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Nationality:
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:
10,732,900 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.1% (male 1,278,494/female 1,197,710)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
17.1% (male 921,865/female 912,243)
25-54 years:
44.5% (male 2,330,785/female 2,450,423)
55-64 years:
7.7% (male 418,274/female 406,342)
65 years and over:
7.6% (male 400,525/female 416,239) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 30.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
30.1 years
female:
30.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.964% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
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Birth rate:
17.28 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
5.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-1.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 67% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
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
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
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:
56 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 103
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 24.98 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 79
male:
28.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
21.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.24 years
country comparison to the world: 91
male:
73.2 years
female:
77.42 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.02 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.2% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.1 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 64% of population
total: 85% of population
unimproved:
