Tunisia Population Pyramid 2005
Tunisia in 2005
The population of Tunisia in 2005 was 10,255,472. That is 11.9% more than in 1995, when the population stood at 9,161,258.
Half of the population was younger than 26.7 years; 26.0% were children under 15 and 6.2% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 10,255,473 | 26.7 | |
| Libya | 5,858,798 | 23.6 | |
| Western Sahara | 338,699 | 25.5 | |
| Morocco | 30,358,144 | 24.0 | |
| Sudan | 31,262,444 | 17.1 |





