| Population: |
9,705,102 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
28.74% (male 1,440,636; female 1,348,133)
15-64 years:
65.12% (male 3,157,988; female 3,161,596)
65 years and over:
6.14% (male 296,930; female 299,819) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.15% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
17.11 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
4.99 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.99 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
29.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.92 years
male:
72.35 years
female:
75.62 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.99 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.04% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Tunisian(s)
adjective:
Tunisian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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| Religions: |
Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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| Languages: |
Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
66.7%
male:
78.6%
female:
54.6% (1995 est.)
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