Demographics of Tunisia
Population: 9,593,402 (July 2000 est.)Age structure:
0-14 years:
30% (male 1,469,048; female 1,375,782)
15-64 years:
64% (male 3,080,631; female 3,089,244)
65 years and over:
6% (male 290,388; female 288,309) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.17% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 17.38 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.98 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.01 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 30.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
73.69 years
male:
72.14 years
female:
75.36 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.04 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Tunisian(s)
adjective:
Tunisian
Ethnic groups: Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Religions: Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Languages: Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
66.7%
male:
78.6%
female:
54.6% (1995 est.)
- See also : Tunisia
