Demographics of Algeria
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Demographic features of the population of Algeria include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
Demographics of Algeria | |
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Population | 44,508,736 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | 1.34% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 18.52 births/1,000 population |
Death rate | 4.32 deaths/1,000 population |
Life expectancy | 78.03 years |
• male | 76.57 years |
• female | 79.57 years |
Fertility rate | 2.32 children |
Infant mortality rate | 19.72 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | -0.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1.03 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Algerian |
Major ethnic | Arabs (73.6%)[1] |
Minor ethnic | Berbers (23.2%) Arabized Berbers (3%) Others (0.2%)[1] |
Language | |
Official | Arabic, Amazigh[2] |
Spoken | Arabic, Amazigh[2] |
Ninety-one percent of the Algerian population lives along the Mediterranean coast on 12% of the country's total land mass. 75% of the population is urban, and urbanization continues, despite government efforts to discourage migration to the cities.
97% of the population follows Sunni Islam;[3] the few non-Sunni Muslims are mainly Ibadis from the Mozabite valley at 1.3%[citation needed] (see Islam in Algeria).
Christianity in Algeria constitutes about 1% of the total population.[citation needed] While significantly greater during the French colonial years, a mostly foreign Roman Catholic community still exists, as do some Protestants. The Jewish community of Algeria, which once constituted 2% of the total population,[citation needed] has substantially decreased due to emigration, mostly to France and Israel.
Algeria's educational system has grown rapidly since 1962. In 2022, there were almost 11 million pupils and 2 million students.[4] Education is free and compulsory to age 16. Modest numbers of Algerian students study abroad, primarily in France and French-speaking Canada. In 2000, the government launched a major review of the country's educational system.