| People | Tunisia |
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Population:
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10,486,339 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 67% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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68 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.7% (male 1,227,238/female 1,149,796)
15-64 years: 70.1% (male 3,701,661/female 3,652,322)
65 years and over: 7.2% (male 352,003/female 403,319) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 29.2 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.8 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.98% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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15.42 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 22.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.78 years
male: 73.98 years
female: 77.7 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.72 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,700 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian |
Ethnic groups:
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Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
Religions:
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Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
Languages:
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Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.3%
male: 83.4%
female: 65.3% (2004 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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7.3% of GDP (2005) |
People - note:
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void |
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