Open menu Close menu Open Search Close search
Support our Sponsor

. . Flags of the World Maps of All Countries

  • MAIN INDEX
  • 2000 INDEX
  • 1999 INDEX
  • 1996 INDEX
  • ; geographic.org; Home; Page; Country Index

    Tunisia People 2000

      Population: 9,593,402 (July 2000 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 30% (male 1,469,048; female 1,375,782)
      15-64 years: 64% (male 3,080,631; female 3,089,244)
      65 years and over: 6% (male 290,388; female 288,309) (2000 est.)

      Population growth rate: 1.17% (2000 est.)

      Birth rate: 17.38 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

      Death rate: 4.98 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

      Net migration rate: -0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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: 1.01 male(s)/female
      total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 30.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 73.69 years
      male: 72.14 years
      female: 75.36 years (2000 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 2.04 children born/woman (2000 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: 66.7%
      male: 78.6%
      female: 54.6% (1995 est.)

    Support Our Sponsor

    Support Our Sponsor

    Please put this page in your BOOKMARKS - - - - -


    Translations - Language Translators



    Revised 01-Nov-00
    Copyright © 2000 Photius Coutsoukis (all rights reserved)