Tunisia's People | Tunisia People

Population: 10,074,951 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 25.3% (male 1,316,308/female 1,234,309) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 3,437,880/female 3,418,591) 65 years and over: 6.6% (male 321,287/female 346,576) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 27.29 years male: 26.78 years female: 27.82 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.99% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 5.09 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: 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: 0.93 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 24.77 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 21.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 74.89 years male: 73.2 years female: 76.71 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.75 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 1,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 200 (2003 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: 74.3% male: 83.4% female: 65.3% (2004 est.)

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