Overview

Algeria

Algeria's economic performance has improved in recent years - increased prices for oil, better fiscal and monetary policies, and reduced national debt have created a positive economic outlook. The country's economic success is tempered by a labour participation rate of just 28 per cent among those of working age. Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of Algerians live below the national poverty line. Furthermore, rural to urban migration is straining Algeria's housing and health infrastructure. Algeria, with a population of 32.8 million, is one of 23 countries showing significant progress toward achieving the goals and targets set by the ICPD Programme of Action and MDGs.

—ICPD Goals —MDG Indicators

STATISTICS
POPULATION			1990			Most Recent
Population in Thousands, 2003, Total, Male				12,652.3			16,334.0
Population in Thousands, 2003, Total, Female				12,364.8			16,004.7
Population Growth Rate, Per Cent				2.7			1.7
Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 Population				35.1			22.8
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Population				7.9			5.5
Urban Population, Per Cent				51.4			60.0
Sex Ratio at Birth, Male Births per Female Birth				n/a			1.05
Sex Ratio of Population, Males per Females				102.33			102.06
Women 15-49, Thousands				5,781.5			8,902.0
Women 15-49, Per Cent				0.5			0.6
Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49				5.23			2.80
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Modern Method, Per Cent				42.9			50.1
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Any Method, Per Cent				46.7			64.0
Maternal Mortality Ratio per 100,000 Live Births (MMR)				160			140
MMR, Lower Bound				n/a			35
MMR, Upper Bound				n/a			260
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births				69.6			43.9
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Total				n/a			48
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Female				n/a			45
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Male				n/a			52
Life Expectancy at Birth, Combined, Years				65.0			69.7
Life Expectancy at Birth, Female, Years				66.1			71.3
Life Expectancy at Birth, Male, Years				64.1			68.1
Median Age of Total Population				18.5			23.6
Population 60 Years and Over, Per Cent				5.6			6.1
Population 0-14 as Proportion of Population 65+				855			551

INDICATORS
SOCIOECONOMIC & HEALTH INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Gross Domestic Product Per Capita, Purchasing Power Parity, International Dollars				4,420			5,760
Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate, Annual Per Cent				1			4
Income Group per World Bank Classification				n/a			Lower middle income
UNFPA Country Priority Classification				n/a			B
Population Below $1/Day, Per Cent				n/a			<2
Population Living Below National Poverty Line, Per Cent				12.2			22.6
Access to Improved Water Supply, Per Cent				69			94
Antenatal Care, At Least One Visit, Per Cent				58			n/a
Deliveries Attended by Skilled Attendants, Per Cent				n/a			92
Family Planning Programme Effort Index, 1999 (Total Mean Score)				n/a			64.0
Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 and Over, Male				36			19
Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 and Over, Female				59			37
Illiteracy Rate, Per Cent of Population 15 to 24, Male				14			5
Illiteracy Rate, Percent of Population 15 to 24, Female				32			11
Primary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Male				n/a			116
Primary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Female				n/a			107
Secondary School Enrolment, GrossPer Cent of School Age Population, Male				n/a			68
Secondary School Enrolment, Gross Per Cent of School Age Population, Female				n/a			73
Ratio of Girls to Boys, Primary Education				0.81			0.88
Ratio of Girls to Boys, Secondary Education				n/a			1.03
Children Underweight Under 5, Male, Per Cent				n/a			6
Children Underweight Under 5, Female, Per Cent				n/a			7
Stunted Children under 5, Moderate, Per Cent				13			18
Stunted Children under 5, Severe, Per Cent				n/a			5
Wasted Children under 5, Moderate, Per Cent				4			3
Wasted Children under 5, Severe, Per Cent				n/a			1
Refugees, Number				219,300			169,233
Internally Displaced Persons, Number				n/a			n/a
Asylum Seekers, Number				n/a			5
Married by 18, Percent, Female, 25-49				n/a			n/a
ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Proportion of Population 15-24				20.4			21.8
Median Age at First Sexual Intercourse, Female, 25-49				n/a			n/a
Age-Specific Fertility Rate per 1000 Women, 15-20				n/a			15.7
Mean Age at Marriage, Male				n/a			27.7
Mean Age at Marriage, Female				n/a			23.7
HIV knowledge, Women 15-24 Who Know That a Person Can Protect Herself from HIV by Consistent Condom Use, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
HIV knowledge, Men 15-24 Who Know That a Person Can Protect Himself from HIV by Consistent Condom Use, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Lower Bound, Female				n/a			n/a
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Upper Bound, Female				n/a			n/a
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Lower Bound, Male				n/a			n/a
HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Upper Bound, Male				n/a			n/a
Estimated HIV/AIDS Prevalence, 15-24, Total				n/a			n/a
GENDER EQUALITY INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Gender Empowerment Measure, Value				n/a			n/a
Gender Empowerment Measure, Rank				n/a			n/a
Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Total				n/a			27.8
Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Male				n/a			81.7
Labor Force Participation Rate, 15-64, Female				n/a			12.6
Women in Managerial or Technical Positions, Thousands				n/a			n/a
Seats in Parliament Held by Women, Per Cent				2.0			6.0
RH COMMODITY SECURITY INDICATORS			1990			Most Recent
Projected Increase/Decrease in Women of Reproductive Age 2000-2015, Thousands				n/a			2,564.8
Projected Increase/Decrease in Women of Reproductive Age 2000-2015, Per Cent				n/a			32.1
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Spacing, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Limiting, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Total, Per Cent				n/a			n/a
Unmet Need for Family Planning, Millions				n/a			n/a
INTERNAL DISPARITIES
Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49			Most Recent			Province
Urban