Tunisia

Population:
10,486,339 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
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:
total: 29.2 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.8 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.98% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
15.5 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate:
5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 67% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-2010)
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: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
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:
total population: 75.78 years
male: 73.98 years
female: 77.7 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.72 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
3,700 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2007 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 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
7.3% of GDP (2005)