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Share of population living in area
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||
| Urban | 56.4 | 56.9 | 57.4 | 57.9 | 58.4 | 59.0 | 59.5 | 60.0 | 60.5 | 61.0 | 61.5 | 62.0 | 62.5 | 63.0 | 63.5 | 64.0 | 64.6 | 65.1 | ||||||||||
| Rural | 43.6 | 43.1 | 42.6 | 42.1 | 41.6 | 41.0 | 40.5 | 40.0 | 39.5 | 39.0 | 38.5 | 38.0 | 37.5 | 37.0 | 36.5 | 36.0 | 35.4 | 34.9 | ||||||||||
| Poor | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 9.67 | 8.79 | 7.91 | 7.03 | 6.15 | 5.27 | 4.39 | 3.51 | 2.63 | 1.75 | 0.88 | 0.59 | 0.30 | 0.01 | ||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 86.6 | 87.5 | 88.4 | 89.3 | 90.2 | 91.1 | 92.0 | 92.9 | 93.8 | 94.6 | 95.5 | 96.4 | 97.3 | 98.2 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 99.9 | ||||||||||
| Lowest 25% | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | ||||||||||
| Second 25% | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | ||||||||||
| Third 25% | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.4 | ||||||||||
| Highest 25% | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.6 | ||||||||||
| Hauts Plateaux Centre (Djelfa, Laghouat, MSila) | 8.08 | 8.00 | 7.92 | 7.84 | 7.75 | 7.67 | 7.59 | 7.51 | 7.43 | 7.34 | 7.26 | 7.18 | 7.10 | 7.02 | 6.94 | 6.85 | 6.77 | 6.69 | ||||||||||
| Hauts Plateaux Est (Setif, Batna, Khenchela, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Oum El Bouaghi, Tebessa) | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | ||||||||||
| Hauts Plateaux Ouest (Tiaret, Saida, Tissemsilt, Naama, El Bayadh) | 5.46 | 5.47 | 5.49 | 5.50 | 5.52 | 5.54 | 5.55 | 5.57 | 5.58 | 5.60 | 5.61 | 5.63 | 5.64 | 5.66 | 5.68 | 5.69 | 5.71 | 5.72 | ||||||||||
| Nord Centre (Alger, Blida, Boumerdes, Tipaza, Bouira, Medea, Tizi-Ouzou, Bejaia, Chlef, Ain Defla) | 31.0 | 31.2 | 31.4 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 32.4 | 32.6 | 32.8 | 33.0 | 33.2 | 33.4 | 33.6 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 34.2 | 34.4 | ||||||||||
| Nord Est (Annaba, Constantine, Skikda, Jijel, Mila, Souk Ahras, El Tarf, Guelma) | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | ||||||||||
| Nord Ouest (Oran, Tlemcen, Mostaganem, Ain Temouchent, Relizane, Sidi Bel Abbes, Mascara) | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 | ||||||||||
| Sud (Bechar, Tindouf, Adrar, Ghardaia, Biskra, El Oued, Ouargla, Tamanrasset,Illizi) | 7.33 | 7.52 | 7.71 | 7.91 | 8.10 | 8.29 | 8.48 | 8.67 | 8.87 | 9.06 | 9.25 | 9.44 | 9.63 | 9.83 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | ||||||||||