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Algeria

Algeria / DZ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Algeria in numbers.

Area2,381,740 kmยฒWorld # 10 โ†’Population47.4MWorld # 33 โ†’Population density19.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 183 โ†’Life expectancy76.5 yearsWorld # 91 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 6,051World # 128 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Algeria across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area2,381,740 kmยฒWorld # 10 / 2023 โ†’Population47.4MWorld # 33 / 2025 โ†’Population density19.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 183 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,962World # 72 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.3%World # 78 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.7World # 63 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate18.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 81 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 201 / 2024 โ†’Median age28.2 yearsWorld # 144 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6.8%World # 126 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1429.9%World # 71 / 2025 โ†’Urban population75.8%World # 71 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-27.5KWorld # 180 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 123 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.6%World # 187 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76.5 yearsWorld # 91 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy65.5 yearsWorld # 48 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 97 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate22.4%World # 64 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 6,051World # 128 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 287BWorld # 51 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 18,586World # 112 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.8%World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.4%World # 144 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment11.6%World # 29 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment29.4%World # 21 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,232 hours/yearWorld # 26 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)27.6World # 146 / 2011 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)9%World # 5 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people1,764 per million peopleWorld # 48 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 69 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people5.6 per million peopleWorld # 90 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,396 kcal/dayWorld # 37 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person22.3 kg/person/yearWorld # 145 / 2023 โ†’Rice production313.1 tWorld # 114 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production3M tWorld # 31 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per person2.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 10 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0.8%World # 197 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,828 kWh/personWorld # 89 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.2 tWorld # 81 / 2024 โ†’Internet use77.4%World # 114 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions115.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 105 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 130 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate20.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 65 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)8%World # 3 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament7.9%World # 176 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals591KWorld # 119 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 50MWorld # 160 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites7 sitesWorld # 50 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2012 / 99%Main languagearqMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal4,662 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightarqLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyAlgerian DinarDZDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country