Population
47.4M
Unitary semi-presidential republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,828
in 2031
Passport power
#153
21 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Algiers
of 8 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Capital
- Algiers
- Continent
- Africa / Northern Africa
- Area
- 2,381,741 km²
- Population
- 47.4M
- Density
- 19.4/km²
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .dz
- Calling code
- +213
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #153 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 21
- Total accessible
- 54
Culture and society
- Languages
- Arabic (العربية)
- Religions
- Sunni islam 99.0%
- Currencies
- د.ج DZD — Algerian dinar
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.763
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $19,828
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.5 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 77.4%
- Gini index (2011)
- 27.6
- Inflation (2031)
- 3.3%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 11.6%
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.8%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 5.7/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 14.4 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.2/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.54