Population: 8,726,562 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.76% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 23.4 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 4.95 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 34.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.89 years
male: 70.85 years
female: 75.03 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.88 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian

Ethnic divisions: Arab-Berber 98%, European 1%, Jewish less than 1%

Religions: Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish 1%

Languages: Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 65%
male: 74%
female: 56%
Labor force: 2.25 million
by occupation: agriculture 32%
note: shortage of skilled labor

NOTE: The information regarding Tunisia on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tunisia People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tunisia People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.