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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 2.12 times bigger than Algeria's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Algeria vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Vietnam
2100 64,987,758 92,239,801
2099 65,099,593 92,735,968
2098 65,201,636 93,227,318
2097 65,286,684 93,703,343
2096 65,363,853 94,178,675
2095 65,425,396 94,640,859
2094 65,482,152 95,098,747
2093 65,511,098 95,558,233
2092 65,539,089 96,015,030
2091 65,560,728 96,474,248
2090 65,558,683 96,938,026
2089 65,560,674 97,399,661
2088 65,543,659 97,858,300
2087 65,518,674 98,324,127
2086 65,480,237 98,788,452
2085 65,436,284 99,249,444
2084 65,389,859 99,710,990
2083 65,339,591 100,178,339
2082 65,286,947 100,650,389
2081 65,228,570 101,120,279
2080 65,156,366 101,584,408
2079 65,077,934 102,046,677
2078 64,997,944 102,496,244
2077 64,912,164 102,944,347
2076 64,829,265 103,374,514
2075 64,732,964 103,799,405
2074 64,635,550 104,214,107
2073 64,539,251 104,623,307
2072 64,437,887 105,022,092
2071 64,334,505 105,401,255
2070 64,254,716 105,773,681
2069 64,156,721 106,126,787
2068 64,054,948 106,471,025
2067 63,947,346 106,811,324
2066 63,834,128 107,143,716
2065 63,711,038 107,459,475
2064 63,574,559 107,761,108
2063 63,435,887 108,055,355
2062 63,274,087 108,339,650
2061 63,110,028 108,607,597
2060 62,923,891 108,859,065
2059 62,712,836 109,104,391
2058 62,478,336 109,337,395
2057 62,226,357 109,546,926
2056 61,939,173 109,732,352
2055 61,635,604 109,903,830
2054 61,305,903 110,052,946
2053 60,952,313 110,173,868
2052 60,585,478 110,270,266
2051 60,184,066 110,338,539
2050 59,759,780 110,361,987
2049 59,319,414 110,356,819
2048 58,863,159 110,313,849
2047 58,399,750 110,228,852
2046 57,923,788 110,108,051
2045 57,438,215 109,943,449
2044 56,949,229 109,748,671
2043 56,458,404 109,514,717
2042 55,972,536 109,242,604
2041 55,486,685 108,936,706
2040 55,008,982 108,611,523
2039 54,525,726 108,254,640
2038 54,053,698 107,877,983
2037 53,581,185 107,480,286
2036 53,114,315 107,075,099
2035 52,635,824 106,647,378
2034 52,170,347 106,206,100
2033 51,701,970 105,762,219
2032 51,222,432 105,299,476
2031 50,743,202 104,826,346
2030 50,249,453 104,330,461
2029 49,738,822 103,835,790
2028 49,202,648 103,316,499
2027 48,647,196 102,775,814
2026 48,064,789 102,213,157
2025 47,453,061 101,614,413
2024 46,814,308 100,987,686
2023 46,164,219 100,352,192
2022 45,477,389 99,680,655
2021 44,761,099 98,935,098
2020 44,042,091 98,079,191
2019 43,294,546 97,173,776
2018 42,505,035 96,237,319
2017 41,689,299 95,176,977
2016 40,850,721 94,000,117
2015 40,019,529 92,823,254
2014 39,205,031 91,679,578
2013 38,414,171 90,573,104
2012 37,646,166 89,510,356
2011 36,903,376 88,468,314
2010 36,188,236 87,455,152
2009 35,490,445 86,460,018
2008 34,816,961 85,175,788
2007 34,189,416 83,633,375
2006 33,623,506 82,167,897
2005 33,109,249 81,088,313
2004 32,628,286 80,338,971
2003 32,175,818 79,563,777
2002 31,750,835 78,772,224
2001 31,331,221 77,969,361
2000 30,903,893 77,154,011
1999 30,474,354 76,287,452
1998 30,054,133 75,299,660
1997 29,579,301 74,226,889
1996 29,033,044 73,156,447
1995 28,470,191 72,049,940
1994 27,887,279 70,854,391
1993 27,277,048 69,586,384
1992 26,628,568 68,260,337
1991 25,987,928 66,891,775
1990 25,375,810 65,504,552
1989 24,754,485 64,147,348
1988 24,109,536 62,843,228
1987 23,443,624 61,584,651
1986 22,745,499 60,347,048
1985 22,008,544 59,060,622
1984 21,271,969 57,706,067
1983 20,558,115 56,337,921
1982 19,872,348 55,011,289
1981 19,220,704 53,738,141
1980 18,607,174 52,490,101
1979 18,036,655 51,378,211
1978 17,506,974 50,249,552
1977 17,015,994 48,954,872
1976 16,409,170 47,684,931
1975 15,678,596 46,482,903
1974 15,133,502 45,413,537
1973 14,771,147 44,409,861
1972 14,427,072 43,429,168
1971 14,098,936 42,449,276
1970 13,783,719 41,475,230
1969 13,475,960 40,582,096
1968 13,172,614 39,734,609
1967 12,876,118 38,895,080
1966 12,590,069 38,024,836
1965 12,365,976 37,129,656
1964 12,179,813 36,201,563
1963 11,982,118 35,249,101
1962 11,800,771 34,288,560
1961 11,628,883 33,409,059
1960 11,424,922 32,531,933

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Vietnam
2100 -0.17% -0.54%
2099 -0.16% -0.53%
2098 -0.13% -0.51%
2097 -0.12% -0.5%
2096 -0.09% -0.49%
2095 -0.09% -0.48%
2094 -0.04% -0.48%
2093 -0.04% -0.48%
2092 -0.03% -0.48%
2091 0.003% -0.48%
2090 -0.003% -0.47%
2089 0.03% -0.47%
2088 0.04% -0.47%
2087 0.06% -0.47%
2086 0.07% -0.46%
2085 0.07% -0.46%
2084 0.08% -0.47%
2083 0.08% -0.47%
2082 0.09% -0.46%
2081 0.11% -0.46%
2080 0.12% -0.45%
2079 0.12% -0.44%
2078 0.13% -0.44%
2077 0.13% -0.42%
2076 0.15% -0.41%
2075 0.15% -0.4%
2074 0.15% -0.39%
2073 0.16% -0.38%
2072 0.16% -0.36%
2071 0.12% -0.35%
2070 0.15% -0.33%
2069 0.16% -0.32%
2068 0.17% -0.32%
2067 0.18% -0.31%
2066 0.19% -0.29%
2065 0.21% -0.28%
2064 0.22% -0.27%
2063 0.26% -0.26%
2062 0.26% -0.25%
2061 0.3% -0.23%
2060 0.34% -0.22%
2059 0.38% -0.21%
2058 0.4% -0.19%
2057 0.46% -0.17%
2056 0.49% -0.16%
2055 0.54% -0.14%
2054 0.58% -0.11%
2053 0.61% -0.09%
2052 0.67% -0.06%
2051 0.71% -0.02%
2050 0.74% 0.005%
2049 0.78% 0.04%
2048 0.79% 0.08%
2047 0.82% 0.11%
2046 0.85% 0.15%
2045 0.86% 0.18%
2044 0.87% 0.21%
2043 0.87% 0.25%
2042 0.88% 0.28%
2041 0.87% 0.3%
2040 0.89% 0.33%
2039 0.87% 0.35%
2038 0.88% 0.37%
2037 0.88% 0.38%
2036 0.91% 0.4%
2035 0.89% 0.42%
2034 0.91% 0.42%
2033 0.94% 0.44%
2032 0.94% 0.45%
2031 0.98% 0.48%
2030 1.03% 0.48%
2029 1.09% 0.5%
2028 1.14% 0.53%
2027 1.21% 0.55%
2026 1.29% 0.59%
2025 1.36% 0.62%
2024 1.41% 0.63%
2023 1.51% 0.67%
2022 1.6% 0.75%
2021 1.63% 0.87%
2020 1.73% 0.93%
2019 1.86% 0.97%
2018 1.96% 1.11%
2017 2.05% 1.25%
2016 2.08% 1.27%
2015 2.08% 1.25%
2014 2.06% 1.22%
2013 2.04% 1.19%
2012 2.01% 1.18%
2011 1.98% 1.16%
2010 1.97% 1.15%
2009 1.93% 1.51%
2008 1.84% 1.84%
2007 1.68% 1.78%
2006 1.55% 1.33%
2005 1.47% 0.93%
2004 1.41% 0.97%
2003 1.34% 1%
2002 1.34% 1.03%
2001 1.38% 1.06%
2000 1.41% 1.14%
1999 1.4% 1.31%
1998 1.61% 1.45%
1997 1.88% 1.46%
1996 1.98% 1.54%
1995 2.09% 1.69%
1994 2.24% 1.82%
1993 2.44% 1.94%
1992 2.47% 2.05%
1991 2.41% 2.12%
1990 2.51% 2.12%
1989 2.68% 2.08%
1988 2.84% 2.04%
1987 3.07% 2.05%
1986 3.35% 2.18%
1985 3.46% 2.35%
1984 3.47% 2.43%
1983 3.45% 2.41%
1982 3.39% 2.37%
1981 3.3% 2.38%
1980 3.16% 2.16%
1979 3.03% 2.25%
1978 2.89% 2.64%
1977 3.7% 2.66%
1976 4.66% 2.59%
1975 3.6% 2.35%
1974 2.45% 2.26%
1973 2.38% 2.26%
1972 2.33% 2.31%
1971 2.29% 2.35%
1970 2.28% 2.2%
1969 2.3% 2.13%
1968 2.3% 2.16%
1967 2.27% 2.29%
1966 1.81% 2.41%
1965 1.53% 2.56%
1964 1.65% 2.7%
1963 1.54% 2.8%
1962 1.48% 2.63%
1961 1.79% 2.7%

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

GeoRank.org/population/algeria/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Algeria Vietnam
Current population
48222325
102365351
Population rank 34/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 1.24%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
49.6 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 123/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -48,171
Net migration rank 161/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -48,171
2024 - -31,240 - -59,645
2023 691,724 -25,963 727,955 -81,789
2022 722,591 -14,684 775,914 -78,977
2021 735,514 -10,803 799,593 -5,418
2020 724,140 -10,798 924,004 -6,457
2019 809,522 -27,786 895,262 -2,051
2018 824,428 -27,146 882,977 96,650
2017 848,585 -14,403 1,001,833 139,245
2016 849,368 -6,438 1,045,094 167,652
2015 847,054 -27,638 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 839,654 -30,064 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 802,203 -30,052 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 790,645 -26,763 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 741,832 -20,108 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 719,350 -10,788 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 691,496 -4,458 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 662,044 -2,101 1,008,141 571,113
2007 620,196 -25,046 981,689 523,784
2006 580,812 -44,138 943,041 482,399
2005 543,158 -51,345 942,084 -208,337
2004 508,773 -38,648 985,438 -220,458
2003 474,272 -39,421 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 451,369 -36,255 991,427 -193,766
2001 450,637 -26,539 985,610 -177,586
2000 447,025 -16,454 966,894 -144,298
1999 434,198 -5,657 925,519 -15,010
1998 425,928 -13,991 959,016 106,091
1997 450,138 87,582 1,028,116 52,382
1996 483,632 71,139 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 533,104 37,817 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 594,445 430 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 611,306 14,289 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 627,289 44,102 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 616,850 -6,945 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 612,369 1,962 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 628,542 -234 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 637,215 24,376 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 645,309 24,933 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 661,644 64,381 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 672,185 75,729 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 656,475 68,774 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 641,167 61,292 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 620,415 48,660 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 595,150 39,043 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 559,983 32,879 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 523,875 24,311 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 491,876 19,317 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 465,405 5,360 1,259,315 49,655
1976 440,192 302,662 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 417,803 300,482 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 399,509 -27,605 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 382,736 -29,938 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 368,179 -32,832 921,524 -1,920
1971 356,069 -35,141 963,259 76,961
1970 346,564 -37,058 905,902 1,997
1969 334,541 -28,535 878,359 0
1968 324,560 -23,870 815,116 1,489
1967 316,289 -23,983 862,071 394
1966 309,628 -29,832 876,283 1,769
1965 311,190 -142,810 913,761 -1,438
1964 312,729 -108,798 950,219 -6,328
1963 315,645 -124,175 961,067 0
1962 283,903 -112,676 960,046 0
1961 296,467 -123,928 798,978 0
1960 290,582 -55,212 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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