Algeria’s population rose to 47.4 m people in 2025.

Neither way is good in itself. More people means more demand for homes, schools, food and jobs, and also a larger workforce and domestic market, so the direction of travel is neither good nor bad in itself. The latest estimate is 47.4 million, for January 2025, up from 46.8 million a year earlier. That is a rise of 0.62 million, or 1.3%. Since 2016 the low was 40.9 million in January 2016, so the latest figure is the highest in that span.

Why it matters. Each year of growth at this pace adds roughly the population of a mid-sized city, and households, firms and the state have to absorb it. Families and local authorities need more housing and school places, and young adults need jobs. Companies serving the home market have more customers, and the state has more people to provide for from public budgets.