Tunisia--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Tunisia People

Population: 8,570,868 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.84% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 24.24 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 5.04 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 35.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.54 years male: 70.55 years female: 74.62 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.02 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Tunisian(s) adjective: Tunisian

Ethnic divisions: 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: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 65% male: 74% female: 56%

Labor force: 2.25 million

by occupation: agriculture 32%

note: shortage of skilled labor