Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7582 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Algeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.7582 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.7582 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3134 people per person, in 1960.
That places Algeria 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Algeria, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3134 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3288 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3451 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3606 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3738 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3834 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3884 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.391 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3931 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3947 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.396 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3971 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3982 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3993 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4006 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4023 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4046 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4077 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4126 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4195 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4278 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4373 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4475 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4582 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4688 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4791 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4887 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4973 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5054 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5135 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5214 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5293 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5371 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5448 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5525 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5601 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5678 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5755 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5831 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5908 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5985 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6062 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6138 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6214 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.629 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6366 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6442 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6517 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.659 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6651 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6712 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6773 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6834 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6895 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6955 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7014 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7074 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7132 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7191 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7248 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7305 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7362 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7418 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7473 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7528 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7582 people per person | +0.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.7582 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.7582 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3672 people per person | 0.3134 people per person | 0.3947 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4038 people per person | 0.396 people per person | 0.4195 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4724 people per person | 0.4278 people per person | 0.5135 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5562 people per person | 0.5214 people per person | 0.5908 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6326 people per person | 0.5985 people per person | 0.6651 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6983 people per person | 0.6712 people per person | 0.7248 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7445 people per person | 0.7305 people per person | 0.7582 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0.7733 people per person compare
- 69 Cuba 0.7723 people per person compare
- 70 France 0.7647 people per person compare
- 72 Greece 0.7561 people per person compare
- 73 El Salvador 0.7552 people per person compare
- 74 Russian Federation 0.755 people per person compare
More population data for Algeria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1786 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0774 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 60,001 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.09 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3913 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 27.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.00 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Algeria?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Algeria was 0.7582 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7582 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3134 people per person in 1960.
- How does Algeria rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.