Algiers, Algeria Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Algiers, Algeria metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Algiers in 2025 is 3,004,000, a 1.76% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Algiers in 2024 was 2,952,000, a 1.72% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Algiers in 2023 was 2,902,000, a 1.68% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Algiers in 2022 was 2,854,000, a 1.6% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Algeria
City Name Population
Algiers 3,004,000
Oran 966,000
El Djelfa 607,000
Blida 536,000
Qacentina 427,000
Annaba 379,000
Batna 358,000
Setif 345,000
Algiers - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 3,004,000 1.76%
2024 2,952,000 1.72%
2023 2,902,000 1.68%
2022 2,854,000 1.60%
2021 2,809,000 1.48%
2020 2,768,000 1.43%
2019 2,729,000 1.30%
2018 2,694,000 1.32%
2017 2,659,000 1.26%
2016 2,626,000 1.31%
2015 2,592,000 1.29%
2014 2,559,000 1.27%
2013 2,527,000 1.28%
2012 2,495,000 1.30%
2011 2,463,000 1.27%
2010 2,432,000 1.29%
2009 2,401,000 1.27%
2008 2,371,000 1.28%
2007 2,341,000 1.30%
2006 2,311,000 1.27%
2005 2,282,000 1.29%
2004 2,253,000 1.30%
2003 2,224,000 1.28%
2002 2,196,000 1.29%
2001 2,168,000 1.26%
2000 2,141,000 1.33%
1999 2,113,000 1.25%
1998 2,087,000 1.90%
1997 2,048,000 1.89%
1996 2,010,000 1.88%
1995 1,973,000 1.91%
1994 1,936,000 1.84%
1993 1,901,000 1.88%
1992 1,866,000 1.91%
1991 1,831,000 1.89%
1990 1,797,000 1.87%
1989 1,764,000 1.91%
1988 1,731,000 1.88%
1987 1,699,000 0.95%
1986 1,683,000 0.66%
1985 1,672,000 0.60%
1984 1,662,000 0.61%
1983 1,652,000 0.61%
1982 1,642,000 0.67%
1981 1,631,000 0.62%
1980 1,621,000 0.62%
1979 1,611,000 0.56%
1978 1,602,000 0.63%
1977 1,592,000 2.31%
1976 1,556,000 3.25%
1975 1,507,000 3.29%
1974 1,459,000 3.33%
1973 1,412,000 3.29%
1972 1,367,000 3.33%
1971 1,323,000 3.28%
1970 1,281,000 3.31%
1969 1,240,000 3.25%
1968 1,201,000 3.36%
1967 1,162,000 3.29%
1966 1,125,000 4.07%
1965 1,081,000 4.24%
1964 1,037,000 4.33%
1963 994,000 4.30%
1962 953,000 4.27%
1961 914,000 4.82%
1960 872,000 6.99%
1959 815,000 6.96%
1958 762,000 7.02%
1957 712,000 6.91%
1956 666,000 6.90%
1955 623,000 5.77%
1954 589,000 3.33%
1953 570,000 3.26%
1952 552,000 3.37%
1951 534,000 3.49%
1950 516,000 0.00%