| Population : |
9,974,722 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 26% (male 1,337,546; female 1,253,814)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 3,373,199; female 3,360,402)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 315,151; female 334,610) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.01% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
15.74 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
5.05 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 25.76 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 74.66 years
male: 73 years
female: 76.44 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.79 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.04% (2001 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: 74.2%
male: 84%
female: 64.4% (2003 est.) |
