Indicator	Value
Total population	46,800,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 46,810,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 46,810,000 people
Median age	28.4 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	76.3–76.5 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 76.48 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 76.26 years
Ethnic groups	Arab-Amazigh 99%, European less than 1%; note: although almost all Algerians are Amazigh in origin and not Arab, only a minority identify themselves as primarily Amazigh, about 15% of the total population; these people live mostly in the mountainous region of Kabylie east of Algiers and in several other communities; the Amazigh are also Muslim but identify with their Amazigh rather than Arab cultural heritage; some Amazigh have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has officially recognized Amazigh languages and introduced them into public schoolsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Arabic (official), French (lingua franca), Tamazight (official) (dialects include Kabyle (Taqbaylit), Shawiya (Tacawit), Mzab, Tuareg (Tamahaq))CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Ahmadi Muslim, Shia Muslim, Ibadi Muslim) <1% (2012 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	75.3% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	1.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	18.8 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	4.62 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	75.3 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Algerian Arabic Algerian Saharan Arabic Algerian Sign Language Central Moroccan Berber Chaouia of the Aures Ghadames Ghardaia Sign Language Hassaniyya Kabyle Korandje Ladino Moroccan Arabic Ouargli Oued Righ Standard Arabic Sud Oranais-Gourara Tachelhit Tadaksahak Tahaggart Tamahaq Tarifiyt-Beni-Iznasen-Eastern Middle Atlas Berber Tidikelt-Tuat Tamazight Tumzabt Tunisian Arabic Western Algerian Berber Glottolog [2026]