Algeria vs Tunisia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Algeria
3.00 million
in 2025
Tunisia
2.55 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
74th
Tunisia rank
77th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Algeria
- Tunisia
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 3.00 million against 2.55 million in Tunisia, a difference of 459,100.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 77th of 121 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 million | 654,028 | 403,919 | Algeria |
| 1970s | 1.47 million | 882,474 | 588,502 | Algeria |
| 1980s | 1.68 million | 1.22 million | 454,179 | Algeria |
| 1990s | 1.96 million | 1.65 million | 302,394 | Algeria |
| 2000s | 2.27 million | 1.86 million | 409,655 | Algeria |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 2.17 million | 409,991 | Algeria |
| 2020s | 2.88 million | 2.46 million | 425,068 | 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 Tunisia?
- Algeria, at 3.00 million against 2.55 million in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Algeria and Tunisia?
- 459,100, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tunisia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Tunisia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Algeria ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 77th 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.