Algeria vs Eritrea: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Algeria
2.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eritrea
2.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Algeria rank
68th
Eritrea rank
69th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Algeria
- Eritrea
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.05 % change on previous year against 2.03 % change on previous year in Eritrea, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Eritrea ahead.
Algeria ranks 68th and Eritrea ranks 69th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.91 % change on previous year | 5.8 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 4.81 % change on previous year | 4.75 % change on previous year | 0.0566 % change on previous year | Algeria |
| 1970s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 0.2148 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 5.33 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | 0.623 % change on previous year | Algeria |
| 1990s | 3.54 % change on previous year | 7.85 % change on previous year | 4.3 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 0.5797 % change on previous year | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.3 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 0.832 % change on previous year | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Algeria or Eritrea?
- Algeria, at 2.05 % change on previous year against 2.03 % change on previous year in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Algeria and Eritrea?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Eritrea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Eritrea rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Algeria ranks 68th and Eritrea ranks 69th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.