What is the population of Algiers?
Algiers has a city population of 2,364,230. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Algeria · Africa
Algiers
City population
2,364,230
#1
in Algeria
#1
in Algiers
#163
worldwide
36.732, 3.087
About Algiers
With a metropolitan population of 2,854,000, Algiers ranks among Africa's largest urban centers. The city proper holds 2,364,230 residents across a densely packed area of 2,398 people per km², situated at 113 m elevation on the continent's northern coast. Annual growth of 1.7% reflects steady demographic expansion.
Founded in 944, Algiers has developed as a major population center over more than a millennium. Houari Boumediene Airport serves as the primary air hub for the city and region. The municipality is governed by mayor Maahdia Benghalia.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
2,854,000
0.034% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+1.65%
Archive estimateDensity
2,398/km²
1,190 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 17
Founded
944
Leadership
Maahdia Benghalia
Coordinates
36.732, 3.087
Record updated
5 August 2024
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 294 in AlgeriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Algiers | 2.36M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Houari Boumediene AirportALG
12 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Algeria
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 9,018,426 |
| 1960 | 11,424,922 |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 |
| 2030 | 50,154,166 |
| 2040 | 54,873,476 |
| 2050 | 59,565,554 |
| 2060 | 62,589,958 |
| 2070 | 63,858,952 |
| 2080 | 64,750,726 |
| 2090 | 65,115,474 |
| 2100 | 64,487,527 |
Algiers Population FAQ
Where is Algiers?
Algiers is in Algiers, Algeria. Its coordinates are 36.732, 3.087.
How big is Algiers compared with other cities in Algeria?
It is the 1st largest of the 294 cities listed in Algeria, holding 5.0% of the national population.