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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 71,565,981 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 1.44% 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 +1.75% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Algeria vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Thailand
2100 64,963,450 45,708,431
2099 65,075,244 46,053,146
2098 65,177,248 46,403,189
2097 65,262,264 46,757,918
2096 65,339,404 47,118,652
2095 65,400,924 47,484,043
2094 65,457,659 47,853,561
2093 65,486,594 48,226,682
2092 65,514,575 48,605,235
2091 65,536,206 48,984,504
2090 65,534,162 49,368,049
2089 65,536,151 49,756,629
2088 65,519,144 50,142,276
2087 65,494,168 50,532,164
2086 65,455,745 50,925,294
2085 65,411,808 51,321,960
2084 65,365,401 51,724,454
2083 65,315,151 52,127,592
2082 65,262,527 52,533,368
2081 65,204,172 52,938,345
2080 65,131,995 53,347,733
2079 65,053,592 53,762,492
2078 64,973,632 54,177,529
2077 64,887,885 54,595,112
2076 64,805,016 55,015,291
2075 64,708,752 55,438,108
2074 64,611,374 55,867,914
2073 64,515,111 56,300,358
2072 64,413,784 56,735,274
2071 64,310,442 57,172,515
2070 64,230,683 57,616,731
2069 64,132,724 58,061,962
2068 64,030,989 58,512,248
2067 63,923,427 58,962,990
2066 63,810,251 59,413,893
2065 63,687,208 59,873,261
2064 63,550,779 60,331,851
2063 63,412,160 60,792,306
2062 63,250,420 61,257,068
2061 63,086,423 61,720,030
2060 62,900,355 62,187,380
2059 62,689,379 62,651,158
2058 62,454,967 63,113,332
2057 62,203,082 63,572,746
2056 61,916,006 64,027,520
2055 61,612,550 64,473,146
2054 61,282,973 64,912,210
2053 60,929,515 65,338,122
2052 60,562,817 65,758,061
2051 60,161,555 66,162,612
2050 59,737,427 66,552,915
2049 59,297,226 66,931,487
2048 58,841,142 67,291,479
2047 58,377,907 67,636,461
2046 57,902,123 67,967,131
2045 57,416,731 68,281,902
2044 56,927,927 68,579,656
2043 56,437,286 68,864,788
2042 55,951,600 69,133,982
2041 55,465,931 69,390,832
2040 54,988,407 69,626,857
2039 54,505,331 69,848,522
2038 54,033,480 70,056,903
2037 53,561,143 70,250,371
2036 53,094,449 70,429,677
2035 52,616,136 70,599,021
2034 52,150,833 70,751,094
2033 51,682,632 70,891,510
2032 51,203,273 71,019,665
2031 50,724,222 71,134,882
2030 50,230,658 71,241,584
2029 49,720,218 71,337,147
2028 49,184,244 71,423,119
2027 48,629,000 71,499,411
2026 48,046,811 71,565,981
2025 47,435,312 71,619,863
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M 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 1.33% -0.07%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Algeria Thailand
Current population
48345858
71565981
Population rank 34/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.86%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
35.8 seconds
54.2 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,701 -132
Annual growth/decline +621,004 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 164/197
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 665,653 -31,240 -65,720 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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 97.5% of the population change in Algeria is from natural causes (a gain of 7,718,579 people) and 2.49% is from migration (a loss of 196,899 people). In Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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