Median age estimates and projections in Algeria

The median age in Algeria was 28.2 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Algeria, 2023 (latest estimate) 28.2 Years
Change from 2022 +0.7% 2022: 28.0 years
Projection for 2030 29.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 34.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 46.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 127th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Algeria over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Algeria
2100 46.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 45.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 44.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 42.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 42.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 41.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 40.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 39.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 38.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 36.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 34.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 32.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 31.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 30.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 29.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 28.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 28.2 years
2022 28.0 years
2021 27.8 years
2020 27.6 years
2019 27.4 years
2018 27.2 years
2017 27.0 years
2016 26.8 years
2015 26.6 years
2014 26.3 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7% from 28.0 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 26.1 years, the figure has changed by +8.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Algeria has the 127th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Algeria
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024