AlgeriaPopulation: 30 480 793 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 38% (male 5 923 087; female 5 709 614) 15-64 years: 58% (male 8 931 896; female 8 752 014) 65 years and over: 4% (male 542 012; female 622 170) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.14% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 27.51 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 5.63 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.49 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: 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: 0.87 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 45.44 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.93 years male: 67.78 years female: 70.12 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.38 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Algerian(s) adjective: Algerian Ethnic groups: Arab-Berber 99% European less than 1% Religions: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99% Christian and Jewish 1% www.saoura.com Languages: Arabic (official) French Berber dialects Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.6% male: 73.9% female: 49% (1995 est.)
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