Human Development Index: males vs. females in Algeria
Algeria: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.7914 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.7914 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Algeria peaked at 0.7914 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6962, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 80th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6962 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7034 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7149 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7221 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7301 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7363 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7408 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.745 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7524 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7538 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.755 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7539 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7572 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7608 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7657 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7691 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7736 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7762 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7787 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7815 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7691 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7827 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7879 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7914 | +0.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.7914 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7707, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.7914 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7767, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7295 | 0.6962 | 0.7538 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7672 | 0.7539 | 0.7815 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7828 | 0.7691 | 0.7914 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More gender data for Algeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,418 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 36,736 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 36,736 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 436,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 429,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 447,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 440,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index: males vs. females in Algeria?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Algeria was 0.7914 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7914 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6962 in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Algeria ranks 80th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.