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