Algeria vs Netherlands: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Algeria
0.4%
in 2020
Netherlands
0.4%
in 2020
Algeria rank
80th
Netherlands rank
81st
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Algeria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 80th and Netherlands ranks 81st of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2% | -0.4% | 0.6% | Algeria |
| 1960s | 3.6% | -0.7% | 4.2% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 1.4% | -1.1% | 2.5% | Algeria |
| 1980s | -1.4% | -1.0% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | -1.8% | 1.0% | 2.8% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -0.1% | 0.6% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Algeria |
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 Netherlands?
- Algeria, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Netherlands 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 Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Netherlands?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Netherlands rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Algeria ranks 80th and Netherlands ranks 81st 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.