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Born in Algeria

About 1 in 146 people born in 2023 started life in Algeria. A boy can expect to live 75 years and a girl 78, up from 42 and 44 in 1950. Most people live in cities, and 92% have basic drinking water.

1 in 146
odds of being born here
906,000 births · Ranked 34th of 230
75 / 78
years of life, boys / girls
Was 42 / 44 in 1950
$3,950
income per person a year
2021 dollars · Ranked 133rd of 203 · extrapolated
75%
live in a city
The rest live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 34 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 264 in every 1,000 births to 21.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

020406080195019852023

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5
0100200300195019852023

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth74.9 years for boys, 77.7 for girlsUN WPP 2024
Children who die before age 521.2 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024
Deaths a year214,000UN WPP 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people1.7World Bank WDI
Children immunized against measles99%World Bank WDI
Adults living with HIV0.1%World Bank WDI
New tuberculosis cases a year55 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 7.3 children on average in 1950. Now it is 2.8.

Children per woman
02468195019852023

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman2.77UN WPP 2024
Average age of mothers at birth31.5 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

If every 100 coins of income were shared out, the richest fifth would hold 37 and the poorest fifth 9.

Who gets the income
Share of all income by fifth of the population, 2011
9%Poorest fifth
14%Second
17%Middle
22%Fourth
37%Richest fifth
Income per personabout $3,950 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank PIP, scaled between survey years Extrapolated
Share of income going to the richest fifth / poorest fifth37% / 9% (2011)World Bank PIP
Unemployment11.6% of the workforce (2023)World Bank WDI
Price rises9.3% a year (2023)World Bank WDI
Growth in output per person2.6% (2023)World Bank WDI
Jobs in farming10% of jobsWorld Bank WDI
Self-employed30% of jobs (2025)World Bank WDI
Secondary school enrolment101% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Algiers, with 2.4 million people.

75%
live in cities
100%
have electricity at home
92%
have basic drinking water
Largest cities
People living there
Algiers2.4 million
Oran803,329
Constantine448,028
Annaba342,703
Blida331,779
Languages
Share of people who can use each
Algerian Arabic83%
Arabic74%
French33%
Kabyle8%
English7%
Arabic, French is official.

Cities and regions

Every state, province and large city with a page.

Largest regions

Algiers3.4 million
Oran1.3 million
Blida923,684
Constantine801,944
Djelfa707,635
Tizi Ouzou670,829
Batna632,924
Tlemcen587,073
Sétif585,705
Annaba462,834

Sourced: GeoNames Population of each state, province or region.

Large cities

Sourced: GeoNames Cities with a page: a million people or more.

All 53 regions
  • Algiers3.4 million
  • Oran1.3 million
  • Blida923,684
  • Constantine801,944
  • Djelfa707,635
  • Tizi Ouzou670,829
  • Batna632,924
  • Tlemcen587,073
  • Sétif585,705
  • Annaba462,834
  • Chlef456,678
  • Tébessa440,189
  • Bordj Bou Arréridj438,127
  • Tiaret418,320
  • Béjaïa408,377
  • M'Sila398,927
  • Boumerdes360,003
  • Oum el Bouaghi358,086
  • Skikda338,864
  • Ouargla334,934
  • El Oued327,428
  • Mascara322,745
  • Biskra307,922
  • Mila305,946
  • Medea286,927
  • Relizane282,347
  • Ghardaia271,243
  • Sidi Bel Abbès254,608
  • Aïn Defla239,671
  • Jijel237,884
  • Touggourt237,072
  • Souk Ahras235,130
  • Laghouat227,957
  • Guelma210,606
  • Bouira208,520
  • El Tarf201,666
  • Tipaza186,009
  • Aïn Témouchent182,293
  • Béchar165,241
  • Mostaganem162,885
  • Khenchela147,140
  • El Bayadh143,944
  • Saida142,497
  • Tissemsilt123,712
  • Adrar122,973
  • Naama112,458
  • El Mghair103,760
  • Ouled Djellal97,468
  • Tamanrasset81,752
  • El Menia57,344
  • Tindouf45,610
  • In Salah32,518
  • Timimoun22,086

People on the move

About 3.8% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are France, Canada, Spain.

Where people born here live abroad
By country of residence, 2024
France1,405,235
Canada96,774
Spain83,122
Residents born abroad0.6% (2024)World Bank WDI
People born here who live abroadequal to 3.8% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock
Where they go mostFrance (1.4 million), Canada (96,774), Spain (83,122)UN DESA migrant stock
Money sent home from abroadabout $1.7 billion a year (2025)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

89% of older people receive a pension. Help for someone who loses a job reaches 13%.

89%
of older people receive a pension (2021)
13%
of unemployed people receive a benefit (2020)

Events in the data

The game draws real events from these records, so a life lived here can meet them.

Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 20246,881Our World in Data, from WHO
Significant earthquakes recorded since 195019; the deadliest, in 1980, killed about 5,000 people (magnitude 7.1)NOAA NCEI
Deaths in organized violence21,195 between 1991 and 2020UCDP

Now live it.

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