Life expectancy (Our World) in Algeria
Algeria: Life expectancy (Our World) was 76.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.26
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
105th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.26
in 2023
All-time low
28.82
in 1923
Years of data
77
1923–2023
Life expectancy in Algeria, 1923–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Algeria stood at 76.26. 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.82, 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 (Our World) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 28.82 | — |
| 1933 | 31.22 | +8.3% |
| 1943 | 33.72 | +8.0% |
| 1950 | 42.68 | +26.6% |
| 1951 | 43.3 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 43.47 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 43.6 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 40.64 | -6.8% |
| 1955 | 40.87 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 40.91 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 40.92 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 40.9 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 40.88 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 40.84 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 40.79 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 39.53 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 43.14 | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 42.99 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 42.85 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 42.75 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 42.73 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 42.81 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 42.99 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 43.33 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 43.78 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 44.38 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 45.1 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 45.95 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 46.92 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 48.03 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 49.25 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 50.62 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 52.41 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 54.51 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 57.42 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 59.59 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 61.25 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 62.72 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 64.16 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 65.27 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 66.13 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 66.91 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 67.46 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 67.66 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 67.69 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 67.72 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 67.8 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.28 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 67.69 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 68.22 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 68.86 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 69.33 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.09 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 70.58 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 71.02 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 71.64 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 71.91 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.54 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 72.84 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.12 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.35 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 73.62 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.87 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.14 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.38 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 74.61 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.81 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.99 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.16 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.31 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.43 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.56 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.68 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.26 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 75.21 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 76.13 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.26 | +0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 76.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 76.26 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy (Our World) 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 | 42.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 28.82 | 28.82 | 28.82 | 1 |
| 1930s | 31.22 | 31.22 | 31.22 | 1 |
| 1940s | 33.72 | 33.72 | 33.72 | 1 |
| 1950s | 41.82 | 40.64 | 43.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.14 | 39.53 | 43.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.98 | 43.33 | 52.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.54 | 54.51 | 67.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.23 | 67.28 | 70.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.45 | 70.58 | 73.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.01 | 74.14 | 75.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.21 | 73.26 | 76.26 | 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 life expectancy in Algeria?
- Life expectancy in Algeria was 76.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.26 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.82 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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