| Demographics of Tunisia | |
|---|---|
 Population pyramid of Tunisia in 2020 | |
| Population | 11,896,972 (2022 est.)[1] |
| Growth rate | 0.69% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.62 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.36 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 76.82 years |
| • male | 75.14 years |
| • female | 78.6 years (2022 est.) |
| Fertility rate | 2.11 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 11.87 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | -1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 25.28% |
| 65 and over | 8.86% |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.07 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.78 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Major ethnic | Arabs (98%)[2] |
| Minor ethnic | Berbers (1%),[3][4] Others (1%) |
| Language | |
| Official | Arabic |
Tunisia's population was estimated to be around 12.04 million in 2022.[5] In the generally youthful African continent, Tunisia's population is among the most mature. This is because the government has supported a successful family planning program that has reduced the population growth rate to just over 1% per annum, contributing to Tunisia's economic and social stability.[6]
The population of Tunisia is made up of Arabs (98%),[2] Berbers (1%),[3][4] and others (1%). Around 98 percent of the population are Muslim.[7] There is a Jewish population on the southern island of Djerba and in Tunis. There also exists a small autochthonous group of Christian adherents.[8]
- ^ Tunisia: People, CIA World Factbook, 2018
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- ^ a b "Tunisia", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 9 September 2022, retrieved 18 September 2022
- ^ a b "Tunisia's Berbers test the limits of country's newfound freedoms". The World from PRX. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Q&A: The Berbers". BBC News. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Tunisia". United States Department of State. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Tunisia (03/09/12)". US Department of State. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
- ^ "CIA – The World Factbook—Tunisia". Retrieved 13 January 2007.
- ^ International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Tunisia. United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (14 September 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
