Demographics of Tunisia

Demographics of Tunisia
Population pyramid of Tunisia in 2020
Population11,896,972 (2022 est.)[1]
Growth rate0.69% (2022 est.)
Birth rate14.62 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate6.36 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy76.82 years
 • male75.14 years
 • female78.6 years (2022 est.)
Fertility rate2.11 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate11.87 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate-1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years25.28%
65 and over8.86%
Sex ratio
Total0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth1.06 male(s)/female
Under 151.07 male(s)/female
65 and over0.78 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityTunisian
Major ethnicArabs (98%)[2]
Minor ethnicBerbers (1%),[3][4] Others (1%)
Language
OfficialArabic
Tunisia's population (0 to 2021).

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]

  1. ^ Tunisia: People, CIA World Factbook, 2018 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b "Tunisia", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 9 September 2022, retrieved 18 September 2022
  3. ^ a b "Tunisia's Berbers test the limits of country's newfound freedoms". The World from PRX. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Q&A: The Berbers". BBC News. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Tunisia". United States Department of State. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Tunisia (03/09/12)". US Department of State. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.
  7. ^ "CIA – The World Factbook—Tunisia". Retrieved 13 January 2007.
  8. ^ 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.