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.
Life expectancy in Algeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 28.82 years | — |
| 1933 | 31.22 years | +8.3% |
| 1943 | 33.72 years | +8.0% |
| 1950 | 42.68 years | +26.6% |
| 1951 | 43.3 years | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 43.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 43.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 40.64 years | -6.8% |
| 1955 | 40.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 40.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 40.92 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 40.9 years | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 40.88 years | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 40.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 40.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 39.53 years | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 43.14 years | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 42.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 42.85 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 42.75 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 42.73 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 42.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 42.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 43.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 43.78 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 44.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 45.1 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 45.95 years | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 46.92 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 48.03 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 49.25 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 50.62 years | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 52.41 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 54.51 years | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 57.42 years | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 59.59 years | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 61.25 years | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 62.72 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 64.16 years | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 65.27 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 66.13 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 66.91 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 67.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 67.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 67.69 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 67.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 67.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.28 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 67.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 68.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 68.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 69.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 70.58 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 71.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 71.64 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 71.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.54 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 72.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.87 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.26 years | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 75.21 years | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 76.13 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.26 years | +0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 76.26 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 76.26 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +26.6% | 33.72 years | 42.68 years |
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 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
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.