Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Algeria
Algeria: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 16.93 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.93 years
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
143rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
19.5 years
in 2015
All-time low
12.42 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Algeria, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 16.93 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Algeria peaked at 19.5 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.42 years, in 1962.
That places Algeria 143rd 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, male (years) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.8 years | — |
| 1961 | 12.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 12.42 years | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 13.33 years | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 13.3 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 13.28 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 13.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 13.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 13.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 13.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 13.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 13.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 13.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 13.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 13.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 13.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 13.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 13.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 14.03 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 14.73 years | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 15.7 years | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 16.14 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 16.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 16.21 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 16.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 16.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 16.94 years | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 17.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 16.99 years | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 16.85 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 16.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 17.38 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 17.27 years | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 17.25 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 17.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.78 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 17.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 18.05 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 18.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 18.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 19.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 19.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.4 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.07 years | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 18.84 years | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 19.38 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 19.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.93 years | -12.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 16.93 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 16.93 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.37 years, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1 years | 12.42 years | 13.33 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.51 years | 13.28 years | 14.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.26 years | 14.73 years | 17.17 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.26 years | 16.83 years | 17.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.39 years | 17.93 years | 18.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.33 years | 18.94 years | 19.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.32 years | 16.93 years | 19.4 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, male in Algeria?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Algeria was 16.93 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, male recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.42 years in 1962.
- How does Algeria rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Algeria ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.