Algeria - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Algeria was 32,332,690 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32,332,690 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,373,754 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 3,373,754
1961 3,604,615
1962 3,859,410
1963 4,129,215
1964 4,417,036
1965 4,724,528
1966 5,011,380
1967 5,177,789
1968 5,351,888
1969 5,531,039
1970 5,713,672
1971 5,899,079
1972 6,088,563
1973 6,283,461
1974 6,485,930
1975 6,697,888
1976 6,919,236
1977 7,196,329
1978 7,565,661
1979 7,956,084
1980 8,369,495
1981 8,805,953
1982 9,265,778
1983 9,746,745
1984 10,246,080
1985 10,759,950
1986 11,287,830
1987 11,821,050
1988 12,346,640
1989 12,878,970
1990 13,416,510
1991 13,958,190
1992 14,502,590
1993 15,044,500
1994 15,579,370
1995 16,103,500
1996 16,615,710
1997 17,115,300
1998 17,606,300
1999 18,103,940
2000 18,600,200
2001 19,094,840
2002 19,591,210
2003 20,095,410
2004 20,616,000
2005 21,159,470
2006 21,729,740
2007 22,327,440
2008 22,955,890
2009 23,612,220
2010 24,299,170
2011 25,016,300
2012 25,763,110
2013 26,536,380
2014 27,332,600
2015 28,146,510
2016 28,977,620
2017 29,821,730
2018 30,670,080
2019 31,510,100
2020 32,332,690

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Algeria was 73.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 73.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 30.51 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 30.51
1961 31.80
1962 33.21
1963 34.66
1964 36.14
1965 37.64
1966 38.84
1967 39.00
1968 39.17
1969 39.33
1970 39.50
1971 39.67
1972 39.83
1973 40.00
1974 40.16
1975 40.33
1976 40.50
1977 40.93
1978 41.79
1979 42.67
1980 43.54
1981 44.42
1982 45.30
1983 46.19
1984 47.08
1985 47.97
1986 48.86
1987 49.72
1988 50.51
1989 51.30
1990 52.09
1991 52.87
1992 53.66
1993 54.44
1994 55.22
1995 56.00
1996 56.77
1997 57.54
1998 58.31
1999 59.12
2000 59.92
2001 60.71
2002 61.50
2003 62.28
2004 63.06
2005 63.83
2006 64.59
2007 65.35
2008 66.10
2009 66.83
2010 67.54
2011 68.24
2012 68.92
2013 69.58
2014 70.22
2015 70.85
2016 71.46
2017 72.05
2018 72.63
2019 73.19
2020 73.73

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization