2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

Ethnic Groups

Arab-Berber 99%
European less than 1%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 33.5% (male 5,512,369; female 5,311,914)

15-64 years - : 62.4% (male 10,175,135; female 9,950,315)

65 years and over - : 4.1% (male 610,643; female 717,566) (2002 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 - : 0.85 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

39.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 70.24 years

Female: 71.67 years (2002 est.)

Male: 68.87 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.07% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 61.6%

Male: 73.9%

Female: 49% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • 32,277,942

Nationality

  • Algerian(s) noun


  • Algerian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.68% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 22.34 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.15 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.63 children born/woman (2002 est.)