DZA / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Algeria

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Capital
Algiers
Currency
Algerian dinar
Continent
Africa
Area
2,381,741 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q262 · Official languages: Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
47.44M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
287.03B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
6,051 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
1.42 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
11.63 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
2.72 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
76.48 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Algeria: 47.44M
Algeria · Population32.24M36.39M40.53M44.67M48.82M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Algeria · Population · people
YearAlgeria
202547,435,312
202446,814,308
202346,164,219
202245,477,389
202144,761,099
202044,042,091
201943,294,546
201842,505,035
201741,689,299
201640,850,721
201540,019,529
201439,205,031
201338,414,171
201237,646,166
201136,903,376
201036,188,236
200935,490,445
200834,816,961
200734,189,416
200633,623,506
current US$ · 20062025
2025Algeria: 287.03B
Algeria · GDP106.69B155.87B205.06B254.24B303.43B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Algeria · GDP · current US$
YearAlgeria
2025287,031,225,987.74
2024269,322,281,664.77
2023247,923,887,214.66
2022225,581,644,702.57
2021186,231,205,262.08
2020164,873,415,325.2
2019193,459,662,090.68
2018194,554,483,655.53
2017189,880,896,903.07
2016180,763,839,522.15
2015187,493,855,609.35
2014238,942,664,192.59
2013229,701,430,292.16
2012227,143,746,075.93
2011218,331,946,925.3
2010177,785,053,939.53
2009150,317,292,079.36
2008180,383,848,331.14
2007142,482,739,809.85
2006123,084,258,693.01

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Algeria: 6,051
Algeria · GDP per capita3,417.264,147.474,877.685,607.896,338.12006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Algeria · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearAlgeria
20256,051
20245,752.99
20235,370.48
20224,960.3
20214,160.56
20203,743.54
20194,468.45
20184,577.21
20174,554.67
20164,424.99
20154,685.06
20146,094.69
20135,979.6
20126,033.65
20115,916.31
20104,912.79
20094,235.43
20085,180.92
20074,167.45
20063,660.66
% · 20062025
2025Algeria: 1.42
Algeria · Inflation0.6335.377.7410.112006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Algeria · Inflation · %
YearAlgeria
20251.42
20244.05
20239.32
20229.27
20217.23
20202.42
20191.95
20184.27
20175.59
20166.4
20154.78
20142.92
20133.25
20128.89
20114.52
20103.91
20095.74
20084.86
20073.68
20062.31

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Algeria: 11.63
Algeria · Unemployment9.3910.6711.9513.2314.512006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Algeria · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearAlgeria
202511.63
202411.66
202311.65
202212.38
202113.66
202014.08
201912.3
201812.11
201712
201610.2
201511.21
201410.21
20139.82
201210.97
20119.96
20109.96
200910.16
200811.33
200713.79
200612.27

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Algeria:
Algeria · Fertility rate2.582.722.8633.142006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Algeria · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearAlgeria
2025No data available
20242.72
20232.77
20222.82
20212.87
20202.94
20193
20183.02
20173.09
20163.09
20153.09
20143.08
20133
20123
20112.9
20102.88
20092.83
20082.79
20072.7
20062.63

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Algeria:
Algeria · Life expectancy72.7873.7974.875.876.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Algeria · Life expectancy · years
YearAlgeria
2025No data available
202476.48
202376.26
202276.13
202175.21
202073.26
201975.68
201875.56
201775.43
201675.31
201575.16
201474.99
201374.81
201274.61
201174.38
201074.14
200973.87
200873.62
200773.35
200673.12
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology