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 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]