Algeria — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Algeria, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Algeria was 1.32% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.55% in 1976. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.46% per year.
Algeria ranks 78 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 36%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Algeria sits below it. It peaked in 1976 and has fallen 71% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 36%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 13 of 23 economies; Djibouti (1.31%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 46% in 1975. That is 24% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1976.
World ranking. Climbed: 140th of 216 in 1961 → 101st of 216 in 1970 → 40th of 216 in 1980 → 77th of 216 in 1990 → 104th of 217 in 2000 → 69th of 217 in 2010 → 69th of 217 in 2020 → 78th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 1.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 1.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 2.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 1.59% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 1.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 2.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 2.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 2.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 3.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 3.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 3.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 3.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 3.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 3.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 3.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 2.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 2.84% | -0.8 pp |
| 1977 | 3.63% | -0.9 pp |
| 1976 | 4.55% | +1.0 pp |
| 1975 | 3.54% | +1.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.25% | +0.5 pp |
| 1966 | 1.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 1.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 1.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Algeria’s Population growth in 1962?
1.47% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Algeria’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -25.5% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.32%; 2024: 1.4%; 2023: 1.5%; 2022: 1.59%; 2021: 1.62%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.