Urban population rose 2.40% to 32.8 mil in Algeria in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Algeria reached an all time high of 32.8 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 3.48 mil in 1960. When compared to Algeria's main peers, urban population in Libya amounted to 5.46 mil, 23.8 mil in Morocco, 38.4 mil in Spain and 8.57 mil in Tunisia in 2021.
Algeria has been ranked 28th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 28.0 | 28.8 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 31.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 3.18 | 3.31 | 3.45 | 3.60 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 41.8 | 42.6 | 43.5 | 44.3 | 45.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 53.0 | 53.3 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 42.2 | 42.4 | 42.5 | 42.6 | 42.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 4.91 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.19 | 5.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | mil | 0.420 | 0.430 | 0.442 | 0.459 | 0.477 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | mil | 2.02 | 2.11 | 2.20 | 2.29 | 2.39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 21.1 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | mil | 6.58 | 6.62 | 6.66 | 6.71 | 6.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 37.0 | 37.1 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 7.87 | 7.99 | 8.11 | 8.23 | 8.34 |
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