Nationality:
noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian

Ethnic groups:
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%

Languages:
Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Berber (Tamazight)

Religions:
Muslim (official; Sunni) 99.1%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) 1%

Population:
10,937,521 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 23% (male 1,298,262/female 1,219,086)
15-24 years: 16% (male 879,755/female 871,954)
25-54 years: 44.6% (male 2,373,765/female 2,509,750)
55-64 years: 8.4% (male 468,278/female 454,170)
65 years and over: 7.7% (male 423,350/female 439,151) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 43.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 33.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10.5 %
potential support ratio: 9.5 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 31.4 years
male: 31 years
female: 31.8 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.92% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
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Birth rate:
16.9 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
5.94 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 66.3% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 1.34% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
TUNIS (capital) 790,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
56 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 23.19 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 78
male: 26.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.68 years
country comparison to the world: 92
male: 73.6 years
female: 77.9 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
63% (2012)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
6.2% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 90.5% of population
total: 96.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 9.5% of population
total: 3.2% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97.4% of population
rural: 76.6% of population
total: 90.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.6% of population
rural: 23.4% of population
total: 9.6% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,300 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
100 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
22.3% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
3.3% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
6.2% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.1%
male: 87.4%
female: 71.1% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2010)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 42.3% (2011)
country comparison to the world: 10