Population density rose 1.89% to 16.2 km per capita in Algeria in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Algeria reached an all time high of 16.5 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 4.85 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Algeria's main peers, population density in Libya amounted to 3.50 km per capita, 72.9 km per capita in Morocco, 93.6 km per capita in Spain and 69.4 km per capita in Tunisia in 2015.
Algeria has been ranked 151st within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Algeria | km per capita | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | km per capita | 9.03 | 9.31 | 9.59 | 9.89 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | km per capita | 77.1 | 78.4 | 79.8 | 81.1 | 82.4 | ||||||||||||||||
France | km per capita | 118 | 119 | 119 | 120 | 120 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | km per capita | 201 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 205 | ||||||||||||||||
Libya | km per capita | 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.47 | 3.50 | 3.52 | ||||||||||||||||
Malta | km per capita | 1,289 | 1,295 | 1,301 | 1,311 | 1,323 | ||||||||||||||||
Mauritania | km per capita | 3.41 | 3.50 | 3.59 | 3.68 | 3.77 | ||||||||||||||||
Morocco | km per capita | 70.1 | 70.9 | 71.8 | 72.9 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Portugal | km per capita | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | km per capita | 92.9 | 93.4 | 93.7 | 93.8 | 93.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Tunisia | km per capita | 67.2 | 67.9 | 68.7 | 69.4 | 70.1 |