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Official name:
People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Northern Africa
    Population (000, 2020)   43 851
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   18.4
    Capital city    Algiers
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   2 729.3b,c
    UN membership date    08-Oct-62
    Surface area (km2)   2 381 741a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   102.1
    National currency    Algerian Dinar (DZD)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   119.2c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)161 207165 979173 757d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)3.63.71.4d
    GDP per capita (current US$)4 480.84 177.94 114.7d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)8.612.112.4d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)51.437.341d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)4050.646.6d
    Employment in agriculturee (% of employed)11.910.39.7
    Employment in industrye (% of employed)30.13130.7
    Employment in servicese (% employed)5858.759.6
    Unemploymente (% of labour force)1011.211.5
    Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %)14.4 / 70.015.2 / 67.414.6 / 67.0
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexf (2010=100)100127151g,c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)130151151h
    International trade: exports (million current US$)57 05134 79634 571e,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)41 00051 80345 140e,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)16 051- 17 007- 10 569e,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)12 220- 27 038- 22 059a
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratei (average annual %)1.622
    Urban population (% of total population)67.570.873.2c
    Urban population growth ratei (average annual %)2.82.9...
    Fertility rate, totali (live births per woman)2.733
    Life expectancy at birthi (females/males, years)75.4 / 73.076.7 / 74.477.8 / 75.4
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)27.3 / 7.828.7 / 8.930.8 / 9.9
    International migrant stockj (000/% of total pop.)217.0 / 0.6239.5 / 0.6249.1 / 0.6c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)94.4k10099.5c
    Infant mortality ratei (per 1 000 live births)29.424.921.2
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)5.176.4a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.2l...1.7d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.3m......
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)111.5 / 119.0113.0 / 118.7107.3 / 112.4d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)98.7 / 95.2101.5 / 97.8n... / ...
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)35.4 / 24.545.0 / 28.864.4 / 38.8d
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)0.71.4...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)7.731.625.8o
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)12.538.2e49d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.1p,q...0.5r,a
    Threatened species (number)105114155
    Forested area (% of land area)0.80.80.8e,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)95.5 / 2.6130.4 / 3.3130.5 / 3.2a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)6 2005 8836 285a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)455655a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderss (000)2 0701 7102 657d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)16.616.616.6c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)17.0 / 20.316.5 / 20.816.5 / 20.8a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.130.040.08d
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