Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Algeria
Algeria: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 43.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
43.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 1968
All-time low
42.1%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 43.2% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Algeria peaked at 48.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.2% | — |
| 1951 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 44.0% | -8.8% |
| 1955 | 43.9% | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 48.6% | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 48.3% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 47.2% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 46.8% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 45.9% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 45.4% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 47.7% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 48.3% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 43.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 43.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.5%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.7% | 43.9% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.3% | 44.0% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.8% | 46.3% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.3% | 45.4% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 44.9% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 45.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 43.6% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 42.1% | 43.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 31 Bangladesh 43.7% compare
- 32 Wallis and Futuna 43.4% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 43.4% compare
- 35 Cameroon 43.0% compare
- 36 Ghana 43.0% compare
- 37 Kenya 42.9% compare
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Algeria?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Algeria was 43.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Algeria ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.