Population, female in Algeria
Algeria: Population, female was 23.25 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Algeria, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Algeria stood at 23.25 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Algeria peaked at 23.25 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.66 million, in 1960.
That places Algeria 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.02 million | 5.66 million | 6.51 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.59 million | 6.67 million | 8.73 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.49 million | 9.01 million | 11.99 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.60 million | 12.30 million | 14.76 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.04 million | 14.98 million | 17.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.37 million | 17.63 million | 21.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.42 million | 21.55 million | 23.25 million | 6 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 445,725 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 412,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 445,305 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 426,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 464,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 462,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 475,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 495,968 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 431,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 481,743 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Algeria?
- Population, female in Algeria was 23.25 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.25 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 million in 1960.
- How does Algeria rank for population, female?
- Algeria ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.