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Tunisia is a country

  • Country Long: Republic of Tunisia
  • Currency: Tunisian dinar
  • Capital City: Tunis
  • Region: Northern Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Demonym: Tunisian
  • Latitude: 34°0′N
  • Longitude: 9°0′E
  • Agricultural Land: 97,310.00
  • Forest Area: 7,027.30 m²
  • Land Area: 155,360.00 m²
  • Rural Land: 151,133.00
  • Urban Land: 2,877.95
  • Central Government Debt Pct Gdp: 42.52%
  • Expense Pct Gdp: 33.76%
  • Gdp: 46,686,700,000.00
  • Inflation: 8.31
  • Self Employed Pct: 21.45%
  • Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 20.12%
  • Unemployment Pct: 16.12%
  • Vulnerable Employment Pct: 16.18%
  • Electricity Access Pct: 100.00%
  • Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 0.80%
  • Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 0.35%
  • Electricty Production Gas Pct: 91.44%
  • Electricty Production Oil Pct: 4.64%
  • Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 2.49%
  • Energy Imports Pct: 36.20%
  • Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 88.87%
  • Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 12.20%
  • Co2 Emissions: 29,908.40
  • Methane Emissions: 6,869.29
  • Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 3,307.73
  • Greenhouse Other Emissions: 704.03
  • Urban Population Under 5M: 7.96
  • Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 6.34%
  • Health Expenditure Capita: 221.69
  • Hospital Beds: 2.18
  • Hiv Incidence: 0.04
  • Suicide Rate: 3.30
  • Armed Forces: 48,000.00
  • Internally Displaced Persons: 4
  • Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 2.83%
  • Birth Rate: 16.09
  • Death Rate: 7.88
  • Fertility Rate: 2.09
  • Internet Pct: 78.99%
  • Life Expectancy: 74.00
  • Net Migration: -4,000
  • Population Female: 6,205,901
  • Population Male: 6,057,044
  • Population: 12,262,946
  • Women Parliament Seats Pct: 26.27%
  • Rural Population: 3,692,618
  • Urban Population: 8,570,328
  • Press: 2.64
  • Democracy Score: 6.41
  • Democracy Type: Flawed democracy
  • Political Leader: Kaïs Saïed (President)
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Population

The country has a total population of 12,262,946 (0.16% of worldwide)

The average net migration is -4,000 (-0.0% of pop)

The population density is around 79 ppl/km²

Population distribution

The total population is 12,262,946

The male share is 49.4% and female 50.6%

The urban population represent 69.9% and rural 30.1%

Age distribution:

Location

Tunisia is located in Northern Africa, Africa

The total country area is 155,360 km² (0.12% of worldwide)

Tunis is the capital

Cities

There are 63 cities in Tunisia in our database, they represent 23.87% of the population of the country altogether

City Population
Tunis 692,816
Safaqis 276,293
Aryanah 237,401
Susah 163,704
Qabis 111,070
Qafsah 81,236
Jarjis 79,334
Bardaw 74,027
Masakin 64,563
Tatawin 62,588
Nabul 60,207
Bajah 57,211
Jundubah 51,419
Manzil Bu Ruqaybah 46,257
Radis 44,298
Sidi Bu Zayd 42,109
Jammal 39,990
Qasr Hallal 39,792
Tawzar 34,949
Manzil Tamim 34,768
Qurbah 33,589
Tabulbah 31,709
Maqrin 31,290
Matir 31,005
Duz 28,127
Silyanah 26,965
Taburbah 26,012
Sulayman 25,634
Manubah 24,948
Naftah 21,720
Manzil Jamil 21,542
Subaytilah 21,539
Taklisah 20,659
Bu Salim 20,310
Akkudah 20,027
Qibili 19,880
Qurunbaliyah 18,965
Tinjah 18,551
Manzil Bu Zalafah 16,232
Talah 16,068
Tabarqah 13,712
Tastur 13,708
Bin Qirdan 13,364
Tabursuq 12,727
Rafraf 9,255
Zawiyat Susah 8,789
Manzil Kamil 8,314
Jabinyanah 7,349
Tazirkah 7,280
Harqalah 6,942
Sabibah 6,291
Jamnah 6,254
Tuzah 6,085
Jilmah 5,647
Lamtah 5,382
Sajanan 5,009
Sidi Bin Nur 4,042
Qurbus 3,581
Nibbar 3,393
Quballat 3,353
Manzil Salim 2,856
Kasra 2,598
Wadi Maliz 2,148

UNESCO sites

There are 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tunisia:

List of sites

Site Type Date inscribed
Amphitheatre of El Jem Cultural 1979
Archaeological Site of Carthage Cultural 1979
Dougga Thugga Cultural 1997
Ichkeul National Park Natural 1980
Kairouan Cultural 1988
Medina of Sousse Cultural 1988
Medina of Tunis Cultural 1979
Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Cultural 1985

Politics

Tunisia democracy type is: Flawed democracy

President Kaïs Saïed is the political leader of the country

Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely

Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2042

Gender Equality in Parliament

Between 1997 and 2022, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 6.7% to 26.27%

Unemployment

Between 1991 and 2022, unemployment in Tunisia increased from 15.77% to 16.12%

Self employment

Between 1991 and 2021, self employment in Tunisia decreased from 29.86% to 21.45%

GDP Evolution

Between 1965 and 2021, GDP in Tunisia increased from 991,048,000 to 46,686,700,000

The country GDP is 0.049% of worldwide

The GDP per capita is $3,807.14 and the GDP per km² is $300,506.57

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)

Latest: 29,908 kt CO2 / yr (0.088% of worlwide)

Between 1990 and 2019, carbon dioxide emissions increased from 14,535.5 to 29,908.4 (kt CO2) in Tunisia

Methane (CH4) Emissions

Between 1990 and 2019, methane emissions increased from 4,752.93 to 6,869.29 (kt CO2 eq) in Tunisia

Renewable Energy

Between 1971 and 2015, electricity renewable production increased from 0% to 2.5% in Tunisia

Media

Freedom of the Press: good

Internet access: 79%

Internet Access

Between 1990 and 2021, internet access increased from 0% to 78.99% in Tunisia

Artists

There are 2 artists in our database for Tunisia:

Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:

Artist Born Dead
Nadia Kaabi-Linke 1978
Jean-Luc Parant

Health Expenditure % GDP

In Tunisia, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure increased from 4.8% to 6.3% of GDP

Health Expenditure per Capita

In Tunisia, between 2000 and 2020, health expenditure per capita increased from 109.57 to 221.68

Hospital beds

In Tunisia, between 1960 and 2017, global hospital beds decreased from 2.5 to 2.2 per 1000 people

Suicide Rate

In Tunisia, between 2000 and 2019, suicide rate decreased from 3.7 to 3.3 per 100,000 people

HIV Incidence

In Tunisia, between 1990 and 2021, HIV Incidence increased from 0.01 to 0.04 per 1,000 people

COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for Tunisia

09-Mar Last 7 days vs last week Total
Cases 0.0 164.0 -2.96% 1,151,126
Deaths 0.0 10.0 900.0% 29,341
Case Fatality nan% 6.1% 933.9% 2.55%

Reported Covid-19 deaths, Tunisia

There have been a total of 29,341 deaths related to COVID-19 in Tunisia, 0.0 yesterday and 10.0 in the last 7 days (900.0%)

The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

Reported Covid-19 cases, Tunisia

There have been a total 1,151,126 cases related to COVID-19 in Tunisia, 0.0 yesterday and 164.0 in the last 7 days (-2.96%)

The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

In literature

There are 208 books about Tunisia in our database:

Military Expenditure

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP increased from 2% to 2.8% between 1960 and 2021 in Tunisia

Armed forces

Armed forces increased from 35,100 to 48,000 between 1985 and 2019 in Tunisia

Universities

There are 5 universities in Tunisia in our database

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