Algeria vs Chad: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Algeria
6.3%
in 2025
Chad
8.2%
in 2025
Algeria rank
116th
Chad rank
114th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Algeria
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 8.2% against 6.3% in Algeria, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 116th and Chad ranks 114th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Chad in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 3.2% | 5.4% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 5.5% | 3.9% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 8.1% | 1.1% | Chad |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 8.1% | 1.2% | Chad |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 8.1% | 1.6% | Chad |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 8.2% | 1.9% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Algeria or Chad?
- Chad, at 8.2% against 6.3% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Algeria and Chad?
- 1.9%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Chad?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Chad rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Algeria ranks 116th and Chad ranks 114th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.