Population in largest city rose 1.50% to 2.81 mil in Algeria in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Algeria reached an all time high of 2.81 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.872 mil in 1960. When compared to Algeria's main peers, population in largest city in Libya amounted to 1.17 mil, 3.79 mil in Morocco, 6.67 mil in Spain and 2.40 mil in Tunisia in 2021.
Algeria has been ranked 67th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 2.59 | 2.63 | 2.66 | 2.69 | 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 18.8 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 4.11 | 4.15 | 4.18 | 4.21 | 4.23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 1.13 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mauritania | mil | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 3.59 | 3.62 | 3.65 | 3.68 | 3.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | mil | 2.88 | 2.90 | 2.91 | 2.93 | 2.94 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 6.22 | 6.31 | 6.40 | 6.50 | 6.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 2.33 |
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