Tunisia Demographics Profile 2009

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.)

Birth rate

15.42 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 67% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures

7.3% of GDP (2005)