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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,222,325 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Algeria's population is 1.11 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Algeria is ranked the 34th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 1.1% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.2M (43.4% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Algeria vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Yemen
2100 64,987,758 111,531,602
2099 65,099,593 111,216,538
2098 65,201,636 110,873,896
2097 65,286,684 110,513,248
2096 65,363,853 110,125,357
2095 65,425,396 109,718,989
2094 65,482,152 109,287,747
2093 65,511,098 108,834,256
2092 65,539,089 108,350,834
2091 65,560,728 107,845,139
2090 65,558,683 107,319,234
2089 65,560,674 106,769,903
2088 65,543,659 106,198,480
2087 65,518,674 105,606,248
2086 65,480,237 104,994,691
2085 65,436,284 104,356,315
2084 65,389,859 103,704,067
2083 65,339,591 103,033,111
2082 65,286,947 102,348,794
2081 65,228,570 101,642,012
2080 65,156,366 100,920,728
2079 65,077,934 100,179,245
2078 64,997,944 99,422,962
2077 64,912,164 98,654,481
2076 64,829,265 97,862,812
2075 64,732,964 97,057,105
2074 64,635,550 96,230,615
2073 64,539,251 95,389,748
2072 64,437,887 94,528,518
2071 64,334,505 93,646,094
2070 64,254,716 92,750,891
2069 64,156,721 91,836,719
2068 64,054,948 90,906,457
2067 63,947,346 89,961,778
2066 63,834,128 88,998,844
2065 63,711,038 88,022,210
2064 63,574,559 87,033,422
2063 63,435,887 86,020,867
2062 63,274,087 84,985,459
2061 63,110,028 83,934,120
2060 62,923,891 82,867,105
2059 62,712,836 81,781,887
2058 62,478,336 80,678,032
2057 62,226,357 79,563,835
2056 61,939,173 78,436,146
2055 61,635,604 77,296,391
2054 61,305,903 76,143,587
2053 60,952,313 74,985,186
2052 60,585,478 73,813,387
2051 60,184,066 72,631,340
2050 59,759,780 71,436,891
2049 59,319,414 70,243,074
2048 58,863,159 69,043,876
2047 58,399,750 67,843,741
2046 57,923,788 66,638,116
2045 57,438,215 65,433,874
2044 56,949,229 64,230,423
2043 56,458,404 63,031,296
2042 55,972,536 61,838,177
2041 55,486,685 60,651,763
2040 55,008,982 59,475,172
2039 54,525,726 58,303,694
2038 54,053,698 57,135,690
2037 53,581,185 55,973,689
2036 53,114,315 54,809,098
2035 52,635,824 53,641,994
2034 52,170,347 52,476,195
2033 51,701,970 51,307,469
2032 51,222,432 50,140,351
2031 50,743,202 48,969,961
2030 50,249,453 47,786,079
2029 49,738,822 46,594,926
2028 49,202,648 45,403,313
2027 48,647,196 44,203,683
2026 48,064,789 43,000,078
2025 47,453,061 41,792,731
2024 46,814,308 40,583,164
2023 46,164,219 39,390,799
2022 45,477,389 38,222,876
2021 44,761,099 37,140,230
2020 44,042,091 36,134,863
2019 43,294,546 35,111,408
2018 42,505,035 34,085,182
2017 41,689,299 33,090,921
2016 40,850,721 32,109,010
2015 40,019,529 31,159,379
2014 39,205,031 30,226,309
2013 38,414,171 29,312,952
2012 37,646,166 28,433,647
2011 36,903,376 27,582,897
2010 36,188,236 26,754,387
2009 35,490,445 25,927,724
2008 34,816,961 25,111,941
2007 34,189,416 24,318,082
2006 33,623,506 23,543,083
2005 33,109,249 22,790,085
2004 32,628,286 22,095,167
2003 32,175,818 21,456,379
2002 31,750,835 20,835,086
2001 31,331,221 20,226,147
2000 30,903,893 19,624,141
1999 30,474,354 19,029,420
1998 30,054,133 18,446,013
1997 29,579,301 17,873,936
1996 29,033,044 17,313,177
1995 28,470,191 16,740,058
1994 27,887,279 16,149,147
1993 27,277,048 15,563,914
1992 26,628,568 14,989,494
1991 25,987,928 14,430,201
1990 25,375,810 13,887,862
1989 24,754,485 13,364,174
1988 24,109,536 12,859,708
1987 23,443,624 12,369,912
1986 22,745,499 11,901,040
1985 22,008,544 11,453,825
1984 21,271,969 11,025,597
1983 20,558,115 10,621,499
1982 19,872,348 10,241,006
1981 19,220,704 9,882,362
1980 18,607,174 9,543,358
1979 18,036,655 9,224,194
1978 17,506,974 8,926,586
1977 17,015,994 8,648,222
1976 16,409,170 8,384,113
1975 15,678,596 8,133,598
1974 15,133,502 7,896,783
1973 14,771,147 7,672,796
1972 14,427,072 7,460,068
1971 14,098,936 7,257,462
1970 13,783,719 7,065,279
1969 13,475,960 6,875,859
1968 13,172,614 6,690,524
1967 12,876,118 6,516,444
1966 12,590,069 6,351,494
1965 12,365,976 6,195,593
1964 12,179,813 6,048,006
1963 11,982,118 5,911,135
1962 11,800,771 5,782,221
1961 11,628,883 5,655,232
1960 11,424,922 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Algeria increased by 7,227,215 people (a 21.5% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Algeria gained 7,371,604 people (a 18% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2006 and is still 34th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.6M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Algeria Yemen
2100 -0.17% 0.28%
2099 -0.16% 0.31%
2098 -0.13% 0.33%
2097 -0.12% 0.35%
2096 -0.09% 0.37%
2095 -0.09% 0.39%
2094 -0.04% 0.42%
2093 -0.04% 0.45%
2092 -0.03% 0.47%
2091 0.003% 0.49%
2090 -0.003% 0.51%
2089 0.03% 0.54%
2088 0.04% 0.56%
2087 0.06% 0.58%
2086 0.07% 0.61%
2085 0.07% 0.63%
2084 0.08% 0.65%
2083 0.08% 0.67%
2082 0.09% 0.7%
2081 0.11% 0.71%
2080 0.12% 0.74%
2079 0.12% 0.76%
2078 0.13% 0.78%
2077 0.13% 0.81%
2076 0.15% 0.83%
2075 0.15% 0.86%
2074 0.15% 0.88%
2073 0.16% 0.91%
2072 0.16% 0.94%
2071 0.12% 0.97%
2070 0.15% 1%
2069 0.16% 1.02%
2068 0.17% 1.05%
2067 0.18% 1.08%
2066 0.19% 1.11%
2065 0.21% 1.14%
2064 0.22% 1.18%
2063 0.26% 1.22%
2062 0.26% 1.25%
2061 0.3% 1.29%
2060 0.34% 1.33%
2059 0.38% 1.37%
2058 0.4% 1.4%
2057 0.46% 1.44%
2056 0.49% 1.47%
2055 0.54% 1.51%
2054 0.58% 1.54%
2053 0.61% 1.59%
2052 0.67% 1.63%
2051 0.71% 1.67%
2050 0.74% 1.7%
2049 0.78% 1.74%
2048 0.79% 1.77%
2047 0.82% 1.81%
2046 0.85% 1.84%
2045 0.86% 1.87%
2044 0.87% 1.9%
2043 0.87% 1.93%
2042 0.88% 1.96%
2041 0.87% 1.98%
2040 0.89% 2.01%
2039 0.87% 2.04%
2038 0.88% 2.08%
2037 0.88% 2.12%
2036 0.91% 2.18%
2035 0.89% 2.22%
2034 0.91% 2.28%
2033 0.94% 2.33%
2032 0.94% 2.39%
2031 0.98% 2.48%
2030 1.03% 2.56%
2029 1.09% 2.62%
2028 1.14% 2.71%
2027 1.21% 2.8%
2026 1.29% 2.89%
2025 1.36% 2.98%
2024 1.41% 3.03%
2023 1.51% 3.06%
2022 1.6% 2.92%
2021 1.63% 2.78%
2020 1.73% 2.91%
2019 1.86% 3.01%
2018 1.96% 3%
2017 2.05% 3.06%
2016 2.08% 3.05%
2015 2.08% 3.09%
2014 2.06% 3.12%
2013 2.04% 3.09%
2012 2.01% 3.08%
2011 1.98% 3.1%
2010 1.97% 3.19%
2009 1.93% 3.25%
2008 1.84% 3.26%
2007 1.68% 3.29%
2006 1.55% 3.3%
2005 1.47% 3.15%
2004 1.41% 2.98%
2003 1.34% 2.98%
2002 1.34% 3.01%
2001 1.38% 3.07%
2000 1.41% 3.13%
1999 1.4% 3.16%
1998 1.61% 3.2%
1997 1.88% 3.24%
1996 1.98% 3.42%
1995 2.09% 3.66%
1994 2.24% 3.76%
1993 2.44% 3.83%
1992 2.47% 3.88%
1991 2.41% 3.91%
1990 2.51% 3.92%
1989 2.68% 3.92%
1988 2.84% 3.96%
1987 3.07% 3.94%
1986 3.35% 3.9%
1985 3.46% 3.88%
1984 3.47% 3.8%
1983 3.45% 3.72%
1982 3.39% 3.63%
1981 3.3% 3.55%
1980 3.16% 3.46%
1979 3.03% 3.33%
1978 2.89% 3.22%
1977 3.7% 3.15%
1976 4.66% 3.08%
1975 3.6% 3%
1974 2.45% 2.92%
1973 2.38% 2.85%
1972 2.33% 2.79%
1971 2.29% 2.72%
1970 2.28% 2.75%
1969 2.3% 2.77%
1968 2.3% 2.67%
1967 2.27% 2.6%
1966 1.81% 2.52%
1965 1.53% 2.44%
1964 1.65% 2.32%
1963 1.54% 2.23%
1962 1.48% 2.25%
1961 1.79% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Algeria grew by 1.41%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Algeria Yemen
Current population
48222325
43325643
Population rank 34/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.52%
One net population change
48.5 seconds
26.4 seconds
One birth every
34.8 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.45 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,781 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +650,089 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +1.41% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 74/197 13/197
One migration net change every
19.1 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -27,531 -16,291
Net migration rank 161/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 259,458 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 104/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 168/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Algeria
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Algeria Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -27,531 - -16,291
2024 - -31,240 - -10,482
2023 691,724 -25,963 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 722,591 -14,684 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 735,514 -10,803 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 724,140 -10,798 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 809,522 -27,786 1,056,432 2,129
2018 824,428 -27,146 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 848,585 -14,403 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 849,368 -6,438 975,697 -6,492
2015 847,054 -27,638 939,922 -9,883
2014 839,654 -30,064 920,330 15,764
2013 802,203 -30,052 884,929 5,697
2012 790,645 -26,763 845,645 22,349
2011 741,832 -20,108 806,359 27,184
2010 719,350 -10,788 803,246 20,269
2009 691,496 -4,458 798,911 30,919
2008 662,044 -2,101 779,123 22,621
2007 620,196 -25,046 764,780 21,210
2006 580,812 -44,138 750,082 13,940
2005 543,158 -51,345 726,708 15,283
2004 508,773 -38,648 710,493 -62,641
2003 474,272 -39,421 694,457 -64,737
2002 451,369 -36,255 672,494 -59,648
2001 450,637 -26,539 658,704 -53,698
2000 447,025 -16,454 646,694 -47,713
1999 434,198 -5,657 633,166 -42,731
1998 425,928 -13,991 615,488 -39,096
1997 450,138 87,582 604,443 -36,694
1996 483,632 71,139 588,786 -35,043
1995 533,104 37,817 607,966 -15,485
1994 594,445 430 602,363 -13,040
1993 611,306 14,289 595,459 -14,332
1992 627,289 44,102 582,072 -14,372
1991 616,850 -6,945 565,837 -14,964
1990 612,369 1,962 549,654 -15,847
1989 628,542 -234 530,464 -16,876
1988 637,215 24,376 513,296 -17,952
1987 645,309 24,933 493,337 -9,097
1986 661,644 64,381 464,665 -11,151
1985 672,185 75,729 455,576 -14,660
1984 656,475 68,774 434,674 -19,143
1983 641,167 61,292 414,823 -22,152
1982 620,415 48,660 392,302 -23,981
1981 595,150 39,043 374,482 -25,499
1980 559,983 32,879 355,767 -26,740
1979 523,875 24,311 336,378 -27,090
1978 491,876 19,317 312,439 -26,524
1977 465,405 5,360 296,115 -25,305
1976 440,192 302,662 281,078 -23,669
1975 417,803 300,482 266,815 -23,192
1974 399,509 -27,605 252,737 -22,726
1973 382,736 -29,938 240,235 -22,282
1972 368,179 -32,832 229,322 -21,826
1971 356,069 -35,141 219,095 -21,386
1970 346,564 -37,058 207,613 -20,966
1969 334,541 -28,535 196,305 -4,121
1968 324,560 -23,870 182,518 -4,031
1967 316,289 -23,983 173,637 -3,959
1966 309,628 -29,832 164,091 -3,874
1965 311,190 -142,810 155,398 -3,797
1964 312,729 -108,798 147,299 -3,712
1963 315,645 -124,175 133,781 -3,640
1962 283,903 -112,676 131,262 -3,572
1961 296,467 -123,928 129,787 -3,503
1960 290,582 -55,212 122,994 -3,431

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

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

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 259,458 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Algeria, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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