Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Algeria
Algeria: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.763 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.763
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
57th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.763
in 2023
All-time low
0.595
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Algeria, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Algeria stood at 0.763. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Algeria peaked at 0.763 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.595, in 1990.
That places Algeria 57th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.595 | — |
| 1991 | 0.596 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.601 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.603 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.603 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.608 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.615 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.624 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.634 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.643 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.651 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.659 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.669 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.677 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.685 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.692 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.698 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.704 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.711 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.714 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.718 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.723 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.727 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.732 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.737 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.743 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.746 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.749 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.753 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.742 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.755 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.761 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.763 | +0.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.763 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.804, 95% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.763 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.754, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6122 | 0.595 | 0.643 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.686 | 0.651 | 0.714 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7346 | 0.718 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7552 | 0.742 | 0.763 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Algeria?
- Human development index in Algeria was 0.763 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.763 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.595 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for human development index?
- Algeria ranks 57th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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