The sociodemographic characteristics of Algerian youth

Abstract

The subject of youth is one of the important topics that gain an important space in all fields of studies. For a long time, this subject remained in a secondary position of importance in favor of childhood and adolescence studies. Currently, this priority is about to undergo a radical revolution, as the issue of youth has emerged as a priority and is taking the lead. This is universally true

And Arabic in particular. This is confirmed by the shift in the population pyramid in favor of the categories of childhood and youth.

In Algeria, this category also obtains an important space, as it represents a third of the population (31,84%), according to the statistics of the last census (2008), if we link it to ages (15-29 years). Where did this percentage move from 21.5% in 1966 (the first independent census in Algeria), to 28.3% in 1987, and then to 30.64% according to the 1998 census. This percentage is not just a coincidence, but rather it is the result of demographic transition, economic and social that Algeria has gone through since independence until the present day.

The youth category today represents a position and a large percentage in Algerian society, they are the whole future, human wealth and the pivotal tool on which development is based. Therefore, this work aims to shed light on this group of the population by knowing the most important sociodemographic characteristics of this group in Algeria