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Population, total

The value for Population, total in Algeria was 43,851,040 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43,851,040 in 2020 and a minimum value of 11,057,860 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year	Value
1960	11,057,860
1961	11,336,340
1962	11,619,830
1963	11,912,800
1964	12,221,680
1965	12,550,880
1966	12,902,630
1967	13,275,020
1968	13,663,580
1969	14,061,720
1970	14,464,990
1971	14,872,250
1972	15,285,990
1973	15,709,830
1974	16,149,020
1975	16,607,710
1976	17,085,800
1977	17,582,900
1978	18,102,270
1979	18,647,800
1980	19,221,660
1981	19,824,300
1982	20,452,900
1983	21,101,880
1984	21,763,580
1985	22,431,510
1986	23,102,390
1987	23,774,290
1988	24,443,470
1989	25,106,190
1990	25,758,870
1991	26,400,470
1992	27,028,330
1993	27,635,520
1994	28,213,780
1995	28,757,790
1996	29,266,420
1997	29,742,980
1998	30,192,750
1999	30,623,410
2000	31,042,240
2001	31,451,510
2002	31,855,110
2003	32,264,160
2004	32,692,150
2005	33,149,720
2006	33,641,010
2007	34,166,980
2008	34,730,600
2009	35,333,880
2010	35,977,450
2011	36,661,440
2012	37,383,900
2013	38,140,140
2014	38,923,690
2015	39,728,020
2016	40,551,400
2017	41,389,180
2018	42,228,420
2019	43,053,060
2020	43,851,040

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Algeria was 21,697,240 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,697,240 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,499,822 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	5,499,822
1961	5,640,481
1962	5,784,350
1963	5,933,118
1964	6,089,191
1965	6,254,192
1966	6,429,093
1967	6,613,193
1968	6,804,542
1969	7,000,300
1970	7,198,564
1971	7,398,834
1972	7,602,262
1973	7,810,704
1974	8,026,756
1975	8,252,489
1976	8,487,849
1977	8,732,611
1978	8,988,364
1979	9,257,005
1980	9,539,541
1981	9,836,322
1982	10,145,890
1983	10,464,990
1984	10,789,170
1985	11,114,820
1986	11,440,040
1987	11,764,200
1988	12,086,400
1989	12,406,110
1990	12,722,510
1991	13,035,550
1992	13,343,650
1993	13,642,620
1994	13,927,250
1995	14,194,150
1996	14,442,440
1997	14,674,200
1998	14,892,930
1999	15,103,750
2000	15,311,140
2001	15,516,420
2002	15,721,110
2003	15,930,170
2004	16,149,500
2005	16,383,690
2006	16,634,750
2007	16,903,080
2008	17,189,430
2009	17,493,860
2010	17,816,090
2011	18,155,830
2012	18,512,340
2013	18,884,020
2014	19,268,760
2015	19,664,130
2016	20,069,500
2017	20,482,420
2018	20,896,420
2019	21,303,390
2020	21,697,240

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Algeria was 49.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.83 in 1965, while its lowest value was 49.32 in 1999.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	49.74
1961	49.76
1962	49.78
1963	49.80
1964	49.82
1965	49.83
1966	49.83
1967	49.82
1968	49.80
1969	49.78
1970	49.77
1971	49.75
1972	49.73
1973	49.72
1974	49.70
1975	49.69
1976	49.68
1977	49.67
1978	49.65
1979	49.64
1980	49.63
1981	49.62
1982	49.61
1983	49.59
1984	49.57
1985	49.55
1986	49.52
1987	49.48
1988	49.45
1989	49.41
1990	49.39
1991	49.38
1992	49.37
1993	49.37
1994	49.36
1995	49.36
1996	49.35
1997	49.34
1998	49.33
1999	49.32
2000	49.32
2001	49.33
2002	49.35
2003	49.37
2004	49.40
2005	49.42
2006	49.45
2007	49.47
2008	49.49
2009	49.51
2010	49.52
2011	49.52
2012	49.52
2013	49.51
2014	49.50
2015	49.50
2016	49.49
2017	49.49
2018	49.48
2019	49.48
2020	49.48

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Algeria was 22,153,810 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,153,810 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,558,042 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	5,558,042
1961	5,695,855
1962	5,835,478
1963	5,979,682
1964	6,132,484
1965	6,296,688
1966	6,473,533
1967	6,661,827
1968	6,859,039
1969	7,061,424
1970	7,266,428
1971	7,473,419
1972	7,683,730
1973	7,899,127
1974	8,122,262
1975	8,355,217
1976	8,597,950
1977	8,850,288
1978	9,113,902
1979	9,390,796
1980	9,682,118
1981	9,987,975
1982	10,307,010
1983	10,636,890
1984	10,974,410
1985	11,316,690
1986	11,662,340
1987	12,010,090
1988	12,357,070
1989	12,700,080
1990	13,036,370
1991	13,364,920
1992	13,684,680
1993	13,992,900
1994	14,286,530
1995	14,563,640
1996	14,823,980
1997	15,068,790
1998	15,299,820
1999	15,519,660
2000	15,731,100
2001	15,935,090
2002	16,134,010
2003	16,333,990
2004	16,542,650
2005	16,766,030
2006	17,006,260
2007	17,263,890
2008	17,541,180
2009	17,840,020
2010	18,161,360
2011	18,505,610
2012	18,871,560
2013	19,256,120
2014	19,654,930
2015	20,063,890
2016	20,481,900
2017	20,906,760
2018	21,331,990
2019	21,749,670
2020	22,153,810

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Algeria was 50.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.68 in 1999, while its lowest value was 50.17 in 1965.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year	Value
1960	50.26
1961	50.24
1962	50.22
1963	50.20
1964	50.18
1965	50.17
1966	50.17
1967	50.18
1968	50.20
1969	50.22
1970	50.23
1971	50.25
1972	50.27
1973	50.28
1974	50.30
1975	50.31
1976	50.32
1977	50.33
1978	50.35
1979	50.36
1980	50.37
1981	50.38
1982	50.39
1983	50.41
1984	50.43
1985	50.45
1986	50.48
1987	50.52
1988	50.55
1989	50.59
1990	50.61
1991	50.62
1992	50.63
1993	50.63
1994	50.64
1995	50.64
1996	50.65
1997	50.66
1998	50.67
1999	50.68
2000	50.68
2001	50.67
2002	50.65
2003	50.63
2004	50.60
2005	50.58
2006	50.55
2007	50.53
2008	50.51
2009	50.49
2010	50.48
2011	50.48
2012	50.48
2013	50.49
2014	50.50
2015	50.50
2016	50.51
2017	50.51
2018	50.52
2019	50.52
2020	50.52

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population