Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Algeria
Algeria: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 living in extreme poverty 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 living in extreme poverty in Algeria stood at 2.77 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 living in extreme poverty 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% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.77 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 2.77 live births per woman is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.52 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 poverty & inequality data for Algeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 13.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.443 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1001 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Algeria?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 living in extreme poverty recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.71 live births per woman in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 living in extreme poverty?
- Algeria ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.