Life expectancy at birth, total in Algeria
Algeria: Life expectancy at birth, total was 76.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Algeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 76.47 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Algeria peaked at 76.47 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.53 years, in 1962.
That places Algeria 91st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.14 years | 39.53 years | 43.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.98 years | 43.33 years | 52.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.54 years | 54.51 years | 67.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.23 years | 67.28 years | 70.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.45 years | 70.58 years | 73.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.01 years | 74.14 years | 75.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.47 years | 73.26 years | 76.47 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 475,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 489,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 513,790 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 493,843 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 492,866 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 485,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 505,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 462,102 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Algeria?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Algeria was 76.47 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.47 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.53 years in 1962.
- How does Algeria rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Algeria ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.