Population: 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%

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.)