| Population | 10,276,158 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24% (male 1,270,208/female 1,191,619)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 3,571,228/female 3,538,458)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 333,801/female 370,844) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 28.3 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 28.8 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.989% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 15.54 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 5.17 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.066 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.009 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 1.015 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 22.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.34 years
male: 73.6 years
female: 77.21 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.73 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 1,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian |
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| Ethnic groups | Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
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| Religions | Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1% |
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| Languages | Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.3%
male: 83.4%
female: 65.3% (2004 census) |
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