Tunisia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Tunisia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Tunisia was 1.83 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2020. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.06 — a -40.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Tunisia	World
1960	7.16	4.69
1961	7.16	4.56
1962	7.17	5.02
1963	7.17	5.31
1964	7.17	5.13
1965	7.11	5.08
1966	7.06	4.97
1967	6.95	4.87
1968	6.81	4.98
1969	6.62	4.88
1970	6.43	4.84
1971	6.29	4.69
1972	6.19	4.55
1973	6.12	4.42
1974	6.05	4.26
1975	5.97	4.07
1976	5.87	3.97
1977	5.68	3.84
1978	5.4	3.77
1979	5.18	3.76
1980	5.03	3.73
1981	5.02	3.71
1982	4.89	3.72
1983	4.77	3.59
1984	4.66	3.57
1985	4.52	3.53
1986	4.36	3.51
1987	4.1	3.48
1988	3.83	3.39
1989	3.57	3.35
1990	3.44	3.31
1991	3.31	3.13
1992	3.19	3.04
1993	3.06	2.97
1994	2.87	2.92
1995	2.67	2.87
1996	2.49	2.82
1997	2.34	2.78
1998	2.2	2.75
1999	2.08	2.72
2000	2.03	2.73
2001	1.98	2.69
2002	1.94	2.66
2003	1.96	2.64
2004	1.95	2.63
2005	1.95	2.61
2006	1.95	2.61
2007	1.96	2.6
2008	1.98	2.6
2009	2	2.59
2010	2.08	2.57
2011	2.19	2.55
2012	2.28	2.56
2013	2.31	2.53
2014	2.32	2.52
2015	2.31	2.49
2016	2.28	2.49
2017	2.21	2.46
2018	2.13	2.39
2019	2.1	2.35
2020	2	2.28
2021	1.8	2.25
2022	1.85	2.22
2023	1.83	2.2
2024	1.82	2.19
2025	1.8	2.18
2026	1.79	2.18
2027	1.78	2.17
2028	1.77	2.16
2029	1.76	2.15
2030	1.76	2.14
2031	1.75	2.13
2032	1.74	2.12
2033	1.74	2.12
2034	1.73	2.11
2035	1.73	2.1
2036	1.73	2.09
2037	1.72	2.09
2038	1.72	2.08
2039	1.72	2.08
2040	1.71	2.08
2041	1.71	2.07
2042	1.71	2.07
2043	1.71	2.07
2044	1.71	2.07
2045	1.71	2.06
2046	1.71	2.06
2047	1.71	2.06
2048	1.7	2.05
2049	1.7	2.05
2050	1.7	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.13% were to women under 20 years old, 37.5% to women ages 20-29, and 61.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 3.52%, 56.6%, and 39.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Tunisia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Tunisia	World
1960	43.2%	37.4%
1961	43.4%	37.5%
1962	43.5%	37.6%
1963	43.8%	37.8%
1964	44%	38%
1965	44.2%	38%
1966	44.5%	38%
1967	44.7%	38%
1968	44.8%	37.9%
1969	44.8%	37.8%
1970	44.7%	37.7%
1971	44.6%	37.6%
1972	44.4%	37.5%
1973	44.3%	37.3%
1974	44.1%	37.2%
1975	43.9%	37.1%
1976	43.7%	36.9%
1977	43.4%	36.7%
1978	43%	36.3%
1979	42.5%	35.9%
1980	42%	35.5%
1981	41.4%	35.2%
1982	40.8%	34.9%
1983	40.3%	34.6%
1984	39.9%	34.3%
1985	39.6%	34%
1986	39.3%	33.8%
1987	39%	33.6%
1988	38.6%	33.4%
1989	38.2%	33.2%
1990	37.6%	33%
1991	37.1%	32.9%
1992	36.4%	32.7%
1993	35.8%	32.5%
1994	35%	32.3%
1995	34.3%	32.1%
1996	33.5%	31.8%
1997	32.8%	31.5%
1998	32%	31.1%
1999	31.1%	30.8%
2000	30.2%	30.4%
2001	29.3%	30%
2002	28.4%	29.6%
2003	27.5%	29.2%
2004	26.7%	28.8%
2005	26%	28.5%
2006	25.4%	28.1%
2007	25%	27.9%
2008	24.6%	27.6%
2009	24.3%	27.5%
2010	24.2%	27.3%
2011	24.2%	27.1%
2012	24.2%	27%
2013	24.4%	26.9%
2014	24.6%	26.8%
2015	24.7%	26.6%
2016	24.9%	26.5%
2017	25%	26.4%
2018	25.1%	26.2%
2019	25.1%	26%
2020	25.1%	25.8%
2021	25%	25.6%
2022	24.7%	25.3%
2023	24.4%	25%
2024	24%	24.7%
2025	23.6%	24.4%
2026	23%	24.1%
2027	22.5%	23.8%
2028	21.8%	23.4%
2029	21.2%	23.1%
2030	20.5%	22.8%
2031	19.9%	22.6%
2032	19.2%	22.3%
2033	18.7%	22.1%
2034	18.2%	21.9%
2035	17.7%	21.7%
2036	17.4%	21.6%
2037	17.2%	21.5%
2038	17%	21.4%
2039	16.8%	21.3%
2040	16.7%	21.2%
2041	16.6%	21.1%
2042	16.5%	21%
2043	16.5%	21%
2044	16.5%	20.9%
2045	16.6%	20.8%
2046	16.6%	20.7%
2047	16.7%	20.7%
2048	16.7%	20.6%
2049	16.8%	20.5%
2050	16.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Tunisia was 43.2% in 1960, 35.8% in 1993, and 24% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Tunisia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Tunisia, excluding migration, has been +1.05% annually. On average, 122,507 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Tunisia
1960	109,234
1961	111,459
1962	116,887
1963	120,865
1964	124,711
1965	127,673
1966	131,274
1967	132,626
1968	134,246
1969	135,257
1970	138,235
1971	142,296
1972	147,239
1973	153,525
1974	160,200
1975	166,991
1976	172,744
1977	174,539
1978	173,255
1979	171,463
1980	171,094
1981	176,628
1982	177,898
1983	179,878
1984	182,386
1985	186,344
1986	188,107
1987	184,101
1988	177,176
1989	169,221
1990	168,180
1991	166,245
1992	163,978
1993	160,922
1994	153,647
1995	144,345
1996	135,615
1997	128,327
1998	121,332
1999	114,829
2000	112,501
2001	110,146
2002	109,099
2003	111,926
2004	113,322
2005	115,374
2006	116,945
2007	118,920
2008	121,873
2009	125,465
2010	132,809
2011	143,401
2012	151,812
2013	154,687
2014	154,762
2015	153,007
2016	148,870
2017	140,971
2018	132,445
2019	127,312
2020	109,431
2021	68,087
2022	96,531
2023	93,663

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Tunisia was 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -35.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tunisia	World
1985	132	460
1986	121	438
1987	107	429
1988	96	414
1989	87	401
1990	85	391
1991	83	395
1992	82	395
1993	80	389
1994	77	382
1995	73	371
1996	68	366
1997	64	358
1998	60	360
1999	57	340
2000	56	328
2001	55	321
2002	53	311
2003	52	301
2004	50	291
2005	49	283
2006	48	276
2007	46	269
2008	45	264
2009	44	258
2010	44	253
2011	44	247
2012	43	239
2013	43	235
2014	42	231
2015	40	228
2016	39	220
2017	38	215
2018	38	211
2019	37	207
2020	40	211
2021	65	242
2022	38	203
2023	36	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Tunisia was 12.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.29% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 29.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Tunisia	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	27.2%	17.8%
1963	26%	17.5%
1964	24.8%	17.7%
1965	23.6%	17.5%
1966	22.4%	17.3%
1967	21.3%	17%
1968	20.2%	16.5%
1969	19.1%	15.5%
1970	18.1%	15.2%
1971	17.1%	15.1%
1972	16.1%	14.4%
1973	15.2%	14.1%
1974	14.3%	13.7%
1975	13.4%	13.4%
1976	12.5%	13%
1977	11.7%	12.5%
1978	10.9%	12.1%
1979	10.2%	11.7%
1980	9.52%	11.4%
1981	8.94%	11%
1982	8.42%	10.8%
1983	7.94%	10.6%
1984	7.48%	10.4%
1985	7.08%	10.1%
1986	6.69%	9.81%
1987	6.35%	9.47%
1988	6.03%	9.31%
1989	5.76%	9.02%
1990	5.5%	8.81%
1991	5.24%	8.66%
1992	5%	8.46%
1993	4.74%	8.19%
1994	4.48%	7.98%
1995	4.2%	7.76%
1996	3.92%	7.52%
1997	3.65%	7.28%
1998	3.38%	7.05%
1999	3.14%	6.76%
2000	2.92%	6.48%
2001	2.72%	6.21%
2002	2.55%	5.94%
2003	2.4%	5.65%
2004	2.27%	5.43%
2005	2.16%	5.16%
2006	2.07%	4.92%
2007	2%	4.7%
2008	1.94%	4.5%
2009	1.9%	4.31%
2010	1.87%	4.11%
2011	1.85%	3.97%
2012	1.84%	3.77%
2013	1.83%	3.61%
2014	1.83%	3.48%
2015	1.82%	3.35%
2016	1.81%	3.23%
2017	1.79%	3.11%
2018	1.75%	2.97%
2019	1.69%	2.86%
2020	1.6%	2.75%
2021	1.5%	2.66%
2022	1.39%	2.59%
2023	1.29%	2.49%