Demographics of Tunisia

Demographics of Tunisia
Population pyramid of Tunisia in 2020
Population	11,896,972 (2022 est.) [1]
Growth rate	0.69% (2022 est.)
Birth rate	14.62 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate	6.36 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy	76.82 years
• male	75.14 years
• female	78.6 years (2022 est.)
Fertility rate	2.11 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate	11.87 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate	-1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years	25.28%
65 and over	8.86%
Sex ratio
Total	0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth	1.06 male(s)/female
Under 15	1.07 male(s)/female
65 and over	0.78 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality	Tunisian
Major ethnic	Arabs (98%) [2]
Minor ethnic	Berbers (1%), [3] [4] Others (1%)
Language
Official	Arabic

Tunisia's population (0 to 2021).

Tunisia's population was estimated to be around 12.04 million in 2022. ^[5] In the generally youthful African continent, Tunisia's population is among the most mature. This is because the government has supported a successful family planning program that has reduced the population growth rate to just over 1% per annum, contributing to Tunisia's economic and social stability. ^[6]

The population of Tunisia is made up of Arabs (98%), ^[2] Berbers (1%), ^{[3] [4]} and others (1%). Around 98 percent of the population are Muslim. ^[7] There is a Jewish population on the southern island of Djerba and in Tunis. There also exists a small autochthonous group of Christian adherents. ^[8]

Population History

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
0	800,000	—
500	850,000	+6.2%
1000	1,000,000	+17.6%
1500	800,000	−20.0%
1700	800,000	+0.0%
1900	1,880,000	+135.0%
1960	4,220,701	+124.5%
1970	5,127,000	+21.5%
1980	6,384,000	+24.5%
1990	8,154,400	+27.7%
2000	9,563,500	+17.3%
2010	10,547,000	+10.3%
2020	11,818,619	+12.1%

Source: National Institute of Statistics ^[9] and United Nations Statistics Division ^[10]

Vital statistics

	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1,000)	Crude death rate (per 1,000)	Natural change (per 1,000)	Population growth (annual %)	Fertility rates
1948	3,425,100	111,084	49,917	61,167	32.4	14.6	17.8
1949	3,489,400	92,439	35,409	57,030	26.5	10.1	16.4	1.877
1950	3,530,000	106,235	33,648	72,587	30.1	9.5	20.6	1.164
1951	3,596,000	119,981	33,935	86,046	33.4	9.4	24.0	1.870
1952	3,662,000	105,469	30,676	74,793	28.8	8.4	20.4	1.835
1953	3,727,000	116,638	31,116	85,522	31.3	8.3	23.0	1.775	6.90
1954	3,793,000	119,774	31,249	88,525	31.6	8.2	23.4	1.771
1955	3,860,000	134,489	28,942	105,547	34.8	7.5	27.3	1.766
1956	3,929,000	140,505	33,367	107,138	35.8	8.5	27.3	1.788
1957	3,999,000	157,741	36,964	120,777	39.4	9.2	30.2	1.782
1958	4,072,000	181,144	37,018	144,126	44.5	9.1	35.4	1.825	7.00
1959	4,145,000	184,209	41,737	142,472	44.4	10.1	34.3	1.793
1960	4,220,701	182,221	42,064	140,157	43.2	10.0	33.2	1.826
1961	4,297,000	184,396	45,437	138,959	42.9	10.6	32.3	1.808
1962	4,376,000	181,861	49,200	132,661	41.6	11.2	30.4	1.838
1963	4,457,000	187,395	45,415	141,980	42.0	10.2	31.8	1.851	7.21
1964	4,541,000	206,046	43,656	162,390	45.4	9.6	35.8	1.885
1965	4,630,000	193,220	51,700	141,520	41.7	11.2	30.2	1.960
1966	4,716,000	206,717	48,307	158,410	43.8	10.2	33.6	1.857	7.22
1967	4,819,000	187,320	49,387	137,933	38.9	10.2	28.7	2.184
1968	4,920,000	188,190	46,712	141,478	38.3	9.5	28.8	2.096	6.86
1969	5,027,500	194,940	52,872	142,068	38.8	10.5	28.3	2.185
1970	5,126,500	186,360	45,560	140,800	36.4	8.9	27.5	1.969	6.09
1971	5,228,400	183,311	48,625	134,686	35.1	9.3	25.8	1.988	6.00
1972	5,331,800	199,121	39,488	159,633	37.3	7.4	29.9	1.978
1973	5,333,400	194,810	60,800	134,010	36.5	11.4	25.1	0.030	6.18
1974	5,463,700	194,600	54,700	139,900	35.6	10.0	25.6	2.443
1975	5,611,400	205,390	41,172	164,218	36.6	7.3	29.3	2.703
1976	5,774,900	208,040	37,028	171,012	36.0	6.4	29.6	2.914
1977	5,928,300	220,546	36,272	184,274	37.2	6.1	31.1	2.656
1978	6,067,100	207,342	34,885	172,457	34.2	5.7	28.5	2.341	5.14
1979	6,219,800	218,161	37,201	180,960	35.1	6.0	29.1	2.517	4.92
1980	6,392,300	225,165	36,445	188,720	35.2	5.7	29.5	2.773	4.51
1981	6,565,500	226,425	36,989	189,436	34.5	5.6	28.9	2.710
1982	6,703,600	219,393	36,069	183,324	32.7	5.4	27.3	2.103
1983	6,839,500	216,365	35,054	181,311	31.6	5.1	26.5	2.027	4.88
1984	7,033,900	227,052	33,740	193,312	32.3	4.8	27.5	2.842	4.66
1985	7,261,100	227,188	35,963	191,225	31.3	5.0	26.3	3.230	4.42
1986	7,464,900	234,736	35,467	199,269	31.4	4.8	26.6	2.807	4.39
1987	7,639,000	224,169	35,632	188,537	29.3	4.7	24.6	2.332	4.07
1988	7,769,900	215,069	34,984	180,085	27.7	4.5	23.2	1.714	3.78
1989	7,909,600	199,459	34,921	164,538	25.2	4.4	20.8	1.798	3.36
1990	8,154,400	205,315	45,700	159,615	25.2	5.6	19.6	3.095	3.35
1991	8,318,200	207,455	46,500	160,955	24.9	5.6	19.3	2.009	3.28
1992	8,489,900	211,649	46,300	165,349	24.9	5.5	19.5	2.064	3.25
1993	8,657,400	207,786	49,400	158,386	24.0	5.7	18.3	1.973	3.09
1994	8,815,300	200,223	50,300	149,923	22.7	5.7	17.0	1.824	2.90
1995	8,957,500	186,416	52,000	134,416	20.8	5.8	15.0	1.613	2.67
1996	9,089,300	178,801	49,800	129,001	19.7	5.5	14.2	1.471	2.51
1997	9,214,900	173,757	51,700	122,057	18.9	5.6	13.2	1.382	2.38
1998	9,333,300	166,718	52,300	114,818	17.9	5.6	12.3	1.285	2.23
1999	9,455,900	160,169	54,400	105,769	16.9	5.7	11.2	1.314	2.09
2000	9,552,500	163,089	53,700	109,389	17.1	5.6	11.4	1.022	2.08
2001	9,650,600	163,300	53,200	110,100	16.9	5.6	11.4	1.027	2.05
2002	9,748,900	163,011	56,870	106,141	16.7	5.8	10.8	1.019	2.00
2003	9,839,841	168,022	59,781	108,241	17.1	6.1	11.0	0.933	2.06
2004	9,932,431	166,551	59,269	107,282	16.8	6.0	10.8	0.941	2.02
2005	10,029,100	170,999	58,673	112,326	17.1	5.9	11.2	0.973	2.04
2006	10,127,900	173,390	57,000	116,390	17.1	5.6	11.5	0.985	2.03
2007	10,225,200	177,503	56,741	120,762	17.4	5.5	11.8	0.961	2.04
2008	10,328,700	182,990	59,975	123,015	17.7	5.8	11.9	1.012	2.06
2009	10,458,095	184,282	59,499	124,783	17.7	5.7	12.0	1.253	2.05
2010	10,565,704	196,039	60,438	135,601	18.6	5.7	12.9	1.029	2.13
2011	10,674,420	201,120	63,258	137,862	18.8	5.9	12.9	1.029	2.15
2012	10,784,255	217,738	63,257	154,481	20.2	5.9	14.3	1.029	2.38
2013	10,895,219	222,962	61,730	161,232	20.5	5.7	14.8	1.029	2.40
2014	11,012,486	225,887	62,785	163,102	20.5	5.7	14.8	1.076	2.42
2015	11,162,666	222,530	69,644	152,886	19.9	6.2	13.7	1.364	2.37
2016	11,304,483	219,013	66,298	152,715	19.4	5.9	13.5	1.270	2.40
2017	11,434,994	208,081	74,002	134,079	18.2	6.5	11.7	1.155	2.29
2018	11,532,078	202,694	72,716	129,978	17.5	6.3	11.2	0.849	2.23
2019	11,638,066	195,822	76,091	119,731	16.8	6.5	10.3	0.919	2.17
2020	11,726,178	174,116	79,891	94,225	14.8	6.8	8.0	0.757	1.96
2021	11,783,722	160,268	107,006	53,262	13.6	9.1	4.5	0.491	1.82
2022	11,826,900	147,242	77,292	69,950	12.4	6.5	5.9	0.366	1.57(e)

Current vital statistics

^[11]

Period	Live births	Deaths	Natural increase
January - November 2022	136,113	70,401	+65,712
January - November 2023	123,840	65,525	+58,315
Difference	-12,273 (-9.02%)	-4,876 (-6.93%)	-7,397

Regional data

Demographic of different governorates

Rang	governorate	Population (2023)	Density (2014) (hab./km)
1	Tunis	1,078,412	3,053
2	Sfax	1,028,364	127
3	Nabeul	873,824	283
4	Sousse	753,670	253
5	Ben Arous	721,956	830
6	Ariana	674,025	1,195
7	Monastir	611,118	539
8	Kairouan	601,915	85
9	Bizerte	600,012	154
10	Médenine	522,294	56
11	Kasserine	465,832	54
12	Sidi Bouzid	459,891	61
13	Mahdia	448,273	139
14	Manouba	426,525	334
15	Gabès	407,078	52
16	Jendouba	405,167	129
17	Gafsa	355,341	38
18	Béja	308,710	85
19	Kef	247,741	49
20	Siliana	229,153	48
21	Zaghouan	191,066	64
22	Kébili	171,478	7
23	Tataouine	152,069	4
24	Tozeur	116,316	23
Source : Institut national de la statistique [12]

Structure of the population

Structure of the population (Census 23.IV.2014): ^[13]

Age Group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
Total	5 472 333	5 510 420	10 982 753	100
0–4	505 509	466 662	972 171	8.85
5–9	440 644	408 362	849 006	7.73
10–14	407 938	381 684	789 622	7.19
15–19	421 716	405 792	827 508	7.53
20–24	459 814	465 595	925 409	8.43
25–29	449 932	484 685	934 617	8.51
30–34	477 322	506 459	983 781	8.96
35–39	397 594	419 392	816 986	7.44
40–44	357 353	370 495	727 848	6.63
45–49	331 283	351 673	682 956	6.22
50–54	324 423	326 185	650 608	5.92
55–59	268 380	266 788	535 168	4.87
60–64	212 900	212 524	425 424	3.87
65–69	127 168	135 135	262 303	2.39
70–74	107 097	113 584	220 681	2.01
75–79	81 732	85 164	166 896	1.52
80+	101 528	110 241	211 769	1.93
Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14	1 354 091	1 256 708	2 610 799	23.77
15–64	3 700 717	3 809 588	7 510 305	68.38
65+	417 525	444 124	861 649	7.85

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021): ^[14]

Age Group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	5 845 771	5 937 951	11 783 722	100
0–4			926 069	7.86
5–9			1 070 239	9.08
10–14			944 533	8.02
15–19			805 973	6.84
20–24			769 307	6.53
25–29			845 867	7.18
30–34			862 847	7.32
35–39			900 584	7.64
40–44			858 461	7.29
45–49			780 961	6.63
50–54			680 158	5.77
55–59			665 392	5.65
60–64			544 471	4.62
65-69			461 708	3.92
70-74			286 317	2.43
75-79			181 675	1.54
80+			199 161	1.69
Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14			2 940 841	24.96
15–64			7 714 020	65.46
65+			1 128 861	9.58

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Tunisia ^{[2] [3]}

   Arabs (98%)

   Berbers (1%)

  Others (1%)

The majority of the population of Tunisia is made up of Arabs (98% of the population). ^[2] The first people known to history in what is now Tunisia were the Berbers, who currently make up 1% of the population, and were ultimately conquered by the Arabs in the 7th century. ^[3] There was a continuing inflow of nomadic Arab tribes to the Maghreb from the Arabian Peninsula since the 7th century with a major wave in the 11th century. ^[15]

Whilst the Ottoman influence has been particularly significant in forming the Turco-Tunisian community, other peoples have also migrated to Tunisia during different periods of time, including Sub-Saharan Africans, Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians (Punics), Jews, and French settlers. The Tunisian, by 1870 the distinction between the Arabic-speaking mass and the Turkish elite had blurred. ^[16] There is also a small Berber (1% at most) ^[4] population located in the Dahar mountains and on the island of Djerba in the south-east and in the Khroumire mountainous region in the north-west.

From the late 19th century to after World War II, Tunisia was home to large populations of French and Italians (255,000 Europeans in 1956), ^[17] although nearly all of them, along with the Jewish population, left after Tunisia became independent. The history of the Jews in Tunisia goes back some 2,000 years. In 1948 the Jewish population was an estimated 105,000, but by 2013 only about 900 remained. ^[18]

After the Reconquista and expulsion of non-Christians and Moriscos from Spain, many Spanish Muslims and Jews also arrived. According to Matthew Carr, "As many as eighty thousand Moriscos settled in Tunisia, most of them in and around the capital, Tunis, which still contains a quarter known as Zuqaq al-Andalus, or Andalusia Alley." ^[19]

Genetics

Further information: Genetic history of North Africa

Geographical frequency distribution of Haplogroup J1.

Tunisians mainly carry haplogroup J1 (34.2%) and haplogroup E (55%). ^{[21] [22] [23]}

"In fact, the Tunisian genetic distances to European samples are smaller than those to North African groups. (...) This could be explained by the history of the Tunisian population, reflecting the influence of the ancient Punic settlers of Carthage followed, among others, by Roman, Byzantine, Arab and French occupations, according to historical records. Notwithstanding, other explanations cannot be discarded, such as the relative heterogeneity within current Tunisian populations, and/or the limited sub-Saharan genetic influence in this region as compared with other North African areas, without excluding the possibility of the genetic drift, whose effect might be particularly amplified on the X chromosome.", ^{[24] [25]}

However, later research has suggested instead that Tunisians exhibit a mostly indigenous North African ancestral component similar to other Northwest African populations; characterized by a high amount of native Northwest African genes, but with higher Middle Eastern input than in Algeria or Morocco. ^[26]

Y-Chromosome

Listed here are the human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups in Tunisia. ^[27]

Haplogroup

n

B

E1a

E1b1a

E1b1b1

E1b1b1a3

E1b1b1a4

E1b1b1b

E1b1b1c

F

G

I

J1

J2

K

P,R

R1a1

R1b1a

R1b1b

T

Marker

M33

M2

M35

V22

V65

M81

M34

M89

M201

V88

M269

M70

Tunisia

601

0.17

0.5

0.67

1.66

3

3.16

62.73

1.16

2.66

0.17

0.17

16.64

2.83

0.33

0.33

0.5

1.83

0.33

1.16

Migration

Detailed article : Tunisian diaspora

Main countries of origin of international migrants in Tunisia ^[28]

Country of origin	2020
Algeria	11,060
Libya	9,688
France	9,151
Morocco	6,146
Italy	2,345
Germany	1,537
Syria	1,382
Egypt	1,206
Mali	1,058
Total	60,415'

Other demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics of Tunisia in 2022 are from the World Population Review. ^[29]

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. ^[1]

Population

11,896,972 (2022 est.)

Religions

Muslim (official; Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) <1%

Age structure

Population pyramid in 2020

0-14 years: 25.28% (male 1,529,834/female 1,433,357)

15-24 years: 12.9% (male 766,331/female 745,888)

25-54 years: 42.85% (male 2,445,751/female 2,576,335)

55-64 years: 10.12% (male 587,481/female 598,140)

65 years and over: 8.86% (male 491,602/female 546,458) (2020 est.)

Birth rate

14.62 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 119th

Death rate

6.36 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 143rd

Total Fertility Rates

1.96 children born/woman (2023 est.) Country comparison to the world: 113th

2 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 108th

2.03 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

50.7% (2018 est.)

Population growth rate

0.69% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 129th

0.75% (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 32.7 years. Country comparison to the world: 107th

male: 32 years

female: 33.3 years (2020 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 154th

-1.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 70.2% of total population (2022)

rate of urbanization: 1.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Urban population: 69.9% of total population (2021)

Rate of urbanization: 1.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

7.3% of GDP (2016) Country comparison to the world: 18th

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 12.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Male: 13.67 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 10.57 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 76.57 years (2021 est.)

Male: 74.88 years

Female: 78.36 years

Nationality

noun: Tunisian(s)

adjective: Tunisian

Ethnic groups

• Arabs 98% ^[30]
• Berbers 1% ^{[3] [4]}
• Jews and others 1% ^[8]

Languages

• Modern Standard Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce and education) ^[30]
• Tunisian Arabic (local dialect of Arabic, everyday use) ^[31]
• French (commerce and education) ^[30]
• Berber (minority language spoken by <1% of the population) ^{[32] [30]}

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 74.2% (2015 est.)

The literacy rate among the Tunisian population increased greatly after its independence from France. According to the 1996 census data, ^[33] the literacy rate of the last generation of Tunisian men educated under the French rule (those born 1945–49) was less than 65%. For the first generation educated after independence (born 1950–1954), literacy in Arabic among males had increased to nearly 80%. (Sixty-two percent were also literate in French and 15 percent literate in English). Among the youngest generation included in the census (those born 1980–1984), 96.6% were literate in Arabic.

Among Tunisian women, the increase in literacy was even greater. The literacy rate among the last generation of women educated under the French was less than 30%. In the first generation educated after independence, this increased to just over 40%. For the youngest generation of women cited (born 1980–1984), literacy in Arabic had increased to slightly over 90%; over 70% of women were also literate in French. ^[34]

Life expectancy

Life expectancy in Tunisia since 1923

Life expectancy in Tunisia since 1960 by gender

total population: 76.82 years. Country comparison to the world: 99th

male: 75.14 years

female: 78.6 years (2022 est.)

Period	Life expectancy in Years	Period	Life expectancy in Years
1950–1955	38.8	1985–1990	67.1
1955–1960	40.7	1990–1995	70.3
1960–1965	43.7	1995–2000	72.4
1965–1970	48.3	2000–2005	73.7
1970–1975	54.1	2005–2010	74.6
1975–1980	59.4	2010–2015	75.0
1980–1985	64.3

Source: UN World Population Prospects ^[35]

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 81.8%

male: 89.6%

female: 74.2% (2015)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 16 years (2016)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 34.9%

male: 33.8%

female: 37.2% (2017 est.)

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