Tunisia Population Pyramid 2003
Tunisia in 2003
As of 2003, Tunisia counted 10,071,632 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 13.7%, up from 8,857,910 in 1993.
With a median age of 25.7 years, Tunisia had a youth dependency ratio of 41.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.9 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Tunisia was 1.83 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 76.5 years in 2023: 79.1 for women and 73.9 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
50,955 immigrants live in Tunisia, 0.4% of the population.
| Algeria | 11,622 |
| Libya | 10,180 |
| France | 9,616 |
| Morocco | 6,458 |
| Italy | 2,464 |
715,205 people born in Tunisia live in other countries.
| France | 444,223 |
| Italy | 117,917 |
| Israel | 52,231 |
| Canada | 30,350 |
| Belgium | 19,761 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 10,071,632 | 25.7 | |
| Libya | 5,619,398 | 23.2 | |
| Western Sahara | 311,784 | 24.4 | |
| Morocco | 29,571,416 | 23.4 | |
| Sudan | 29,896,035 | 17.1 |





