Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 7:25 PM

SERIAL · 012Africa

Algeria

CapitalAlgiers

CurrencyDZD · Algerian dinar

LanguageStandard Algerian Berber, Arabic

Area2.4M km²

Since1962

ISODZA · DZ

Population

47.4Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in North Africa

Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Spanning over 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), it is the largest country in Africa and the tenth largest in the world. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. With a population of over 47 million, Algeria is the tenth-most populous country in Africa. Its capital and largest city is Algiers.

Text: Wikipedia — AlgeriaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Motto: By the people and for the people
Capital: Algiers
Currency: Algerian dinar (DZD)
Official language: Standard Algerian Berber, Arabic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +213
Licence plate code: DZ
Top-level domain: .dz
Independence / founding: 03 Jul 1962
Highest point: Mount Tahat (2,908 m)
Lowest point: Chott Melrhir (-35 m)
Anthem: Kassaman

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

0.8%% of land area

#197 of 2132023

3% of world average

Forest area

19,776km²

#109 of 2132023

10% of world average

Agricultural land

17.4%% of land area

#159 of 2092023

47% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

3.2%% of land area

#153 of 2062023

23% of world average

Land area

2.4Mkm²

#10 of 2152023

364% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

47.4Mpeople

#33 of 2162025

125% of world average

Population growth

1.3%% per year

#78 of 2162025

134% of world average

Population density

19people per km²

#186 of 2152023

4% of world average

People living in cities

75.8%% of population

#71 of 2162025

120% of world average

Urban population growth

2.0%% per year

#67 of 2162025

133% of world average

People living rurally

24.2%% of population

#146 of 2162025

66% of world average

Population aged 0-14

29.9%% of population

#71 of 2162025

119% of world average

Population aged 15-64

63.3%% of population

#132 of 2162025

99% of world average

Population aged 65+

6.8%% of population

#127 of 2162025

63% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

58.1%% of working-age population

#85 of 2162025

101% of world average

Female population

49.0%% of population

#190 of 2162025

98% of world average

Births per woman

3births per woman

#63 of 2162024

116% of world average

Birth rate

18.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#81 of 2162024

109% of world average

Death rate

4.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#202 of 2162024

60% of world average

Net migration

-27,531people (5-year total)

#181 of 2162025

-25003% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.6%% of population

#187 of 2152024

5% of world average

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$72.50Bcurrent US$

#39 of 1772025

72% of world average

External debt

$6.90Bcurrent US$

#46 of 1212024

9% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

280-100

not enough data to rank2011

77% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.0%% of population

not enough data to rank2011

0% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

22.9%%

not enough data to rank2011

82% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

4.0%%

not enough data to rank2011

143% of world average

Stock market value

0.2%% of GDP

#88 of 882018

0% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$1.80Bcurrent US$

#72 of 1862024

35% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.1%% of GNI

#126 of 1372023

1% of world average

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Exchange rate

132local currency per US$

#58 of 2112025

9% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

14.5%% of GDP

#55 of 1992025

145% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

34.8%% of GDP

#33 of 2022025

142% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

9.5%% of GDP

#107 of 1952024

86% of world average

Services' share of the economy

45.7%% of GDP

#167 of 2022025

79% of world average

25 of 39 figures unavailable for Algeria.

— TRADE —

Exports

16.8%% of GDP

#159 of 1872025

39% of world average

Imports

22.1%% of GDP

#165 of 1872025

45% of world average

Trade balance

-5.3%% of GDP

#107 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

33.3%% of GDP

#168 of 2052025

52% of world average

Goods exported

$45.40Bcurrent US$

#61 of 2072025

37% of world average

Goods imported

$50.10Bcurrent US$

#59 of 2072025

40% of world average

Services exported

$4.22Bcurrent US$

#100 of 1912024

9% of world average

Services imported

$9.13Bcurrent US$

#74 of 1912024

21% of world average

Goods and services exported

$53.05Bcurrent US$

#63 of 1912024

30% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$54.47Bcurrent US$

#64 of 1912024

32% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.0%% of manufactured exports

#153 of 1792017

8% of world average

Terms of trade

138index

#13 of 2062024

131% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

76.5 yrsyears

#92 of 2162024

103% of world average

Life expectancy, women

77.9 yrsyears

#109 of 2162024

102% of world average

Life expectancy, men

75.1 yrsyears

#73 of 2162024

105% of world average

Infant deaths

19.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#127 of 1962024

105% of world average

Deaths under age 5

21.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#126 of 1962024

89% of world average

Maternal deaths

62per 100,000 live births

#109 of 1942023

53% of world average

Health spending

4.4%% of GDP

#145 of 1932023

64% of world average

Health spending per person

$233current US$

#125 of 1932023

16% of world average

Physicians

1.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#97 of 1872022

79% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

2.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#123 of 1962022

53% of world average

Hospital beds

1.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#104 of 1572017

54% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

92.4%% of population

#145 of 2142024

102% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

85.9%% of population

#140 of 2132024

107% of world average

Suicide rate

2per 100,000 people

#20 of 1852021

26% of world average

Adults who smoke

22.4%% of adults

#102 of 1662024

113% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#3 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

54per 100,000 people

#121 of 2082024

54% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#1 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

94.0%% of children 12-23 months

#68 of 1932024

110% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

9.0%% of GDP

#5 of 1902024

207% of world average

Education spending

15.5%% of government spending

#56 of 1892025

115% of world average

Adult literacy

75.1%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank2008

90% of world average

Youth literacy

93.8%% aged 15-24

not enough data to rank2008

103% of world average

Primary school enrolment

105.5%% gross

#52 of 2002025

105% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

105.2%% gross

#40 of 1882024

121% of world average

University enrolment

54.4%% gross

#74 of 1672024

109% of world average

Primary school completion

98.2%% of relevant age group

#56 of 1802025

109% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

24pupils per teacher

#106 of 1602018

110% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

10.0 yrsyears

#81 of 1972025

100% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

11.6%% of labour force

#158 of 1862025

169% of world average

Youth unemployment

29.4%% of labour force aged 15-24

#166 of 1862025

188% of world average

Labour force participation

40.8%% aged 15+

#175 of 1862025

67% of world average

Women in the labour force

14.1%% of women aged 15+

#181 of 1862025

28% of world average

Men in the labour force

66.4%% of men aged 15+

#127 of 1862025

95% of world average

Labour force

13.6Mpeople

#45 of 1862025

67% of world average

Working in agriculture

9.5%% of employment

#110 of 1862025

43% of world average

Working in industry

32.3%% of employment

#11 of 1862025

165% of world average

Working in services

58.3%% of employment

#98 of 1862025

100% of world average

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Self-employed

30.2%% of employment

#102 of 1862025

78% of world average

Employed

36.0%% aged 15+

#173 of 1862025

64% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Algeria.

— CONNECTED —

People online

77.4%% of population

#115 of 2072024

109% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

115per 100 people

#105 of 2102024

100% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

13per 100 people

#105 of 2082024

73% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

15per 100 people

#81 of 2132024

100% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#2 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

99.7%% of population

#67 of 1892023

143% of world average

Electricity used per person

1,828kWh per person

#89 of 1492023

43% of world average

Energy used per person

1,503kg oil equivalent per person

#76 of 1492023

67% of world average

Air passengers carried

7.2Mpassengers

#53 of 1652023

28% of world average

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Air freight

9million tonne-km

#93 of 1632023

1% of world average

Rail network

4,001route-km

#34 of 842021

38% of world average

Rail passengers

348million passenger-km

#57 of 782020

1% of world average

Container port traffic

1.8MTEU

#52 of 1672024

34% of world average

Research and development spending

0.4%% of GDP

#64 of 1272024

46% of world average

Patent applications by residents

268count

#55 of 1422021

2% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

7,677count

#52 of 1972023

47% of world average

Tourists arriving

591,000count

#116 of 1942020

12% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$50.0Mcurrent US$

#154 of 1752020

1% of world average

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#132 of 2032024

88% of world average

Carbon emissions

186Mt CO2

#174 of 2032024

100% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

253Mt CO2-equivalent

#171 of 2032024

100% of world average

Protected land

4.7%% of land area

#182 of 2132025

25% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.1%% of territorial waters

#139 of 1742025

1% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

91.5%% of internal resources

#158 of 1772022

72% of world average

Renewable water available per person

247m³ per person

#164 of 1832022

2% of world average

Renewable energy use

0.1%% of final energy consumption

#202 of 2122021

0% of world average

Electricity from renewables

0.9%% of total

#189 of 2062021

3% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

99.2%% of total

#196 of 2092023

167% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#35 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-129.3%% of energy use

#124 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

8.0%% of GDP

#3 of 1562024

358% of world average

Military spending

$21.81Bcurrent US$

#20 of 1602024

131% of world average

Military spending

21.4%% of government spending

#7 of 1532024

288% of world average

Armed forces personnel

326,000people

#21 of 1702020

204% of world average

Armed forces

2.8%% of labour force

#18 of 1682020

224% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#52 of 1582023

15% of world average

1 of 7 figures unavailable for Algeria.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Algeria.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

KassamanAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Algiers · approx. UTC+0

Neighbours

Tunisia Western Sahara

Landmarks

Qal'at Bani HammadImage: Wikimedia Commons

Casbah of AlgiersImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Abd al-Aziz BoutafliqaPresident of Algeria from 1999 to 2019

Miriam MakebaSouth African singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008)

Ahmad ibn BillahPresident of Algeria from 1963 to 1965

Abdelmadjid Tebbounepresident of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria since 2019

Riyad MahrezAlgerian-French footballer (born 1991)

Frantz FanonFrench West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925–1961)

Samir NasriFrench footballer (born 1987)

Assia DjebarFrench Algerian writer and film director (1936-2015)

Hawwari BumadianHead of State of Algeria from 1965 to 1978

Ferhat AbbasAlgerian politician (1899-1985), President of Provisional Government of Algeria, president of the National Constitutional Assembly of Algeria

KhaledAlgerian musician (born 1960)

Sofiane FeghouliAlgerian and French footballer

History

03 Jul 1962Algeria — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population47.4M2025

GDP$287.03B2025

GDP per person$6,0512025