Algeria vs Mali: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Algeria
3.00 million
in 2025
Mali
3.18 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
74th
Mali rank
71st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Algeria
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 3.18 million against 3.00 million in Algeria, a difference of 176,210.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 74th and Mali ranks 71st of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 million | 158,251 | 899,696 | Algeria |
| 1970s | 1.47 million | 347,262 | 1.12 million | Algeria |
| 1980s | 1.68 million | 598,510 | 1.08 million | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.96 million | 899,874 | 1.06 million | Algeria |
| 2000s | 2.27 million | 1.46 million | 805,697 | Algeria |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 2.19 million | 384,793 | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.88 million | 2.88 million | 3,217 | Mali |
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 Mali?
- Mali, at 3.18 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 Mali?
- 176,210, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Mali rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Algeria ranks 74th and Mali ranks 71st 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.