Population: 26,022,188 (July 1991), growth rate 2.5% (1991)

Birth rate: 32 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 57 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 66 years male, 68 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 4.2 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Algerian(s); adjective--Algerian

Ethnic divisions: Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%

Religion: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1%

Language: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

Literacy: 50% (male 63%, female 36%) age 15 and over can read and write (1987)

Labor force: 3,700,000; industry and commerce 40%, agriculture 24%, government 17%, services 10% (1984)

Organized labor: 16-19% of labor force claimed; General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) is the only labor organization and is subordinate to the National Liberation Front

NOTE: The information regarding Algeria on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Algeria People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Algeria People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.