Algeria Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Algeria urban population for 2021 was 32,807,002, a 2.4% increase from 2020.
  • Algeria urban population for 2020 was 32,038,217, a 2.5% increase from 2019.
  • Algeria urban population for 2019 was 31,255,632, a 2.64% increase from 2018.
  • Algeria urban population for 2018 was 30,451,166, a 2.74% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Brazil 187,143,228
Russia 107,492,288
Mexico 102,651,435
Iran 67,125,144
Turkey 64,911,679
Colombia 42,109,638
South Africa 40,295,863
Thailand 37,349,283
Algeria 32,807,002
Iraq 30,960,655
Peru 26,466,645
Malaysia 26,085,557
Venezuela 24,907,533
Ecuador 11,454,802
Kazakhstan 10,986,561
Romania 10,387,640
Jordan 10,214,721
Dominican Republic 9,251,516
Guatemala 8,938,987
Cuba 8,700,275
Belarus 7,463,845
Azerbaijan 5,755,809
Libya 5,455,170
Bulgaria 5,228,804
Lebanon 4,982,643
Costa Rica 4,196,609
Paraguay 4,189,606
Serbia 3,871,714
Turkmenistan 3,361,056
Gabon 2,116,964
Botswana 1,852,275
Albania 1,770,478
Armenia 1,770,343
Bosnia 1,616,664
Jamaica 1,601,946
Namibia 1,341,107
North Macedonia 1,213,985
Equatorial Guinea 1,202,330
Fiji 533,870
Mauritius 516,236
Montenegro 419,986
Suriname 405,913
Guyana 216,404
Maldives 214,329
Belize 184,818
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 55,768
Dominica 51,699
Grenada 45,724
American Samoa 39,257
Samoa 38,813
St. Lucia 34,026
Marshall Islands 32,867
Tonga 24,494
Nauru 12,511
Tuvalu 7,259
Algeria Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 32,807,002 74.26 2.37%
2020 32,038,217 73.73 2.47%
2019 31,255,632 73.19 2.61%
2018 30,451,166 72.63 2.70%
2017 29,639,704 72.05 2.78%
2016 28,826,081 71.46 2.85%
2015 28,015,534 70.85 2.89%
2014 27,217,778 70.22 2.90%
2013 26,439,316 69.58 2.92%
2012 25,678,117 68.92 2.93%
2011 24,935,851 68.24 2.92%
2010 24,217,375 67.54 2.92%
2009 23,520,104 66.83 2.89%
2008 22,849,463 66.10 2.85%
2007 22,207,751 65.35 2.79%
2006 21,596,721 64.59 2.63%
2005 21,036,255 63.83 2.58%
2004 20,501,248 63.06 2.65%
2003 19,965,686 62.28 2.62%
2002 19,449,504 61.50 2.64%
2001 18,942,742 60.71 2.69%
2000 18,439,845 59.92 2.75%
1999 17,939,997 59.12 2.77%
1998 17,449,972 58.31 2.84%
1997 16,961,687 57.54 3.03%
1996 16,455,736 56.77 3.14%
1995 15,946,838 56.00 3.32%
1994 15,426,535 55.22 3.53%
1993 14,891,422 54.44 3.69%
1992 14,352,337 53.66 3.80%
1991 13,817,257 52.87 3.88%
1990 13,291,089 52.09 4.02%
1989 12,767,819 51.30 4.18%
1988 12,245,391 50.51 4.32%
1987 11,727,481 49.72 4.78%
1986 11,180,415 48.86 5.17%
1985 10,616,712 47.97 5.27%
1984 10,071,860 47.08 5.29%
1983 9,552,860 46.19 5.29%
1982 9,060,643 45.30 5.27%
1981 8,595,873 44.42 5.21%
1980 8,159,500 43.54 5.14%
1979 7,750,942 42.67 5.05%
1978 7,369,388 41.79 4.96%
1977 7,012,682 40.93 4.83%
1976 6,682,214 40.50 5.23%
1975 6,341,768 40.33 4.11%
1974 6,086,141 40.16 2.87%
1973 5,914,144 40.00 2.79%
1972 5,751,496 39.83 2.73%
1971 5,596,839 39.67 2.67%
1970 5,449,386 39.50 2.66%
1969 5,306,556 39.33 2.67%
1968 5,166,773 39.17 2.68%
1967 5,030,391 39.00 2.65%
1966 4,899,040 38.84 4.99%
1965 4,660,676 37.64 5.72%
1964 4,401,648 36.14 5.91%
1963 4,148,851 34.66 5.88%
1962 3,912,031 33.21 5.90%
1961 3,688,009 31.80 5.91%
1960 3,476,403 30.51 %