Algeria - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Algeria was 32,332,690 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32,332,690 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,373,754 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 3,373,754
1961 3,604,615
1962 3,859,410
1963 4,129,215
1964 4,417,036
1965 4,724,528
1966 5,011,380
1967 5,177,789
1968 5,351,888
1969 5,531,039
1970 5,713,672
1971 5,899,079
1972 6,088,563
1973 6,283,461
1974 6,485,930
1975 6,697,888
1976 6,919,236
1977 7,196,329
1978 7,565,661
1979 7,956,084
1980 8,369,495
1981 8,805,953
1982 9,265,778
1983 9,746,745
1984 10,246,080
1985 10,759,950
1986 11,287,830
1987 11,821,050
1988 12,346,640
1989 12,878,970
1990 13,416,510
1991 13,958,190
1992 14,502,590
1993 15,044,500
1994 15,579,370
1995 16,103,500
1996 16,615,710
1997 17,115,300
1998 17,606,300
1999 18,103,940
2000 18,600,200
2001 19,094,840
2002 19,591,210
2003 20,095,410
2004 20,616,000
2005 21,159,470
2006 21,729,740
2007 22,327,440
2008 22,955,890
2009 23,612,220
2010 24,299,170
2011 25,016,300
2012 25,763,110
2013 26,536,380
2014 27,332,600
2015 28,146,510
2016 28,977,620
2017 29,821,730
2018 30,670,080
2019 31,510,100
2020 32,332,690

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization