Population: 27,895,068 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.29% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 29.71 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 6.22 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 52.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 67.68 years
male: 66.63 years
female: 68.77 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.83 children born/woman (1994 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 (1990 est.)
total population: 57%
male: 70%
female: 46%
Labor force: 6.2 million (1992 est.)
by occupation: government 29.5%, agriculture 22%, construction and public works 16.2%, industry 13.6%, commerce and services 13.5%, transportation and communication 5.2% (1989)

NOTE: The information regarding Algeria on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Algeria People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Algeria People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.