Demographics of Algeria

Demographics of Algeria
Population pyramid of Algeria in 2020
Population	46,814,258 (2024 est.)
Growth rate	1.52% (2023.)
Birth rate	19.32 births/1,000 population (2023)
Death rate	4.15 deaths/1,000 population (2023)
Life expectancy	79.6 years (2023)
• male	78.2 years (2023)
• female	81 years (2023)
Fertility rate	2.32 children
Infant mortality rate	19.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2023)
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 (26.2%) Arabized Berbers (3.0%) Other Berbers (23.2%) Others (0.2%)[1]
Language
Official	Arabic, Amazigh[2]
Spoken	Arabic, Amazigh[2]

Demographic features of the population of Algeria include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.

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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.