Population density — all countries

Population density — Algeria

Population density in Algeria in 2023 — 19.4 per km². Ranked 186 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 297%.

2023 19.4 per km² +1.51% vs 2022
World rank 186of 215
Period maximum 19.4 per km²2023
Period minimum 4.9 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Algeria, 1961–20230510152019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4.9 per km²1963: 5 per km²1965: 5.2 per km²1967: 5.4 per km²1969: 5.7 per km²1971: 5.9 per km²1973: 6.2 per km²1975: 6.6 per km²1977: 7.1 per km²1979: 7.6 per km²1981: 8.1 per km²1983: 8.6 per km²1985: 9.2 per km²1987: 9.8 per km²1989: 10.4 per km²1991: 10.9 per km²1993: 11.5 per km²1995: 12 per km²1997: 12.4 per km²1999: 12.8 per km²2001: 13.2 per km²2003: 13.5 per km²2005: 13.9 per km²2007: 14.4 per km²2009: 14.9 per km²2011: 15.5 per km²2013: 16.1 per km²2015: 16.8 per km²2017: 17.5 per km²2019: 18.2 per km²2021: 18.8 per km²2023: 19.4 per km²
Change over the period: +14.5 (+296.98%) Average annual rate: 2.25 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 19.4 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Northern Africa computed 35.2 per km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 65.7 per km²
Population density — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 19.4 +0.3 +1.51%
2022 19.1 +0.3 +1.6%
2021 18.8 +0.3 +1.63%
2020 18.5 +0.3 +1.73%
2019 18.2 +0.3 +1.86%
2018 17.8 +0.3 +1.96%
2017 17.5 +0.4 +2.05%
2016 17.2 +0.3 +2.08%
2015 16.8 +0.3 +2.08%
2014 16.5 +0.3 +2.06%
2013 16.1 +0.3 +2.04%
2012 15.8 +0.3 +2.01%
2011 15.5 +0.3 +1.98%
2010 15.2 +0.3 +1.97%
2009 14.9 +0.3 +1.93%
2008 14.6 +0.3 +1.84%
2007 14.4 +0.2 +1.68%
2006 14.1 +0.2 +1.55%
2005 13.9 +0.2 +1.47%
2004 13.7 +0.2 +1.41%
2003 13.5 +0.2 +1.34%
2002 13.3 +0.2 +1.34%
2001 13.2 +0.2 +1.38%
2000 13 +0.2 +1.41%
1999 12.8 +0.2 +1.4%
1998 12.6 +0.2 +1.61%
1997 12.4 +0.2 +1.88%
1996 12.2 +0.2 +1.98%
1995 12 +0.2 +2.09%
1994 11.7 +0.3 +2.24%
1993 11.5 +0.3 +2.44%
1992 11.2 +0.3 +2.47%
1991 10.9 +0.3 +2.41%
1990 10.7 +0.3 +2.51%
1989 10.4 +0.3 +2.68%
1988 10.1 +0.3 +2.84%
1987 9.8 +0.3 +3.07%
1986 9.5 +0.3 +3.35%
1985 9.2 +0.3 +3.46%
1984 8.9 +0.3 +3.47%
1983 8.6 +0.3 +3.45%
1982 8.3 +0.3 +3.39%
1981 8.1 +0.3 +3.3%
1980 7.8 +0.2 +3.16%
1979 7.6 +0.2 +3.03%
1978 7.4 +0.2 +2.89%
1977 7.1 +0.3 +3.7%
1976 6.9 +0.3 +4.66%
1975 6.6 +0.2 +3.6%
1974 6.4 +0.2 +2.45%
1973 6.2 +0.1 +2.38%
1972 6.1 +0.1 +2.33%
1971 5.9 +0.1 +2.29%
1970 5.8 +0.1 +2.28%
1969 5.7 +0.1 +2.3%
1968 5.5 +0.1 +2.3%
1967 5.4 +0.1 +2.27%
1966 5.3 +0.1 +1.81%
1965 5.2 +0.1 +1.53%
1964 5.1 +0.1 +1.65%
1963 5 +0.1 +1.54%
1962 5 +0.1 +1.48%
1961 4.9

Northern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.