Rural population, female in Algeria
Algeria: Rural population, female was 14.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Algeria, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, female in Algeria is 14.4%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Algeria peaked at 28.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2015.
Algeria ranks 131st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.0% | — |
| 1985 | 25.8% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.9% | 25.8% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 21.8% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.8% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More gender data for Algeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,418 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 436,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 429,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 447,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 440,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 459,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 452,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 471,366 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Algeria?
- Rural population, female in Algeria was 14.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2015.
- How does Algeria rank for rural population, female?
- Algeria ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.