Urban population growth in Algeria
The urban population of Algeria changed by 2.03% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Algeria, 2025
2.03%
Change from 2024
−0.10percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
67th of 217
Urban population growth in Algeria over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Algeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 2.13% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.24% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.34% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.39% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.50% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.64% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 2.75% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.86% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.90% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 2.91% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.91% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.90% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.89% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.86% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.87% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.83% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.94% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.83% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.72% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.66% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 2.61% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 2.56% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 2.58% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2.64% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.10 percentage points from 2.13% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.91%, the figure has changed by −0.88 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Algeria has the 67th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Algeria
All statistics for Algeria
Urban population share
75.8%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.32%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
46,164,219 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
28.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.77 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.44%
2023 · UN Population Division