Algeria vs Sri Lanka: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate

Algeria
0.7165 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7409 % change on previous year
in 2025
Algeria rank
62nd
Sri Lanka rank
60th

Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time

  • Algeria
  • Sri Lanka
-5-2.502.557.5195119882025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7409 % change on previous year against 0.7165 % change on previous year in Algeria, a difference of 0.0244 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Algeria ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 234 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 1.46 % change on previous year 1.23 % change on previous year 0.2365 % change on previous year Algeria
1960s 2.88 % change on previous year 2.54 % change on previous year 0.3449 % change on previous year Algeria
1970s 0.6108 % change on previous year -0.0919 % change on previous year 0.7027 % change on previous year Algeria
1980s 2.04 % change on previous year -1.57 % change on previous year 3.61 % change on previous year Algeria
1990s 1.41 % change on previous year -2.28 % change on previous year 3.69 % change on previous year Algeria
2000s 1.19 % change on previous year 1.29 % change on previous year 0.0962 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2010s 0.8637 % change on previous year 1.54 % change on previous year 0.6738 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2020s 0.7528 % change on previous year 0.8007 % change on previous year 0.0479 % change on previous year Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Algeria or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.7409 % change on previous year against 0.7165 % change on previous year in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Algeria and Sri Lanka?
0.0244 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sri Lanka?
75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
Algeria ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 17,624 data points, 1951–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.