Algeria

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 5.54 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 12 (2023 est.)

Broadcast media

Radio Alg rienne is the state-run radio broadcast; the National Company of Television (Entreprise Nationale de T l vision (ENTV)) is the primary state-run public TV station (2024)

Internet country code

.dz

Internet users

percent of population: 77% (2023 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 6.93 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15 (2024 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 54.1 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 115 (2024 est.)

Agricultural products

potatoes, watermelons, wheat, milk, onions, tomatoes, vegetables, oranges, dates, barley (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Average household expenditures

on food: 37.2% of household expenditures (2023 est.) on alcohol and tobacco: 1% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

Budget

revenues: $55.185 billion (2019 est.) expenditures: $64.728 billion (2019 est.)

Current account balance

$6.359 billion (2023 est.) $19.433 billion (2022 est.) -$4.513 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

Debt - external

$4.764 billion (2023 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars

Economic overview

suffering oil and gas economy; lack of sector and market diversification; political instability chilling domestic consumption; poor credit access and declines in business confidence; COVID-19 austerity policies; delayed promised socio-economic reforms

Exchange rates

Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - 134.053 (2024 est.) 135.843 (2023 est.) 141.995 (2022 est.) 135.064 (2021 est.) 126.777 (2020 est.)

Exports

$59.426 billion (2023 est.) $69.226 billion (2022 est.) $41.846 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

Exports - commodities

natural gas, crude petroleum, refined petroleum, fertilizers, iron bars (2023) note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Exports - partners

Italy 29%, France 14%, Spain 13%, USA 6%, Netherlands 4% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

GDP (official exchange rate)

$263.62 billion (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 40.8% (2023 est.) government consumption: 17.9% (2023 est.) investment in fixed capital: 32.8% (2023 est.) investment in inventories: 4.9% (2023 est.) exports of goods and services: 23.6% (2023 est.) imports of goods and services: -20.1% (2023 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 13.1% (2023 est.) industry: 37.8% (2023 est.) services: 45.6% (2023 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

Imports

$51.131 billion (2023 est.) $46.613 billion (2022 est.) $44.287 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

Imports - commodities

wheat, plastics, cars, milk, corn (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

Imports - partners

China 24%, France 12%, Italy 8%, Turkey 7%, Brazil 6% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

Industrial production growth rate

3.9% (2023 est.) note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

Industries

petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

4% (2024 est.) 9.3% (2023 est.) 9.3% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices

Labor force

13.294 million (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Public debt

27.5% of GDP (2017 est.) note: data cover central government debt as well as debt issued by subnational entities and intra-governmental debt

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

$722.912 billion (2024 est.) $699.818 billion (2023 est.) $672.256 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

Real GDP growth rate

3.3% (2024 est.) 4.1% (2023 est.) 3.6% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Real GDP per capita

$15,400 (2024 est.) $15,200 (2023 est.) $14,800 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

Remittances

0.8% of GDP (2023 est.) 0.8% of GDP (2022 est.) 1% of GDP (2021 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$83.007 billion (2024 est.) $81.217 billion (2023 est.) $71.852 billion (2022 est.) note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

Unemployment rate

11.5% (2024 est.) 11.8% (2023 est.) 12.4% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 29.8% (2024 est.) male: 26.8% (2024 est.) female: 45.8% (2024 est.) note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

Coal

consumption: 3,000 metric tons (2023 est.) imports: 241,000 metric tons (2023 est.) proven reserves: 223 million metric tons (2023 est.)

Electricity

installed generating capacity: 22.591 million kW (2023 est.) consumption: 85.687 billion kWh (2023 est.) exports: 2.753 billion kWh (2023 est.) imports: 475.8 million kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 9.237 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity access

electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) electrification - urban areas: 100% electrification - rural areas: 99.3%

Electricity generation sources

fossil fuels: 98.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 0.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) hydroelectricity: 0.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita

61.843 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Natural gas

production: 104.896 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) consumption: 52.831 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) exports: 51.566 billion cubic meters (2023 est.) proven reserves: 4.504 trillion cubic meters (2021 est.)

Petroleum

total petroleum production: 1.443 million bbl/day (2023 est.) refined petroleum consumption: 446,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) crude oil estimated reserves: 12.2 billion barrels (2021 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions

163.661 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from coal and metallurgical coke: 741,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 57.795 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from consumed natural gas: 105.125 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Climate

arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer

Environmental issues

air pollution in major cities; soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices; desertification; river and coastal pollution from dumping of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, and other industrial effluents; pollution in Mediterranean Sea from oil wastes, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff; inadequate potable water

International environmental agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Nuclear Test Ban

Land use

agricultural land: 17.4% (2023 est.) arable land: 3.2% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 0.4% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 13.8% (2023 est.) forest: 0.7% (2023 est.) other: 81.9% (2023 est.)

Methane emissions

energy: 2,561.1 kt (2022-2024 est.) agriculture: 256 kt (2019-2021 est.) waste: 486.4 kt (2019-2021 est.) other: 7.6 kt (2019-2021 est.)

Particulate matter emissions

22.4 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Total renewable water resources

11.667 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal

municipal: 3.389 billion cubic meters (2022) industrial: 181 million cubic meters (2022) agricultural: 7.391 billion cubic meters (2022)

Urbanization

urban population: 75.3% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Waste and recycling

municipal solid waste generated annually: 12.379 million tons (2024 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 11% (2022 est.)

Area

total : 2,381,740 sq km land: 2,381,740 sq km water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly less than 3.5 times the size of Texas

Climate

arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer

Coastline

998 km

Elevation

highest point: Tahat 2,908 m lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m mean elevation: 800 m

Geographic coordinates

28 00 N, 3 00 E

Geography - note

largest country in Africa but 80% desert; canyons and caves in the southern Hoggar Mountains and in the barren Tassili n'Ajjer area in the southeast of the country contain numerous examples of prehistoric art -- rock paintings and carvings depicting human activities and wild and domestic animals (elephants, giraffes, cattle) -- that date to the African Humid Period, roughly 5,000 to 11,000 years ago, when the region was completely vegetated

Irrigated land

13,819 sq km (2019)

Land boundaries

total: 6,734 km border countries (6): Libya 989 km; Mali 1,359 km; Mauritania 460 km; Morocco 1,941 km; Niger 951 km; Tunisia 1,034 km

Land use

agricultural land: 17.4% (2023 est.) arable land: 3.2% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 0.4% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 13.8% (2023 est.) forest: 0.7% (2023 est.) other: 81.9% (2023 est.)

Location

Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Morocco and Tunisia

Major aquifers

Lullemeden-Irhazer Aquifer System, Murzuk-Djado Basin, North Western Sahara Aquifer, Taoudeni-Tanezrouft Basin

Major watersheds (area sq km)

Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km) Internal (endorheic basin) drainage: Lake Chad (2,497,738 sq km)

Map references

Africa

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive fishing zone: 32-52 nm

Natural hazards

mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season; droughts

Natural resources

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc

Population distribution

the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast

Terrain

mostly high plateau and desert; Atlas Mountains in the far north and Hoggar Mountains in the south; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain

Administrative divisions

58 provinces ( wilayas , singular - wilaya ); Adrar, Ain Defla, Ain Temouchent, Alger (Algiers), Annaba, Batna, Bechar, Bejaia, Beni Abbes, Biskra, Blida, Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdes, Chlef, Constantine, Djanet, Djelfa, El Bayadh, El Meghaier, El Meniaa, El Oued, El Tarf, Ghardaia, Guelma, Illizi, In Guezzam, In Salah, Jijel, Khenchela, Laghouat, Mascara, Medea, Mila, Mostaganem, M'Sila, Naama, Oran, Ouargla, Ouled Djellal, Oum el Bouaghi, Relizane, Saida, Setif, Sidi Bel Abbes, Skikda, Souk Ahras, Tamanrasset, Tebessa, Tiaret, Timimoun, Tindouf, Tipaza, Tissemsilt, Tizi Ouzou, Tlemcen, Touggourt

Capital

name: Algiers geographic coordinates: 36 45 N, 3 03 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: name derives from the Arabic al-jazair , meaning "the islands," and refers to the four islands formerly off the coast of the capital but joined to the mainland since 1525

Citizenship

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: the mother must be a citizen of Algeria dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Constitution

history: several previous; latest approved by referendum 1 November 2020 amendment process: proposed by the president of the republic or through the president with the support of three fourths of the members of both houses of Parliament in joint session; passage requires approval by both houses, approval by referendum, and promulgation by the president; the president can forego a referendum if the Constitutional Council determines the proposed amendment does not conflict with basic constitutional principles; articles including the republican form of government, the integrity and unity of the country, and fundamental citizens liberties and rights cannot be amended

Country name

conventional long form: People's Democratic Republic of Algeria conventional short form: Algeria local long form: Al Jumhuriyah al Jaza'iriyah ad Dimuqratiyah ash Sha'biyah local short form: Al Jaza'ir etymology: the country name derives from the capital city of Algiers

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Elizabeth Moore AUBIN (since 9 February 2022) embassy: 05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16030, Alger mailing address: 6030 Algiers Place, Washington DC 20521-6030 telephone: [213] (0) 770-08-2000 FAX: [213] (0) 770-08-2299 email address and website: algierspd@state.gov https://dz.usembassy.gov/

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Sabri BOUKADOUM (since 27 February 2024) chancery: 2118 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 265-2800 FAX: [1] (202) 986-5906 email address and website: mail@algerianembassy.org https://www.algerianembassy.org/ consulate(s) general: New York

Executive branch

chief of state: President Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE (since 12 December 2019) head of government: Prime Minister Sifi GHRIEB (since 28 August 2025) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president election/appointment process: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister nominated by the president after consultation with the majority party in Parliament most recent election date: 7 September 2024 election results: 2024: Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE (NLF) 94.7%, Abdelaali Hassani CHERIF (MSP) 3.2%, Youcef AOUCHICHE (FFS) 2.2% 2019: (FLN) 58.1%, Abdelkader BENGRINA (El-Bina) 17.4%, Ali BENFLIS (Talaie El Hurriyet) 10.6%, Azzedine MIHOUBI (RND) 7.3%, Abdelaziz BELAID (Future Front) 6.7% expected date of next election: 2029

Flag

description: two equal vertical bands of green (left) and white; a red, five-pointed star inside a red crescent, centered over the two-color boundary meaning: the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness

Government type

presidential republic

Independence

5 July 1962 (from France)

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

International organization participation

ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BIS, CAEU, CD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)

Judicial branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Le Cour Supr me, (consists of 150 judges organized into 8 chambers: Civil, Commercial and Maritime, Criminal, House of Offenses and Contraventions, House of Petitions, Land, Personal Status, and Social; Constitutional Council (consists of 12 members including the court chairman and deputy chairman) judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Council of Magistracy, an administrative body presided over by the president of the republic, and includes the republic vice-president and several members; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council members - 4 appointed by the president of the republic, 2 each by the 2 houses of Parliament, 2 by the Supreme Court, and 2 by the Council of State; Council president and members appointed for single 6-year terms with half the membership renewed every 3 years subordinate courts: appellate or wilaya courts; first instance or daira tribunals note: Algeria's judicial system does not include sharia courts

Legal system

mixed system of French civil law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices

Legislative branch

legislature name: Parliament (Barlaman) legislative structure: bicameral

Legislative branch - lower chamber

chamber name: National People's Assembly (Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani) number of seats: 407 (all directly elected) electoral system: proportional representation scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 5 years most recent election date: 6/12/2021 parties elected and seats per party: National Liberation Front (FLN) (98); Movement of Society for Peace (MSP) (65); National Democratic Rally (RND) (58); El-Moustakbel Front (Future", FM) (48); El Binaa Movement (39); Independents (84); Other (15) percentage of women in chamber: 7.9% expected date of next election: June 2026

Legislative branch - upper chamber

chamber name: Council of the Nation (Majlis al-Oumma) number of seats: 174 (116 indirectly elected; 58 appointed) electoral system: plurality/majority scope of elections: partial renewal term in office: 6 years most recent election date: 3/9/2025 percentage of women in chamber: 2.5% expected date of next election: January 2028

National anthem(s)

title: "Kassaman" (We Pledge) lyrics/music: Mufdi ZAKARIAH/Mohamed FAWZI history: adopted 1962; ZAKARIAH wrote "Kassaman" as a poem while imprisoned in Algiers by French colonial forces

National color(s)

green, white, red

National heritage

total World Heritage Sites: 7 (6 cultural, 1 mixed) selected World Heritage Site locales: Beni Hammad Fort (c); Dj mila (c); Casbah of Algiers (c); M'zab Valley (c); Tassili n'Ajjer (m); Timgad (c); Tipasa (c)

National holiday

Independence Day, 5 July (1962); Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)

National symbol(s)

five-pointed star between the extended horns of a crescent moon; fennec fox

Political parties

Algerian National Front or FNA Algerian Popular Movement or MPA Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ Dignity or El Karama El-Infitah El Mostakbal (Future Front) Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED Equity and Proclamation Party or PEP Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement Justice and Development Front or FJD Movement for National Reform or El Islah Movement of Society for Peace or MSP National Construction Movement or El-Bina (Harakat El-Binaa El-Watani) National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND National Front for Social Justice or FNJS National Liberation Front or FLN National Militancy Front or FMN National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD National Republican Alliance or ANR New Dawn Party (El-Fajr El-Jadid) New Generation (Jil Jadid) Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 Party of Justice and Liberty or PLJ Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD Socialist Forces Front or FFS Union for Change and Progress or UCP Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS Vanguard of Liberties (Talaie El Hurriyet) Workers Party or PT Youth Party or PJ note: a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in 1997

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Background

Algeria has known many empires and dynasties, including the ancient Numidians (3rd century B.C.), Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, over a dozen different Arab and Amazigh dynasties, Spaniards, and Ottoman Turks. Under the Turks, the Barbary pirates operated from North Africa and preyed on shipping, from about 1500 until the French captured Algiers in 1830. The French southward conquest of Algeria proceeded throughout the 19th century and was marked by many atrocities. A bloody eight-year struggle culminated in Algerian independence in 1962. Algeria's long-dominant political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has since played a large role in politics, though it is falling out of favor with the youth and current President Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE. The Government of Algeria in 1988 instituted a multi-party system in response to public unrest, but the surprising first-round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the 1991 legislative election led the Algerian military to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. An army crackdown on the FIS escalated into an FIS insurgency and intense violence from 1992-98 that resulted in over 100,000 deaths, many of which were attributed to extremist groups massacring villagers. The government gained the upper hand by the late 1990s, and FIS s armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in 2000. FIS membership is now illegal. In 1999, Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA won the presidency with the backing of the military, in an election that was boycotted by several candidates protesting alleged fraud. He won subsequent elections in 2004, 2009, and 2014. Widespread protests against his decision to seek a fifth term broke out in early 2019. BOUTEFLIKA resigned in April 2019, and in December 2019, Algerians elected former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE as the country s new president. A longtime FLN member, TEBBOUNE ran for president as an independent. In 2020, Algeria held a constitutional referendum on governmental reforms, which TEBBOUNE enacted in 2021. Subsequent reforms to the national electoral law introduced open-list voting to curb corruption. The new law also eliminated gender quotas in Parliament, and the 2021 legislative elections saw female representation plummet. The referendum, parliamentary elections, and local elections saw record-low voter turnout.

Military - note

the ANP is responsible for external defense but also has some internal security responsibilities; key areas of concern include border and maritime security, terrorism, regional instability, and tensions with Morocco; Algeria supports the pro-independence Polisario Front in Western Sahara and accuses Morocco of supporting the Algerian separatist Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie (MAK); border security and counterterrorism have received additional focus since the Arab Spring events of 2011 and the rise of terrorist threats emanating from Libya and the Sahel; the Army and Ministry of Defense (MND) paramilitary forces of the Gendarmerie and the border guards have beefed up their presence along the frontiers with Tunisia, Libya, Niger, and Mali to interdict and deter cross-border attacks by Islamist militant groups; the ANP and MND paramilitary forces have also increased counterterrorism cooperation with some neighboring countries, particularly Tunisia, including joint operations the ANP has also played a large role in the country s politics since independence in 1962, including coups in 1965 and 1991; it was a key backer of BOUTEFLIKA s election in 1999 and remained a center of power during his 20-year rule; the military was instrumental in BOUTEFLIKA s resignation in 2019, when it withdrew support and called for him to be removed from office (2024)

Military and security forces

Algerian People's National Army (ANP): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Coast Guard), Air Forces, Territorial Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard, National Gendarmerie Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of National Security (national police) (2025) note: the Republican Guard is subordinate to the ANP, but responsible to the President; the National Gendarmerie performs police functions outside urban areas under the auspices of the Ministry of National Defense and shares responsibility with the General Directorate of National Security for maintaining law and order; it is comprised of territorial, intervention/mobile, border guard, railway, riot control, and air support units

Military and security service personnel strengths

information varies; estimated 200,000 active ANP, including the National Gendarmerie (2025)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the Algerian military has traditionally been armed mostly with Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems and equipment; over the past decade, it has made investments in acquiring more modern armored vehicles, air defense systems, fighter aircraft, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and warships, largely from Russia, its traditional supplier, but also China and Western European suppliers such as Germany (2025)

Military expenditures

8% of GDP (2024 est.) 8% of GDP (2023 est.) 4.8% of GDP (2022 est.) 5.6% of GDP (2021 est.) 6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 19 years of age for mandatory national service for men (all Algerian men must register at age 17); 12 months national service obligation (2025)

Age structure

0-14 years: 30.8% (male 7,411,337/female 7,062,794) 15-64 years: 62.3% (male 14,846,102/female 14,441,034) 65 years and over: 6.9% (2024 est.) (male 1,597,382/female 1,663,824)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 0.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) beer: 0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) wine: 0.2 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) spirits: 0.08 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Birth rate

19.62 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Child marriage

women married by age 15: 0% (2019) women married by age 18: 3.8% (2019)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

2.7% (2019 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

55.5% (2019 est.)

Death rate

4.39 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 60.5 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 48.9 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 11.5 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 8.7 (2025 est.)

Drinking water source

urban: 96.1% of population (2022 est.) rural: 90.4% of population (2022 est.) total: 94.7% of population (2022 est.) urban: 3.9% of population (2022 est.) rural: 9.6% of population (2022 est.) total: 5.3% of population (2022 est.)

Education expenditure

5.6% of GDP (2023 est.) 15.5% national budget (2025 est.)

Ethnic groups

Arab-Amazigh 99%, European less than 1% note: although almost all Algerians are Amazigh in origin and not Arab, only a minority identify themselves as primarily Amazigh, about 15% of the total population; these people live mostly in the mountainous region of Kabylie east of Algiers and in several other communities; the Amazigh are also Muslim but identify with their Amazigh rather than Arab cultural heritage; some Amazigh have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has officially recognized Amazigh languages and introduced them into public schools

Gross reproduction rate

1.42 (2025 est.)

Health expenditure

5.5% of GDP (2021) 5.4% of national budget (2022 est.)

Hospital bed density

1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) male: 19.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 17.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Languages

Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Tamazight (official) (dialects include Kabyle (Taqbaylit), Shawiya (Tacawit), Mzab, Tuareg (Tamahaq)) major-language sample(s): كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.9 years (2024 est.) male: 77.2 years female: 78.7 years

Literacy

female: 74.2% (2019 est.)

Major urban areas - population

2.902 million ALGIERS (capital), 936,000 Oran (2022)

Maternal mortality ratio

62 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Median age

total: 29.3 years (2025 est.) male: 28.8 years female: 29.4 years

Nationality

noun: Algerian(s) adjective: Algerian

Net migration rate

-0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

27.4% (2016)

Physician density

1.66 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

Population

total: 47,735,685 (2025 est.) male: 24,219,668 female: 23,516,017

Population distribution

the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast

Population growth rate

1.47% (2025 est.)

Religions

Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Ahmadi Muslim, Shia Muslim, Ibadi Muslim) 1% (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access

urban: 98.3% of population (2022 est.) rural: 91.7% of population (2022 est.) total: 96.6% of population (2022 est.) urban: 1.7% of population (2022 est.) rural: 8.3% of population (2022 est.) total: 3.4% of population (2022 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years (2023 est.) male: 15 years (2023 est.) female: 16 years (2023 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 21.4% (2025 est.) male: 41.6% (2025 est.) female: 0.6% (2025 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.91 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 75.3% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Key space-program milestones

2002 - first remote sensing (RS) satellite (Alsat-1A) built jointly with the UK and launched by Russia 2006 - announced a national space program 2010 and 2016 - first Algerian-designed and -built RS satellites (Alsat-2A and 2B) launched by India 2017 - first communications satellite (Alcomsat-1) built jointly with and launched by China; announced a 2040 national space plan 2026 - RS satellite (AlSat-3A) launched by China

Space agency/agencies

Algerian Space Agency (Agence Spatiale Alg rienne, ASAL; established 2002) (2025)

Space launch site(s)

none; note - in 1947, Algeria began hosting a French military rocket test site known as the Centre Interarm es d Essais d Engins Sp ciaux (CIEES or Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Center); it was the continent of Africa's first rocket launch site and was in service until 1967

Space program overview

has a national space policy and space research program with stated goals of supporting internal development, managing resources, mastering space technology, and reinforcing national sovereignty; builds and operates communications and remote sensing (RS) satellites; researching and developing a range of space-related capabilities, including satellites and satellite payloads, communications, RS, instrumentation, image processing, and geo-spatial information; works with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including Argentina, China, France, Germany, India, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine, the UK, and other African countries; member of the African Space Agency and the Arab Space Coordination Group (2025)

Terrorist group(s)

al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM); Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) Algeria; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide

Refugees and internally displaced persons

refugees: 188,206 (2024 est.) IDPs: 25 (2024 est.)

Trafficking in persons

tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List Algeria did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period, therefore Algeria remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/algeria/

Airports

95 (2025)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

7T

Heliports

11 (2025)

Merchant marine

total: 119 (2022) by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 4, general cargo 11, oil tanker 14, other 89

Ports

total ports: 17 (2024) large: 2 medium: 1 small: 6 very small: 8 ports with oil terminals: 3 key ports: Alger, Annaba, Arzew, Arzew El Djedid, Bejaia, Mers El Kebir, Oran, Port Methanier, Skikda

Railways

total: 4,020 km (2019)