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| People | Algeria |
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Population:
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32,818,500 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 32.8% (male 5,485,197; female 5,285,434)
15-64 years: 63% (male 10,460,475; female 10,224,389) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 624,839; female 738,166) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 22.5 years
male: 22.3 years female: 22.6 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.65% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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21.94 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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5.09 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 37.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 40.34 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.54 years
male: 69.14 years female: 72.01 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.55 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Algerian(s)
adjective: Algerian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1% |
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Religions:
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Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99%, Christian and Jewish 1% |
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70% male: 78.8% female: 61% (2003 est.) |
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