Fertility rate, total in Algeria
Algeria: Fertility rate, total was 2.72 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Algeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.72 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Algeria peaked at 7.71 births per woman in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.43 births per woman, in 2002.
Algeria ranks 63rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.65 births per woman | 7.5 births per woman | 7.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.47 births per woman | 7.12 births per woman | 7.7 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.01 births per woman | 4.76 births per woman | 6.99 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | 4.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 births per woman | 2.43 births per woman | 2.83 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 births per woman | 2.88 births per woman | 3.09 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 births per woman | 2.72 births per woman | 2.94 births per woman | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Algeria?
- Fertility rate, total in Algeria was 2.72 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.71 births per woman in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 births per woman in 2002.
- How does Algeria rank for fertility rate, total?
- Algeria ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.