Algeria vs Brunei Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Algeria vs Brunei

Table

Year	Median age
	Algeria	Brunei
1960	17.4	18.8
1961	17.2	18.1
1962	17	17.5
1963	16.9	17.1
1964	16.7	17
1965	16.6	17
1966	16.5	17.2
1967	16.4	17.3
1968	16.4	17.5
1969	16.4	17.7
1970	16.4	17.8
1971	16.4	17.9
1972	16.4	18
1973	16.5	18.2
1974	16.5	18.3
1975	16.5	18.6
1976	16.3	18.8
1977	16.3	19.1
1978	16.4	19.4
1979	16.5	19.6
1980	16.6	20
1981	16.7	20.3
1982	16.9	20.6
1983	17	21
1984	17.2	21.3
1985	17.4	21.7
1986	17.6	22
1987	17.8	22.3
1988	18.1	22.6
1989	18.3	22.8
1990	18.6	23.1
1991	18.8	23.4
1992	19	23.6
1993	19.3	23.8
1994	19.5	24.1
1995	19.8	24.4
1996	20.1	24.7
1997	20.4	24.9
1998	20.9	25.2
1999	21.4	25.5
2000	21.9	25.8
2001	22.4	26.1
2002	22.9	26.4
2003	23.3	26.8
2004	23.8	27.1
2005	24.2	27.5
2006	24.6	27.9
2007	25	28.1
2008	25.4	28
2009	25.8	28
2010	26.2	28
2011	26.5	28.1
2012	26.8	28.4
2013	27.1	28.8
2014	27.3	29.1
2015	27.6	29.5
2016	27.8	29.8
2017	28	30.2
2018	28.2	30.6
2019	28.4	31
2020	28.6	31.4
2021	28.7	31.8
2022	28.9	32.3
2023	29.1	32.8
2024	29.3	33.2
2025	29.6	33.7
2026	29.8	34.2
2027	30	34.6
2028	30.2	35.1
2029	30.3	35.6
2030	30.5	36
2031	30.6	36.5
2032	30.7	36.9
2033	30.9	37.4
2034	31	37.8
2035	31.2	38.2
2036	31.4	38.6
2037	31.6	38.9
2038	31.8	39.3
2039	32.1	39.6
2040	32.4	40
2041	32.6	40.3
2042	32.9	40.5
2043	33.2	40.8
2044	33.5	41.1
2045	33.8	41.3
2046	34.1	41.6
2047	34.5	41.8
2048	34.8	42
2049	35.2	42.2
2050	35.5	42.3

In 1960, the median age in Algeria was 17.4 years compared to 18.8 years in Brunei. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 29.3 years in Algeria and to 33.2 years in Brunei.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Algeria is expected to increased to around 35.5 years by 2050 compared to 42.3 years in Brunei. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Algeria		Brunei
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	5.05%	4.85%	3.5%	3.25%
5-9	5.47%	5.25%	3.67%	3.39%
10-14	4.96%	4.75%	3.65%	3.37%
15-19	3.99%	3.82%	3.59%	3.3%
20-24	3.16%	3.04%	4.09%	3.7%
25-29	3.35%	3.16%	4.8%	3.87%
30-34	3.85%	3.61%	5.04%	3.95%
35-39	4.07%	3.86%	5.01%	3.83%
40-44	3.91%	3.69%	4.59%	3.62%
45-49	3.26%	3.1%	3.97%	3.39%
50-54	2.72%	2.6%	3.36%	3.08%
55-59	2.28%	2.18%	2.62%	2.49%
60-64	1.76%	1.68%	2.02%	2.02%
65-69	1.32%	1.31%	1.44%	1.56%
70-74	0.95%	0.96%	0.92%	1.04%
75-79	0.49%	0.57%	0.46%	0.56%
80+	0.42%	0.57%	0.38%	0.5%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Algeria has average demographic potential with 58.3% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 53.2% and low potential in Brunei.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Algeria			Brunei
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	94.8%	88.7%	6.08%	91.4%	84.4%	7.03%
1961	96.8%	90.4%	6.39%	95.4%	88.4%	7.04%
1962	98.9%	92%	6.9%	98.6%	91.6%	6.99%
1963	101%	93.6%	7.37%	100%	93.1%	6.89%
1964	102.7%	95%	7.73%	100.1%	93.3%	6.74%
1965	103.8%	95.8%	7.99%	99%	92.5%	6.55%
1966	104.3%	96.2%	8.04%	96.9%	90.6%	6.33%
1967	104.2%	96.3%	7.89%	94.5%	88.3%	6.13%
1968	103.8%	96.1%	7.73%	91.9%	86%	5.92%
1969	103.1%	95.6%	7.57%	89.3%	83.6%	5.73%
1970	102.5%	95.1%	7.4%	86.8%	81.5%	5.35%
1971	102%	94.7%	7.25%	84.9%	80%	4.91%
1972	101.4%	94.3%	7.1%	83.8%	79%	4.78%
1973	100.8%	93.8%	6.95%	82.6%	77.8%	4.84%
1974	99.9%	93.1%	6.8%	80.9%	76%	4.87%
1975	100.3%	93.6%	6.72%	78.8%	73.9%	4.88%
1976	102.1%	95.3%	6.78%	76.6%	71.7%	4.86%
1977	102.5%	95.8%	6.78%	74.4%	69.6%	4.82%
1978	101.4%	94.8%	6.66%	72.7%	67.9%	4.79%
1979	100.2%	93.6%	6.55%	71.4%	66.6%	4.75%
1980	98.9%	92.4%	6.45%	70.2%	65.5%	4.7%
1981	97.6%	91.2%	6.39%	69.1%	64.4%	4.65%
1982	96.2%	89.9%	6.35%	67.5%	62.9%	4.57%
1983	94.8%	88.5%	6.3%	65.6%	61.1%	4.49%
1984	93.3%	87.1%	6.23%	63.9%	59.5%	4.43%
1985	91.7%	85.5%	6.16%	62.4%	58.1%	4.37%
1986	90%	83.9%	6.1%	61.1%	56.8%	4.31%
1987	88.2%	82.2%	6.04%	60.2%	55.9%	4.26%
1988	86.4%	80.4%	5.98%	59.6%	55.4%	4.21%
1989	84.5%	78.6%	5.94%	59.2%	55%	4.17%
1990	82.5%	76.6%	5.9%	58.8%	54.6%	4.13%
1991	80.7%	74.8%	5.87%	58.7%	54.6%	4.11%
1992	79.5%	73.6%	5.97%	58.5%	54.4%	4.08%
1993	78.5%	72.3%	6.17%	57.9%	53.8%	4.05%
1994	76.9%	70.5%	6.37%	57%	53%	4.05%
1995	74.9%	68.4%	6.57%	56%	51.9%	4.06%
1996	72.7%	66%	6.76%	54.8%	50.7%	4.08%
1997	70.3%	63.4%	6.95%	53.5%	49.4%	4.11%
1998	67.5%	60.4%	7.05%	52.3%	48.1%	4.13%
1999	64.4%	57.3%	7.07%	50.9%	46.8%	4.15%
2000	61.5%	54.4%	7.08%	49.5%	45.3%	4.17%
2001	58.9%	51.8%	7.09%	48%	43.8%	4.19%
2002	56.5%	49.3%	7.11%	46.5%	42.3%	4.22%
2003	54.3%	47.2%	7.13%	45.1%	40.8%	4.25%
2004	52.4%	45.3%	7.15%	43.7%	39.4%	4.31%
2005	50.9%	43.8%	7.18%	42.4%	38%	4.4%
2006	49.8%	42.6%	7.21%	41.1%	36.6%	4.49%
2007	48.9%	41.7%	7.23%	40.5%	35.9%	4.6%
2008	48.3%	41%	7.23%	40.5%	35.8%	4.7%
2009	47.9%	40.7%	7.23%	40.5%	35.7%	4.78%
2010	47.8%	40.6%	7.23%	40.4%	35.6%	4.82%
2011	48%	40.7%	7.27%	40.2%	35.3%	4.88%
2012	48.5%	41.2%	7.34%	39.8%	34.8%	5.02%
2013	49.4%	42%	7.47%	39.3%	34.1%	5.23%
2014	50.7%	43%	7.66%	38.8%	33.4%	5.47%
2015	52.1%	44.2%	7.9%	38.4%	32.6%	5.75%
2016	53.4%	45.3%	8.17%	38%	31.9%	6.08%
2017	54.8%	46.4%	8.46%	37.7%	31.3%	6.44%
2018	56.2%	47.4%	8.77%	37.6%	30.7%	6.84%
2019	57.3%	48.2%	9.08%	37.4%	30.2%	7.27%
2020	58.1%	48.8%	9.32%	37.4%	29.7%	7.71%
2021	58.6%	49%	9.54%	37.5%	29.3%	8.14%
2022	58.8%	49%	9.82%	37.7%	29.2%	8.54%
2023	58.8%	48.6%	10.1%	38%	29%	8.99%
2024	58.5%	48.1%	10.4%	38.3%	28.8%	9.5%

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.

In Brunei, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 43.7% to 38.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Algeria	Brunei
1960	51.3%	52.2%
1961	50.8%	51.2%
1962	50.3%	50.4%
1963	49.8%	50%
1964	49.3%	50%
1965	49.1%	50.2%
1966	49%	50.8%
1967	49%	51.4%
1968	49.1%	52.1%
1969	49.2%	52.8%
1970	49.4%	53.5%
1971	49.5%	54.1%
1972	49.6%	54.4%
1973	49.8%	54.8%
1974	50%	55.3%
1975	49.9%	55.9%
1976	49.5%	56.6%
1977	49.4%	57.3%
1978	49.6%	57.9%
1979	50%	58.4%
1980	50.3%	58.8%
1981	50.6%	59.2%
1982	51%	59.7%
1983	51.3%	60.4%
1984	51.7%	61%
1985	52.2%	61.6%
1986	52.6%	62.1%
1987	53.1%	62.4%
1988	53.6%	62.6%
1989	54.2%	62.8%
1990	54.8%	63%
1991	55.3%	63%
1992	55.7%	63.1%
1993	56%	63.3%
1994	56.5%	63.7%
1995	57.2%	64.1%
1996	57.9%	64.6%
1997	58.7%	65.1%
1998	59.7%	65.7%
1999	60.8%	66.3%
2000	61.9%	66.9%
2001	62.9%	67.6%
2002	63.9%	68.3%
2003	64.8%	68.9%
2004	65.6%	69.6%
2005	66.3%	70.2%
2006	66.8%	70.9%
2007	67.2%	71.2%
2008	67.4%	71.2%
2009	67.6%	71.2%
2010	67.6%	71.2%
2011	67.6%	71.3%
2012	67.3%	71.5%
2013	66.9%	71.8%
2014	66.4%	72%
2015	65.8%	72.3%
2016	65.2%	72.5%
2017	64.6%	72.6%
2018	64%	72.7%
2019	63.6%	72.8%
2020	63.3%	72.8%
2021	63.1%	72.7%
2022	63%	72.6%
2023	63%	72.5%
2024	63.1%	72.3%
2025	63.3%	72.1%
2026	63.5%	72%
2027	63.8%	71.9%
2028	64.2%	71.8%
2029	64.6%	71.8%
2030	65.1%	71.7%
2031	65.5%	71.6%
2032	65.9%	71.5%
2033	66.3%	71.3%
2034	66.6%	71.1%
2035	66.9%	70.9%
2036	67.1%	70.6%
2037	67.2%	70.3%
2038	67.2%	70%
2039	67.2%	69.7%
2040	67%	69.4%
2041	66.8%	69.1%
2042	66.6%	68.7%
2043	66.2%	68.3%
2044	65.8%	67.9%
2045	65.3%	67.4%
2046	64.8%	66.9%
2047	64.3%	66.5%
2048	63.8%	66%
2049	63.3%	65.6%
2050	62.8%	65.1%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 65.6% to 63.1% in Algeria and from 69.6% to 72.3% in Brunei.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Algeria	Brunei
1960	45.5%	44.1%
1961	45.9%	45.2%
1962	46.2%	46.1%
1963	46.6%	46.6%
1964	46.9%	46.6%
1965	47%	46.5%
1966	47.1%	46%
1967	47.2%	45.4%
1968	47.1%	44.8%
1969	47%	44.2%
1970	47%	43.6%
1971	46.9%	43.3%
1972	46.8%	43%
1973	46.7%	42.6%
1974	46.6%	42%
1975	46.7%	41.3%
1976	47.2%	40.6%
1977	47.3%	39.9%
1978	47%	39.3%
1979	46.8%	38.9%
1980	46.5%	38.5%
1981	46.1%	38.1%
1982	45.8%	37.6%
1983	45.4%	36.9%
1984	45%	36.3%
1985	44.6%	35.7%
1986	44.2%	35.2%
1987	43.7%	34.9%
1988	43.1%	34.7%
1989	42.6%	34.6%
1990	42%	34.4%
1991	41.4%	34.4%
1992	41%	34.3%
1993	40.5%	34.1%
1994	39.9%	33.7%
1995	39.1%	33.3%
1996	38.2%	32.7%
1997	37.2%	32.2%
1998	36.1%	31.6%
1999	34.9%	31%
2000	33.7%	30.3%
2001	32.6%	29.6%
2002	31.5%	28.9%
2003	30.6%	28.1%
2004	29.7%	27.4%
2005	29%	26.7%
2006	28.4%	25.9%
2007	28%	25.5%
2008	27.7%	25.5%
2009	27.5%	25.4%
2010	27.5%	25.3%
2011	27.5%	25.2%
2012	27.7%	24.9%
2013	28.1%	24.5%
2014	28.6%	24%
2015	29%	23.6%
2016	29.5%	23.1%
2017	29.9%	22.7%
2018	30.3%	22.3%
2019	30.6%	21.9%
2020	30.8%	21.6%
2021	30.9%	21.3%
2022	30.8%	21.2%
2023	30.6%	21%
2024	30.3%	20.8%
2025	29.9%	20.6%
2026	29.4%	20.4%
2027	28.9%	20.1%
2028	28.2%	19.8%
2029	27.5%	19.5%
2030	26.8%	19.1%
2031	26%	18.8%
2032	25.2%	18.5%
2033	24.5%	18.2%
2034	23.8%	18%
2035	23.2%	17.7%
2036	22.6%	17.5%
2037	22.2%	17.2%
2038	21.8%	17%
2039	21.5%	16.8%
2040	21.2%	16.6%
2041	21%	16.4%
2042	20.9%	16.3%
2043	20.8%	16.1%
2044	20.8%	16%
2045	20.8%	15.9%
2046	20.9%	15.8%
2047	20.9%	15.7%
2048	20.9%	15.7%
2049	21%	15.6%
2050	21%	15.6%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 30.3% in Algeria and 20.8% in Brunei. Birth rates in Algeria compared to Brunei .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Algeria	Brunei
1960	3.12%	3.67%
1961	3.24%	3.6%
1962	3.47%	3.52%
1963	3.67%	3.44%
1964	3.81%	3.37%
1965	3.92%	3.29%
1966	3.94%	3.22%
1967	3.87%	3.15%
1968	3.8%	3.09%
1969	3.72%	3.02%
1970	3.65%	2.86%
1971	3.59%	2.66%
1972	3.52%	2.6%
1973	3.46%	2.65%
1974	3.4%	2.69%
1975	3.36%	2.73%
1976	3.35%	2.75%
1977	3.35%	2.76%
1978	3.31%	2.77%
1979	3.27%	2.77%
1980	3.25%	2.76%
1981	3.24%	2.75%
1982	3.24%	2.73%
1983	3.23%	2.71%
1984	3.22%	2.7%
1985	3.21%	2.69%
1986	3.21%	2.68%
1987	3.21%	2.66%
1988	3.21%	2.64%
1989	3.22%	2.62%
1990	3.23%	2.6%
1991	3.25%	2.59%
1992	3.33%	2.57%
1993	3.46%	2.57%
1994	3.6%	2.58%
1995	3.75%	2.6%
1996	3.91%	2.64%
1997	4.08%	2.68%
1998	4.21%	2.71%
1999	4.3%	2.75%
2000	4.38%	2.79%
2001	4.46%	2.83%
2002	4.54%	2.88%
2003	4.62%	2.93%
2004	4.69%	3%
2005	4.76%	3.09%
2006	4.81%	3.18%
2007	4.85%	3.27%
2008	4.88%	3.35%
2009	4.89%	3.4%
2010	4.89%	3.43%
2011	4.91%	3.48%
2012	4.94%	3.59%
2013	5%	3.75%
2014	5.09%	3.94%
2015	5.2%	4.16%
2016	5.33%	4.4%
2017	5.47%	4.68%
2018	5.62%	4.98%
2019	5.77%	5.29%
2020	5.89%	5.61%
2021	6.01%	5.92%
2022	6.19%	6.2%
2023	6.38%	6.51%
2024	6.58%	6.87%
2025	6.81%	7.24%
2026	7.04%	7.62%
2027	7.3%	8%
2028	7.57%	8.37%
2029	7.87%	8.75%
2030	8.18%	9.14%
2031	8.5%	9.55%
2032	8.84%	9.97%
2033	9.19%	10.4%
2034	9.55%	10.9%
2035	9.91%	11.4%
2036	10.3%	11.9%
2037	10.6%	12.4%
2038	11%	13%
2039	11.4%	13.5%
2040	11.7%	14%
2041	12.1%	14.5%
2042	12.5%	15%
2043	13%	15.6%
2044	13.4%	16.1%
2045	13.8%	16.7%
2046	14.3%	17.2%
2047	14.8%	17.8%
2048	15.3%	18.3%
2049	15.7%	18.8%
2050	16.2%	19.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 6.58% in Algeria and 6.87% in Brunei. Life expectancy in Algeria compared to Brunei .