Population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population rose 0.321% to 6.31% in Algeria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Algeria reached an all time high of 9.64% in 1974 and an all time low of 6.28% in 2022. When compared to Algeria's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Libya amounted to 16.2%, 22.6% in Morocco, 25.6% in Spain and 20.5% in Tunisia in 2024.
Algeria has been ranked 116th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million (As % of Population) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | % | 6.34% | 6.30% | 6.28% | 6.28% | 6.28% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 8.19% | 8.22% | 8.26% | 8.28% | 8.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 23.8% | 23.9% | 24.0% | 24.1% | 24.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 18.8% | 19.0% | 19.1% | 19.3% | 19.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 16.9% | 16.7% | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mauritania | % | 27.8% | 28.2% | 28.6% | 29.0% | 29.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 21.8% | 21.9% | 22.0% | 22.1% | 22.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 41.2% | 41.3% | 41.5% | 41.4% | 41.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 25.6% | 25.7% | 25.8% | 25.9% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 19.5% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 19.9% | 20.1% |
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