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Languages

Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Berber dialects: Kabylie Berber (Tamazight), Chaouia Berber (Tachawit), Mzab Berber, Tuareg Berber (Tamahaq)

Ethnic Groups

Arab-Berber 99%
European less than 1%
Note: although almost all Algerians are Berber in origin (not Arab), only a minority identify themselves as Berber, about 15%
Of the total population, these people 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 - : 28.1% (male 5,470,088/female 5,216,139)

15-24 years - : 18.1% (male 3,536,416/female 3,371,819)

25-54 years - : 42.7% (male 8,213,802/female 8,035,509)

55-64 years - : 6% (male 1,172,528/female 1,128,015)

65 years and over - : 5.1% (male 890,312/female 1,053,184) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 47.9 %

Youth dependency ratio: 41.1 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 %

Potential support ratio: 14.7 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 27 years

Male: 26.7 years

Female: 27.2 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.84 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 22.57 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 24.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 20.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 76.18 years

Male: 74.95 years

Female: 77.47 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 15% of population

Rural: 21% of population

Total: 17% of population (2010 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1%, note - no country specific models provided (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 108

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 71

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

16% (2008)country comparison to the world: 116

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

3.7% (2005)country comparison to the world: 99

Education Expenditures

4.3% of GDP (2008)country comparison to the world: 100

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 72.6%

Male: 81.3%

Female: 63.9% (2006 est.)

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Population

38,087,812

Nationality

Algerian(s) noun
Algerian adjective

Religions

Sunni Muslim State Religion
99.00%
Christian And Jewish
1.00%

Population Growth Rate

Growth Rate
1.9% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 61

Birth Rate

24.25 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 63

Death Rate

4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 205

Migration Rate

-0.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 148

Urban Areas Population

ALGIERS (capital) 2.916 million, Oran 770,000
(2011)

Health Expenditure

3.9% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 166

Physicians Density

1.21 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Hospital Bed Density

1.7 beds/1,000 population (2004)

Total fertility rate

2.78 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 71

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