Algeria vs Niger: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Algeria
6.3%
in 2025
Niger
5.6%
in 2025
Algeria rank
116th
Niger rank
119th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Algeria
- Niger
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 6.3% against 5.6% in Niger, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 116th and Niger ranks 119th of 121 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5% | 2.1% | 6.5% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 3.6% | 5.8% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 4.8% | 2.9% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 1.3% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 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 Niger?
- Algeria, at 6.3% against 5.6% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Algeria and Niger?
- 0.7%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Niger rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Algeria ranks 116th and Niger ranks 119th 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.
Individual pages
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.