The total population in Algeria was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total three million people (+6.43 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the total population is estimated to reach 49.59 million people and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the total population was continuously increasing over the past years.According to the International Monetary Fund, the total population of a country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.Find more key insights for the total population in countries like Tunisia, Morocco, and Libya.

Chart and table of Algeria population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

In 2024, the median age of the population in Algeria corresponded to 29.1 years. Thus, half of the population was older and half was younger than that age. In the same year, the median age for women in the country was estimated to be slightly higher than the men's by only 0.6 years.

In 2023, Algiers was the city with the largest population in Algeria, with nearly 1.98 million inhabitants. The cities of Boumerdès and Oran followed with around 786,000 and 646,000 people, respectively. Most of the population is concentrated in the cities With an area of over 2.48 million square kilometers, Algeria is the largest country in Africa. Since the territory is predominantly desert, most of the population lives in the coastal areas by the Mediterranean Sea. This explains why the population density remains relatively low at around 18.6 inhabitants per square kilometer, although it is constantly increasing. In addition, due to internal migration from rural areas, as well as population growth, Algerian cities are becoming more populous and the urbanization rate in the country is increasing annually. In 2022, around 75 percent of the population lived in urban areas. Algeria’s population continues to grow Algeria ranks among the most populous countries in Africa, counting nearly 46 million inhabitants as of 2023. The total population has been increasing constantly and registered a growth rate of 1.63 percent in 2022. In the coming years, the population is forecast to reach around 49.6 million by 2029. The relatively high fertility rate, together with the rising life expectancy and declining mortality, would drive population growth in the country.

Algeria DZ: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data was reported at 6.186 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.270 % for 2022. Algeria DZ: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.877 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.232 % in 2005 and a record low of 6.186 % in 2023. Algeria DZ: Population: Female: Ages 20-24: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) in Algeria was reported at 7.5231 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Algeria - Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population) in Algeria was reported at 10.83 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Algeria - Population ages 5-9, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) in Algeria was reported at 6.024 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Algeria - Population ages 65 and above, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on February of 2025.

In 1800, the population of modern day Algeria was estimated to be around 2.5 million people, and by the turn of the twentieth century it had almost doubled to five million. In the first three decades of the nineteenth century, Algeria was a semi-autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire, however an invasion by France in 1830 was the beginning of 130 years of French rule, and the development of Algeria's modern borders by 1875 (although northern Algeria was treated as an extension of the French metropole, with elected representatives in the Assembly). Although the rest of the century saw both medicinal and economic progress, French rule also dismantled traditional Algerian political and societal structures, as well as the oppression of Islam, particularly in rural areas. Algeria in the early 1900s The first few decades of the twentieth century saw increasing Algerian and Islamic influence in local government. Throughout both World Wars, Algerian soldiers played an integral part in the French military, and were responsible for Algeria's liberation from Nazi Germany, as well as decisive campaigns in Italy and France. Although Algerian troops often made up the first wave of soldiers to go into battle, they did not receive the same treatment or pay as their French counterparts, and Algerian veterans did not receive the same rights as French veterans until 2017. As Europe's control over its colonies weakened in the mid-1900s, independence movements in countries such as Algeria gained momentum, and the Algerian War of Independence was one of the most violent and arduous during this time. Although it began as guerilla warfare in 1952, a series of massacres and reprisals led to all-out war in 1955, between the National Liberation Front (FLN) and the French-Algerian government. Up to one million Algerian's lost their lives in the war, and approximately twenty percent of the Muslim population became refugees. The war ended in March 1962, through the Evian Accords, and Algeria's independence was acknowledged on July 3, 1962. Independent Algeria In the aftermath of the war, there was a mass exodus of ethnic Europeans, as well as the systematic genocide of thousands of pro-French Algerians who remained in the country. Much of Algeria's agriculture had been destroyed, it's economy was left without structure as the majority of those in positions of power returned to Europe, and seventy percent of the workforce was unemployed. Relative peace followed and the country slowly modernized over the next three decades, however military rule failed to sufficiently stabilize the country, and the government's attempts to suppress Islam's influence in politics eventually led to a civil war in 1992. The civil war involved different factions with Islamic and pro-government agendas, and was very regionalized. The high number of massacres eventually led to splits within all paramilitary factions, which the government then capitalized on to re-establish control, and the war effectively ended in 2002. Since then, the military's control over Algerian politics has gradually decreased, and Algeria has become more peaceful and democratic (however they have not had an elected President since April 2019). Increased stability has also allowed the population to grow exponentially, and today it is almost 44 million people, double what it was in the mid-1980s.

Die Gesamtbevölkerung in Algerien wurde laut den neuesten Zensusdaten und Prognosen von Trading Economics im Jahr 2023 auf 46,2 Millionen Menschen geschätzt. Diese Werte, historische Daten, Prognosen, Statistiken, Diagramme und ökonomische Kalender - Algerien - Bevölkerung.

Algeria DZ: Population: Total: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 29,075,977.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 28,637,951.000 Person for 2022. Algeria DZ: Population: Total: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 14,607,115.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,075,977.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 5,865,620.000 Person in 1960. Algeria DZ: Population: Total: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

Algeria DZ: Population: Female: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 6,925,557.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,866,594.000 Person for 2022. Algeria DZ: Population: Female: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 4,761,805.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,925,557.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 2,544,321.000 Person in 1960. Algeria DZ: Population: Female: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

Algeria DZ: Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population data was reported at 10.838 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.870 % for 2022. Algeria DZ: Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 14.561 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.814 % in 1969 and a record low of 8.344 % in 2009. Algeria DZ: Population: Female: Ages 5-9: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 5 to 9 as a percentage of the total female population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

Algeria NOS Forecast: Population: Male: Age 5 to 9 data was reported at 2,137,000.000 Person in 2040. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,124,000.000 Person for 2039. Algeria NOS Forecast: Population: Male: Age 5 to 9 data is updated yearly, averaging 2,322,000.000 Person from Jun 2017 (Median) to 2040, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,594,000.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 2,121,000.000 Person in 2038. Algeria NOS Forecast: Population: Male: Age 5 to 9 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Office of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.G002: Population: by Sex and Age: Forecast: National Office of Statistics.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Alger population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Alger. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Alger by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Alger.

Key observations

The largest age group in Alger, OH was for the group of age 45 to 49 years years with a population of 87 (11.10%), according to the ACS 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in Alger, OH was the 85 years and over years with a population of 7 (0.89%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Alger is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Alger total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

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Margin of Error

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Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Alger Population by Age. You can refer the same here

Algeria DZ: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population data was reported at 5.266 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.192 % for 2022. Algeria DZ: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.782 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.266 % in 2023 and a record low of 2.473 % in 1997. Algeria DZ: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Algeria – Table DZ.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

In 2024, the poverty rate in Algeria was projected at 5.5 percent. This was a decrease compared to the 6.1 percent registered in the year before. Between 2021 and 2023, there was a sharp increase of the poverty rate followed by a gradual decrease in the country.

Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) in Algeria was reported at 30.65 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Algeria - Population ages 0-14, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

There were 32 627 000 Facebook users in Algeria in December 2024, which accounted for 69.5% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 56.9%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (10 800 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 35 to 44, where men lead by 4 200 000.

There were 11 807 400 Instagram users in Algeria in November 2024, which accounted for 25.2% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 53.9%. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (4 700 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 2 300 000.