Algerian diaspora

Algerian diaspora
الجالية الجزائرية
Map of the Algerian Diaspora in the World
Regions with significant populations
 Algeria
43,900,000[1]
 France1,637,000[2]
 Canada120,000[3]
 Belgium75,000[3]
 Spain70,500 (2022)[4]
 Germany60,000[5]
 United States60,000[6]
 United Kingdom30,000[6]
 Italy18,000 (2022)[7]
 Netherlands9,000[8]
 Mali1,000[9]
Languages
Algerian Arabic (majority), Berber (minority)
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam
Minority: Ibadi Islam, Christianity, Judaism[10][11][12]

The Algerian diaspora (Arabic: الجالية الجزائرية) comprises the population of Algerian origin or nationality living outside the country, mainly in France but also in the rest of the world. It is largely the result of the high rate of emigration that Algeria has experienced since the end of World War II in 1945, and the freedom granted by the French colonial administration to Algerians to settle in metropolitan France starting from 1947.

During the 1960s and 1970s, the favorable economic situation in France further amplified the phenomenon.

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  2. ^ https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-and-emigrant-populations-country-origin-and-destination>
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada. "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Población por comunidades y provincias, país de nacimiento, edad (grupos quinquenales) y sexo". Istituto Nacional de estadística. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Ausländische Bevölkerung und Schutzsuchende nach Regionen und Herkunftsländern". Statistics Germany. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Où vivent les Algériens de la diaspora?". thecasbahpost.com (in French). 10 September 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Algerini in Italia al 2022". Tuttitalia Cittadini stranieri al 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. ^ "CBS StatLine - Bevolking; generatie, geslacht, leeftijd en herkomstgroepering, 1 januari". statline.cbs.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination". migrationpolicy.org. February 10, 2014. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Kabylia: Christian Churches Closed by Algerian Authorities, Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, 28 May 2019, Since 2000, thousands of Algerian Muslims have put their faith in Christ. Algerian officials estimate the number of Christians at 50,000, but others say it could be twice that number.
  11. ^ "Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada". Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2023. there is an estimated 20,000 to 100,000 evangelical Christians in Algeria, who practice their faith in mainly unregistered churches in the Kabyle region
  12. ^ Johnstone, Patrick; Miller, Duane Alexander (2015). "Believers in Christ from a Muslim Background: A Global Census". Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. 11: 8. Retrieved 30 October 2015.