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Algeria: cities by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · UN World Population Prospects

Algeria has a population of 48,028,334 (UN estimate, 2026), with Algiers as its capital. The 50 largest of its 347 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+55%

since 2000 (30,903,893)

+24%

projected by 2050 (59,565,554)

people per km²

UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.

Full UN series, 1950 to 2050

Year	Population
1950	9,018,426
1975	15,678,596
2000	30,903,893
2005	33,109,249
2010	36,188,236
2015	40,019,529
2020	44,042,091
2025	47,435,312
2026	48,028,334
2030 projected	50,154,166
2050 projected	59,565,554

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Algeria

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Algiers	Algiers	2,364,230
2	Oran	Oran	803,329
3	Constantine	Constantine	448,028
4	Annaba	Annaba	342,703
5	Blida	Blida	331,779
6	Batna	Batna	289,504
7	Bab Ezzouar	Algiers	275,630
8	Djelfa	Djelfa	265,833
9	Sétif	Sétif	252,127
10	Sidi Bel Abbes	Sidi Bel Abbès	210,146
11	Biskra	Biskra	204,661
12	Tébessa	Tébessa	194,461
13	El Oued	El Oued	186,525
14	Skikda	Skikda	182,903
15	Tiaret	Tiaret	178,915
16	Chlef	Chlef	178,616
17	Béjaïa	Béjaïa	176,139
18	Tlemcen	Tlemcen	173,531
19	Ouargla	Ouargla	169,928
20	Béchar	Béchar	165,241
21	Mostaganem	Mostaganem	162,885
22	Bordj Bou Arreridj	Bordj Bou Arréridj	158,812
23	El Achir	Bordj Bou Arréridj	158,333
24	Souk Ahras	Souk Ahras	153,479
25	Médéa	Medea	145,441
26	El Eulma	Sétif	145,380
27	Touggourt	Touggourt	143,270
28	Ghardaïa	Ghardaia	142,913
29	Saïda	Saida	142,497
30	Laghouat	Laghouat	134,372
31	M'Sila	M'Sila	132,975
32	Jijel	Jijel	131,513
33	Relizane	Relizane	123,255
34	Bordj el Kiffan	Algiers	123,246
35	Guelma	Guelma	120,004
36	Rouiba	Algiers	117,558
37	Aïn Beïda	Oum el Bouaghi	116,064
38	Khenchela	Khenchela	114,472
39	Bou Saâda	M'Sila	111,787
40	Mascara	Mascara	108,629
41	Baraki	Algiers	105,402
42	Tizi Ouzou	Tizi Ouzou	104,312
43	Barika	Batna	98,141
44	Aïn Oussera	Djelfa	98,107
45	Messaad	Djelfa	97,091
46	Aflou	Laghouat	93,585
47	Beni Mered	Blida	92,749
48	El Khroub	Constantine	90,122
49	Maghnia	Tlemcen	87,373
50	El Bayadh	El Bayadh	85,577

Twenty years earlier: Algeria in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 32,557,738.

Common questions

What is the population of Algeria?

Algeria has a population of 48,028,334, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 59,565,554 — a forecast, not a measurement.

What is the capital of Algeria?

Algiers.

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Algiers

The largest place we record in Algeria: 2,364,230 people

Algeria in 2005

The World Gazetteer's archive edition: 32,557,738 then

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