Naama: population and official figures
Naama is a first-level division of Algeria, number 45 of 48 by population. The World Bank estimates Naama's population at 284,000 in 2016, 0.7% of the total for Algeria's 48 first-level divisions, making it 45th largest of 48.
Is the population of Naama growing?
Between 2000 and 2016 its population grew by 97.2%, from 144,000.
Source: World Bank · saved copyHow first-level divisions are governed in Algeria
Wilayas (provinces, 58 since 2019). People's Wilaya Assembly (APW) elected for five years; the wali (governor) is appointed by the President. The wali represents every ministry, carries out the assembly's decisions and supervises communes; the APW debates provincial development.
Every tier of government in Algeria
The World Bank's subnational population estimates end in 2016. For later figures, see Algeria's statistics office on the Algeria page.
Other first-level divisions of Algeria
- Alger 3,534,000
- Oran 1,759,000
- Setif 1,725,000
- Djelfa 1,477,000
- Batna 1,322,000
- Blida 1,281,000
- M'Sila 1,225,000
- Tizi Ouzou 1,190,000
- Chlef 1,186,000
- Constantine 1,103,000
- Tlemcen 1,091,000
- Skikda 1,045,000
- Tiaret 1,002,000
- Bejaia 1,001,000
- Boumerdes 998,000
- Mascara 923,000
- Biskra 906,000
- Ain-Defla 902,000
- Mila 888,000
- Mostaganem 873,000
- Medea 869,000
- Relizane 837,000
- El Oued 830,000
- Bouira 787,000
- Tebessa 776,000
- Oum El Bouaghi 752,000
- Bordj Bou Arrer 725,000
- Jijel 724,000
- Sidi Bel Abbes 707,000
- Ouargla 702,000
- Tipaza 700,000
- Annaba 683,000
- Laghouat 641,000
- Guelma 553,000
- Souk-Ahras 528,000
- Adrar 512,000
- El-Tarf 480,000
- Khenchela 462,000
- Ghardaia 443,000
- Ain-Temouchent 429,000
- Saida 396,000
- Tissemsilt 335,000
- Bechar 327,000
- El Bayadh 306,000
- Tamanrasset 227,000
- Tindouf 84,000
- Illizi 78,000
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Sources
- World Bank: Subnational Population database (World Bank DataBank source 50), SP.POP.TOTL, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b835583e3a28…)
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