Algeria

People

Algeria is a land made up almost exclusively of Arabs who are Muslim. Most Algerians are decendants of the Berbers. Arabic is the primary language of Algeria, with French and Berber spoken by large minorities.

 

1990 2000 2010 2016
Income share held by lowest 20% 6.5 .. 9.4 ..
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 67 70 75 76
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 4.7 2.5 2.9 2.8
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 28 12 11 10
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) 51 64 56 57
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 77 93 97 97
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 49 40 27 25
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) 9.2 5.4 3 ..
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 83 80 95 94
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 77 80 96 105
School enrollment, primary (% gross) 92.1 104.9 115.2 113.6
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 59 65 97 ..
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 1 1 ..
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Environment
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 16.7 15.8 19.2 19.6
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 6 6 .. 7.1
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) 39.4 50.7 69.4 69.4
Urban population growth (annual %) 4.1 2.7 2.9 2.6
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 856 866 1,110 1,321
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 2.97 2.82 3.3 3.72
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 528 680 1,013 1,356