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Tunisia People 1996

Population:

8,879,845 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

35% (female 1,507,866; male 1,563,411)

15-64 years:

60% (female 2,665,586; male 2,672,712)

65 years and over:

5% (female 226,201; male 244,069) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.69% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

22.52 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

4.86 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

32.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

73.25 years

male:

71.16 years

female:

75.44 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.73 children born/woman (1995 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 (1989)

total population:

57%

male:

69%

female:

45%

Labor force:

2.25 million

by occupation:

agriculture 32%

note:

shortage of skilled labor

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