Largest Cities in Algeria 2026: Population Ranking

Algeria's cities at a glance

Updated October 2026

Dots sized by population · Algiers in orange

Algeria has 1 city with more than a million inhabitants and 36 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Algiers with 2,364,230 people, followed by Oran (803,329) and Constantine (448,028). The three largest cities together hold about 7.5% of the country's 48.2 million people.

The capital, Algiers, is also the largest city.

By region, the most large cities are in M'Sila (2).

Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Algeria population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Algeria atlas.

Algeria cities by population

36 cities · GeoNames · city proper

#	City	Region	Population	Share of Algeria
1	AlgiersCapital	Algiers	2,364,230	4.9%
2	Oran	Oran	803,329	1.7%
3	Constantine	Constantine	448,028	0.9%
4	Annaba	Annaba	342,703	0.7%
5	Blida	Blida	331,779	0.7%
6	Batna	Batna	289,504	0.6%
7	Djelfa	Djelfa	265,833	0.6%
8	Sétif	Sétif	252,127	0.5%
9	Sidi Bel Abbes	Sidi Bel Abbès	210,146	0.4%
10	Biskra	Biskra	204,661	0.4%
11	Tébessa	Tébessa	194,461	0.4%
12	El Oued	El Oued	186,525	0.4%
13	Skikda	Skikda	182,903	0.4%
14	Tiaret	Tiaret	178,915	0.4%
15	Chlef	Chlef	178,616	0.4%
16	Béjaïa	Béjaïa	176,139	0.4%
17	Tlemcen	Tlemcen	173,531	0.4%
18	Ouargla	Ouargla	169,928	0.4%
19	Béchar	Béchar	165,241	0.3%
20	Mostaganem	Mostaganem	162,885	0.3%
21	Bordj Bou Arreridj	Bordj Bou Arréridj	158,812	0.3%
22	Souk Ahras	Souk Ahras	153,479	0.3%
23	Médéa	Medea	145,441	0.3%
24	Touggourt	Touggourt	143,270	0.3%
25	Ghardaïa	Ghardaia	142,913	0.3%
26	Saïda	Saida	142,497	0.3%
27	Laghouat	Laghouat	134,372	0.3%
28	M'Sila	M'Sila	132,975	0.3%
29	Jijel	Jijel	131,513	0.3%
30	Relizane	Relizane	123,255	0.3%
31	Guelma	Guelma	120,004	0.2%
32	Aïn Beïda	Oum el Bouaghi	116,064	0.2%
33	Khenchela	Khenchela	114,472	0.2%
34	Bou Saâda	M'Sila	111,787	0.2%
35	Mascara	Mascara	108,629	0.2%
36	Tizi Ouzou	Tizi Ouzou	104,312	0.2%

Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Algeria?

Algiers, with about 2,364,230 inhabitants (city proper).

What is the capital of Algeria?

Algiers — population 2,364,230, the largest city in the country.

How many cities in Algeria have over one million people?

1: Algiers.

Are these metropolitan-area populations?

No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.

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