Algeria Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Algeria, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Algeria was 17.4 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 29.3 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 163rd for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Algeria ranks 111th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Algeria is expected to increase to 47.7 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Algeria

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Algeria
	Male	Female
80+	0.42%	0.57%
75-79	0.49%	0.57%
70-74	0.95%	0.96%
65-69	1.32%	1.31%
60-64	1.76%	1.68%
55-59	2.28%	2.18%
50-54	2.72%	2.6%
45-49	3.26%	3.1%
40-44	3.91%	3.69%
35-39	4.07%	3.86%
30-34	3.85%	3.61%
25-29	3.35%	3.16%
20-24	3.16%	3.04%
15-19	3.99%	3.82%
10-14	4.96%	4.75%
5-9	5.47%	5.25%
0-4	5.05%	4.85%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Algeria has average demographic potential with 58.3% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 93/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Algeria

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Year	Working age share
	Algeria	World
2100	56.7%	59.6%
2099	56.7%	59.6%
2098	56.7%	59.7%
2097	56.7%	59.7%
2096	56.7%	59.7%
2095	56.7%	59.7%
2094	56.8%	59.7%
2093	56.8%	59.8%
2092	56.9%	59.8%
2091	57%	59.8%
2090	57.1%	59.8%
2089	57.3%	59.8%
2088	57.6%	59.8%
2087	57.9%	59.8%
2086	58.2%	59.8%
2085	58.6%	59.9%
2084	59.1%	59.9%
2083	59.5%	60%
2082	60.1%	60.1%
2081	60.6%	60.3%
2080	61.1%	60.4%
2079	61.6%	60.6%
2078	62%	60.7%
2077	62.4%	60.9%
2076	62.8%	61%
2075	63.1%	61.1%
2074	63.3%	61.3%
2073	63.5%	61.4%
2072	63.6%	61.5%
2071	63.6%	61.6%
2070	63.5%	61.7%
2069	63.4%	61.8%
2068	63.1%	61.9%
2067	62.9%	62%
2066	62.6%	62%
2065	62.3%	62.1%
2064	62%	62.1%
2063	61.7%	62.1%
2062	61.5%	62.2%
2061	61.3%	62.2%
2060	61.2%	62.3%
2059	61.1%	62.3%
2058	61.1%	62.4%
2057	61.1%	62.4%
2056	61.2%	62.5%
2055	61.4%	62.7%
2054	61.6%	62.8%
2053	61.9%	62.9%
2052	62.2%	63.1%
2051	62.6%	63.2%
2050	63.1%	63.4%
2049	63.5%	63.5%
2048	64.1%	63.6%
2047	64.6%	63.8%
2046	65.1%	63.9%
2045	65.6%	64%
2044	66%	64.1%
2043	66.4%	64.2%
2042	66.7%	64.3%
2041	67%	64.4%
2040	67.1%	64.5%
2039	67.2%	64.7%
2038	67.2%	64.8%
2037	67.2%	64.9%
2036	67%	65.1%
2035	66.8%	65.2%
2034	66.5%	65.3%
2033	66.1%	65.4%
2032	65.7%	65.4%
2031	65.3%	65.4%
2030	64.8%	65.4%
2029	64.4%	65.4%
2028	64%	65.4%
2027	63.6%	65.4%
2026	63.4%	65.2%
2025	63.2%	65.1%
2024	63.1%	65.1%
2023	63%	65%
2022	63%	64.9%
2021	63.1%	64.9%
2020	63.3%	64.8%
2019	63.6%	64.9%
2018	64%	64.9%
2017	64.6%	65%
2016	65.2%	65.1%
2015	65.8%	65.1%
2014	66.4%	65.2%
2013	66.9%	65.2%
2012	67.3%	65.2%
2011	67.6%	65.2%
2010	67.6%	65.1%
2009	67.6%	65%
2008	67.4%	64.9%
2007	67.2%	64.7%
2006	66.8%	64.5%
2005	66.3%	64.3%
2004	65.6%	64%
2003	64.8%	63.7%
2002	63.9%	63.4%
2001	62.9%	63.1%
2000	61.9%	62.8%
1999	60.8%	62.5%
1998	59.7%	62.2%
1997	58.7%	61.9%
1996	57.9%	61.7%
1995	57.2%	61.5%
1994	56.5%	61.3%
1993	56%	61.2%
1992	55.7%	61.1%
1991	55.3%	61%
1990	54.8%	60.9%
1989	54.2%	60.8%
1988	53.6%	60.7%
1987	53.1%	60.5%
1986	52.6%	60.4%
1985	52.2%	60.1%
1984	51.7%	59.9%
1983	51.3%	59.6%
1982	51%	59.3%
1981	50.6%	59%
1980	50.3%	58.7%
1979	50%	58.4%
1978	49.6%	58%
1977	49.4%	57.7%
1976	49.5%	57.5%
1975	49.9%	57.4%
1974	50%	57.3%
1973	49.8%	57.3%
1972	49.6%	57.2%
1971	49.5%	57.1%
1970	49.4%	57%
1969	49.2%	56.9%
1968	49.1%	56.9%
1967	49%	56.9%
1966	49%	56.8%
1965	49.1%	56.9%
1964	49.3%	57%
1963	49.8%	57.2%
1962	50.3%	57.4%
1961	50.8%	57.5%
1960	51.3%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Algeria changed from 65.6% to 63.1% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Algeria increased from 52.4% to 58.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a increased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Algeria	World
2100	14.5%	16.5%
2099	14.6%	16.6%
2098	14.7%	16.6%
2097	14.8%	16.7%
2096	14.9%	16.8%
2095	15.1%	16.8%
2094	15.2%	16.9%
2093	15.4%	17%
2092	15.5%	17%
2091	15.7%	17.1%
2090	15.8%	17.2%
2089	15.9%	17.2%
2088	16%	17.3%
2087	16.1%	17.4%
2086	16.2%	17.4%
2085	16.3%	17.5%
2084	16.3%	17.5%
2083	16.4%	17.6%
2082	16.4%	17.7%
2081	16.5%	17.7%
2080	16.5%	17.8%
2079	16.5%	17.8%
2078	16.5%	17.9%
2077	16.5%	17.9%
2076	16.5%	18%
2075	16.5%	18%
2074	16.6%	18.1%
2073	16.7%	18.2%
2072	16.8%	18.2%
2071	16.9%	18.3%
2070	17%	18.3%
2069	17.2%	18.4%
2068	17.4%	18.5%
2067	17.6%	18.6%
2066	17.9%	18.6%
2065	18.1%	18.7%
2064	18.4%	18.8%
2063	18.7%	18.9%
2062	19%	19.1%
2061	19.3%	19.2%
2060	19.6%	19.3%
2059	19.8%	19.4%
2058	20.1%	19.5%
2057	20.3%	19.6%
2056	20.5%	19.8%
2055	20.7%	19.9%
2054	20.8%	20%
2053	20.9%	20.1%
2052	21%	20.2%
2051	21%	20.3%
2050	21%	20.4%
2049	21%	20.5%
2048	20.9%	20.6%
2047	20.9%	20.7%
2046	20.8%	20.8%
2045	20.8%	20.9%
2044	20.8%	20.9%
2043	20.9%	21%
2042	21%	21.1%
2041	21.1%	21.2%
2040	21.3%	21.2%
2039	21.6%	21.3%
2038	22%	21.4%
2037	22.4%	21.5%
2036	22.9%	21.6%
2035	23.5%	21.8%
2034	24.1%	22%
2033	24.8%	22.2%
2032	25.6%	22.4%
2031	26.4%	22.7%
2030	27.1%	23%
2029	27.9%	23.3%
2028	28.6%	23.6%
2027	29.2%	23.9%
2026	29.7%	24.2%
2025	30.2%	24.6%
2024	30.3%	24.7%
2023	30.6%	25%
2022	30.8%	25.3%
2021	30.9%	25.6%
2020	30.8%	25.8%
2019	30.6%	26%
2018	30.3%	26.2%
2017	29.9%	26.4%
2016	29.5%	26.5%
2015	29%	26.6%
2014	28.6%	26.8%
2013	28.1%	26.9%
2012	27.7%	27%
2011	27.5%	27.1%
2010	27.5%	27.3%
2009	27.5%	27.5%
2008	27.7%	27.6%
2007	28%	27.9%
2006	28.4%	28.1%
2005	29%	28.5%
2004	29.7%	28.8%
2003	30.6%	29.2%
2002	31.5%	29.6%
2001	32.6%	30%
2000	33.7%	30.4%
1999	34.9%	30.8%
1998	36.1%	31.1%
1997	37.2%	31.5%
1996	38.2%	31.8%
1995	39.1%	32.1%
1994	39.9%	32.3%
1993	40.5%	32.5%
1992	41%	32.7%
1991	41.4%	32.9%
1990	42%	33%
1989	42.6%	33.2%
1988	43.1%	33.4%
1987	43.7%	33.6%
1986	44.2%	33.8%
1985	44.6%	34%
1984	45%	34.3%
1983	45.4%	34.6%
1982	45.8%	34.9%
1981	46.1%	35.2%
1980	46.5%	35.5%
1979	46.8%	35.9%
1978	47%	36.3%
1977	47.3%	36.7%
1976	47.2%	36.9%
1975	46.7%	37.1%
1974	46.6%	37.2%
1973	46.7%	37.3%
1972	46.8%	37.5%
1971	46.9%	37.6%
1970	47%	37.7%
1969	47%	37.8%
1968	47.1%	37.9%
1967	47.2%	38%
1966	47.1%	38%
1965	47%	38%
1964	46.9%	38%
1963	46.6%	37.8%
1962	46.2%	37.6%
1961	45.9%	37.5%
1960	45.5%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Algeria increased from 29.7% to 30.3% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Algeria	World
2100	28.8%	23.9%
2099	28.7%	23.8%
2098	28.6%	23.7%
2097	28.5%	23.6%
2096	28.3%	23.5%
2095	28.2%	23.4%
2094	28%	23.4%
2093	27.8%	23.3%
2092	27.6%	23.2%
2091	27.4%	23.1%
2090	27.1%	23.1%
2089	26.7%	23%
2088	26.4%	22.9%
2087	26%	22.8%
2086	25.6%	22.7%
2085	25.1%	22.6%
2084	24.6%	22.5%
2083	24.1%	22.4%
2082	23.5%	22.2%
2081	23%	22%
2080	22.5%	21.8%
2079	21.9%	21.6%
2078	21.5%	21.4%
2077	21.1%	21.2%
2076	20.7%	21%
2075	20.4%	20.8%
2074	20.1%	20.6%
2073	19.9%	20.4%
2072	19.7%	20.3%
2071	19.6%	20.1%
2070	19.5%	19.9%
2069	19.5%	19.8%
2068	19.5%	19.6%
2067	19.5%	19.5%
2066	19.5%	19.3%
2065	19.5%	19.2%
2064	19.6%	19.1%
2063	19.6%	18.9%
2062	19.5%	18.8%
2061	19.4%	18.6%
2060	19.2%	18.5%
2059	19.1%	18.3%
2058	18.8%	18.1%
2057	18.6%	17.9%
2056	18.3%	17.7%
2055	18%	17.5%
2054	17.6%	17.2%
2053	17.2%	17%
2052	16.8%	16.7%
2051	16.4%	16.4%
2050	16%	16.2%
2049	15.5%	16%
2048	15%	15.8%
2047	14.6%	15.5%
2046	14.1%	15.3%
2045	13.6%	15.1%
2044	13.2%	14.9%
2043	12.7%	14.8%
2042	12.3%	14.6%
2041	11.9%	14.4%
2040	11.6%	14.2%
2039	11.2%	14%
2038	10.8%	13.8%
2037	10.4%	13.5%
2036	10.1%	13.3%
2035	9.72%	13%
2034	9.37%	12.7%
2033	9.01%	12.4%
2032	8.67%	12.2%
2031	8.34%	11.9%
2030	8.02%	11.6%
2029	7.71%	11.3%
2028	7.43%	11%
2027	7.17%	10.7%
2026	6.92%	10.5%
2025	6.69%	10.3%
2024	6.58%	10.2%
2023	6.38%	9.98%
2022	6.19%	9.74%
2021	6.01%	9.53%
2020	5.89%	9.33%
2019	5.77%	9.1%
2018	5.62%	8.88%
2017	5.47%	8.65%
2016	5.33%	8.45%
2015	5.2%	8.26%
2014	5.09%	8.08%
2013	5%	7.92%
2012	4.94%	7.78%
2011	4.91%	7.66%
2010	4.89%	7.58%
2009	4.89%	7.52%
2008	4.88%	7.47%
2007	4.85%	7.41%
2006	4.81%	7.34%
2005	4.76%	7.26%
2004	4.69%	7.18%
2003	4.62%	7.1%
2002	4.54%	7.01%
2001	4.46%	6.92%
2000	4.38%	6.84%
1999	4.3%	6.76%
1998	4.21%	6.68%
1997	4.08%	6.61%
1996	3.91%	6.53%
1995	3.75%	6.45%
1994	3.6%	6.37%
1993	3.46%	6.29%
1992	3.33%	6.21%
1991	3.25%	6.14%
1990	3.23%	6.07%
1989	3.22%	6.01%
1988	3.21%	5.95%
1987	3.21%	5.91%
1986	3.21%	5.86%
1985	3.21%	5.82%
1984	3.22%	5.8%
1983	3.23%	5.79%
1982	3.24%	5.8%
1981	3.24%	5.81%
1980	3.25%	5.81%
1979	3.27%	5.77%
1978	3.31%	5.71%
1977	3.35%	5.65%
1976	3.35%	5.59%
1975	3.36%	5.53%
1974	3.4%	5.47%
1973	3.46%	5.42%
1972	3.52%	5.37%
1971	3.59%	5.32%
1970	3.65%	5.28%
1969	3.72%	5.24%
1968	3.8%	5.2%
1967	3.87%	5.16%
1966	3.94%	5.12%
1965	3.92%	5.08%
1964	3.81%	5.04%
1963	3.67%	5.02%
1962	3.47%	5.01%
1961	3.24%	4.99%
1960	3.12%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Algeria increased from 4.69% to 6.58% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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