What is life expectancy in Algeria?

Life expectancy in Algeria was 76.26 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Algeria?

The highest recorded value was 76.26 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Algeria?

The lowest recorded value was 28.82 years in 1923.

How does Algeria rank for life expectancy?

Algeria ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Algeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Algeria data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Algeria

Name: Life expectancy in Algeria
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Algeria: Life expectancy was 76.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

76.26 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

105th

of 236 countries

All-time high

76.26 years

in 2023

All-time low

28.82 years

in 1923

Years of data

1923–2023

Life expectancy in Algeria, 1923–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Algeria stood at 76.26 years. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Algeria peaked at 76.26 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.82 years, in 1923.

That places Algeria 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	28.82 years	28.82 years	28.82 years	1
1930s	31.22 years	31.22 years	31.22 years	1
1940s	33.72 years	33.72 years	33.72 years	1
1950s	41.82 years	40.64 years	43.6 years	10
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	75.21 years	73.26 years	76.26 years	4

Countries ranked near Algeria

102 Thailand 76.41 years compare
103 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 76.37 years compare
104 Aruba 76.35 years compare
106 Latvia 76.19 years compare
107 Montserrat 76.19 years compare
108 Barbados 76.18 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Algeria

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 516,609 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 330,787 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 316,781 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 351,038 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 496,586 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 335,852 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 356,555 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 372,767 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 58.1% (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 493,843 (2025)

All data for Algeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Algeria?: Life expectancy in Algeria was 76.26 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Algeria?: The highest recorded value was 76.26 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Algeria?: The lowest recorded value was 28.82 years in 1923.
How does Algeria rank for life expectancy?: Algeria ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Algeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.