Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Algeria

Population aged 65 and over in Algeria in 2025 — 3,228,415 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 804.9%.

2025 3.23M people +4.77% vs 2024
World rank 39of 217
Period maximum 3.23M people2025
Period minimum 356,780 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Algeria, 1960–202501M2M3M4M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 356,780 people1962: 409,233 people1964: 464,647 people1966: 495,494 people1968: 499,949 people1970: 503,761 people1972: 508,261 people1974: 514,418 people1976: 550,223 people1978: 579,067 people1980: 603,854 people1982: 642,983 people1984: 685,648 people1986: 729,812 people1988: 773,967 people1990: 820,085 people1992: 885,821 people1994: 1,003,646 people1996: 1,136,638 people1998: 1,265,417 people2000: 1,354,555 people2002: 1,443,002 people2004: 1,531,400 people2006: 1,618,221 people2008: 1,697,607 people2010: 1,770,903 people2012: 1,860,568 people2014: 1,994,040 people2016: 2,175,668 people2018: 2,387,936 people2020: 2,595,880 people2022: 2,813,669 people2024: 3,081,417 people2025: 3,228,415 people
Change over the period: +2.87M (+804.88%) Average annual rate: 3.45 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Algeria

Algeria 3.23M people
World 855M people
Northern Africa computed 16.08M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.23M +146,998 +4.77%
2024 3.08M +137,590 +4.67%
2023 2.94M +130,158 +4.63%
2022 2.81M +121,718 +4.52%
2021 2.69M +96,071 +3.7%
2020 2.6M +95,629 +3.82%
2019 2.5M +112,315 +4.7%
2018 2.39M +108,681 +4.77%
2017 2.28M +103,587 +4.76%
2016 2.18M +95,959 +4.61%
2015 2.08M +85,669 +4.3%
2014 1.99M +73,285 +3.82%
2013 1.92M +60,187 +3.23%
2012 1.86M +48,800 +2.69%
2011 1.81M +40,865 +2.31%
2010 1.77M +36,802 +2.12%
2009 1.73M +36,494 +2.15%
2008 1.7M +38,496 +2.32%
2007 1.66M +40,890 +2.53%
2006 1.62M +42,800 +2.72%
2005 1.58M +44,021 +2.87%
2004 1.53M +44,296 +2.98%
2003 1.49M +44,102 +3.06%
2002 1.44M +44,122 +3.15%
2001 1.4M +44,325 +3.27%
2000 1.35M +44,620 +3.41%
1999 1.31M +44,518 +3.52%
1998 1.27M +58,129 +4.81%
1997 1.21M +70,650 +6.22%
1996 1.14M +68,067 +6.37%
1995 1.07M +64,925 +6.47%
1994 1M +60,245 +6.39%
1993 943,401 +57,580 +6.5%
1992 885,821 +41,584 +4.93%
1991 844,237 +24,152 +2.95%
1990 820,085 +23,171 +2.91%
1989 796,914 +22,947 +2.96%
1988 773,967 +21,952 +2.92%
1987 752,015 +22,203 +3.04%
1986 729,812 +22,501 +3.18%
1985 707,311 +21,663 +3.16%
1984 685,648 +21,228 +3.19%
1983 664,420 +21,437 +3.33%
1982 642,983 +21,021 +3.38%
1981 621,962 +18,108 +3%
1980 603,854 +13,870 +2.35%
1979 589,984 +10,917 +1.89%
1978 579,067 +9,832 +1.73%
1977 569,235 +19,012 +3.46%
1976 550,223 +24,148 +4.59%
1975 526,075 +11,657 +2.27%
1974 514,418 +3,216 +0.63%
1973 511,202 +2,941 +0.58%
1972 508,261 +2,495 +0.49%
1971 505,766 +2,005 +0.4%
1970 503,761 +1,831 +0.36%
1969 501,930 +1,981 +0.4%
1968 499,949 +2,215 +0.45%
1967 497,734 +2,240 +0.45%
1966 495,494 +10,388 +2.14%
1965 485,106 +20,459 +4.4%
1964 464,647 +25,320 +5.76%
1963 439,327 +30,094 +7.35%
1962 409,233 +31,924 +8.46%
1961 377,309 +20,529 +5.75%
1960 356,780

Northern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.