Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Algeria
Algeria: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 2.77 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.77 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
64th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.71 live births per woman
in 1967
All-time low
2.43 live births per woman
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Algeria stood at 2.77 live births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Algeria peaked at 7.71 live births per woman in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.43 live births per woman, in 2002.
Algeria ranks 64th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Algeria, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.32 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 7.31 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 7.29 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 7.29 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 7.31 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 7.34 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 7.36 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 7.39 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 7.44 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 7.45 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 7.5 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 7.56 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 7.61 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 7.65 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 7.67 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.71 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 7.71 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.71 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.71 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.71 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.7 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 7.67 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.63 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.59 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 7.54 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 7.49 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.41 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 7.31 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 7.21 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 7.12 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 6.99 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 6.84 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.67 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 6.5 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 6.28 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 6.04 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 5.64 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 5.3 live births per woman | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 5.02 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 4.76 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 4.51 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 4.37 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.27 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.08 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.91 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 3.49 live births per woman | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 3.14 live births per woman | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 2.89 live births per woman | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 2.69 live births per woman | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 2.62 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.59 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.52 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.43 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.45 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.5 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.56 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.63 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.79 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.83 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.88 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.08 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.09 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.09 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.09 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.02 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.94 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.87 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.82 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.77 live births per woman | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.35 live births per woman | 7.29 live births per woman | 7.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.65 live births per woman | 7.5 live births per woman | 7.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.47 live births per woman | 7.12 live births per woman | 7.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.01 live births per woman | 4.76 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 4.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 live births per woman | 2.43 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 live births per woman | 2.88 live births per woman | 3.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 2.94 live births per woman | 4 |
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 fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Algeria?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Algeria was 2.77 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.71 live births per woman in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Algeria rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Algeria ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.