Population: 8,276,096 (July 1991), growth rate 2.1% (1991)

Birth rate: 26 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 38 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 74 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 3.3 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Tunisian(s); adjective--Tunisian

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

Religion: Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish less than 1%

Language: Arabic (official); Arabic and French (commerce)

Literacy: 65% (male 74%, female 56%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 2,250,000; agriculture 32%; shortage of skilled labor

Organized labor: about 360,000 members claimed, roughly 20% of labor force; General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT), quasi-independent of Constitutional Democratic Party

NOTE: The information regarding Tunisia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tunisia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tunisia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.