Algeria vs Chad: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Algeria
0.4%
in 2020
Chad
0.5%
in 2020
Algeria rank
80th
Chad rank
78th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Algeria
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Chad ahead.
Algeria ranks 80th and Chad ranks 78th of 144 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Chad in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.9% | 2.7% | 5.6% | Chad |
| 1990s | -1.8% | -0.3% | 1.5% | Chad |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Algeria or Chad?
- Chad, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Algeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Algeria and Chad?
- 0.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Chad?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Chad rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Algeria ranks 80th and Chad ranks 78th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.