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🌆 Largest Cities in Algeria

Algerian cities ranked by municipal population at the 2008 census.

📅 2008📏 people40 entries🇩🇿 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 9,668,077 (40 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
AlgiersAlgiers
2,364,230
2
OranOran
803,329
3
ConstantineConstantine
448,028
4
AnnabaAnnaba
342,703
5
BlidaBlida
331,779
6
BatnaBatna
289,504
7
DjelfaDjelfa
265,833
8
SétifSétif
252,127
9
Sidi bel AbbèsSidi bel Abbès
210,146
10
BiskraBiskra
204,661
11
TébessaTébessa
194,461
12
SkikdaSkikda
182,903
13
TiaretTiaret
178,915
14
BéjaïaBéjaïa
176,139
15
TlemcenTlemcen
173,531
16
BécharBéchar
165,241
17
MostaganemMostaganem
162,885
18
Bordj Bou ArreridjBordj Bou Arreridj
158,812
19
ChlefChlef
155,134
20
Souk AhrasSouk Ahras
153,479
21
El EulmaSétif
145,380
22
MédéaMédéa
138,355
23
Tizi OuzouTizi Ouzou
135,088
24
JijelJijel
134,839
25
El OuedEl Oued
134,699
26
LaghouatLaghouat
134,372
27
OuarglaOuargla
133,024
28
M'SilaM'Sila
132,975
29
RelizaneRelizane
130,094
30
SaïdaSaida
128,413
31
Bou SaâdaM'Sila
125,573
32
GuelmaGuelma
120,847
33
Aïn BeïdaOum el Bouaghi
118,662
34
MaghniaTlemcen
114,634
35
MascaraMascara
108,587
36
KhenchelaKhenchela
108,580
37
BarikaBatna
104,398
38
MessaadDjelfa
102,453
39
AflouLaghouat
102,025
40
Aïn OussaraDjelfa
101,239

Highlights

Within Algeria, Algiers ranks first in 2008 with 2,364,230, followed by Oran (803,329) and Constantine (448,028).

Algiers is 2.9 times higher than Oran, the runner-up.

Across 40 entries, values run from 2,364,230 (Algiers) to 101,239 (Aïn Oussara), with a median of 149,430.

Source: Office National des Statistiques (ONS), 2008 census (via Wikipedia), 2008. Unit: people.

Source: Office National des Statistiques (ONS), 2008 census (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 14, 2026