Tunisia Demographics Profile 2004

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.)

Median age

total: 26.8 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 27.3 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate

1.01% (2004 est.)

Birth rate

15.74 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate

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

total: 25.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.66 years
male: 73 years
female: 76.44 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.79 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

1,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 200 (2003 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.)