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Population:
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9,974,722 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26% (male 1,337,546; female 1,253,814)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 3,373,199; female 3,360,402)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 315,151; female 334,610) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 26.8 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 27.3 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.01% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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15.74 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.05 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 25.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 28.7 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.66 years
male: 73 years
female: 76.44 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.79 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.04% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Tunisian(s)
adjective: Tunisian
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Ethnic groups:
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Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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Religions:
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Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish and other 1%
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Languages:
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Arabic (official and one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.2%
male: 84%
female: 64.4% (2003 est.)
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