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People And SocietyNationality
Noun Tunisian(s)
Adjective Tunisian Ethnic groups
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1% Languages
Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Berber (Tamazight) Religions
Muslim (Islam - official) 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% Population World Ranking: 79
10,732,900 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
23.2% (male 1,274,348/female 1,193,131) 15-64 years 69.3% (male 3,638,014/female 3,728,294) 65 years and over 7.5% (male 390,055/female 405,344) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 30.5 years
Male 30.1 years Female 30.9 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 120
0.964% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 115
17.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 169
5.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 158
-1.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 67% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
TUNIS (capital) 759,000 (2009)
Sex ratio
At birth 1.07 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.96 male(s)/female Total population 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 103
56 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 80
Total 24.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 28.58 deaths/1,000 live births Female 21.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 90
Total population 75.24 years
Male 73.2 years Female 77.42 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 127
2.02 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 99
6.2% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2009) Hospital bed density
2.1 beds/1,000 population (2009) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 158
Less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 133
2,400 (2009 est.)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 135
Fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 103
3.3% (2006)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 15
7.1% of GDP (2007)
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 15 years
Male 14 years Female 15 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 14
Total 30.7%
Male 31.4% Female 29.3% (2005)
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