Population: 24,946,073 (July 1989), growth rate 3.0% (1989)

Birth rate: 38 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 73 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 63 years male, 67 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 5.6 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Algerian(s); adjective--Algerian

Ethnic divisions: 99% Arab-Berber, less than 1% European

Religion: 99% Sunni Muslim (state religion); 1% Christian and Jewish

Language: Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects

Literacy: 52%

Labor force: 3,700,000; 40% industry and commerce, 30% agriculture, 17% government, 10% services (1984)

Organized labor: 16-19% of labor force claimed; General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA) is the only labor organization and is subordinate to the National Liberation Front

NOTE: The information regarding Algeria on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Algeria People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Algeria People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.