Algeria

In brief

Population: 47.4M (2025). World rank 33 of 216; in Africa, 10 of 54. Born in another country: 0.6% (2024). World rank 187 of 215; in Africa, 46 of 54. Deaths per 1,000 people: 4.6 (2024). World rank 202 of 216; in Africa, 54 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 40M → 47.4M, population growth per year +2.1% → +1.3%, and living in cities 70.1% → 75.8%. Better than all its neighbours (Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Mauritania, Mali, and Morocco): life expectancy.