Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Algeria
Algeria: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 25,853 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Algeria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Algeria is 25,853, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Algeria peaked at 25,853 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6,073, in 1960.
That places Algeria 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,073 | — |
| 1965 | 6,374 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 7,100 | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 8,392 | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 10,188 | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 12,172 | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 14,404 | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 17,068 | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 20,070 | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 23,113 | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 25,853 | +11.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 25,853 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 25,853 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,540, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,224 | 6,073 | 6,374 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7,746 | 7,100 | 8,392 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11,180 | 10,188 | 12,172 | 2 |
| 1990s | 15,736 | 14,404 | 17,068 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21,592 | 20,070 | 23,113 | 2 |
| 2010s | 25,853 | 25,853 | 25,853 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390,587 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 158,235 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,324 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 297,789 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Algeria?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Algeria was 25,853 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25,853 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,073 in 1960.
- How does Algeria rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Algeria ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.