Urban Population: Algeria
Algeria's urban population is currently 75.3% as of 2024. # Algeria Urban Population Algeria's urban population reached 75.
Current (2024)
75.3%
+0.7% y/y
Peak (2024)
75.3%
Low (1960)
31.3%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Algeria
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Algeria
Analysis# Algeria Urban Population
Algeria's urban population reached 75.279% in 2024, matching its all-time peak. This represents a dramatic transformation from 1960, when only 31.341% of Algerians lived in urban areas—a 140.2% increase over six decades. The country has evolved from a predominantly rural society to one where three-quarters of the population now resides in cities.
The urbanization trend accelerated significantly from 2015 onward, with the urban share growing from 70.143% to 75.279% in just nine years. Annual growth rates have remained consistent at roughly 0.5-0.6 percentage points yearly throughout this period. With Algeria's urbanization now reaching its all-time high and growth continuing at steady rates, further concentration of population in urban centers appears likely unless demographic or economic shifts alter current trajectories.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.3% | +0.73% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +0.75% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +0.76% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +0.77% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +0.79% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +0.80% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +0.82% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +0.83% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +0.84% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | +0.86% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +0.87% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.88% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +0.90% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +0.91% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | +0.92% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +0.92% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +1.12% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | +1.17% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +1.19% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +1.21% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62.9% | +1.22% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +1.24% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +1.26% |
| 2001 | 60.6% | +1.28% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +1.30% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | +1.32% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | +1.34% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | +1.35% |
| 1996 | 56.8% | +1.37% |
| 1995 | 56.0% | +1.39% |
| 1994 | 55.2% | +1.41% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +1.44% |
| 1992 | 53.7% | +1.47% |
| 1991 | 52.9% | +1.51% |
| 1990 | 52.1% | +1.55% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | +1.59% |
| 1988 | 50.5% | +1.63% |
| 1987 | 49.7% | +1.76% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +2.00% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +2.20% |
| 1984 | 46.9% | +2.32% |
| 1983 | 45.8% | +2.37% |
| 1982 | 44.8% | +2.34% |
| 1981 | 43.7% | +2.21% |
| 1980 | 42.8% | +1.99% |
| 1979 | 41.9% | +1.66% |
| 1978 | 41.3% | +1.20% |
| 1977 | 40.8% | +0.78% |
| 1976 | 40.5% | +0.55% |
| 1975 | 40.2% | +0.43% |
| 1974 | 40.1% | +0.34% |
| 1973 | 39.9% | +0.28% |
| 1972 | 39.8% | +0.26% |
| 1971 | 39.7% | +0.28% |
| 1970 | 39.6% | +0.33% |
| 1969 | 39.5% | +0.41% |
| 1968 | 39.3% | +0.54% |
| 1967 | 39.1% | +0.68% |
| 1966 | 38.8% | +1.29% |
| 1965 | 38.3% | +2.58% |
| 1964 | 37.4% | +3.67% |
| 1963 | 36.1% | +4.47% |
| 1962 | 34.5% | +4.95% |
| 1961 | 32.9% | +4.92% |
| 1960 | 31.3% | — |
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