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Census

Resources

Online Resources

• 1906-1911 French Colonists in Algeria Census Records at Geneanet - images ($)
• Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival (Department of Oran, prefecture funds, sub-series 1 G, population archive), France Archives d'Outre-Mer, Daniel Hick. Salt Lake City, UT: Filmés par la Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. FS Catalog microfilm 1811061 Item 3; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: FamiliySearch Catalog(*)
• Généalogie, history and census of information of Mers-el-Kebir at Mers-el-Kébir - index

Offices to Contact

National Archives of Algeria
20 rue Hassan Ben-namane
POB n 38
Brikahadem, Algiers
Telephone: (213) 021 54 16 20/21
Email: informatique@archives-dgan.gov.dz
or dgan@archives-dgan.gov.dz
National Archives of Algeria archived version

Background

Types of censuses

Algerian Population Census

Since its independence, Algeria has conducted censuses in 1966, 1977, 1987, and 2020--these records are likely stored at the National Archives.

French census

The French censuses provide some details about native Algerians, but mostly record information about European Algerians.

Ottoman census

The National Archives of Algeria have a series of Sharia Courts Records that date back to the Ottoman Period. The Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi (Ottoman Archives of the Prime Minister's Office) in Istanbul may also have Ottoman records for Algeria, but in order to access them you must either be a Turkish citizen or make a special request.

Information Recorded in the Records

• National Archives of Algeria: Contains the administrative documents of the Algerian government since 1962, likely including the census records of 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998, and 2020. The older Sharia Courts Series obtained from the French in 1974 dates back to the Ottoman period and includes the following records: probate, marriage, divorce, declarations of lineage, and inheritance. This document (Arabic) describes the holdings of the Archive.
• Département d'Oran, fonds de la préfecture, sous-série 1 G, population Archival: A Department of Oran in Algeria book with census information from 1906, 1911, 1931, and 1954; contains births, marriages, deaths, population statistics and movements.

• Online at: FamiliySearch Catalog(*)

• Geneanet: Has census records for French colonists in Algeria includes names, birthdates, occupation, household relationships

• 1906-1911 French Colonists in Algeria Census Records at Geneanet - images ($)