Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Algeria in numbers

Algeria is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Algiers. Its population was 47.44 million in 2025, ranking 33 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$6,051 in 2025.

Population47.44 million2025
GDPUS$287.0 billion2025
GDP per personUS$6,0512025
Life expectancy76.52024
Area2.38 million2024
Urban share75.8%2025

People

Population

47.44 million
2025 · +53% since 2000 · Rank 33 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

1.32%
2025 · 1.40% in 2000 · Rank 78 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

19.7
2024 · +51% since 2000 · Rank 187 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

75.8%
2025 · 59.9% in 2000 · Rank 71 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

29.9%
2025 · 33.7% in 2000 · Rank 71 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

6.8%
2025 · 4.4% in 2000 · Rank 128 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

2.72
2024 · +5% since 2000 · Rank 63 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

76.5
2024 · +8% since 2000 · Rank 93 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

21.6
2024 · -48% since 2000 · Rank 71 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$233
2023 · +277% since 2000 · Rank 125 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 98.6% in 2000 · Rank 91 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

77.4%
2024 · 0.5% in 2000 · Rank 106 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

105.5%
2025 · 109.7% in 2000 · Rank 48 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$287.0 billion
2025 · +424% since 2000 · Rank 51 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$6,051
2025 · +241% since 2000 · Rank 129 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$18,586
2025 · +102% since 2000 · Rank 112 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

3.82%
2025 · 3.80% in 2000 · Rank 83 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

1.42%
2025 · 0.34% in 2000 · Rank 136 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

11.6%
2025 · 29.8% in 2000 · Rank 29 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

16.8%
2025 · 42.1% in 2000 · Rank 156 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.6%
2025 · 1.4% in 2000 · Rank 133 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

2.38 million
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 10 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

0.7%
2024 · 0.7% in 2000 · Rank 201 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

3.98
2024 · +40% since 2000 · Rank 72 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanonLibya

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Algeria. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.