Population using improved sanitation facilities in Algeria
Algeria: Population using improved sanitation facilities was 45.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.27 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
28th
of 232 countries
All-time high
45.27 million
in 2024
All-time low
28.54 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using improved sanitation facilities in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 45.27 million for population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using improved sanitation facilities in Algeria peaked at 45.27 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.54 million, in 2000.
That places Algeria 28th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using improved sanitation facilities in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.54 million | — |
| 2001 | 29.02 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 29.50 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 29.98 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 30.48 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 31.01 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 31.57 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 32.18 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 32.85 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 33.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 34.30 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 35.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 35.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 36.63 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 37.45 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 38.30 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 39.16 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 40.88 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.71 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 42.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 43.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 43.95 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 44.63 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 45.27 million | +1.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 45.27 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.75 million, 6.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 45.27 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.46 million, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.87 million | 28.54 million | 33.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.93 million | 34.30 million | 41.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.92 million | 42.49 million | 45.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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)
- Population growth rate -0.186 (2100)
- Population density 27.08 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.00 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using improved sanitation facilities in Algeria?
- Population using improved sanitation facilities in Algeria was 45.27 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 45.27 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.54 million in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Algeria ranks 28th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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