Tunisia birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Tunisia has a birth rate of 13.7 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.83 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Tunisia was 7.16 children per woman — 3.91 times higher than in 2023.

Tunisia birth rate statistics:

Tunisia is ranked 104/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 44/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.4, a change from 30.4 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 96.2 in 1960 to 4.32 in 2023.
25.3% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 22.5% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Tunisia by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.83	107
2022	1.85	107
2021	1.8	118
2020	2	104
2019	2.1	100
2018	2.13	100
2017	2.21	98
2016	2.28	96
2015	2.31	97
2014	2.32	97
2013	2.31	101
2012	2.28	103
2011	2.19	108
2010	2.08	117
2009	2	125
2008	1.98	129
2007	1.96	131
2006	1.95	131
2005	1.95	131
2004	1.95	134
2003	1.96	133
2002	1.94	133
2001	1.98	133
2000	2.03	134
1999	2.08	128
1998	2.2	126
1997	2.34	123
1996	2.49	123
1995	2.67	122
1994	2.87	115
1993	3.06	107
1992	3.19	106
1991	3.31	106
1990	3.44	103
1989	3.57	100
1988	3.83	96
1987	4.1	95
1986	4.36	90
1985	4.52	88
1984	4.66	88
1983	4.77	87
1982	4.89	87
1981	5.02	85
1980	5.03	91
1979	5.18	86
1978	5.4	84
1977	5.68	80
1976	5.87	75
1975	5.97	73
1974	6.05	74
1973	6.12	74
1972	6.19	75
1971	6.29	70
1970	6.43	64
1969	6.62	56
1968	6.81	43
1967	6.95	37
1966	7.06	31
1965	7.11	28
1964	7.17	24
1963	7.17	25
1962	7.17	24
1961	7.16	26
1960	7.16	28

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	93,663	167,731	74,068
2022	96,531	171,173	74,642
2021	68,087	168,668	100,581
2020	109,431	189,034	79,603
2019	127,312	199,738	72,426
2018	132,445	204,061	71,616
2017	140,971	211,666	70,695
2016	148,870	218,514	69,644
2015	153,007	221,374	68,367
2014	154,762	221,629	66,867
2013	154,687	220,097	65,410
2012	151,812	215,568	63,756
2011	143,401	205,658	62,257
2010	132,809	193,141	60,332
2009	125,465	184,288	58,823
2008	121,873	179,309	57,436
2007	118,920	175,096	56,176
2006	116,945	171,874	54,929
2005	115,374	169,174	53,800
2004	113,322	166,043	52,721
2003	111,926	163,653	51,727
2002	109,099	159,903	50,804
2001	110,146	160,155	50,009
2000	112,501	161,599	49,098
1999	114,829	163,224	48,395
1998	121,332	169,221	47,889
1997	128,327	176,234	47,907
1996	135,615	183,676	48,061
1995	144,345	192,762	48,417
1994	153,647	202,319	48,672
1993	160,922	209,649	48,727
1992	163,978	212,426	48,448
1991	166,245	214,339	48,094
1990	168,180	216,070	47,890
1989	169,221	216,842	47,621
1988	177,176	225,126	47,950
1987	184,101	232,554	48,453
1986	188,107	237,311	49,204
1985	186,344	235,960	49,616
1984	182,386	232,377	49,991
1983	179,878	230,623	50,745
1982	177,898	229,698	51,800
1981	176,628	229,281	52,653
1980	171,094	224,531	53,437
1979	171,463	226,194	54,731
1978	173,255	229,623	56,368
1977	174,539	232,860	58,321
1976	172,744	232,851	60,107
1975	166,991	228,764	61,773
1974	160,200	223,686	63,486
1973	153,525	219,008	65,483
1972	147,239	214,507	67,268
1971	142,296	212,102	69,806
1970	138,235	210,623	72,388
1969	135,257	211,553	76,296
1968	134,246	212,787	78,541
1967	132,626	214,138	81,512
1966	131,274	215,131	83,857
1965	127,673	213,632	85,959
1964	124,711	212,797	88,086
1963	120,865	210,700	89,835
1962	116,887	208,455	91,568
1961	111,459	205,946	94,487
1960	109,234	203,737	94,503

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Tunisia (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.05% annually. On average, 122,507 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.77% — 93,663 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Tunisia ranks 81/196 for absolute natural population change and 109/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Tunisia compared to other countries

	Tunisia	Rank
Fertility rate	1.83	107/196
Birth rate	13.7	104/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+93,663	81/196
Natural population change rate	+0.77%	109/196
Population growth	+0.63%	124/197
Average age at childbearing	31.4 years	32/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	4.1	173/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	74	133/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	26.7	89/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	25.3%	69/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	48.4%	80/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	99.5%	65/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.04%	108/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.84%	100/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	1.06%	113/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.29%	109/192
Life expectancy	77.1 years	74/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	25	4.1	74	26.7
2025	25.7	4.18	75	27.6
2024	26.4	4.28	76.2	28.5
2023	27.2	4.37	77.4	29.4
2022	28	4.52	78.8	30.1
2021	27.7	4.35	76.7	30
2020	31.3	5.28	87	33.3
2019	33.4	6.12	92.4	35.2
2018	34.4	6.62	93	36.5
2017	36.1	7.36	95.7	38.2
2016	37.7	8.1	98.7	39.7
2015	38.6	8.66	100.7	40.2
2014	39.1	8.42	99.3	41.4
2013	39.4	8.01	98.5	42
2012	39.1	7.34	95.7	42.3
2011	37.7	6.72	92	41
2010	35.9	5.87	87.6	38.9
2009	34.6	5.74	84.7	37.5
2008	34.1	5.62	83.3	37.2
2007	33.6	5.83	82.5	37.1
2006	33.3	5.86	82.2	37.2
2005	33.2	5.83	82.4	37.5
2004	32.9	5.81	82.8	37.6
2003	32.7	5.77	83.6	38.1
2002	32.3	5.92	84.9	37.7
2001	32.8	6.55	87.8	38.4
2000	33.4	7.07	91.3	39.4
1999	34.2	7.42	95	40.7
1998	35.9	8.46	101.5	42.8
1997	37.9	9.51	107	46.2
1996	40.1	11	114.8	48.9
1995	42.8	12.9	123.9	52.1
1994	45.7	14.8	134.1	55.5
1993	48.3	16.7	144.1	58.3
1992	50	17.3	151	60.1
1991	51.6	17.8	157.2	61.8
1990	53.2	18.5	163.6	63.5
1989	54.5	19.5	169.5	65.2
1988	57.9	22.7	181.7	69
1987	61.2	26.7	194.5	72.3
1986	64.1	29.5	204.6	76.4
1985	65.4	31.9	213.4	77
1984	66.1	33.9	220.9	77.1
1983	67	34.1	226.4	78.8
1982	67.9	34.3	232.4	81
1981	69	33.9	238.2	84.2
1980	68.8	33.1	243.5	83.2
1979	70.6	33.9	255.9	84.6
1978	73.1	36.2	265.3	89.2
1977	75.8	39.2	272.6	95.7
1976	77.8	42.1	274.4	101.4
1975	78.4	43.8	274.1	104.4
1974	78.7	43.9	272.5	107.2
1973	79.1	44.9	269.1	110.7
1972	79.4	45.6	265.8	114.2
1971	80.5	46.6	269	116.7
1970	81.9	49.2	268.8	121.3
1969	84.3	52.2	273.3	126
1968	86.9	53.9	283.1	128.4
1967	89.5	62.2	289	130.3
1966	91.9	72.2	292.8	131.4
1965	93	75.8	297	130.9
1964	94.1	83.2	300	130
1963	94.5	89.6	301	128.1
1962	94.7	94.5	302	126.2
1961	94.8	96.6	304	124.5
1960	94.8	98.3	305	123.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Tunisia by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 1.17% will be to women under age 20, 37.3% to women ages 20-29, and 61.5% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 3.52%, 56.6%, and 39.8%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Tunisia	World
2100	12.7%	16.5%
2099	12.7%	16.6%
2098	12.8%	16.6%
2097	12.9%	16.7%
2096	13.1%	16.8%
2095	13.2%	16.8%
2094	13.3%	16.9%
2093	13.4%	17%
2092	13.5%	17%
2091	13.6%	17.1%
2090	13.7%	17.2%
2089	13.8%	17.2%
2088	13.8%	17.3%
2087	13.9%	17.4%
2086	13.9%	17.4%
2085	13.9%	17.5%
2084	13.9%	17.5%
2083	13.9%	17.6%
2082	13.9%	17.7%
2081	13.8%	17.7%
2080	13.8%	17.8%
2079	13.7%	17.8%
2078	13.7%	17.9%
2077	13.7%	17.9%
2076	13.6%	18%
2075	13.6%	18%
2074	13.6%	18.1%
2073	13.6%	18.2%
2072	13.7%	18.2%
2071	13.7%	18.3%
2070	13.8%	18.3%
2069	13.9%	18.4%
2068	14.1%	18.5%
2067	14.2%	18.6%
2066	14.4%	18.6%
2065	14.6%	18.7%
2064	14.8%	18.8%
2063	15.1%	18.9%
2062	15.3%	19.1%
2061	15.5%	19.2%
2060	15.8%	19.3%
2059	16%	19.4%
2058	16.2%	19.5%
2057	16.3%	19.6%
2056	16.5%	19.8%
2055	16.6%	19.9%
2054	16.7%	20%
2053	16.8%	20.1%
2052	16.8%	20.2%
2051	16.8%	20.3%
2050	16.8%	20.4%
2049	16.7%	20.5%
2048	16.7%	20.6%
2047	16.6%	20.7%
2046	16.6%	20.8%
2045	16.5%	20.9%
2044	16.5%	20.9%
2043	16.5%	21%
2042	16.6%	21.1%
2041	16.6%	21.2%
2040	16.7%	21.2%
2039	16.9%	21.3%
2038	17.1%	21.4%
2037	17.3%	21.5%
2036	17.5%	21.6%
2035	17.9%	21.8%
2034	18.4%	22%
2033	18.9%	22.2%
2032	19.5%	22.4%
2031	20.2%	22.7%
2030	20.8%	23%
2029	21.5%	23.3%
2028	22.2%	23.6%
2027	22.8%	23.9%
2026	23.3%	24.2%
2025	23.8%	24.6%
2024	24%	24.7%
2023	24.4%	25%
2022	24.7%	25.3%
2021	25%	25.6%
2020	25.1%	25.8%
2019	25.1%	26%
2018	25.1%	26.2%
2017	25%	26.4%
2016	24.9%	26.5%
2015	24.7%	26.6%
2014	24.6%	26.8%
2013	24.4%	26.9%
2012	24.2%	27%
2011	24.2%	27.1%
2010	24.2%	27.3%
2009	24.3%	27.5%
2008	24.6%	27.6%
2007	25%	27.9%
2006	25.4%	28.1%
2005	26%	28.5%
2004	26.7%	28.8%
2003	27.5%	29.2%
2002	28.4%	29.6%
2001	29.3%	30%
2000	30.2%	30.4%
1999	31.1%	30.8%
1998	32%	31.1%
1997	32.8%	31.5%
1996	33.5%	31.8%
1995	34.3%	32.1%
1994	35%	32.3%
1993	35.8%	32.5%
1992	36.4%	32.7%
1991	37.1%	32.9%
1990	37.6%	33%
1989	38.2%	33.2%
1988	38.6%	33.4%
1987	39%	33.6%
1986	39.3%	33.8%
1985	39.6%	34%
1984	39.9%	34.3%
1983	40.3%	34.6%
1982	40.8%	34.9%
1981	41.4%	35.2%
1980	42%	35.5%
1979	42.5%	35.9%
1978	43%	36.3%
1977	43.4%	36.7%
1976	43.7%	36.9%
1975	43.9%	37.1%
1974	44.1%	37.2%
1973	44.3%	37.3%
1972	44.4%	37.5%
1971	44.6%	37.6%
1970	44.7%	37.7%
1969	44.8%	37.8%
1968	44.8%	37.9%
1967	44.7%	38%
1966	44.5%	38%
1965	44.2%	38%
1964	44%	38%
1963	43.8%	37.8%
1962	43.5%	37.6%
1961	43.4%	37.5%
1960	43.2%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Tunisia was 43.2% in 1960, 36.4% in 1992, and 24% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Tunisia.

Fertility rates around the globe

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

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

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Tunisia	World
2023	1.29%	2.49%
2022	1.39%	2.59%
2021	1.5%	2.66%
2020	1.6%	2.75%
2019	1.69%	2.86%
2018	1.75%	2.97%
2017	1.79%	3.11%
2016	1.81%	3.22%
2015	1.82%	3.35%
2014	1.83%	3.48%
2013	1.83%	3.61%
2012	1.84%	3.77%
2011	1.85%	3.97%
2010	1.87%	4.11%
2009	1.9%	4.31%
2008	1.94%	4.5%
2007	2%	4.7%
2006	2.07%	4.92%
2005	2.16%	5.16%
2004	2.27%	5.43%
2003	2.4%	5.65%
2002	2.55%	5.94%
2001	2.72%	6.21%
2000	2.92%	6.48%
1999	3.14%	6.75%
1998	3.38%	7.05%
1997	3.65%	7.28%
1996	3.92%	7.52%
1995	4.2%	7.76%
1994	4.48%	7.98%
1993	4.74%	8.19%
1992	5%	8.46%
1991	5.24%	8.66%
1990	5.5%	8.81%
1989	5.76%	9.02%
1988	6.03%	9.31%
1987	6.35%	9.47%
1986	6.69%	9.81%
1985	7.08%	10.1%
1984	7.48%	10.4%
1983	7.94%	10.6%
1982	8.42%	10.8%
1981	8.94%	11%
1980	9.52%	11.4%
1979	10.2%	11.7%
1978	10.9%	12.2%
1977	11.7%	12.6%
1976	12.5%	13%
1975	13.4%	13.4%
1974	14.3%	13.8%
1973	15.2%	14.1%
1972	16.1%	14.5%
1971	17.1%	15.1%
1970	18.1%	15.2%
1969	19.1%	15.4%
1968	20.2%	15.6%
1967	21.3%	15.9%
1966	22.4%	16.1%
1965	23.6%	16.4%
1964	24.8%	16.6%
1963	26%	16.5%
1962	27.2%	16.7%
1961	-	17%
1960	-	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.