2 GeoFroggy

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%
%

Urbanization

Urban population: 70.7% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 28.75% (male 5,820,027/female 5,547,573)

15-24 years - : 16.64% (male 3,368,415/female 3,213,185)

25-54 years - : 42.84% (male 8,569,397/female 8,369,078)

55-64 years - : 6.42% (male 1,289,595/female 1,248,385)

65 years and over - : 5.35% (male 977,744/female 1,138,767) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 52.6%

Youth dependency ratio: 43.6%

Elderly dependency ratio: 9.1%

Potential support ratio: 11% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 27.5 years

Male: 27.2 years

Female: 27.8 years (2015 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 - : 0.86 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 76.59 years

Male: 75.29 years

Female: 77.96 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 81

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 12.4% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.04% (2014 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

23.6% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

3.7% (2005)

Education Expenditures

4.3% of GDP (2008)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 80.2%

Male: 87.2%

Female: 73.1% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 14 years

Male: 14 years

Female: 14 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 39,542,166

Nationality

  • Algerian(s) noun


  • Algerian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.84% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 23.67 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 4.31 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • ALGIERS (capital) 2.594
    million
  • Oran
    858,000 (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 6.6% of GDP (2013)

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 (2015 est.)