World Factbook
Tunisia
Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
92.7% (2023 est.)
female
80.1% (2023 est.)
total population
86.2% (2023 est.)
Languages
note
note: despite having no official status, French plays a major role in the country and is spoken by about two thirds of the population
Languages
Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Tamazight
major-language sample(s)
كتاب حقائق العالم، أحسن كتاب تتعلم به المعلومات الأساسية (Arabic) The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Religions
Muslim (official; Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) <1%
Sex ratio
at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.97 male(s)/female
total population
0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.9 male(s)/female
Birth rate
11.35 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
33.6 years
total
34.1 years (2025 est.)
female
35.1 years
Population
male
5,926,741
total
11,962,995 (2025 est.)
female
6,036,254
Nationality
noun
Tunisian(s)
adjective
Tunisian
Tobacco use
male
37.6% (2025 est.)
total
19% (2025 est.)
female
1.4% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
70.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
1.34% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
24.4% (male 1,516,871/female 1,426,522)
15-64 years
65.2% (male 3,861,731/female 3,990,802)
65 years and over
10.4% (2024 est.) (male 593,640/female 659,281)
Ethnic groups
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
Child marriage
men married by age 18
0% (2018)
women married by age 15
0% (2018)
women married by age 18
1.5% (2018)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
50.7 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
35.6 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
6.6 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
15.1 (2025 est.)
Physician density
1.32 physicians/1,000 population (2021)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
7% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
11.2% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
2.4 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 93.4% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 97.2% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 98.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 6.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 2.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
6.7% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
17.3% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
12.7 deaths/1,000 live births
total
10.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
9.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.38% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.77 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated, as shown in this population distribution map
Life expectancy at birth
male
75.7 years
female
79.1 years
total population
77.3 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
36 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 99.4% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 99% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 98.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 0.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 1% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
0.99 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.32 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
1.51 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
2.475 million TUNIS (capital) (2023)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
26.9% (2016)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
52.5% (2023 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
1.6% (2018 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
14 years (2016 est.)
total
14 years (2016 est.)
female
15 years (2016 est.)