Urban population share in Algeria
75.8% of people in Algeria lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Algeria, 2025
75.8%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
71st of 217
Urban population share in Algeria over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Algeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.8% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 60.6% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 75.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 70.1%, the figure has changed by +5.7 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Algeria has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Algeria
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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%
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Population
47,435,312 people
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Population growth
1.32%
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