Basic Country Facts

People Population: 9,019,687 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 34% (male 1,583,636; female 1,489,784) 15-64 years: 61% (male 2,738,013; female 2,719,998) 65 years and over: 5% (male 254,403; female 233,853) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 1.81% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 24.03 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 5.18 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.09 male(s)/female all ages: 1.03 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 35.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.6 years male: 71.27 years female: 74.03 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.92 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Tunisian(s) adjective: Tunisian Ethnic divisions: Arab-Berber 98%, European 1%, Jewish less than 1% Religions: Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish 1% Languages: Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce) Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 66.7% male: 78.6% female: 54.6%