Algeria vs Greece: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Algeria
3.00 million
in 2025
Greece
3.16 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
74th
Greece rank
72nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Algeria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3.16 million against 3.00 million in Algeria, a difference of 151,190.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 74th and Greece ranks 72nd of 121 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 million | 2.10 million | 1.04 million | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.47 million | 2.72 million | 1.24 million | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.68 million | 3.04 million | 1.37 million | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.96 million | 3.12 million | 1.16 million | Greece |
| 2000s | 2.27 million | 3.18 million | 911,058 | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 3.16 million | 584,443 | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.88 million | 3.15 million | 272,655 | Greece |
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 Greece?
- Greece, at 3.16 million against 3.00 million in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Algeria and Greece?
- 151,190, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Greece?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Greece rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Algeria ranks 74th and Greece ranks 72nd 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. 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 country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.