Algeria Population Pyramid 1985
Algeria in 1985
In 1985, Algeria had a total population of 22,008,544 people. A decade earlier, in 1975, the population was 15,678,596; it has grown by 40.4% since.
With a median age of 17.4 years, Algeria had a youth dependency ratio of 85.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.2 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Algeria had on average 2.77 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 76.3 years in 2023: 77.7 for women and 74.9 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
250,939 immigrants live in Algeria, 0.5% of the population.
| Western Sahara | 168,862 |
| State of Palestine | 32,225 |
| Somalia | 11,773 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 8,038 |
| Iraq | 7,711 |
1,780,393 people born in Algeria live in other countries.
| France | 1,405,235 |
| Canada | 96,774 |
| Spain | 83,122 |
| Israel | 53,589 |
| Belgium | 30,393 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 22,008,545 | 17.4 | |
| Morocco | 22,113,954 | 18.3 | |
| Sudan | 19,905,872 | 16.8 | |
| Tunisia | 7,409,903 | 19.7 | |
| Libya | 3,898,745 | 17.1 |





