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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 %

Urbanization

urban population: 73% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 2.49% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 28.4% (male 5,641,148/female 5,378,207)

15-24 years - : 17.4% (male 3,451,069/female 3,291,166)

25-54 years - : 42.8% (male 8,398,770/female 8,209,634)

55-64 years - : 6.2% (male 1,230,865/female 1,186,832)

65 years and over - : 5.2% (male 931,769/female 1,094,262) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 48.5 %

youth dependency ratio: 41.6 %

elderly dependency ratio: 6.8 %

potential support ratio: 14.6 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 27.3 years

male: 27 years

female: 27.5 years (2014 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 - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

97 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 75

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 21.76 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 75.12 years

female: 77.72 years (2014 est.)

total population: 76.39 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

2.78 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 69

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

61.4% (2006)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 14.5% of population

Rural: 20.5% of population

Total: 16.1% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

1.21 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 2.4% of population

Rural: 11.6% of population

Total: 4.8% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.1%, note - no country specific models provided (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

18,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 84

HIV Aids Deaths

Fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 75

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: 101

Education Expenditures

4.3% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 97

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 72.6%

male: 81.3%

female: 63.9% (2006 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 14 years

male: 12 years

female: 14 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 38,813,722

Nationality 2014

  • Algerian(s) noun


  • Algerian adjective


Religions

  • Muslim Official
    0.00%
  • Predominantly Sunni
    99.00%
  • Other Includes Christian And Jewish Lt Est
    12,012.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.88% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 61

Birth Rate

  • 23.99 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 63

Death Rate

  • 4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 205

Migration Rate

  • -0.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 148

Urban Areas Population

  • 2.916
    ALGIERS (capital)
  • Oran 783
  • 000 (2011)

Physicians Density

  • 1.21 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2004)