Proportion of urban population living in slums in Algeria
Algeria: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 11.3% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Algeria peaked at 30.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2022.
That places Algeria 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.8% | — |
| 2002 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 17.2% | 30.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 13.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Algeria?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Algeria was 11.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2022.
- How does Algeria rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Algeria ranks 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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