Algeria vs Austria: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Algeria
72.6%
in 2025
Austria
72.5%
in 2025
Algeria rank
76th
Austria rank
78th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Algeria
  • Austria
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 72.6% against 72.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 76th and Austria ranks 78th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Austria in 37.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Austria Difference Ahead
1000s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Algeria
1100s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Algeria
1200s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Algeria
1300s 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% Austria
1400s 0.9% 1.3% 0.4% Austria
1500s 1.2% 1.3% 0.1% Austria
1600s 1.6% 3.0% 1.4% Austria
1700s 2.2% 4.8% 2.6% Austria
1710s 2.5% 5.3% 2.8% Austria
1720s 2.7% 5.8% 3.1% Austria
1730s 3.0% 6.3% 3.3% Austria
1740s 3.2% 6.8% 3.6% Austria
1750s 3.6% 7.3% 3.7% Austria
1760s 3.9% 7.5% 3.6% Austria
1770s 4.3% 7.7% 3.4% Austria
1780s 4.7% 8.0% 3.3% Austria
1790s 5.1% 9.0% 3.9% Austria
1800s 5.6% 10.0% 4.4% Austria
1810s 6.1% 11.0% 4.9% Austria
1820s 6.7% 12.0% 5.3% Austria
1830s 7.4% 13.0% 5.6% Austria
1840s 8.1% 15.0% 6.9% Austria
1850s 8.8% 18.0% 9.2% Austria
1860s 9.7% 23.0% 13.3% Austria
1870s 10.6% 26.0% 15.4% Austria
1880s 11.6% 29.0% 17.4% Austria
1890s 12.7% 33.0% 20.3% Austria
1900s 13.9% 36.0% 22.1% Austria
1910s 15.2% 40.0% 24.8% Austria
1920s 16.7% 52.9% 36.2% Austria
1930s 18.3% 56.4% 38.2% Austria
1940s 20.0% 60.0% 40.0% Austria
1950s 25.4% 64.0% 38.6% Austria
1960s 34.2% 64.7% 30.4% Austria
1970s 39.8% 65.3% 25.5% Austria
1980s 47.5% 65.5% 18.0% Austria
1990s 55.6% 65.8% 10.2% Austria
2000s 62.8% 66.6% 3.8% Austria
2010s 68.4% 69.1% 0.7% Austria
2020s 71.6% 71.7% 0.1% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Algeria or Austria?
Algeria, at 72.6% against 72.5% in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Algeria and Austria?
0.1%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Austria?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Austria rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Algeria ranks 76th and Austria ranks 78th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.