Algeria vs Chad: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Algeria
8.91 million people
in 2020
Chad
8.36 million people
in 2020
Algeria rank
41st
Chad rank
44th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Algeria
- Chad
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 8.91 million people against 8.36 million people in Chad, a difference of 546,470 people.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 41st and Chad ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.04 million people | 1.65 million people | 3.40 million people | Algeria |
| 1960s | 5.62 million people | 1.93 million people | 3.69 million people | Algeria |
| 1970s | 6.26 million people | 2.28 million people | 3.98 million people | Algeria |
| 1980s | 7.49 million people | 2.61 million people | 4.88 million people | Algeria |
| 1990s | 8.42 million people | 3.30 million people | 5.12 million people | Algeria |
| 2000s | 8.38 million people | 4.47 million people | 3.91 million people | Algeria |
| 2010s | 8.56 million people | 6.32 million people | 2.24 million people | Algeria |
| 2020s | 8.91 million people | 8.36 million people | 546,470 people | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Algeria or Chad?
- Algeria, at 8.91 million people against 8.36 million people in Chad as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Algeria and Chad?
- 546,470 people, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Chad?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Chad rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Algeria ranks 41st and Chad ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.