Net migration rate: -0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 33.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.85 years male : 71.5 years female: 74.3 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.52 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun : Tunisian(s) adjective: Tunisian
Ethnic groups: Arab-Berber 98%, European 1%, Jewish less than 1%
Religions: Muslim 98%, Christian 1%, Jewish 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.)