Algeria birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Algeria chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Algeria is 2.77, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.08 — a -32.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Algeria	World
1960	7.5	4.69
1961	7.56	4.56
1962	7.61	5.02
1963	7.65	5.31
1964	7.67	5.13
1965	7.71	5.08
1966	7.71	4.97
1967	7.71	4.87
1968	7.71	4.98
1969	7.71	4.88
1970	7.7	4.84
1971	7.67	4.69
1972	7.63	4.55
1973	7.59	4.42
1974	7.55	4.26
1975	7.49	4.07
1976	7.41	3.97
1977	7.31	3.84
1978	7.21	3.77
1979	7.12	3.76
1980	6.99	3.73
1981	6.85	3.71
1982	6.68	3.72
1983	6.5	3.59
1984	6.28	3.57
1985	6.04	3.53
1986	5.65	3.51
1987	5.3	3.48
1988	5.02	3.39
1989	4.76	3.35
1990	4.51	3.31
1991	4.37	3.13
1992	4.27	3.04
1993	4.08	2.97
1994	3.91	2.92
1995	3.49	2.87
1996	3.14	2.82
1997	2.89	2.78
1998	2.69	2.75
1999	2.62	2.72
2000	2.59	2.73
2001	2.52	2.69
2002	2.43	2.66
2003	2.45	2.64
2004	2.5	2.63
2005	2.56	2.61
2006	2.63	2.61
2007	2.7	2.6
2008	2.79	2.6
2009	2.83	2.59
2010	2.88	2.57
2011	2.9	2.55
2012	3	2.56
2013	3	2.53
2014	3.08	2.52
2015	3.09	2.49
2016	3.09	2.49
2017	3.09	2.46
2018	3.02	2.39
2019	3	2.35
2020	2.94	2.28
2021	2.87	2.25
2022	2.82	2.22
2023	2.77	2.2
2024	2.72	2.19
2025	2.67	2.18
2026	2.62	2.18
2027	2.58	2.17
2028	2.53	2.16
2029	2.49	2.15
2030	2.45	2.14
2031	2.41	2.13
2032	2.38	2.12
2033	2.34	2.12
2034	2.32	2.11
2035	2.29	2.1
2036	2.26	2.09
2037	2.23	2.09
2038	2.21	2.08
2039	2.18	2.08
2040	2.16	2.08
2041	2.14	2.07
2042	2.12	2.07
2043	2.1	2.07
2044	2.08	2.07
2045	2.07	2.06
2046	2.05	2.06
2047	2.04	2.06
2048	2.03	2.05
2049	2.01	2.05
2050	2	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.86% were to women under 20 years old, 37.6% to women ages 20-29, and 60.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 4.36%, 50.6%, and 45.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Algeria by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Algeria	World
1960	45.5%	37.4%
1961	45.9%	37.5%
1962	46.2%	37.6%
1963	46.6%	37.8%
1964	46.9%	38%
1965	47%	38%
1966	47.1%	38%
1967	47.2%	38%
1968	47.1%	37.9%
1969	47%	37.8%
1970	47%	37.7%
1971	46.9%	37.6%
1972	46.8%	37.5%
1973	46.7%	37.3%
1974	46.6%	37.2%
1975	46.7%	37.1%
1976	47.2%	36.9%
1977	47.3%	36.7%
1978	47%	36.3%
1979	46.8%	35.9%
1980	46.5%	35.5%
1981	46.1%	35.2%
1982	45.8%	34.9%
1983	45.4%	34.6%
1984	45%	34.3%
1985	44.6%	34%
1986	44.2%	33.8%
1987	43.7%	33.6%
1988	43.1%	33.4%
1989	42.6%	33.2%
1990	42%	33%
1991	41.4%	32.9%
1992	41%	32.7%
1993	40.5%	32.5%
1994	39.9%	32.3%
1995	39.1%	32.1%
1996	38.2%	31.8%
1997	37.2%	31.5%
1998	36.1%	31.1%
1999	34.9%	30.8%
2000	33.7%	30.4%
2001	32.6%	30%
2002	31.5%	29.6%
2003	30.6%	29.2%
2004	29.7%	28.8%
2005	29%	28.5%
2006	28.4%	28.1%
2007	28%	27.9%
2008	27.7%	27.6%
2009	27.5%	27.5%
2010	27.5%	27.3%
2011	27.5%	27.1%
2012	27.7%	27%
2013	28.1%	26.9%
2014	28.6%	26.8%
2015	29%	26.6%
2016	29.5%	26.5%
2017	29.9%	26.4%
2018	30.3%	26.2%
2019	30.6%	26%
2020	30.8%	25.8%
2021	30.9%	25.6%
2022	30.8%	25.3%
2023	30.6%	25%
2024	30.3%	24.7%
2025	29.9%	24.4%
2026	29.4%	24.1%
2027	28.9%	23.8%
2028	28.2%	23.4%
2029	27.5%	23.1%
2030	26.8%	22.8%
2031	26%	22.6%
2032	25.2%	22.3%
2033	24.5%	22.1%
2034	23.8%	21.9%
2035	23.2%	21.7%
2036	22.6%	21.6%
2037	22.2%	21.5%
2038	21.8%	21.4%
2039	21.5%	21.3%
2040	21.2%	21.2%
2041	21%	21.1%
2042	20.9%	21%
2043	20.8%	21%
2044	20.8%	20.9%
2045	20.8%	20.8%
2046	20.9%	20.7%
2047	20.9%	20.7%
2048	20.9%	20.6%
2049	21%	20.5%
2050	21%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Algeria was 45.5% in 1960, 40.5% in 1993, and 30.3% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Algeria.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Algeria, excluding migration, has been +1.86% annually. On average, 789,258 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Algeria
1960	290,582
1961	296,467
1962	283,903
1963	315,645
1964	312,729
1965	311,190
1966	309,628
1967	316,289
1968	324,560
1969	334,541
1970	346,564
1971	356,069
1972	368,179
1973	382,736
1974	399,509
1975	417,803
1976	440,192
1977	465,405
1978	491,876
1979	523,875
1980	559,983
1981	595,150
1982	620,415
1983	641,167
1984	656,475
1985	672,185
1986	661,644
1987	645,309
1988	637,215
1989	628,542
1990	612,369
1991	616,850
1992	627,289
1993	611,306
1994	594,445
1995	533,104
1996	483,632
1997	450,138
1998	425,928
1999	434,198
2000	447,025
2001	450,637
2002	451,369
2003	474,272
2004	508,773
2005	543,158
2006	580,812
2007	620,196
2008	662,044
2009	691,496
2010	719,350
2011	741,832
2012	790,645
2013	802,203
2014	839,654
2015	847,054
2016	849,368
2017	848,585
2018	824,428
2019	809,522
2020	724,140
2021	735,514
2022	722,591
2023	691,724

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Algeria was 62 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.06% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -49.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Algeria	World
1985	292	460
1986	265	438
1987	243	429
1988	227	414
1989	215	401
1990	202	391
1991	198	395
1992	193	395
1993	195	389
1994	196	382
1995	187	371
1996	173	366
1997	155	358
1998	143	360
1999	132	340
2000	123	328
2001	113	321
2002	102	311
2003	101	301
2004	91	291
2005	87	283
2006	84	276
2007	83	269
2008	83	264
2009	83	258
2010	82	253
2011	81	247
2012	81	239
2013	81	235
2014	80	231
2015	79	228
2016	79	220
2017	77	215
2018	75	211
2019	73	207
2020	97	211
2021	79	242
2022	64	203
2023	62	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Algeria was 22 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.2% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 41.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Algeria	World
1960	24%	18.5%
1961	24%	18.1%
1962	24.1%	17.8%
1963	24.2%	17.5%
1964	24.3%	17.7%
1965	24.5%	17.5%
1966	24.6%	17.3%
1967	24.6%	17%
1968	24.6%	16.5%
1969	24.4%	15.5%
1970	24.1%	15.2%
1971	23.7%	15.1%
1972	23.1%	14.4%
1973	22.4%	14.1%
1974	21.7%	13.7%
1975	20.9%	13.4%
1976	20%	13%
1977	19%	12.5%
1978	18%	12.1%
1979	16.9%	11.7%
1980	15.6%	11.4%
1981	14%	11%
1982	12.3%	10.8%
1983	10.5%	10.6%
1984	8.91%	10.4%
1985	7.61%	10.1%
1986	6.63%	9.81%
1987	5.96%	9.47%
1988	5.55%	9.31%
1989	5.3%	9.02%
1990	5.17%	8.81%
1991	5.09%	8.66%
1992	5.04%	8.46%
1993	4.98%	8.19%
1994	4.9%	7.98%
1995	4.81%	7.76%
1996	4.7%	7.52%
1997	4.58%	7.28%
1998	4.45%	7.05%
1999	4.31%	6.76%
2000	4.16%	6.48%
2001	4.01%	6.21%
2002	3.85%	5.94%
2003	3.7%	5.65%
2004	3.54%	5.43%
2005	3.4%	5.16%
2006	3.26%	4.92%
2007	3.13%	4.7%
2008	3.01%	4.5%
2009	2.9%	4.31%
2010	2.81%	4.11%
2011	2.73%	3.97%
2012	2.66%	3.77%
2013	2.6%	3.61%
2014	2.54%	3.48%
2015	2.49%	3.35%
2016	2.45%	3.23%
2017	2.4%	3.11%
2018	2.37%	2.97%
2019	2.33%	2.86%
2020	2.29%	2.75%
2021	2.26%	2.66%
2022	2.23%	2.59%
2023	2.2%	2.49%