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The following is a list of the wilayat, or provinces, of the North African country of Algeria by population.

Wilaya Name 1987 census 1998 census 2008 census 16 Algiers Province1,687,5792,561,9922,988,145 31 Oran Province916,6781,155,4641,584,607 19 Sétif Province997,4821,315,9401,496,150 17 Djelfa Province490,240860,9811,223,223 5 Batna Province757,059968,8201,128,030 15 Tizi Ouzou Province931,5011,101,0591,127,608 2 Chlef Province679,717884,9781,013,718 9 Blida Province704,462787,0691,009,892 28 M'Sila Province605,578815,045991,846 13 Tlemcen Province707,453846,942949,135 25 Constantine Province662,330815,032943,112 6 Béjaïa Province697,669848,560915,835 21 Skikda Province619,094787,118904,195 14 Tiaret Province574,786728,513946,823 26 Médéa Province650,623721,861830,943 35 Boumerdès Province646,870645,497802,083 29 Mascara Province562,806677,099784,073 44 Aïn Defla Province536,205659,182771,890 43 Mila Province511,047680,815766,886 27 Mostaganem Province504,124629,445746,947 48 Relizane Province545,061639,253733,060 7 Biskra Province429,217588,648730,262 34 Bordj Bou Arreridj Province429,009559,928716,423 10 Bouira Province525,460626,586695,583 39 El Oued Province379,512529,842673,934 12 Tébessa Province409,317550,021657,227 4 Oum El Bouaghi Province402,683533,711644,364 23 Annaba Province453,951555,485640,050 18 Jijel Province471,319574,336636,948 42 Tipaza Province615,140505,382617,661 22 Sidi Bel Abbès Province444,047529,704604,744 30 Ouargla Province286,696438,831558,558 24 Guelma Province353,329432,721482,430 3 Laghouat Province215,183327,634477,328 41 Souk Ahras Province298,236373,033440,299 1 Adrar Province216,931311,952439,693 36 El Tarf Province276,836354,213411,783 40 Khenchela Province243,733348,122386,683 46 Aïn Témouchent Province271,454326,611384,565 47 Ghardaïa Province215,955296,926375,988 20 Saïda Province235,240280,752330,641 38 Tissemsilt Province227,542261,298296,366 8 Béchar Province183,896230,482274,866 32 El Bayadh Province155,494226,528262,187 45 Naâma Province112,858165,578209,470 11 Tamanrasset Province94,219151,814198,691 33 Illizi Province19,69833,96054,490 37 Tindouf Province16,33932,00449,149 Total 22,971,658 29,276,767 34,080,030

See also List of Algerian Provinces by area

References Algérie, Liste des Divisions Administratives - populationdata.net