Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.94% to 24.3% in Algeria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Algeria reached an all time high of 69.5% in 1960 and an all time low of 24.3% in 2024. When compared to Algeria's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Libya amounted to 18.1%, 34.4% in Morocco, 18.2% in Spain and 29.1% in Tunisia in 2024.
Algeria has been ranked 119th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | % | 27.4% | 26.8% | 26.3% | 25.7% | 25.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 76.9% | 76.7% | 76.5% | 76.2% | 75.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.2% | 57.1% | 57.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.8% | 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 29.6% | 29.3% | 29.0% | 28.7% | 28.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 19.9% | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 5.39% | 5.32% | 5.26% | 5.19% | 5.13% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 46.3% | 45.5% | 44.7% | 43.9% | 43.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 37.5% | 37.0% | 36.5% | 35.9% | 35.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 34.8% | 34.2% | 33.7% | 33.2% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 19.7% | 19.4% | 19.2% | 18.9% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 31.1% | 30.7% | 30.4% | 30.1% | 29.8% |
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