Key demographics
- Population
- 11.6M
- Density
- 70.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.746 (High)
- Gini index (2015)
- 32.8
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.7 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.82
- Urban population (2025)
- 70.7%
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 86.3%
- Labor force (2025)
- 51.1%
- Gender wage gap (2019)
- -0.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 50.4%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 70.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 13.4 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.1 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 29.2%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.82
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 7.6%
- Tourism (2020)
- 2.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Sunni islam | 99.0% |
| Others | 1.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Arabs | 98.0% |
| Berbers | 1.0% |
| Jews | 1.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Tunisian
- Demonym (female)
- Tunisian
- National anthem
- Humat Al Hima
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.7 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 8.0% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 76/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.8/1000
- Physicians (2021)
- 1.32/1000
- Nurses (2021)
- 2.16/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $318
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 37.9%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 86.3%
- Education spending (2023)
- 6.7% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 384
- Internet users (2024)
- 76.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 117.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 15.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 912/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 15.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 163,610 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Northern Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +216
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .tn
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Tunisia has a red field. A white circle bearing a five-pointed red star within a fly-side facing red crescent is situated at the center of the field.
- National anthem
- Humat Al Hima
- National holiday
- National Women's Day