Algeria—Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
Category: Urban DevelopmentSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #116 of 121Updated April 2026
Latest Value
6.3%
2025
YoY Change
+0.4%
2024 → 2025
Global Rank
#116
of 121 countries
Maximum
6.9%
2000
Minimum
6.3%
2022
CAGR
-0.4%
26 years
Last
6.3%
Previous
6.3%
Highest
6.9%
Lowest
6.3%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Algeria's population in agglomerations >1m (% of total) was 6.3% in 2025, ranking #116 out of 121 countries. This represents a +0.4% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 6.9% (2000) and the lowest was 6.3% (2022). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.9% |
Top Countries — Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 2 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (US) | 76.3% | 2025 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 68.4% | 2025 |
| 5 | Japan | 65.7% | 2025 |
| 6 | Congo, Rep. | 65.3% | 2025 |
| 7 | Australia | 61.1% | 2025 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 58.9% | 2025 |
| 9 | Israel | 57.1% | 2025 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 52.8% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, publisher: UN Population Division, date published: 2018.