Short facts about people of Tunisia
| Population: |
9,705,102 (July 2001
est.) |
| Age
structure: |
0-14 years: 28.74% (male 1,440,636; female 1,348,133)
15-64 years:
65.12% (male 3,157,988; female 3,161,596)
65 years and over:
6.14% (male 296,930; female 299,819) (2001
est.) |
| Population
growth rate: |
1.15% (2001
est.) |
| Birth
rate: |
17.11 births/1,000 population (2001
est.) |
| Death
rate: |
4.99 deaths/1,000 population (2001
est.) |
| Net
migration rate: |
-0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001
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: 0.99 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02
male(s)/female (2001 est.) |
| Infant
mortality rate: |
29.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2001
est.) |
| Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.92 years
male: 72.35 years
female:
75.62 years (2001 est.) |
| Total
fertility rate: |
1.99 children born/woman (2001
est.) |
| HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate: |
0.04% (1999
est.) |
| HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
| 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.) | Source: World Factbook |
