| Population | 33,333,216 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 27.2% (male 4,627,479/female 4,447,468)
15-64 years: 67.9% (male 11,413,121/female 11,235,096)
65 years and over: 4.8% (male 752,058/female 857,994) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 25.5 years
male: 25.2 years
female: 25.7 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.216% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 17.11 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 4.62 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.016 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.877 male(s)/female
total population: 1.015 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 28.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 32.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 73.52 years
male: 71.91 years
female: 75.21 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.86 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 9,100 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 500 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Algerian(s)
adjective: Algerian |
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| 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 Algiers; 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 |
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| Religions | Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% |
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| Languages | Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.6%
female: 60.1% (2002 est.) |
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