Tunisia
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)
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
Political parties
There are 10 parties in our database
Gender Equality in Parliament
Between 1997 and 2022, the percentage of women in Parliament increased from 6.7% to 26.27%
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%
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
Military Expenditure
Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP increased from 2% to 2.8% between 1960 and 2021 in Tunisia
Universities
There are 5 universities in Tunisia in our database