Population ages 0-14 in Algeria
Algeria: Population ages 0-14 was 29.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
29.9%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
71st
of 217 countries
All-time high
47.3%
in 1977
All-time low
27.5%
in 2010
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14 in Algeria, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Algeria is 29.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Algeria peaked at 47.3% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2010.
Algeria ranks 71st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.5% | — |
| 1961 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 47.0% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 45.8% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 45.4% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 44.6% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 44.2% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 43.1% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 39.9% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 37.2% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.7% | 45.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 46.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.7% | 42.6% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 34.9% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 27.5% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.5% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.9% | 30.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Algeria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 173,713 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 74,035 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 986,794 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 672,147 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.8772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Algeria?
- Population ages 0-14 in Algeria was 29.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1977.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for population ages 0-14?
- Algeria ranks 71st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.