Algeria

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. The capital and most populous city is Algiers, located in the far north of the country on the Mediterranean coast. With an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres, Algeria is the tenth-largest country in the world, the world's largest Arab country, and the largest in Africa. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Algeria	2,308,906.4 km²
Population	39.4 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+138.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+27.3%
Timezone	Central European Standard Time

Map of Algeria

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	16,558,502	25,702,430	30,969,977	39,429,617
Population Density	7.17 / km²	11.1 / km²	13.4 / km²	17.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	2,013,268	n/a	n/a
100	1,972,944	-0.2%	-4,032
200	1,933,432	-0.2%	-3,951
300	1,894,591	-0.2%	-3,884
400	1,856,530	-0.2%	-3,806
500	1,819,243	-0.2%	-3,728
600	1,782,705	-0.2%	-3,653
700	1,746,939	-0.2%	-3,576
800	1,712,006	-0.2%	-3,493
900	1,863,015	0.8%	15,100
1000	2,014,024	0.8%	15,100
1100	1,963,643	-0.3%	-5,038
1200	1,913,339	-0.3%	-5,030
1300	1,696,968	-1.2%	-21,637
1400	1,480,431	-1.4%	-21,653
1500	1,510,633	0.2%	3,020
1600	2,265,727	4.1%	75,509
1700	1,762,315	-2.5%	-50,341
1800	2,561,584	3.8%	79,926
1900	6,515,489	9.8%	395,390
1910	6,990,327	7.3%	474,838
1920	7,465,219	6.8%	474,892
1930	7,940,160	6.4%	474,941
1940	8,415,196	6%	475,036
1950	8,890,577	5.6%	475,381
1960	10,970,945	23.4%	2,080,368
1970	13,965,058	27.3%	2,994,113
1990	25,702,430	35.7%	5,868,686
2000	30,969,977	20.5%	5,267,547
2020	42,065,817	16.5%	5,547,920
2030	46,193,352	9.8%	4,127,535
2040	49,229,962	6.6%	3,036,610
2050	51,387,067	4.4%	2,157,105
2060	52,025,832	1.2%	638,765
2070	51,483,900	-1%	-541,932
2080	50,317,978	-2.3%	-1,165,922
2090	48,837,015	-2.9%	-1,480,963
2100	47,302,181	-3.1%	-1,534,834

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Provinces in Algeria

Provinces in Algeria

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Adrar Province	431,697.2 km²	486,279	2.92 / mi²
Algeria	772 km²	3.7 million	12,250 / mi²
Annaba Province	1,407.6 km²	707,511	1,301 / mi²
Aïn Defla Province	4,540.4 km²	863,611	492.6 / mi²
Aïn Témouchent Province	2,387.9 km²	411,659	446.5 / mi²
Batna Province	12,126.2 km²	1.3 million	281.5 / mi²
Biskra Province	21,505.6 km²	877,286	105.7 / mi²
Blida Province	1,481.8 km²	1.2 million	2,126 / mi²
Bordj Bou Arréridj Province	3,932.8 km²	700,430	461.3 / mi²
Bouira Province	4,461.3 km²	757,623	439.8 / mi²
Boumerdes, Algeria	1,454.9 km²	954,281	1,698 / mi²
Béchar Province	160,643.7 km²	311,080	5.02 / mi²
Béjaïa, Algeria	3,231.6 km²	968,564	776.3 / mi²
Chlef Province	4,072.8 km²	1.1 million	718.2 / mi²
Constantine, Algeria	2,245.7 km²	1.1 million	1,276 / mi²
Djelfa Province	32,351 km²	1.4 million	113.1 / mi²
El Bayadh Province	71,897.9 km²	289,300	10.4 / mi²
El Eulma, Algeria	294,091 km²	71,865	0.63 / mi²
El Oued Province	43,642.8 km²	779,655	46.3 / mi²
El Tarf Province	2,883.7 km²	457,866	411.2 / mi²
Ghardaïa, Algeria	84,475.4 km²	423,376	13.0 / mi²
Guelma Province	3,684.8 km²	530,948	373.2 / mi²
Jijel Province	2,404.3 km²	689,786	743.0 / mi²
Khenchela Province	9,570.7 km²	441,136	119.4 / mi²
Laghouat Province	27,548.4 km²	609,420	57.3 / mi²
M'Sila Province	17,928.4 km²	1.2 million	169.5 / mi²
Mascara Province	5,661.7 km²	883,621	404.2 / mi²
Medea, Algeria	8,721.3 km²	859,978	255.4 / mi²
Mila Province	3,501.6 km²	852,493	630.5 / mi²
Mostaganem, Algeria	2,222.3 km²	829,070	966.3 / mi²
Naama Province	29,797.6 km²	273,634	23.8 / mi²
Oran Province	2,137.9 km²	1.8 million	2,179 / mi²
Ouargla Province	154,252.8 km²	679,992	11.4 / mi²
Oum El Bouaghi Province	6,265.5 km²	717,078	296.4 / mi²
Relizane Province	4,885.1 km²	805,471	427.0 / mi²
Saida, Algeria	6,686.6 km²	379,635	147.0 / mi²
Sidi Bel Abbès Province	9,363.3 km²	678,002	187.5 / mi²
Skikda Province	4,140.9 km²	998,472	624.5 / mi²
Souk Ahras Province	4,220.7 km²	509,452	312.6 / mi²
Sétif Province	6,675.2 km²	1.7 million	645.2 / mi²
Tamanghasset Province	601,927.9 km²	214,440	0.92 / mi²
Tebessa, Algeria	13,234.6 km²	742,079	145.2 / mi²
Tiaret Province	20,115.1 km²	991,969	127.7 / mi²
Tindouf Province	161,661.7 km²	75,622	1.21 / mi²
Tipaza, Algeria	1,735.3 km²	657,093	980.7 / mi²
Tissemsilt Province	3,209.5 km²	410,693	331.4 / mi²
Tizi Ouzou Province	2,969.7 km²	1.2 million	1,011 / mi²
Tlemcen Province	9,093.6 km²	1.1 million	299.1 / mi²

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