Urban population in Northern Africa in 2025 — 144,345,356 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 618.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 144M | +2.6M | +1.83% |
| 2024 | 142M | +2.32M | +1.66% |
| 2023 | 139M | +2.41M | +1.76% |
| 2022 | 137M | +2.53M | +1.88% |
| 2021 | 134M | +2.49M | +1.89% |
| 2020 | 132M | +2.56M | +1.98% |
| 2019 | 129M | +2.66M | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 127M | +2.8M | +2.26% |
| 2017 | 124M | +2.75M | +2.26% |
| 2016 | 121M | +2.63M | +2.22% |
| 2015 | 119M | +2.69M | +2.32% |
| 2014 | 116M | +2.74M | +2.42% |
| 2013 | 113M | +2.67M | +2.42% |
| 2012 | 111M | +2.32M | +2.15% |
| 2011 | 108M | +2.21M | +2.08% |
| 2010 | 106M | +2.38M | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 104M | +2.33M | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 101M | +2.25M | +2.28% |
| 2007 | 99.02M | +2.16M | +2.23% |
| 2006 | 96.86M | +2.11M | +2.23% |
| 2005 | 94.75M | +2.07M | +2.24% |
| 2004 | 92.67M | +2.01M | +2.22% |
| 2003 | 90.66M | +1.97M | +2.23% |
| 2002 | 88.69M | +1.96M | +2.26% |
| 2001 | 86.72M | +1.94M | +2.29% |
| 2000 | 84.78M | +1.92M | +2.32% |
| 1999 | 82.86M | +1.91M | +2.36% |
| 1998 | 80.95M | +1.9M | +2.41% |
| 1997 | 79.04M | +1.86M | +2.41% |
| 1996 | 77.18M | +1.83M | +2.43% |
| 1995 | 75.35M | +1.85M | +2.51% |
| 1994 | 73.5M | +1.89M | +2.64% |
| 1993 | 71.61M | +1.92M | +2.76% |
| 1992 | 69.69M | +2.02M | +2.99% |
| 1991 | 67.67M | +2.18M | +3.33% |
| 1990 | 65.49M | +2.27M | +3.59% |
| 1989 | 63.22M | +2.25M | +3.69% |
| 1988 | 60.97M | +2.28M | +3.89% |
| 1987 | 58.69M | +2.27M | +4.02% |
| 1986 | 56.42M | +2.25M | +4.16% |
| 1985 | 54.17M | +2.19M | +4.22% |
| 1984 | 51.98M | +2.02M | +4.04% |
| 1983 | 49.96M | +1.85M | +3.84% |
| 1982 | 48.11M | +1.85M | +4% |
| 1981 | 46.26M | +1.81M | +4.08% |
| 1980 | 44.45M | +1.69M | +3.96% |
| 1979 | 42.76M | +1.57M | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 41.19M | +1.46M | +3.66% |
| 1977 | 39.73M | +1.41M | +3.67% |
| 1976 | 38.33M | +1.41M | +3.83% |
| 1975 | 36.91M | +1.33M | +3.73% |
| 1974 | 35.58M | +1.24M | +3.62% |
| 1973 | 34.34M | +1.23M | +3.71% |
| 1972 | 33.11M | +1.22M | +3.82% |
| 1971 | 31.89M | +1.19M | +3.86% |
| 1970 | 30.71M | +1.19M | +4.02% |
| 1969 | 29.52M | +1.16M | +4.09% |
| 1968 | 28.36M | +1.12M | +4.11% |
| 1967 | 27.24M | +1.06M | +4.05% |
| 1966 | 26.18M | +1.02M | +4.04% |
| 1965 | 25.17M | +1.03M | +4.25% |
| 1964 | 24.14M | +1.05M | +4.54% |
| 1963 | 23.09M | +1.05M | +4.75% |
| 1962 | 22.05M | +1.01M | +4.82% |
| 1961 | 21.03M | +939,677 | +4.68% |
| 1960 | 20.09M | — | — |
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.
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