Key demographics
- Population
- 47.4M
- Density
- 19.4/km²
- HDI
- 0.763 (High)
- Gini index (2011)
- 27.6
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.5 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.72
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.8%
- Literacy rate (2008)
- 75.1%
- Labor force (2025)
- 44.8%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 58.1%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.8%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 18.8 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 4.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 8.4%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.72
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 19.5 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 13.3%
- Tourism (2020)
- 591.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Sunni islam | 99.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Algerian
- Demonym (female)
- Algerian
- National anthem
- Kassaman
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.5 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 65.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 19.5/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 70/100
- Hospital beds (2017)
- 1.6/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 1.66/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 2.51/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $233
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 45.0%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2008)
- 75.1%
- Education spending (2024)
- 9.0% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 374
- Internet users (2024)
- 77.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 115.5/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 13.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 119/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 13.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 2,381,741 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Northern Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +213
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .dz
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Algeria features two equal vertical bands of green and white. A five-pointed red star within a fly-side facing red crescent is centered over the two-color boundary.
- National anthem
- Kassaman
- National holiday
- Independence Day