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El Djazaïr (Algiers): population

El Djazaïr (Algiers), Algeria: 3.25 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 1 of 109.

In 1975 it had 1.51 million people.

In 2000 it had 2.18 million people, so it has grown by 49% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 3.69 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 202601M2M3M4M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 El Djazaïr (Algiers): 3.2M

Largest cities: Algeria

City20252050, projected
El Djazaïr (Algiers)3,246,4003,688,995
Oran1,192,4101,452,448
Blida663,070765,120
Boumerdes550,700704,637
Djelfa542,414704,848
Constantine519,932593,941
Annaba474,367569,547
Batna366,415407,285
Setif349,825413,498
Tlemcen301,980356,012

Algeria: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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