People
Population:
29,183,032 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
40% (male 5,910,543; female 5,701,647)
15-64 years:
56% (male 8,319,650; female 8,162,816)
65 years and over:
4% (male 510,308; female 578,068) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.21% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
28.51 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
5.9 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
all ages:
1.02 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
48.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
68.31 years
male:
67.22 years
female:
69.46 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.59 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Algerian(s)
adjective:
Algerian
Ethnic divisions:
Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%
Religions:
Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%
Languages:
Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population:
61.6%
male:
73.9%
female:
49%
