| Population : |
32,129,324 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 29.9% (male 4,893,971; female 4,705,933)
15-64 years: 65.5% (male 10,593,840; female 10,443,300)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 703,420; female 788,860) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.28% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
17.76 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
4.61 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 32.16 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 72.74 years
male: 71.22 years
female: 74.34 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.04 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.1% note - no country specific models provided |
| Nationality : |
noun: Algerian(s)
adjective: Algerian |
| 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 Algeirs; 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 |
| Religions : |
Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% |
| Languages : |
Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70%
male: 78.8%
female: 61% (2003 est.) |
