People of Tunisia
| Population: | 10,276,158 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 24% (male 1,270,208/female 1,191,619) 15-64 years: 69.2% (male 3,571,228/female 3,538,458) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 333,801/female 370,844) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 28.3 years male: 27.7 years female: 28.8 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 0.989% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 15.54 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | -0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.066 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.009 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.015 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 22.94 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 75.34 years male: 73.6 years female: 77.21 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 1.73 children born/woman (2007 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.) |
| Major infectious diseases: | degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some locations during the transmission season (typically April through November) (2007) |
| 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 census) |