Algeria vs Japan: Long term urban population region

Algeria
72.56
in 2025
Japan
72.42
in 2025
Algeria rank
76th
Japan rank
79th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Algeria
  • Japan
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 72.56 against 72.42 in Japan, a difference of 0.14.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.

Algeria ranks 76th and Japan ranks 79th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 12 and Japan in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Japan Difference Ahead
1000s 0.2925 2.9 2.61 Japan
1100s 0.39 0.5728 0.1828 Japan
1200s 0.52 0.8593 0.3392 Japan
1300s 0.6934 1.29 0.5955 Japan
1400s 0.9245 1.93 1.01 Japan
1500s 1.23 2.9 1.67 Japan
1600s 1.64 4.4 2.76 Japan
1700s 2.19 5 2.81 Japan
1710s 2.47 5 2.53 Japan
1720s 2.7 5 2.3 Japan
1730s 2.96 5 2.04 Japan
1740s 3.24 5 1.76 Japan
1750s 3.55 5 1.45 Japan
1760s 3.89 5 1.11 Japan
1770s 4.26 5 0.7384 Japan
1780s 4.67 5 0.3325 Japan
1790s 5.11 5 0.112 Algeria
1800s 5.6 5 0.5989 Algeria
1810s 6.13 5.25 0.8821 Algeria
1820s 6.72 5.51 1.2 Algeria
1830s 7.36 5.79 1.57 Algeria
1840s 8.06 6.08 1.98 Algeria
1850s 8.82 6.38 2.44 Algeria
1860s 9.66 6.7 2.96 Algeria
1870s 10.58 7.04 3.55 Algeria
1880s 11.59 7.39 4.21 Algeria
1890s 12.7 7.76 4.94 Algeria
1900s 13.91 20.88 6.97 Japan
1910s 15.23 22.62 7.39 Japan
1920s 16.68 24.5 7.82 Japan
1930s 18.27 27.69 9.42 Japan
1940s 20.01 30 9.99 Japan
1950s 25.44 38.48 13.04 Japan
1960s 34.23 47.03 12.8 Japan
1970s 39.79 56.6 16.8 Japan
1980s 47.48 61.28 13.81 Japan
1990s 55.62 64.83 9.21 Japan
2000s 62.79 66.22 3.44 Japan
2010s 68.39 68.57 0.1761 Japan
2020s 71.63 71.56 0.0788 Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Algeria or Japan?
Algeria, at 72.56 against 72.42 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Algeria and Japan?
0.14, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Japan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Japan rank globally for long term urban population region?
Algeria ranks 76th and Japan ranks 79th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
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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