Demographics & population — Tunisia
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Tunisia: 11,721,177
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Population overview
- Population
11,721,177
- Population Growth Rate
0.95%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
TUNIS (capital) 790,000
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-1.76
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
- Nationality Noun
Tunisian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
74.3%
- Literacy - male
83.4%
- Literacy - female
65.3%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
6.2%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
56
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.22
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
2.1
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
6.2%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
22.3%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
3.3%