Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Algeria

Algeria: Population regions with projections, per square kilometre was 19.38 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.38 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
186th
of 215 countries
All-time high
19.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
4.88 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Algeria is 19.38 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Algeria peaked at 19.38 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.88 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Algeria 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Algeria, 1961 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 4.88 units per square kilometre
1962 4.95 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1963 5.03 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1964 5.11 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1965 5.19 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1966 5.29 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1967 5.41 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1968 5.53 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1969 5.66 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1970 5.79 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1971 5.92 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1972 6.06 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1973 6.2 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1974 6.35 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1975 6.58 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1976 6.89 units per square kilometre +4.7%
1977 7.14 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1978 7.35 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1979 7.57 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1980 7.81 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1981 8.07 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1982 8.34 units per square kilometre +3.4%
1983 8.63 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1984 8.93 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1985 9.24 units per square kilometre +3.5%
1986 9.55 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1987 9.84 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1988 10.12 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1989 10.39 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1990 10.65 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1991 10.91 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1992 11.18 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1993 11.45 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1994 11.71 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1995 11.95 units per square kilometre +2.1%
1996 12.19 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1997 12.42 units per square kilometre +1.9%
1998 12.62 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1999 12.79 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2000 12.98 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2001 13.15 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2002 13.33 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2003 13.51 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2004 13.7 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2005 13.9 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2006 14.12 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2007 14.35 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2008 14.62 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2009 14.9 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2010 15.19 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2011 15.49 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2012 15.81 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2013 16.13 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2014 16.46 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2015 16.8 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2016 17.15 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2017 17.5 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2018 17.85 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2019 18.18 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2020 18.49 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2021 18.79 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2022 19.09 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2023 19.38 units per square kilometre +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.23 units per square kilometre 4.88 units per square kilometre 5.66 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 6.59 units per square kilometre 5.79 units per square kilometre 7.57 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 9.09 units per square kilometre 7.81 units per square kilometre 10.39 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 11.79 units per square kilometre 10.65 units per square kilometre 12.79 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 13.86 units per square kilometre 12.98 units per square kilometre 14.9 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 16.66 units per square kilometre 15.19 units per square kilometre 18.18 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 18.94 units per square kilometre 18.49 units per square kilometre 19.38 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 183 Bhutan 20.62 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 184 New Zealand 19.65 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 185 Mali 19.48 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 187 Uruguay 19.36 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 188 Finland 18.43 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 189 South Sudan 18.17 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Algeria?
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre in Algeria was 19.38 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population regions with projections, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 19.38 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population regions with projections, per square kilometre recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 4.88 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Algeria rank for population regions with projections, per square kilometre?
Algeria ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is population regions with projections, per square kilometre rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Population regions with projections, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population regions with projections divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population regions with projections ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
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Population regions with projections divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.