the population of Algeria in 2026?

48,028,334 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 48 million people, +1.25% on 2025.

Is Algeria's population growing or shrinking?

Growing: 593,022 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 2,278 births and 616 deaths a day and net migration of −28,841 a year.

When will Algeria's population peak?

In 2090, at about 65.1 million, on the UN's medium projection; 64.5 million by 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Algeria?

2.62 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1.

How many babies are born in Algeria every day?

About 2,278 a day (832 thousand in 2026), against about 616 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Algeria?

76.9 years at birth in 2026: 78.3 for women and 75.5 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Algeria?

About 24.5 million men and 23.5 million women in 2026, or 104.0 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Algeria?

20 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 2,381,740 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Algeria in 2000?

30,903,893 (30.9 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 55% since, to 48 million in 2026.

What will the population of Algeria be in 2050?

About 59.6 million on the UN's medium projection (59,565,554), +24.0% from 2026; 64.5 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Algeria?

Algiers (3.3 million), Oran (1.2 million), Blida (669 thousand), Boumerdes (556 thousand), Djelfa (548 thousand). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of Algeria in 2026?

$332 billion at current prices, the 51st largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +3.8%.

What is Algeria's GDP per capita?

$6,910 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 19,719 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Algeria emit?

198 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 4.23 t per person and 0.51% of the world total; gas is the largest source (51%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.