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Fertility & birth rates in Algeria and Poland

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has an annual birth rate of 19.6 births per 1,000 people, compared to 7.4 for Poland. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.77 in Algeria and 1.16 in Poland — 58.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -63.1% in Algeria and by -61.1% in Poland — in 1960, it was 7.5 and 2.98, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Algeria is ranked 78/196 by birth rate compared to 183/196 for Poland.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.4 in Algeria — it's 30 in Poland.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 8.7 in Algeria vs 6.19 in Poland.
  • In Algeria, 24.3% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 22.9% in Poland.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.5% in Algeria and -0.37% in Poland.

Birth rate data compared

Algeria Poland
Fertility rate 2.77 1.16
Birth rate 19.6 7.4
Birth rate rank 78/196 183/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 28.4 years
Average age at childbearing 31.4 years 30 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 8.46 5.61
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 111 67.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 44.9 11.8
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.3% 22.9%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 44.9% 50.7%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 98.8% 99.6%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.06% 0.002%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.53% 0.24%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.97% 0.37%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.2% 0.44%
Population change due to births and deaths +691,724 -135,743
Natural population change rank 29/196 190/196
Natural population change rate +1.5% -0.37%
Population growth +1.41% -0.36%
Population growth rank 76/197 179/197
Life expectancy 76.7 years 79 years

Fertility rate in Algeria vs Poland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Algeria was 2.77 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.16 in Poland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Algeria vs Poland population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Algeria
Factual

UN forecast
Poland
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Algeria Poland
1960 7.5 2.98
1961 7.56 2.83
1962 7.61 2.72
1963 7.65 2.7
1964 7.67 2.57
1965 7.71 2.52
1966 7.71 2.34
1967 7.71 2.33
1968 7.71 2.24
1969 7.71 2.2
1970 7.7 2.2
1971 7.67 2.25
1972 7.63 2.24
1973 7.59 2.26
1974 7.55 2.26
1975 7.49 2.27
1976 7.41 2.3
1977 7.31 2.23
1978 7.21 2.21
1979 7.12 2.28
1980 6.99 2.28
1981 6.85 2.24
1982 6.68 2.34
1983 6.5 2.42
1984 6.28 2.37
1985 6.04 2.33
1986 5.65 2.22
1987 5.3 2.15
1988 5.02 2.13
1989 4.76 2.08
1990 4.51 2.06
1991 4.37 2.07
1992 4.27 1.95
1993 4.08 1.87
1994 3.91 1.81
1995 3.49 1.62
1996 3.14 1.59
1997 2.89 1.51
1998 2.69 1.44
1999 2.62 1.37
2000 2.59 1.37
2001 2.52 1.31
2002 2.43 1.25
2003 2.45 1.22
2004 2.5 1.23
2005 2.56 1.24
2006 2.63 1.27
2007 2.7 1.31
2008 2.79 1.39
2009 2.83 1.4
2010 2.88 1.41
2011 2.9 1.33
2012 3 1.33
2013 3 1.29
2014 3.08 1.32
2015 3.09 1.32
2016 3.09 1.39
2017 3.09 1.48
2018 3.02 1.46
2019 3 1.44
2020 2.94 1.39
2021 2.87 1.33
2022 2.82 1.29
2023 2.77 1.16
2024 2.72 1.16
2025 2.67 1.17
2026 2.62 1.17
2027 2.58 1.17
2028 2.53 1.18
2029 2.49 1.18
2030 2.45 1.19
2031 2.41 1.19
2032 2.38 1.19
2033 2.34 1.2
2034 2.32 1.2
2035 2.29 1.21
2036 2.26 1.21
2037 2.23 1.21
2038 2.21 1.21
2039 2.18 1.22
2040 2.16 1.22
2041 2.14 1.22
2042 2.12 1.22
2043 2.1 1.23
2044 2.08 1.23
2045 2.07 1.24
2046 2.05 1.24
2047 2.04 1.24
2048 2.03 1.24
2049 2.01 1.24
2050 2 1.25

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Algeria
Factual

UN forecast
Poland
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Algeria Poland
1960 45.5% 33.4%
1961 45.9% 33.4%
1962 46.2% 33%
1963 46.6% 32.5%
1964 46.9% 31.9%
1965 47% 31.1%
1966 47.1% 30.3%
1967 47.2% 29.5%
1968 47.1% 28.6%
1969 47% 27.8%
1970 47% 26.9%
1971 46.9% 26.1%
1972 46.8% 25.4%
1973 46.7% 24.8%
1974 46.6% 24.3%
1975 46.7% 24%
1976 47.2% 24%
1977 47.3% 24%
1978 47% 24%
1979 46.8% 24.1%
1980 46.5% 24.3%
1981 46.1% 24.5%
1982 45.8% 24.7%
1983 45.4% 25%
1984 45% 25.3%
1985 44.6% 25.5%
1986 44.2% 25.6%
1987 43.7% 25.6%
1988 43.1% 25.5%
1989 42.6% 25.3%
1990 42% 25%
1991 41.4% 24.6%
1992 41% 24.3%
1993 40.5% 23.9%
1994 39.9% 23.4%
1995 39.1% 22.8%
1996 38.2% 22.2%
1997 37.2% 21.6%
1998 36.1% 20.9%
1999 34.9% 20.2%
2000 33.7% 19.4%
2001 32.6% 18.7%
2002 31.5% 18.1%
2003 30.6% 17.5%
2004 29.7% 17%
2005 29% 16.5%
2006 28.4% 16%
2007 28% 15.7%
2008 27.7% 15.4%
2009 27.5% 15.2%
2010 27.5% 15.1%
2011 27.5% 15.2%
2012 27.7% 15.1%
2013 28.1% 15.1%
2014 28.6% 15.1%
2015 29% 15.1%
2016 29.5% 15.1%
2017 29.9% 15.2%
2018 30.3% 15.3%
2019 30.6% 15.4%
2020 30.8% 15.5%
2021 30.9% 15.5%
2022 30.8% 15.3%
2023 30.6% 15.1%
2024 30.3% 14.8%
2025 29.9% 14.5%
2026 29.4% 14.1%
2027 28.9% 13.8%
2028 28.2% 13.5%
2029 27.5% 13.2%
2030 26.8% 13%
2031 26% 12.7%
2032 25.2% 12.4%
2033 24.5% 12.1%
2034 23.8% 11.8%
2035 23.2% 11.5%
2036 22.6% 11.3%
2037 22.2% 11.2%
2038 21.8% 11.1%
2039 21.5% 11.1%
2040 21.2% 11.1%
2041 21% 11%
2042 20.9% 11.1%
2043 20.8% 11.1%
2044 20.8% 11.1%
2045 20.8% 11.2%
2046 20.9% 11.3%
2047 20.9% 11.3%
2048 20.9% 11.4%
2049 21% 11.5%
2050 21% 11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.3% of the population in Algeria and 14.8% in Poland in 2024, compared to 42% and 25% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Algeria and Poland compared.

Natural population change in Algeria vs Poland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.86% in Algeria and -0.18% in Poland. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Algeria
Poland

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Algeria Poland
1960 290,582 444,562
1961 296,467 398,521
1962 283,903 360,671
1963 315,645 359,330
1964 312,729 326,965
1965 311,190 314,450
1966 309,628 297,801
1967 316,289 275,089
1968 324,560 280,963
1969 334,541 270,151
1970 346,564 280,913
1971 356,069 278,660
1972 368,179 314,028
1973 382,736 320,229
1974 399,509 346,893
1975 417,803 350,356
1976 440,192 367,612
1977 465,405 353,828
1978 491,876 339,166
1979 523,875 366,571
1980 559,983 348,627
1981 595,150 351,806
1982 620,415 369,551
1983 641,167 373,032
1984 656,475 332,137
1985 672,185 297,615
1986 661,644 258,448
1987 645,309 226,008
1988 637,215 215,599
1989 628,542 182,215
1990 612,369 160,066
1991 616,850 141,511
1992 627,289 118,928
1993 611,306 103,846
1994 594,445 96,357
1995 533,104 46,314
1996 483,632 42,487
1997 450,138 34,785
1998 425,928 19,332
1999 434,198 0
2000 447,025 11,478
2001 450,637 3,825
2002 451,369 -3,823
2003 474,272 -15,281
2004 508,773 -7,637
2005 543,158 -3,817
2006 580,812 3,814
2007 620,196 11,436
2008 662,044 34,313
2009 691,496 30,521
2010 719,350 38,043
2011 741,832 11,419
2012 790,645 0
2013 802,203 -19,020
2014 839,654 0
2015 847,054 -26,590
2016 849,368 -3,797
2017 848,585 0
2018 824,428 -26,582
2019 809,522 -34,169
2020 724,140 -120,050
2021 735,514 -184,907
2022 722,591 -143,605
2023 691,724 -135,743

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Maternal mortality chart: Algeria vs Poland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 62 deaths per 100,000 live births in Algeria, compared to 2 deaths in Poland.

Algeria
Poland
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Algeria Poland
1985 292 19
1986 265 19
1987 243 18
1988 227 18
1989 215 18
1990 202 18
1991 198 18
1992 193 16
1993 195 15
1994 196 14
1995 187 12
1996 173 11
1997 155 10
1998 143 9
1999 132 8
2000 123 7
2001 113 6
2002 102 5
2003 101 5
2004 91 4
2005 87 4
2006 84 4
2007 83 3
2008 83 3
2009 83 3
2010 82 3
2011 81 2
2012 81 2
2013 81 2
2014 80 2
2015 79 2
2016 79 2
2017 77 2
2018 75 2
2019 73 2
2020 97 3
2021 79 2
2022 64 2
2023 62 2

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.2% in Algeria and 0.44% in Poland. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Algeria
Poland

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Algeria Poland
1960 24% 6.51%
1961 24% 6.02%
1962 24.1% 5.6%
1963 24.2% 5.23%
1964 24.3% 4.89%
1965 24.5% 4.57%
1966 24.6% 4.29%
1967 24.6% 4.06%
1968 24.6% 3.89%
1969 24.4% 3.75%
1970 24.1% 3.59%
1971 23.7% 3.42%
1972 23.1% 3.24%
1973 22.4% 3.06%
1974 21.7% 2.9%
1975 20.9% 2.79%
1976 20% 2.7%
1977 19% 2.62%
1978 18% 2.54%
1979 16.9% 2.47%
1980 15.6% 2.4%
1981 14% 2.33%
1982 12.3% 2.26%
1983 10.5% 2.19%
1984 8.91% 2.11%
1985 7.61% 2.03%
1986 6.63% 1.96%
1987 5.96% 1.89%
1988 5.55% 1.84%
1989 5.3% 1.79%
1990 5.17% 1.74%
1991 5.09% 1.69%
1992 5.04% 1.65%
1993 4.98% 1.6%
1994 4.9% 1.53%
1995 4.81% 1.43%
1996 4.7% 1.32%
1997 4.58% 1.2%
1998 4.45% 1.09%
1999 4.31% 1%
2000 4.16% 0.93%
2001 4.01% 0.88%
2002 3.85% 0.84%
2003 3.7% 0.81%
2004 3.54% 0.78%
2005 3.4% 0.76%
2006 3.26% 0.73%
2007 3.13% 0.7%
2008 3.01% 0.67%
2009 2.9% 0.63%
2010 2.81% 0.6%
2011 2.73% 0.57%
2012 2.66% 0.54%
2013 2.6% 0.52%
2014 2.54% 0.5%
2015 2.49% 0.49%
2016 2.45% 0.48%
2017 2.4% 0.46%
2018 2.37% 0.45%
2019 2.33% 0.44%
2020 2.29% 0.44%
2021 2.26% 0.44%
2022 2.23% 0.44%
2023 2.2% 0.44%

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