Population:
10,589,025 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.7% (male 1,227,238/female 1,149,796)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 70.1% (male 3,701,661/female 3,652,322)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 7.2% (male 352,003/female 403,319) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 29.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 29.1 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 30.3 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
0.969% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
15.31 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
5.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 181
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 67% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.073 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.75 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 23.94 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 19.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.99 years
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 74.17 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 77.94 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.71 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
3,700 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian

Ethnic groups:
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%

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

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

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.3%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 83.4%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 65.3% (2004 census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2008)

Education expenditures:
7.2% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 18
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]