Birth rate: 27.51 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 5.63 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.49 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 45.44 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.93 years male: 67.78 years female: 70.12 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.38 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality: noun: Algerian(s) adjective: Algerian
Ethnic groups: Arab-Berber 99% European less than 1%
Religions: Sunni Muslim (state religion) 99% Christian and Jewish 1%
Languages: Arabic (official) French Berber dialects
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.6% male: 73.9% female: 49% (1995 est.)
