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Population of Tunisia:
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10,175,014 (July 2006 est.) |
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Age structure in Tunisia North
Africa:
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0-14 years: 24.6% (male
1,293,235/female 1,212,994)
15-64 years: 68.6% (male 3,504,283/female 3,478,268)
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 327,521/female 358,713) (2006
est.) |
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Median age of Tunisians North
Africa:
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total: 27.8 years
male: 27.3 years
female: 28.3 years (2006 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.99% (2006 est.) |
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Birth rate of Tunisians :
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15.52 births/1,000 population (2006
est.) |
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Death rate of Tunisians:
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5.13 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
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Net migration rate in Tunisia:
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-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006
est.) |
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Sex ratio in Tunisia North Africa:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
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Infant mortality rate in Tunisia
North Africa:
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total: 23.84 deaths/1,000 live
births
male: 26.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth of
Tunisians:
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total population: 75.12 years
male: 73.4 years
female: 76.96 years (2006 est.) |
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Total fertility rate in Tunisia:
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1.74 children born/woman (2006 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
in Tunisia Africa:
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less than 0.1% (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with
HIV/AIDS in Tunisia Africa:
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1,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS in Tunisia- deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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Major infectious diseases in
Tunisia North Africa:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis
A
vectorborne diseases: may be a significant risk in some
locations during the transmission season (typically April through
November) (2005) |
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Nationality of Tunisia North
Africa:
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noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian |
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Ethnic groups in Tunisia:
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Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other
1% |
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Religions in Tunisia:
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Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and
other 1% |
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Languages spoken in Tunisia:
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Arabic (official and one of the
languages of commerce), French (commerce) |
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Literacy rate of Tunisians:
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definition: age 15 and over can
read and write
total population: 74.3%
male: 83.4%
female: 65.3% (2004 est.) |
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