Algeria vs Nepal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Algeria
6.3%
in 2025
Nepal
5.6%
in 2025
Algeria rank
116th
Nepal rank
118th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Algeria
- Nepal
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 6.3% against 5.6% in Nepal, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 116th and Nepal ranks 118th of 121 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 1.2% | 7.4% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 1.3% | 8.1% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 1.7% | 6.1% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 2.3% | 4.7% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 3.0% | 3.9% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.2% | 2.3% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 1.1% | Algeria |
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 Nepal?
- Algeria, at 6.3% against 5.6% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Algeria and Nepal?
- 0.7%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nepal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Nepal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Algeria ranks 116th and Nepal ranks 118th 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.