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) (2010 est.)

Median Age

Total: 27.1 years

Male: 26.8 years

Female: 27.3 years (2010 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 (2010 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 26.75 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 29.8 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 23.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.26 years

Male: 72.57 years

Female: 76.04 years (2010 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1%; note - no country specific models provided (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 112

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

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

Education Expenditures

4.3% of GDP (2008)country comparison to the world: 98

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 69.9%

Male: 79.6%

Female: 60.1% (2002 est.)

Year

Population

  • 34,586,184

Nationality

  • Algerian(s) noun


  • Algerian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.177% (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 106

Birth Rate

  • 16.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 121

Death Rate

  • 4.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 196

Migration Rate

  • -0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 132

Total fertility rate

  • 1.76 children born/woman (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 162