Age dependency ratio in Algeria
Algeria: Age dependency ratio was 58.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Algeria, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Algeria is 58.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Algeria peaked at 104.3% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2010.
Algeria ranks 85th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.8% | — |
| 1961 | 96.8% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 98.9% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 101.0% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 102.7% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 103.8% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 104.3% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 104.2% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 103.8% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 103.1% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 102.5% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 102.0% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 101.4% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 100.8% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 99.9% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 100.3% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 102.1% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 102.5% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 101.4% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 100.2% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 98.9% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 97.6% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 96.2% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 94.8% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 93.3% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 91.7% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 90.0% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 88.2% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 86.4% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 84.5% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 82.5% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 80.7% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 79.5% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 74.9% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 70.3% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 61.5% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 58.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.3% | 94.8% | 104.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 101.3% | 99.9% | 102.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.2% | 84.5% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 64.4% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 47.9% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 47.8% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 58.1% | 58.8% | 6 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.0122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1466 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0305 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1527 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Algeria?
- Age dependency ratio in Algeria was 58.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 104.3% in 1966.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for age dependency ratio?
- Algeria ranks 85th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.