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
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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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.