Urban population in Algeria in 2025 — 35,964,854 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 904.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.96M | +723,375 | +2.05% |
| 2024 | 35.24M | +741,662 | +2.15% |
| 2023 | 34.5M | +764,878 | +2.27% |
| 2022 | 33.73M | +781,853 | +2.37% |
| 2021 | 32.95M | +778,527 | +2.42% |
| 2020 | 32.17M | +793,609 | +2.53% |
| 2019 | 31.38M | +817,598 | +2.68% |
| 2018 | 30.56M | +829,380 | +2.79% |
| 2017 | 29.73M | +838,060 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 28.9M | +824,891 | +2.94% |
| 2015 | 28.07M | +805,147 | +2.95% |
| 2014 | 27.27M | +780,692 | +2.95% |
| 2013 | 26.49M | +756,992 | +2.94% |
| 2012 | 25.73M | +731,909 | +2.93% |
| 2011 | 25M | +705,468 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 24.29M | +686,211 | +2.91% |
| 2009 | 23.6M | +659,707 | +2.88% |
| 2008 | 22.94M | +663,968 | +2.98% |
| 2007 | 22.28M | +622,199 | +2.87% |
| 2006 | 21.66M | +581,428 | +2.76% |
| 2005 | 21.08M | +553,353 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 20.52M | +528,996 | +2.65% |
| 2003 | 19.99M | +505,887 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.49M | +496,793 | +2.62% |
| 2001 | 18.99M | +495,635 | +2.68% |
| 2000 | 18.5M | +491,027 | +2.73% |
| 1999 | 18.01M | +479,632 | +2.74% |
| 1998 | 17.53M | +504,394 | +2.96% |
| 1997 | 17.02M | +536,936 | +3.26% |
| 1996 | 16.48M | +537,606 | +3.37% |
| 1995 | 15.95M | +540,261 | +3.51% |
| 1994 | 15.41M | +546,830 | +3.68% |
| 1993 | 14.86M | +559,016 | +3.91% |
| 1992 | 14.3M | +546,256 | +3.97% |
| 1991 | 13.75M | +523,191 | +3.95% |
| 1990 | 13.23M | +520,432 | +4.09% |
| 1989 | 12.71M | +524,962 | +4.31% |
| 1988 | 12.19M | +526,984 | +4.52% |
| 1987 | 11.66M | +543,036 | +4.89% |
| 1986 | 11.12M | +571,448 | +5.42% |
| 1985 | 10.54M | +572,134 | +5.74% |
| 1984 | 9.97M | +553,532 | +5.88% |
| 1983 | 9.42M | +525,260 | +5.91% |
| 1982 | 8.89M | +488,273 | +5.81% |
| 1981 | 8.41M | +444,589 | +5.58% |
| 1980 | 7.96M | +394,734 | +5.22% |
| 1979 | 7.57M | +342,373 | +4.74% |
| 1978 | 7.22M | +285,675 | +4.12% |
| 1977 | 6.94M | +299,441 | +4.51% |
| 1976 | 6.64M | +330,376 | +5.24% |
| 1975 | 6.31M | +245,261 | +4.05% |
| 1974 | 6.06M | +165,093 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 5.9M | +153,591 | +2.67% |
| 1972 | 5.74M | +145,288 | +2.59% |
| 1971 | 5.6M | +140,249 | +2.57% |
| 1970 | 5.46M | +139,246 | +2.62% |
| 1969 | 5.32M | +141,136 | +2.73% |
| 1968 | 5.18M | +143,595 | +2.85% |
| 1967 | 5.03M | +145,007 | +2.97% |
| 1966 | 4.89M | +148,211 | +3.13% |
| 1965 | 4.74M | +188,943 | +4.15% |
| 1964 | 4.55M | +232,385 | +5.38% |
| 1963 | 4.32M | +247,579 | +6.08% |
| 1962 | 4.07M | +248,732 | +6.5% |
| 1961 | 3.82M | +243,204 | +6.79% |
| 1960 | 3.58M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
