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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Algeria: Work & Labour

Can people find work, and on what terms?

Algeria is placed 176th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 36.04 (2025); Labour Income Share 30.51 (2025).

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Work & Labour

176th

of 182 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics146th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Algeria on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    Employment-to-Population Ratio

    International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    36.04

    Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)

    Higher is better

    Algeria: 36.04. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.

    World median
    57.72
    Best in Northern Africa
    41.55 Egypt
    Land neighbours
    Libya 38.97 · Morocco 39.99 · Mali 65.14 · Mauritania 36.56 · Niger 79.43 · Tunisia 38.39

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Labour Income Share

    International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    30.51

    Labour income share of GDP (%)

    Higher is better

    Algeria: 30.51. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 9.691 (Venezuela) to 75.13 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.23.

    World median
    46.23
    Best in Northern Africa
    49.16 Tunisia
    Land neighbours
    Libya 44.28 · Morocco 40.95 · Mali 37.7 · Mauritania 35.65 · Niger 27.76 · Tunisia 49.16

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Unemployment Rate

    International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    11.63

    Unemployment (% of labour force)

    Lower is better

    Algeria: 11.63. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.

    World median
    5.084
    Best in Northern Africa
    6.781 Egypt
    Land neighbours
    Libya 18.76 · Morocco 9 · Mali 2.831 · Mauritania 10.32 · Niger 0.394 · Tunisia 15.11

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Vulnerable Employment

    International Labour Organization (ILO)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    25.56

    Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

    Lower is better

    Algeria: 25.56. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.

    World median
    28.67
    Best in Northern Africa
    17.94 Tunisia
    Land neighbours
    Libya 21.59 · Morocco 35.54 · Mali 75.76 · Mauritania 53.35 · Niger 83.73 · Tunisia 17.94

03In context

Algeria beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.

Northern Africa
1st182ndNot placed · 42 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on work & labour

Algeria and the countries it borders

Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingEmployment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%)Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%)Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force)Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Niger=95th79.4327.760.39483.73
Mali105th65.1437.72.83175.76
Tunisia145th38.3949.1615.1117.94
Libya=158th38.9744.2818.7621.59
Moroccocompare166th39.9940.95935.54
Algeria176th36.0430.5111.6325.56
Mauritania178th36.5635.6510.3253.35

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Northern Africa

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.

Placed either side on work & labour

The countries immediately above and below Algeria in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Algeria is ahead of the world, and behind

18 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median7

Statistics on which Algeria does better than the middle country measured.

  • Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 98150▲ Improved since 2015

    Algeria: 150 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8850.1▼ Worsened since 2015

    Algeria: 0.1 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,74221,681No real change since 2015

    Algeria: 21,681 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.

    Position 35th of 151 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 013.1No earlier reading

    Algeria: 13.1 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,38462,891No real change since 2015

    Algeria: 62,891 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.

    Position 63rd of 168 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.1627.85▼ Worsened since 2015

    Algeria: 27.85 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.

    Position 76th of 182 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.953.8No earlier reading

    Algeria: 53.8 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Behind the world median4

Statistics on which Algeria does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.614.44▼ Worsened since 2015

    Algeria: 4.44 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.8329.44▼ Worsened since 2015

    Algeria: 29.44 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.

    Position 20th of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6640.78No real change since 2015

    Algeria: 40.78 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.

    Position 172nd of 182 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3614.14No real change since 2015

    Algeria: 14.14 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.

    Position 177th of 182 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare1

  • Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 33▼ Worsened since 2015

    Algeria: 3 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

No better end6

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.8832.26No real change since 2015

    Algeria: 32.26 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.

    Position 11th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8943.24Moved since 2015

    Algeria: 43.24 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.

    Position 38th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5158.25Moved since 2015

    Algeria: 58.25 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.

    Position 96th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.8430.2No real change since 2015

    Algeria: 30.2 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.

    Position 100th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.389.485Moved since 2015

    Algeria: 9.485 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.

    Position 107th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95473.23Moved since 2014

    Algeria: 473.23 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No current reading for Algeria

Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries (last 2004), Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Firms Competing Against Informal Firms, Firms Offering Formal Training, Firms with a Female Top Manager, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Public Sector Employment, Share of Temporary Employees (last 2013), Trade Union Density and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (last 2017). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Work & Labour among Algeria’s 15 topics

Work & Labour is Algeria’s 15th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Education & Knowledgejoint 87th of 198
  2. Food & Agriculture81st of 184
  3. Digital & Technology91st of 198
  4. Risk & Resilience96th of 193
  5. Health & Wellbeing101st of 200
  6. Development & Human Capital100th of 196
  7. Democracy & Civil Liberties147th of 198
  8. Economy & Innovation137th of 176
  9. Governance & Institutions152nd of 194
  10. Energy132nd of 165
  11. Mobility & Trade145th of 177
  12. Gender & Equality158th of 183
  13. Peace & Security166th of 177
  14. Environment & Sustainability178th of 186
  15. Work & Labour176th of 182

No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.

06The top of the list

Who leads on work & labour

The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Algeria can most readily be measured against.

All 182 countries
  1. 1

    Iceland

    Northern Europe

    1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Japan

    Eastern Asia

    2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    South Korea

    Eastern Asia

    3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    Nigeria16th4/4 keys

  2. Highest in Northern Africa

    Tunisia145th4/4 keys

  3. This page

    Algeria176th4/4 keys

Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Analysis

Charts and analysis about Algeria and work & labour

All charts

08Questions

Algeria on work & labour: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Algeria rank on work & labour?

Algeria is placed 176th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Algeria?

36.04 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.

What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Algeria?

30.51 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.

How does Algeria compare with Morocco on work & labour?

Morocco is placed 166th of 182, and Algeria 176th. Employment-to-Population Ratio: Morocco 39.99, Algeria 36.04; Labour Income Share: Morocco 40.95, Algeria 30.51; Unemployment Rate: Morocco 9, Algeria 11.63; Vulnerable Employment: Morocco 35.54, Algeria 25.56.

How have Algeria’s work & labour figures changed?

Employment-to-Population Ratio rose from 31.09 in 2000 to 36.04 in 2025; Labour Income Share rose from 28.84 in 2004 to 30.51 in 2025; Unemployment Rate fell from 29.77 in 2000 to 11.63 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 31.63 in 2000 to 25.56 in 2025.

Which work & labour statistics are missing for Algeria?

No current reading is published for Algeria on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Firms Competing Against Informal Firms, Firms Offering Formal Training, Firms with a Female Top Manager, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Public Sector Employment, Share of Temporary Employees, Trade Union Density and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.

About work & labour, in full

How the Work & Labour standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 18 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Algeria’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Algeria: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/algeria/work

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