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

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The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 47,435,312 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 48,345,858 people compared to 43,598,646 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 1.11% 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 +1.75% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.6M people to 48.3M (43.8% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Algeria vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Algeria
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Algeria Yemen
2100 64,963,450 111,481,288
2099 65,075,244 111,166,365
2098 65,177,248 110,823,878
2097 65,262,264 110,463,393
2096 65,339,404 110,075,677
2095 65,400,924 109,669,492
2094 65,457,659 109,238,445
2093 65,486,594 108,785,158
2092 65,514,575 108,301,955
2091 65,536,206 107,796,487
2090 65,534,162 107,270,820
2089 65,536,151 106,721,736
2088 65,519,144 106,150,572
2087 65,494,168 105,558,607
2086 65,455,745 104,947,326
2085 65,411,808 104,309,237
2084 65,365,401 103,657,284
2083 65,315,151 102,986,631
2082 65,262,527 102,302,622
2081 65,204,172 101,596,159
2080 65,131,995 100,875,201
2079 65,053,592 100,134,051
2078 64,973,632 99,378,110
2077 64,887,885 98,609,975
2076 64,805,016 97,818,664
2075 64,708,752 97,013,320
2074 64,611,374 96,187,203
2073 64,515,111 95,346,716
2072 64,413,784 94,485,874
2071 64,310,442 93,603,848
2070 64,230,683 92,709,049
2069 64,132,724 91,795,290
2068 64,030,989 90,865,447
2067 63,923,427 89,921,194
2066 63,810,251 88,958,695
2065 63,687,208 87,982,501
2064 63,550,779 86,994,159
2063 63,412,160 85,982,061
2062 63,250,420 84,947,120
2061 63,086,423 83,896,256
2060 62,900,355 82,829,722
2059 62,689,379 81,744,993
2058 62,454,967 80,641,636
2057 62,203,082 79,527,942
2056 61,916,006 78,400,761
2055 61,612,550 77,261,521
2054 61,282,973 76,109,237
2053 60,929,515 74,951,358
2052 60,562,817 73,780,088
2051 60,161,555 72,598,574
2050 59,737,427 71,404,664
2049 59,297,226 70,211,386
2048 58,841,142 69,012,729
2047 58,377,907 67,813,135
2046 57,902,123 66,608,054
2045 57,416,731 65,404,355
2044 56,927,927 64,201,447
2043 56,437,286 63,002,861
2042 55,951,600 61,810,280
2041 55,465,931 60,624,401
2040 54,988,407 59,448,342
2039 54,505,331 58,277,392
2038 54,033,480 57,109,914
2037 53,561,143 55,948,438
2036 53,094,449 54,784,372
2035 52,616,136 53,617,795
2034 52,150,833 52,452,522
2033 51,682,632 51,284,323
2032 51,203,273 50,117,732
2031 50,724,222 48,947,870
2030 50,230,658 47,764,521
2029 49,720,218 46,573,906
2028 49,184,244 45,382,831
2027 48,629,000 44,183,742
2026 48,046,811 42,980,680
2025 47,435,312 41,773,878
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,495,137 people (a 18.3% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% 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 23.6% to 59,737,427 people with a rank change from 34th to 33rd. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2091 at 65.5M people compared to the peak of 111M 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 1.33% 2.93%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Algeria grew by 1.33%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Algeria Yemen
Current population
48345858
43598646
Population rank 34/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.58% 0.52%
One net population change
50.9 seconds
26.6 seconds
One birth every
35.8 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
2.43 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,701 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +621,004 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +1.33% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 77/197 15/197
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 665,653 -31,240 1,202,276 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 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 (1960–2025, 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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