Life Expectancy at Birth in Algeria
Algeria: Life Expectancy at Birth was 76.47 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Algeria, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Algeria is 76.47, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Algeria peaked at 76.47 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.53, in 1962.
Algeria ranks 92nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 75.47 | 73.26 | 76.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More gender data for Algeria
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 459,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 452,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 471,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 465,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 484,780 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Algeria?
- Life expectancy at birth in Algeria was 76.47 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.47 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.53 in 1962.
- How does Algeria rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Algeria ranks 92nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.