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Population in Algeria compared to Thailand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 1.48 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Algeria vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Thailand
2100 64,987,758 45,712,111
2099 65,099,593 46,056,854
2098 65,201,636 46,406,925
2097 65,286,684 46,761,683
2096 65,363,853 47,122,446
2095 65,425,396 47,487,866
2094 65,482,152 47,857,414
2093 65,511,098 48,230,566
2092 65,539,089 48,609,149
2091 65,560,728 48,988,448
2090 65,558,683 49,372,024
2089 65,560,674 49,760,635
2088 65,543,659 50,146,313
2087 65,518,674 50,536,233
2086 65,480,237 50,929,394
2085 65,436,284 51,326,092
2084 65,389,859 51,728,619
2083 65,339,591 52,131,789
2082 65,286,947 52,537,598
2081 65,228,570 52,942,608
2080 65,156,366 53,352,029
2079 65,077,934 53,766,821
2078 64,997,944 54,181,891
2077 64,912,164 54,599,508
2076 64,829,265 55,019,721
2075 64,732,964 55,442,571
2074 64,635,550 55,872,412
2073 64,539,251 56,304,891
2072 64,437,887 56,739,842
2071 64,334,505 57,177,118
2070 64,254,716 57,621,370
2069 64,156,721 58,066,637
2068 64,054,948 58,516,959
2067 63,947,346 58,967,738
2066 63,834,128 59,418,676
2065 63,711,038 59,878,082
2064 63,574,559 60,336,709
2063 63,435,887 60,797,201
2062 63,274,087 61,262,000
2061 63,110,028 61,724,999
2060 62,923,891 62,192,387
2059 62,712,836 62,656,203
2058 62,478,336 63,118,413
2057 62,226,357 63,577,864
2056 61,939,173 64,032,675
2055 61,635,604 64,478,337
2054 61,305,903 64,917,436
2053 60,952,313 65,343,383
2052 60,585,478 65,763,356
2051 60,184,066 66,167,939
2050 59,759,780 66,558,274
2049 59,319,414 66,936,876
2048 58,863,159 67,296,897
2047 58,399,750 67,641,907
2046 57,923,788 67,972,603
2045 57,438,215 68,287,399
2044 56,949,229 68,585,177
2043 56,458,404 68,870,333
2042 55,972,536 69,139,548
2041 55,486,685 69,396,419
2040 55,008,982 69,632,464
2039 54,525,726 69,854,146
2038 54,053,698 70,062,543
2037 53,581,185 70,256,027
2036 53,114,315 70,435,348
2035 52,635,824 70,604,705
2034 52,170,347 70,756,791
2033 51,701,970 70,897,217
2032 51,222,432 71,025,384
2031 50,743,202 71,140,609
2030 50,249,453 71,247,320
2029 49,738,822 71,342,891
2028 49,202,648 71,428,869
2027 48,647,196 71,505,168
2026 48,064,789 71,571,743
2025 47,453,061 71,625,629
2024 46,814,308 71,668,011
2023 46,164,219 71,702,435
2022 45,477,389 71,735,329
2021 44,761,099 71,727,332
2020 44,042,091 71,641,484
2019 43,294,546 71,522,271
2018 42,505,035 71,376,079
2017 41,689,299 71,160,187
2016 40,850,721 70,859,841
2015 40,019,529 70,540,795
2014 39,205,031 70,216,367
2013 38,414,171 69,845,114
2012 37,646,166 69,436,098
2011 36,903,376 69,007,208
2010 36,188,236 68,579,447
2009 35,490,445 68,121,080
2008 34,816,961 67,619,830
2007 34,189,416 67,102,394
2006 33,623,506 66,567,687
2005 33,109,249 66,017,420
2004 32,628,286 65,452,047
2003 32,175,818 64,868,166
2002 31,750,835 64,266,437
2001 31,331,221 63,651,141
2000 30,903,893 63,007,815
1999 30,474,354 62,299,043
1998 30,054,133 61,522,630
1997 29,579,301 60,724,584
1996 29,033,044 59,920,064
1995 28,470,191 59,098,232
1994 27,887,279 58,260,854
1993 27,277,048 57,408,198
1992 26,628,568 56,528,834
1991 25,987,928 55,637,434
1990 25,375,810 54,738,329
1989 24,754,485 53,848,956
1988 24,109,536 52,969,595
1987 23,443,624 52,074,105
1986 22,745,499 51,177,834
1985 22,008,544 50,270,753
1984 21,271,969 49,351,708
1983 20,558,115 48,423,309
1982 19,872,348 47,494,577
1981 19,220,704 46,575,855
1980 18,607,174 45,650,022
1979 18,036,655 44,718,434
1978 17,506,974 43,788,976
1977 17,015,994 42,843,974
1976 16,409,170 41,896,504
1975 15,678,596 40,940,005
1974 15,133,502 39,952,891
1973 14,771,147 38,947,787
1972 14,427,072 37,933,929
1971 14,098,936 36,937,387
1970 13,783,719 35,954,408
1969 13,475,960 34,973,782
1968 13,172,614 34,002,560
1967 12,876,118 33,037,801
1966 12,590,069 32,086,071
1965 12,365,976 31,149,337
1964 12,179,813 30,232,141
1963 11,982,118 29,342,322
1962 11,800,771 28,481,040
1961 11,628,883 27,650,334
1960 11,424,922 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 23.9% to 59,759,780 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Thailand
2100 -0.17% -0.75%
2099 -0.16% -0.75%
2098 -0.13% -0.76%
2097 -0.12% -0.77%
2096 -0.09% -0.77%
2095 -0.09% -0.77%
2094 -0.04% -0.77%
2093 -0.04% -0.78%
2092 -0.03% -0.77%
2091 0.003% -0.78%
2090 -0.003% -0.78%
2089 0.03% -0.77%
2088 0.04% -0.77%
2087 0.06% -0.77%
2086 0.07% -0.77%
2085 0.07% -0.78%
2084 0.08% -0.77%
2083 0.08% -0.77%
2082 0.09% -0.76%
2081 0.11% -0.77%
2080 0.12% -0.77%
2079 0.12% -0.77%
2078 0.13% -0.76%
2077 0.13% -0.76%
2076 0.15% -0.76%
2075 0.15% -0.77%
2074 0.15% -0.77%
2073 0.16% -0.77%
2072 0.16% -0.76%
2071 0.12% -0.77%
2070 0.15% -0.77%
2069 0.16% -0.77%
2068 0.17% -0.76%
2067 0.18% -0.76%
2066 0.19% -0.77%
2065 0.21% -0.76%
2064 0.22% -0.76%
2063 0.26% -0.76%
2062 0.26% -0.75%
2061 0.3% -0.75%
2060 0.34% -0.74%
2059 0.38% -0.73%
2058 0.4% -0.72%
2057 0.46% -0.71%
2056 0.49% -0.69%
2055 0.54% -0.68%
2054 0.58% -0.65%
2053 0.61% -0.64%
2052 0.67% -0.61%
2051 0.71% -0.59%
2050 0.74% -0.57%
2049 0.78% -0.53%
2048 0.79% -0.51%
2047 0.82% -0.49%
2046 0.85% -0.46%
2045 0.86% -0.43%
2044 0.87% -0.41%
2043 0.87% -0.39%
2042 0.88% -0.37%
2041 0.87% -0.34%
2040 0.89% -0.32%
2039 0.87% -0.3%
2038 0.88% -0.28%
2037 0.88% -0.25%
2036 0.91% -0.24%
2035 0.89% -0.21%
2034 0.91% -0.2%
2033 0.94% -0.18%
2032 0.94% -0.16%
2031 0.98% -0.15%
2030 1.03% -0.13%
2029 1.09% -0.12%
2028 1.14% -0.11%
2027 1.21% -0.09%
2026 1.29% -0.08%
2025 1.36% -0.06%
2024 1.41% -0.05%
2023 1.51% -0.05%
2022 1.6% 0.01%
2021 1.63% 0.12%
2020 1.73% 0.17%
2019 1.86% 0.2%
2018 1.96% 0.3%
2017 2.05% 0.42%
2016 2.08% 0.45%
2015 2.08% 0.46%
2014 2.06% 0.53%
2013 2.04% 0.59%
2012 2.01% 0.62%
2011 1.98% 0.62%
2010 1.97% 0.67%
2009 1.93% 0.74%
2008 1.84% 0.77%
2007 1.68% 0.8%
2006 1.55% 0.83%
2005 1.47% 0.86%
2004 1.41% 0.9%
2003 1.34% 0.94%
2002 1.34% 0.97%
2001 1.38% 1.02%
2000 1.41% 1.14%
1999 1.4% 1.26%
1998 1.61% 1.31%
1997 1.88% 1.34%
1996 1.98% 1.39%
1995 2.09% 1.44%
1994 2.24% 1.49%
1993 2.44% 1.56%
1992 2.47% 1.6%
1991 2.41% 1.64%
1990 2.51% 1.65%
1989 2.68% 1.66%
1988 2.84% 1.72%
1987 3.07% 1.75%
1986 3.35% 1.8%
1985 3.46% 1.86%
1984 3.47% 1.92%
1983 3.45% 1.96%
1982 3.39% 1.97%
1981 3.3% 2.03%
1980 3.16% 2.08%
1979 3.03% 2.12%
1978 2.89% 2.21%
1977 3.7% 2.26%
1976 4.66% 2.34%
1975 3.6% 2.47%
1974 2.45% 2.58%
1973 2.38% 2.67%
1972 2.33% 2.7%
1971 2.29% 2.73%
1970 2.28% 2.8%
1969 2.3% 2.86%
1968 2.3% 2.92%
1967 2.27% 2.97%
1966 1.81% 3.01%
1965 1.53% 3.03%
1964 1.65% 3.03%
1963 1.54% 3.02%
1962 1.48% 3%
1961 1.79% 2.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Algeria Thailand
Current population
48222325
71571743
Population rank 34/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.86%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
34.8 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 -94
Annual growth/decline +650,089 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 168/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 +27,509
Net migration rank 161/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - 27,509
2024 - -31,240 - 23,321
2023 691,724 -25,963 -46,105 19,648
2022 722,591 -14,684 -61,046 21,683
2021 735,514 -10,803 57,382 -2,093
2020 724,140 -10,798 84,107 32,277
2019 809,522 -27,786 116,867 5,221
2018 824,428 -27,146 159,383 10,984
2017 848,585 -14,403 194,695 66,805
2016 849,368 -6,438 226,255 112,978
2015 847,054 -27,638 266,362 32,500
2014 839,654 -30,064 294,628 55,358
2013 802,203 -30,052 325,059 67,452
2012 790,645 -26,763 351,485 74,033
2011 741,832 -20,108 365,670 66,607
2010 719,350 -10,788 370,466 52,791
2009 691,496 -4,458 382,636 110,883
2008 662,044 -2,101 401,730 107,333
2007 620,196 -25,046 425,362 100,486
2006 580,812 -44,138 441,211 102,362
2005 543,158 -51,345 456,378 100,542
2004 508,773 -38,648 466,542 107,199
2003 474,272 -39,421 488,003 105,917
2002 451,369 -36,255 504,299 105,215
2001 450,637 -26,539 524,230 96,817
2000 447,025 -16,454 543,884 121,640
1999 434,198 -5,657 578,073 173,924
1998 425,928 -13,991 617,318 183,471
1997 450,138 87,582 644,834 150,411
1996 483,632 71,139 661,397 152,397
1995 533,104 37,817 682,703 147,226
1994 594,445 430 712,589 132,271
1993 611,306 14,289 737,696 122,746
1992 627,289 44,102 754,999 143,318
1991 616,850 -6,945 760,508 124,034
1990 612,369 1,962 760,808 152,916
1989 628,542 -234 774,563 90,497
1988 637,215 24,376 765,252 128,469
1987 645,309 24,933 774,498 122,791
1986 661,644 64,381 783,430 111,820
1985 672,185 75,729 776,935 141,963
1984 656,475 68,774 779,856 139,345
1983 641,167 61,292 794,239 143,393
1982 620,415 48,660 817,951 101,885
1981 595,150 39,043 839,297 78,337
1980 559,983 32,879 845,575 88,478
1979 523,875 24,311 843,434 85,693
1978 491,876 19,317 847,799 82,011
1977 465,405 5,360 871,232 88,937
1976 440,192 302,662 894,072 40,656
1975 417,803 300,482 911,980 66,306
1974 399,509 -27,605 923,151 72,801
1973 382,736 -29,938 933,540 80,704
1972 368,179 -32,832 940,420 73,082
1971 356,069 -35,141 936,215 43,400
1970 346,564 -37,058 937,116 49,221
1969 334,541 -28,535 948,314 26,551
1968 324,560 -23,870 953,806 13,718
1967 316,289 -23,983 944,980 17,005
1966 309,628 -29,832 929,469 12,016
1965 311,190 -142,810 909,000 22,995
1964 312,729 -108,798 885,137 17,249
1963 315,645 -124,175 860,728 16,494
1962 283,903 -112,676 828,741 16,605
1961 296,467 -123,928 801,140 14,968
1960 290,582 -55,212 774,190 6,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 97.6% of the population change in Algeria is from natural causes (a gain of 7,892,580 people) and 2.42% is from migration (a loss of 195,723 people). In Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Algeria
City Population
Algiers 2.36M
Oran 803K
Constantine 465K
Batna 291K
Setif 288K
Djelfa 266K
Annaba 257K
Sidi Bel Abbes 213K
Biskra 205K
Tebessa 194K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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