Life expectancy in Algeria
Algeria: Life expectancy was 76.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Algeria, 1923–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Algeria stood at 76.26 years. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Algeria peaked at 76.26 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.82 years, in 1923.
That places Algeria 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 28.82 years | 28.82 years | 28.82 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 31.22 years | 31.22 years | 31.22 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 33.72 years | 33.72 years | 33.72 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 41.82 years | 40.64 years | 43.6 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.14 years | 39.53 years | 43.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.98 years | 43.33 years | 52.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.54 years | 54.51 years | 67.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.23 years | 67.28 years | 70.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.45 years | 70.58 years | 73.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.01 years | 74.14 years | 75.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.21 years | 73.26 years | 76.26 years | 4 |
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More health data for Algeria
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 283,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 275,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 288,536 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 279,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 290,087 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 279,694 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Algeria?
- Life expectancy in Algeria was 76.26 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.26 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.82 years in 1923.
- How does Algeria rank for life expectancy?
- Algeria ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.