Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Algeria
Algeria: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 21.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.9 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
112th
of 215 countries
All-time high
21.9 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.02 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Algeria, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Algeria stood at 21.9 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Algeria peaked at 21.9 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.02 years, in 1962.
That places Algeria 112th out of 215 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 age 60, female (years) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.35 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 14.02 years | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 14.29 years | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 14.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 14.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 14.23 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 14.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 14.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 14.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 14.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 14.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 14.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 14.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 14.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 14.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 14.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 15.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 15.5 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 16.23 years | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 17.24 years | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 17.63 years | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 17.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 17.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 17.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 18.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 17.82 years | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 17.75 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 17.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 17.44 years | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 17.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 17.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 18.18 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 18.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 18.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 18.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 18.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 18.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 18.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 19.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.56 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.7 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 19.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 20.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 20.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 20.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 20.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 20.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 20.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 21.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 21.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.52 years | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 20.95 years | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 21.58 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 21.57 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.9 years | +1.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 21.9 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 21.9 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.13 years, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.24 years | 14.02 years | 14.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.65 years | 14.26 years | 15.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.56 years | 16.23 years | 18.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.21 years | 17.44 years | 18.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.63 years | 19.04 years | 20.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.96 years | 20.38 years | 21.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.11 years | 19.52 years | 21.9 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy at age 60, female in Algeria?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Algeria was 21.9 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.02 years in 1962.
- How does Algeria rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Algeria ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.