Population 9,815,644 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 27.8% (male 1,412,625; female 1,320,729)
15-64 years: 65.9% (male 3,234,770; female 3,233,149)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 303,093; female 311,278) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.12% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 16.83 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 5 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 27.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.16 years
female: 75.89 years (2002 est.)
male: 72.56 years

Total fertility rate 1.94 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.04% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Tunisia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tunisia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tunisia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.