2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

Ethnic Groups

Arab-Berber 99%
European less than 1%
Note: almost all Algerians are Berber in origin, not Arab; the minority who identify themselves as Berber live mostly in the mountainous region of Kabylie east of Algiers; the Berbers are also Muslim but identify with their Berber rather than Arab cultural heritage; Berbers have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has offered to begin sponsoring teaching Berber language in schools%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 25.4% (male 4,436,591/female 4,259,729)

15-64 years - : 69.5% (male 11,976,965/female 11,777,618)

65 years and over - : 5.1% (male 798,576/female 928,709) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 26.6 years

Male: 26.3 years

Female: 26.8 years (2009 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 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 - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 27.73 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 30.86 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 24.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.02 years

Male: 72.35 years

Female: 75.77 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1%; note - no country specific models provided (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 113

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 73

Education Expenditures

5.1% of GDP (1999)country comparison to the world: 64

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 69.9%

Male: 79.6%

Female: 60.1% (2002 est.)

Year

Population

  • 34,178,188

Nationality

  • Algerian(s) noun


  • Algerian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.196% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 111

Birth Rate

  • 16.9 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 124

Death Rate

  • 4.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 197

Migration Rate

  • -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 100

Total fertility rate

  • 1.79 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 157