Tunisia Population: 9 380 404 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 32% (male 1 526 743; female 1 433 503) 15-64 years: 63% (male 2 933 487; female 2 947 189) 65 years and over: 5% (male 275 411; female 264 071) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.43% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 20.07 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 5.06 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.73 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 32.64 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.1 years male: 71.72 years female: 74.58 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.44 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Tunisian(s) adjective: Tunisian Ethnic groups: Arab 98% European 1% Jewish and other 1% Religions: Muslim 98% Christian 1% Jewish and other 1% Languages: Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce) French (commerce) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 66.7% male: 78.6% female: 54.6% (1995 est.)
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