The People of Tunisia


The People of Tunisia


Tunisian People

Population: 10,486,339 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 22.7% (male 1,227,238/female 1,149,796) 15-64 years: 70.1% (male 3,701,661/female 3,652,322) 65 years and over: 7.2% (male 352,003/female 403,319) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 29.2 years male: 28.7 years female: 29.8 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.98% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 22.57 deaths/1,000 live births male: 24.81 deaths/1,000 live births female: 20.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.78 years male: 73.98 years female: 77.7 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.72 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 3,700 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 200 (2007 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: 74.3% male: 83.4% female: 65.3% (2004 census)




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