What is median age in Algeria?

Median age in Algeria was 28.19 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Algeria?

The highest recorded value was 28.19 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Algeria?

The lowest recorded value was 15.18 years in 1977.

How does Algeria rank for median age?

Algeria ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Algeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Algeria data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Algeria

Name: Median age in Algeria
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Algeria: Median age was 28.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

28.19 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

144th

of 236 countries

All-time high

28.19 years

in 2023

All-time low

15.18 years

in 1977

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Algeria, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 28.19 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Algeria peaked at 28.19 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.18 years, in 1977.

That places Algeria 144th 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 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.64 years	16.6 years	18.35 years	10
1960s	15.63 years	15.26 years	16.29 years	10
1970s	15.32 years	15.18 years	15.44 years	10
1980s	16.27 years	15.49 years	17.22 years	10
1990s	18.73 years	17.49 years	20.28 years	10
2000s	22.87 years	20.77 years	24.78 years	10
2010s	26.39 years	25.14 years	27.43 years	10
2020s	27.89 years	27.61 years	28.19 years	4

Countries ranked near Algeria

141 Ecuador 28.41 years compare
142 Lebanon 28.32 years compare
143 South Africa 28.21 years compare
145 Suriname 28.1 years compare
146 India 28.06 years compare
147 Cape Verde 27.87 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Algeria

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0517 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.77 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.77 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.77 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.763 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.6968 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 44.97 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 38.5 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.6936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Algeria?: Median age in Algeria was 28.19 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Algeria?: The highest recorded value was 28.19 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Algeria?: The lowest recorded value was 15.18 years in 1977.
How does Algeria rank for median age?: Algeria ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Algeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.