Algeria vs Morocco
Algeria vs Morocco: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 75.8% in Algeria and 63.1% in Morocco, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Algeria, by 12.7 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Morocco.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Algeria has been higher since 1959, when it overtook Morocco.
- In 2025, Algeria ranked 78 and Morocco ranked 122 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Algeria at 86.2% and Morocco at 76.5% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Algeria | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.8 | 63.1 |
| 2024 | 75.3 | 62.8 |
| 2023 | 74.7 | 62.7 |
| 2022 | 74.2 | 62.5 |
| 2021 | 73.6 | 62.3 |
| 2020 | 73.1 | 62.1 |
| 2019 | 72.5 | 61.8 |
| 2018 | 71.9 | 61.6 |
| 2017 | 71.3 | 61.3 |
| 2016 | 70.7 | 61 |
| 2015 | 70.1 | 60.6 |
| 2014 | 69.6 | 60.3 |
| 2013 | 69 | 59.9 |
| 2012 | 68.3 | 59.4 |
| 2011 | 67.7 | 58.9 |
| 2010 | 67.1 | 58.3 |
| 2009 | 66.5 | 57.7 |
| 2008 | 65.9 | 57.1 |
| 2007 | 65.2 | 56.5 |
| 2006 | 64.4 | 56 |
| 2005 | 63.7 | 55.4 |
| 2004 | 62.9 | 55 |
| 2003 | 62.1 | 54.6 |
| 2002 | 61.4 | 54.2 |
| 2001 | 60.6 | 53.9 |
| 2000 | 59.9 | 53.6 |
| 1999 | 59.1 | 53.3 |
| 1998 | 58.3 | 53 |
| 1997 | 57.6 | 52.6 |
| 1996 | 56.8 | 52.2 |
| 1995 | 56 | 51.8 |
| 1994 | 55.3 | 51.2 |
| 1993 | 54.5 | 50.4 |
| 1992 | 53.7 | 49.8 |
| 1991 | 52.9 | 49.2 |
| 1990 | 52.1 | 48.4 |
| 1989 | 51.4 | 47.7 |
| 1988 | 50.5 | 47 |
| 1987 | 49.7 | 46.2 |
| 1986 | 48.9 | 45.4 |
| 1985 | 47.9 | 44.7 |
| 1984 | 46.9 | 44 |
| 1983 | 45.8 | 43.3 |
| 1982 | 44.8 | 42.6 |
| 1981 | 43.7 | 41.8 |
| 1980 | 42.8 | 41.1 |
| 1979 | 42 | 40.4 |
| 1978 | 41.3 | 39.7 |
| 1977 | 40.8 | 39 |
| 1976 | 40.5 | 38.3 |
| 1975 | 40.2 | 37.6 |
| 1974 | 40.1 | 37 |
| 1973 | 39.9 | 36.3 |
| 1972 | 39.8 | 35.7 |
| 1971 | 39.7 | 35 |
| 1970 | 39.6 | 34.5 |
| 1969 | 39.5 | 33.9 |
| 1968 | 39.3 | 33.3 |
| 1967 | 39.1 | 32.8 |
| 1966 | 38.8 | 32.2 |
| 1965 | 38.3 | 31.7 |
| 1964 | 37.4 | 31.2 |
| 1963 | 36.1 | 30.7 |
| 1962 | 34.5 | 30.2 |
| 1961 | 32.9 | 29.7 |
| 1960 | 31.3 | 29.4 |
| 1959 | 29.8 | 29.1 |
| 1958 | 27.8 | 28.8 |
| 1957 | 25.8 | 28.5 |
| 1956 | 24 | 28.2 |
| 1955 | 22.9 | 27.9 |
| 1954 | 22.7 | 27.5 |
| 1953 | 23.2 | 27.2 |
| 1952 | 24.2 | 26.8 |
| 1951 | 25.3 | 26.4 |
| 1950 | 26.4 | 25.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Algeria | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76.4 | 63.5 |
| 2027 | 76.9 | 63.8 |
| 2028 | 77.4 | 64.2 |
| 2029 | 77.9 | 64.6 |
| 2030 | 78.4 | 65 |
| 2031 | 78.9 | 65.4 |
| 2032 | 79.4 | 65.9 |
| 2033 | 79.9 | 66.3 |
| 2034 | 80.3 | 66.8 |
| 2035 | 80.8 | 67.3 |
| 2036 | 81.2 | 67.8 |
| 2037 | 81.6 | 68.3 |
| 2038 | 82.1 | 68.9 |
| 2039 | 82.5 | 69.4 |
| 2040 | 82.9 | 70 |
| 2041 | 83.3 | 70.6 |
| 2042 | 83.6 | 71.2 |
| 2043 | 84 | 71.8 |
| 2044 | 84.3 | 72.4 |
| 2045 | 84.7 | 73.1 |
| 2046 | 85 | 73.7 |
| 2047 | 85.3 | 74.4 |
| 2048 | 85.6 | 75.1 |
| 2049 | 85.9 | 75.8 |
| 2050 | 86.2 | 76.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Algeria vs Morocco
Health
- Life expectancyAlgeria: 76.3 years in 2023Morocco: 75.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlgeria: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Morocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlgeria: 17.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Morocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlgeria: 70.6% in 2022Morocco: 74.8% in 2022
- DepressionAlgeria: 3.66% in 2017Morocco: 5.41% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlgeria: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Morocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlgeria: 46.2 million people in 2023Morocco: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlgeria: 1.44% a year in 2023Morocco: 1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlgeria: 2.77 births per woman in 2023Morocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageAlgeria: 28.2 years in 2023Morocco: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlgeria: 6.4% in 2023Morocco: 7.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlgeria: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Morocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlgeria: 8.83% of GDP in 2025Morocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlgeria: $24.1B in 2025Morocco: $5.88B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlgeria: $540 in 2025Morocco: $166 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlgeria: 24.6% of government spending in 2025Morocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlgeria: 326,000 people in 2020Morocco: 246,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlgeria: 0.51% of world capability in 2022Morocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlgeria: 2.81% of the labour force in 2020Morocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlgeria: 108 million TIV in 2025Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlgeria: 12 million TIV in 1984Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024