2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

Ethnic Groups

Arab-Berber 99%
European less than 1%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 35% (male 5,591,044; female 5,389,046)

15-64 years - : 61% (male 9,582,864; female 9,381,088)

65 years and over - : 4% (male 577,875; female 672,000) (2000 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.86 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.02 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

41.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 69.65 years

Male: 68.34 years

Female: 71.02 years (2000 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 61.6%

Male: 73.9%

Female: 49% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • 31,193,917

Nationality

  • Algerian(s) noun


  • Algerian adjective


Religions

  • Sunni Muslim State Religion
    99.00%
  • Christian And Jewish
    1.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.74% (2000 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 23.14 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.8 children born/woman (2000 est.)