Editing Demographics of Algeria (section)

==Population size and structure==
{{see also|List of cities in Algeria}}
{{Historical populations
|source = Our World in Data<ref>{{cite web |title=Algeria Population - Our World in Data |url=https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/population?time=-2000..latest&country=~DZA |website=www.ourworldindata.org |language=en}}</ref> and Office National des Statistiques (ONS)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ons.dz/-Population-et-Demographie-.html |title=Office National des Statistiques |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-date=4 June 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120604090003/http://www.ons.dz/-Population-et-Demographie-.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|title       = Historical population
|shading     = black
|percentages = pagr
|3=1000|4=2000000|5=1500|6=1500000|7=1901|8=4739300|9=1906|10=5231700|11=1911|12=5563800|13=1921|14=5804200|15=1926|16=6066400|17=1931|18=6553500|19=1936|20=7234700|21=1948|22=8681800|23=2010|24=35600000|25=2011|26=36300000|27=2012|28=37100000|29=2013|30=37900000|31=2017|32=42200000}}

===Age distribution===

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{| class="wikitable"
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 17 232 753
| align="right" | 16 847 277 
| align="right" | 34 080 030
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 750 097
| align="right" | 1 654 821
| align="right" | 3 404 918 
| align="right" | 9.99
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 475 674 
| align="right" | 1 412 702
| align="right" | 2 888 376
| align="right" | 8.48
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 662 262
| align="right" | 1 596 511
| align="right" | 3 258 773
| align="right" | 9.56
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1 847 312
| align="right" | 1 787 859 
| align="right" | 3 635 171
| align="right" | 10.67
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 895 703
| align="right" | 1 867 801
| align="right" | 3 763 504
| align="right" | 11.04
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 730 411
| align="right" | 1 691 966
| align="right" | 3 422 377
| align="right" | 10.04
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 1 379 085
| align="right" | 1 361 910
| align="right" | 2 740 996
| align="right" | 8.04
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 1 167 250
| align="right" | 1 175 529
| align="right" | 2 342 779
| align="right" | 6.87
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 1 007 683
| align="right" | 1 010 644
| align="right" | 2 018 327
| align="right" | 5.92
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 817 005
| align="right" | 812 432
| align="right" | 1 629 436
| align="right" | 4.78
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 682 358
| align="right" | 664 336
| align="right" | 1 346 695
| align="right" | 3.95
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 547 180
| align="right" | 515 398
| align="right" | 1 062 578
| align="right" | 3.12
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 354 694
| align="right" | 356 788
| align="right" | 711 482
| align="right" | 2.09
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 314 958
| align="right" | 316 345
| align="right" | 631 303
| align="right" | 1.85
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 248 672
| align="right" | 256 254 
| align="right" | 504 926
| align="right" | 1.48
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 181 478
| align="right" | 182 364
| align="right" | 363 843
| align="right" | 1.07
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 93 472
| align="right" | 93 657
| align="right" | 187 130
| align="right" | 0.55
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 43 307
| align="right" | 46 416
| align="right" | 89 722
| align="right" | 0.26
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 13 575
| align="right" | 16 097
| align="right" | 29 672
| align="right" | 0.09
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 4 178
| align="right" | 5 851
| align="right" | 10 028
| align="right" | 0.03
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 252
| align="right" | 398 
| align="right" | 650
| align="right" | <0.01
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 4 888 033
| align="right" | 4 664 034
| align="right" | 9 552 067
| align="right" | 28.03
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 11 428 682
| align="right" | 11 244 661
| align="right" | 22 673 343
| align="right" | 66.53
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 899 892
| align="right" | 917 382
| align="right" | 1 817 274
| align="right" | 5.33
|-
| align="right" | unknown
| align="right" | 16 146
| align="right" | 21 200
| align="right" | 37 347
| align="right" | 0.11
|-
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{| class="wikitable"
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | '''Total'''
| align="right" | '''21 118 894'''
| align="right" | '''20 576 732'''
| align="right" | '''41 695 626'''
| align="right" | '''100'''
|-
| align="right" | 0-4
| align="right" | 2 537 210
| align="right" | 2 400 525
| align="right" | 4 937 735
| align="right" | 11.84
|-
| align="right" | 5-9
| align="right" | 2 155 222
| align="right" | 2 034 306
| align="right" | 4 189 528
| align="right" | 10.05
|-
| align="right" | 10-14
| align="right" | 1 672 925
| align="right" | 1 583 253
| align="right" | 3 256 178
| align="right" | 7.81
|-
| align="right" | 15-19
| align="right" | 1 513 910
| align="right" | 1 449 966
| align="right" | 2 963 876
| align="right" | 7.11
|-
| align="right" | 20-24
| align="right" | 1 728 672
| align="right" | 1 662 960
| align="right" | 3 391 633
| align="right" | 8.13
|-
| align="right" | 25-29
| align="right" | 1 887 412
| align="right" | 1 837 618
| align="right" | 3 725 030
| align="right" | 8.93
|-
| align="right" | 30-34
| align="right" | 1 891 310
| align="right" | 1 868 670
| align="right" | 3 759 980
| align="right" | 9.02
|-
| align="right" | 35-39
| align="right" | 1 672 000
| align="right" | 1 638 996
| align="right" | 3 310 996
| align="right" | 7.94
|-
| align="right" | 40-44
| align="right" | 1 322 807
| align="right" | 1 314 955
| align="right" | 2 637 762
| align="right" | 6.33
|-
| align="right" | 45-49
| align="right" | 1 128 564
| align="right" | 1 141 789
| align="right" | 2 270 354
| align="right" | 5.45
|-
| align="right" | 50-54
| align="right" | 957 002
| align="right" | 964 127
| align="right" | 1 921 129
| align="right" | 4.61
|-
| align="right" | 55-59
| align="right" | 764 232
| align="right" | 765 395
| align="right" | 1 529 628
| align="right" | 3.67
|-
| align="right" | 60-64
| align="right" | 623 980
| align="right" | 613 837
| align="right" | 1 237 817
| align="right" | 2.97
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 464 950
| align="right" | 452 674
| align="right" | 917 624
| align="right" | 2.20
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 288 205
| align="right" | 304 720
| align="right" | 592 925
| align="right" | 1.42
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 237 094
| align="right" | 252 360
| align="right" | 489 454
| align="right" | 1.17
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 156 185
| align="right" | 171 174
| align="right" | 327 360
| align="right" | 0.79
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 117 213
| align="right" | 119 406
| align="right" | 236 619
| align="right" | 0.57
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! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0-14
| align="right" | 6 365 357
| align="right" | 6 018 084
| align="right" | 12 383 441
| align="right" | 29.70
|-
| align="right" | 15-64
| align="right" | 13 489 890
| align="right" | 13 258 314
| align="right" | 26 748 204
| align="right" | 64.15
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 1 263 647
| align="right" | 1 300 334
| align="right" | 2 563 981
| align="right" | 6.15
|-
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{| class="wikitable"
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
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| align="right" | '''Total'''
| align="right" | '''22 407 000'''
| align="right" | '''21 819 000'''
| align="right" | '''44 226 000'''
| align="right" | '''100'''
|-
| align="right" | 0-4
| align="right" | 2 593 000
| align="right" | 2 454 000
| align="right" | 5 047 000
| align="right" | 11.41
|-
| align="right" | 5-9
| align="right" | 2 402 000
| align="right" | 2 270 000
| align="right" | 4 672 000
| align="right" | 10.56
|-
| align="right" | 10-14
| align="right" | 1 949 000
| align="right" | 1 838 000
| align="right" | 3 787 000
| align="right" | 8.56
|-
| align="right" | 15-19
| align="right" | 1 557 000
| align="right" | 1 480 000
| align="right" | 3 037 000
| align="right" | 6.87
|-
| align="right" | 20-24
| align="right" | 1 579 000
| align="right" | 1 517 000
| align="right" | 3 096 000
| align="right" | 7.00
|-
| align="right" | 25-29
| align="right" | 1 800 000
| align="right" | 1 738 000
| align="right" | 3 538 000
| align="right" | 8.00
|-
| align="right" | 30-34
| align="right" | 1 908 000
| align="right" | 1 875 000
| align="right" | 3 783 000
| align="right" | 8.55
|-
| align="right" | 35-39
| align="right" | 1 827 000
| align="right" | 1 799 000
| align="right" | 3 636 000
| align="right" | 8.22
|-
| align="right" | 40-44
| align="right" | 1 514 000
| align="right" | 1 489 000
| align="right" | 3 003 000
| align="right" | 6.79
|-
| align="right" | 45-49
| align="right" | 1 227 000
| align="right" | 1 232 000
| align="right" | 2 459 000
| align="right" | 5.56
|-
| align="right" | 50-54
| align="right" | 1 053 000
| align="right" | 1 067 000
| align="right" | 2 120 000
| align="right" | 4.79
|-
| align="right" | 55-59
| align="right" | 860 000
| align="right" | 869 000
| align="right" | 1 729 000
| align="right" | 3.91
|-
| align="right" | 60-64
| align="right" | 687 000
| align="right" | 690 000
| align="right" | 1 377 000
| align="right" | 3.11
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 546 000
| align="right" | 537 000
| align="right" | 1 083 000
| align="right" | 2.45
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 354 000
| align="right" | 362 000
| align="right" | 716 000
| align="right" | 1.62
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 240 000
| align="right" | 261 000
| align="right" | 501 000
| align="right" | 1.13
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 170 000
| align="right" | 191 000
| align="right" | 361 000
| align="right" | 0.82
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 141 000
| align="right" | 150 000
| align="right" | 291 000
| align="right" | 0.66
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0-14
| align="right" | 6 944 000
| align="right" | 6 562 000
| align="right" | 13 506 000
| align="right" | 30.54
|-
| align="right" | 15-64
| align="right" | 14 012 000
| align="right" | 13 756 000
| align="right" | 27 768 000 
| align="right" | 62.79
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 1 451 000
| align="right" | 1 501 000
| align="right" | 2 952 000
| align="right" | 6.67
|-
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| x = 1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 13.1, 13.5, 13.9, 14.3, 14.7, 15.1, 15.5, 15.9, 16.4, 16.8, 17.3, 17.8, 18.3, 18.9, 19.5, 20.1, 20.8, 21.5, 22.1, 22.8, 23.5, 24.2,24.9, 25.6, 25, 25.6,26.3,26.9,27.5,28.1,28.6,29,29.5,30,30.4,30.9,31.4,31.8,32.4,32.9,33.5,34.1,34.6,35.3,36,36.7,37.5,38.3,39.1, 40, 40.8, 41.8, 42.6, 43.4, 44.2, 44.6

| y1Title= population (million)

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| x = 1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= , 34.2, 30.3, 32.8, 33.7, 31.4, 32.0, 31.3, 31.4, 30.6, 29.8, 30.6, 32.9, 31.1, 31.8, 31.6, 31.5, 31.6, 31.6, 31.1, 27.4, 27.6, 27.3, 25.0, 24.9, 24.1, 24.3, 22.6, 21.7, 18.9, 16.9, 16.4, 15.7, 15.1, 14.8, 15.5, 15.3, 15.8, 16.3, 16.9, 17.8, 18.6, 19.2, 19.6, 20.3, 20.4, 21.6, 20.7, 21.5, 21.4, 21.6, 20.8, 19.9, 19.2, 17.1, 16.8
 
| y1Title= Natural Change (per 1000)

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