Life expectancy at birth, female in Algeria

Algeria: Life expectancy at birth, female was 77.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.91 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
110th
of 217 countries
All-time high
77.91 years
in 2024
All-time low
42.71 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Algeria, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Algeria stood at 77.91 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Algeria peaked at 77.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.71 years, in 1962.

That places Algeria 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, female in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Algeria, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 43.86 years
1961 43.77 years -0.2%
1962 42.71 years -2.4%
1963 43.61 years +2.1%
1964 43.43 years -0.4%
1965 43.27 years -0.4%
1966 43.16 years -0.3%
1967 43.12 years -0.1%
1968 43.19 years +0.2%
1969 43.38 years +0.4%
1970 43.74 years +0.8%
1971 44.23 years +1.1%
1972 44.89 years +1.5%
1973 45.68 years +1.7%
1974 46.61 years +2.0%
1975 47.67 years +2.3%
1976 48.9 years +2.6%
1977 50.28 years +2.8%
1978 51.82 years +3.1%
1979 53.78 years +3.8%
1980 56.03 years +4.2%
1981 59.08 years +5.4%
1982 61.25 years +3.7%
1983 62.74 years +2.4%
1984 64.09 years +2.1%
1985 65.43 years +2.1%
1986 66.49 years +1.6%
1987 67.19 years +1.1%
1988 67.66 years +0.7%
1989 68.08 years +0.6%
1990 68.24 years +0.2%
1991 68.51 years +0.4%
1992 68.73 years +0.3%
1993 69.14 years +0.6%
1994 69.22 years +0.1%
1995 69.53 years +0.5%
1996 69.92 years +0.6%
1997 70.52 years +0.9%
1998 71.03 years +0.7%
1999 71.51 years +0.7%
2000 71.94 years +0.6%
2001 72.3 years +0.5%
2002 72.84 years +0.8%
2003 73.03 years +0.3%
2004 73.64 years +0.8%
2005 73.96 years +0.4%
2006 74.28 years +0.4%
2007 74.56 years +0.4%
2008 74.83 years +0.4%
2009 75.07 years +0.3%
2010 75.32 years +0.3%
2011 75.55 years +0.3%
2012 75.77 years +0.3%
2013 75.99 years +0.3%
2014 76.18 years +0.3%
2015 76.38 years +0.3%
2016 76.57 years +0.3%
2017 76.75 years +0.2%
2018 76.93 years +0.2%
2019 77.09 years +0.2%
2020 74.94 years -2.8%
2021 76.65 years +2.3%
2022 77.59 years +1.2%
2023 77.7 years +0.1%
2024 77.91 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43.35 years 42.71 years 43.86 years 10
1970s 47.76 years 43.74 years 53.78 years 10
1980s 63.8 years 56.03 years 68.08 years 10
1990s 69.64 years 68.24 years 71.51 years 10
2000s 73.65 years 71.94 years 75.07 years 10
2010s 76.25 years 75.32 years 77.09 years 10
2020s 76.96 years 74.94 years 77.91 years 5

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 107 Serbia 78.35 years compare
  2. 108 Bahamas 78.33 years compare
  3. 109 Mexico 78 years compare
  4. 111 Morocco 77.78 years compare
  5. 112 Brunei Darussalam 77.73 years compare
  6. 113 Nicaragua 77.58 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Algeria?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Algeria was 77.91 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 77.91 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 42.71 years in 1962.
How does Algeria rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Algeria ranks 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.