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  Algeria  

Facts and Figures

IOM Member State since 2000

Capital: Algiers
Population (2011): 36 million
Area: 2.4 million sq km
Languages: Arabic, French, Berber
Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)
GDP per Capita PPP (2010): USD 8,384
HDI Rank (2011): 96 of 187
Remittances (2011 estimate): USD 1,942 million
Net Migration Rate (2010-2015): -0.8 migrants /1,000 population
Immigrants (2010): 0.7%
Women as a Percentage of Immigrants (2010): 45.2%
Population under 15 (2011): 26.8%
Adult HIV Prevalence (2009): 0.1%


Overview

Migration Activities

Following the recent emigration pattern related to skilled and highly skilled migration, consolidating the ties with the Algerian diasporas and finding new policies and instruments that will allow its involvement in the socio-economic development of the country is one of the priorities expressed by the Government, as well as addressing the needs and protecting the rights of the Algerian community abroad.

As a country of transit, due to its geographical situation, but also progressively one of destination, Algeria is confronted with social and economic issues resulting from the influx of irregular migrants. Algeria supports international cooperation on migration and development and promotes a common regional approach on migration issues and management by actively participating in dialogue initiatives both in Africa and Mediterranean countries. Within this framework, IOM aims at supporting the efforts of the government through technical cooperation and migration and development activities.

The following are projects planned by IOM:

Regulating Migration

The overall objective of IOM projects is to contribute to the reduction of rural poverty and stabilization of populations in regions subject to high migration dynamics through the diversification and sustainable increase in income for the most vulnerable rural populations. These projects will focus on the rehabilitation and sustainable management of natural resources. Specifically, programmes will:

  • build local capacity for planning rural development, designing and implementing local projects by targeting the most underprivileged populations
  • ensure the sustainability of agricultural development and productivity through the priority mobilization of surface water and efforts to control land degradation, and
  • support initiatives of rural populations that contribute to increasing, diversifying and guaranteeing stable incomes through the provision of sustainable access to financial services for target group of populations currently with limited or no access of such services, especially unemployed and young people.

In the context of supporting research activities for a better understanding of transit migration dynamics, IOM research activities on transit migration in Algeria and in the Maghreb region in general, through the analysis of its local characteristics and its regional dynamics, will contribute to a comprehensive picture of issues in areas where knowledge gaps have been identified.



Last updated:
Main text: 24 February 2011
Facts and figures: April 2012