Tunisia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Tunisia, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Tunisia was 18.4 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 33.5 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 134th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Tunisia ranks 86th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Tunisia is expected to increase to 51.6 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Tunisia

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Tunisia
	Male	Female
80+	0.53%	0.87%
75-79	0.64%	0.86%
70-74	1.27%	1.46%
65-69	1.88%	2.03%
60-64	2.38%	2.51%
55-59	2.64%	2.84%
50-54	2.9%	3.01%
45-49	3.24%	3.48%
40-44	3.58%	3.88%
35-39	3.74%	4.03%
30-34	3.77%	3.85%
25-29	3.44%	3.41%
20-24	3.34%	3.18%
15-19	3.72%	3.48%
10-14	4.39%	4.1%
5-9	4.36%	4.13%
0-4	3.62%	3.44%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Tunisia has low demographic potential with 52.2% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 111/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Tunisia

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Factual

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Year	Working age share
	Tunisia	World
2100	53.9%	59.6%
2099	53.8%	59.6%
2098	53.7%	59.7%
2097	53.7%	59.7%
2096	53.6%	59.7%
2095	53.5%	59.7%
2094	53.5%	59.7%
2093	53.5%	59.8%
2092	53.4%	59.8%
2091	53.5%	59.8%
2090	53.5%	59.8%
2089	53.6%	59.8%
2088	53.7%	59.8%
2087	53.9%	59.8%
2086	54%	59.8%
2085	54.3%	59.9%
2084	54.7%	59.9%
2083	55.2%	60%
2082	55.7%	60.1%
2081	56.2%	60.3%
2080	56.8%	60.4%
2079	57.3%	60.6%
2078	57.9%	60.7%
2077	58.4%	60.9%
2076	58.8%	61%
2075	59.2%	61.1%
2074	59.6%	61.3%
2073	59.8%	61.4%
2072	60%	61.5%
2071	60.1%	61.6%
2070	60.1%	61.7%
2069	60.1%	61.8%
2068	60.1%	61.9%
2067	60.1%	62%
2066	60%	62%
2065	59.9%	62.1%
2064	59.8%	62.1%
2063	59.8%	62.1%
2062	59.7%	62.2%
2061	59.7%	62.2%
2060	59.8%	62.3%
2059	60%	62.3%
2058	60.1%	62.4%
2057	60.4%	62.4%
2056	60.6%	62.5%
2055	60.9%	62.7%
2054	61.2%	62.8%
2053	61.5%	62.9%
2052	62%	63.1%
2051	62.5%	63.2%
2050	63%	63.4%
2049	63.5%	63.5%
2048	64%	63.6%
2047	64.4%	63.8%
2046	64.9%	63.9%
2045	65.5%	64%
2044	66%	64.1%
2043	66.4%	64.2%
2042	66.8%	64.3%
2041	67.1%	64.4%
2040	67.4%	64.5%
2039	67.7%	64.7%
2038	67.9%	64.8%
2037	68%	64.9%
2036	68.1%	65.1%
2035	68.2%	65.2%
2034	68.1%	65.3%
2033	67.9%	65.4%
2032	67.7%	65.4%
2031	67.5%	65.4%
2030	67.3%	65.4%
2029	67.1%	65.4%
2028	66.9%	65.4%
2027	66.7%	65.4%
2026	66.5%	65.2%
2025	66.5%	65.1%
2024	66.4%	65.1%
2023	66.4%	65%
2022	66.4%	64.9%
2021	66.5%	64.9%
2020	66.6%	64.8%
2019	66.9%	64.9%
2018	67.3%	64.9%
2017	67.6%	65%
2016	68%	65.1%
2015	68.3%	65.1%
2014	68.6%	65.2%
2013	68.9%	65.2%
2012	69.2%	65.2%
2011	69.3%	65.2%
2010	69.3%	65.1%
2009	69.2%	65%
2008	69%	64.9%
2007	68.7%	64.7%
2006	68.3%	64.5%
2005	67.8%	64.3%
2004	67.2%	64%
2003	66.6%	63.7%
2002	65.8%	63.4%
2001	65.1%	63.1%
2000	64.3%	62.8%
1999	63.6%	62.5%
1998	62.9%	62.2%
1997	62.3%	61.9%
1996	61.6%	61.7%
1995	61%	61.5%
1994	60.4%	61.3%
1993	59.8%	61.2%
1992	59.2%	61.1%
1991	58.7%	61%
1990	58.2%	60.9%
1989	57.7%	60.8%
1988	57.3%	60.7%
1987	57%	60.5%
1986	56.8%	60.4%
1985	56.6%	60.1%
1984	56.3%	59.9%
1983	55.9%	59.6%
1982	55.4%	59.3%
1981	54.9%	59%
1980	54.4%	58.7%
1979	53.9%	58.4%
1978	53.4%	58%
1977	53%	57.7%
1976	52.8%	57.5%
1975	52.6%	57.4%
1974	52.4%	57.3%
1973	52.2%	57.3%
1972	52%	57.2%
1971	51.9%	57.1%
1970	51.7%	57%
1969	51.6%	56.9%
1968	51.5%	56.9%
1967	51.6%	56.9%
1966	51.7%	56.8%
1965	51.9%	56.9%
1964	52.1%	57%
1963	52.4%	57.2%
1962	52.6%	57.4%
1961	52.8%	57.5%
1960	52.9%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Tunisia changed from 67.2% to 66.4% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Tunisia increased from 48.7% to 50.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	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%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Tunisia decreased from 26.7% to 24% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Tunisia	World
2100	33.5%	23.9%
2099	33.4%	23.8%
2098	33.4%	23.7%
2097	33.4%	23.6%
2096	33.3%	23.5%
2095	33.3%	23.4%
2094	33.2%	23.4%
2093	33.1%	23.3%
2092	33%	23.2%
2091	32.9%	23.1%
2090	32.8%	23.1%
2089	32.6%	23%
2088	32.4%	22.9%
2087	32.2%	22.8%
2086	32.1%	22.7%
2085	31.7%	22.6%
2084	31.3%	22.5%
2083	30.9%	22.4%
2082	30.5%	22.2%
2081	30%	22%
2080	29.4%	21.8%
2079	28.9%	21.6%
2078	28.4%	21.4%
2077	27.9%	21.2%
2076	27.5%	21%
2075	27.2%	20.8%
2074	26.8%	20.6%
2073	26.6%	20.4%
2072	26.4%	20.3%
2071	26.2%	20.1%
2070	26.1%	19.9%
2069	25.9%	19.8%
2068	25.8%	19.6%
2067	25.7%	19.5%
2066	25.6%	19.3%
2065	25.5%	19.2%
2064	25.3%	19.1%
2063	25.2%	18.9%
2062	25%	18.8%
2061	24.7%	18.6%
2060	24.4%	18.5%
2059	24.1%	18.3%
2058	23.7%	18.1%
2057	23.3%	17.9%
2056	22.9%	17.7%
2055	22.5%	17.5%
2054	22.1%	17.2%
2053	21.7%	17%
2052	21.2%	16.7%
2051	20.7%	16.4%
2050	20.2%	16.2%
2049	19.8%	16%
2048	19.3%	15.8%
2047	18.9%	15.5%
2046	18.5%	15.3%
2045	18%	15.1%
2044	17.5%	14.9%
2043	17.1%	14.8%
2042	16.7%	14.6%
2041	16.3%	14.4%
2040	15.8%	14.2%
2039	15.4%	14%
2038	15%	13.8%
2037	14.7%	13.5%
2036	14.3%	13.3%
2035	13.9%	13%
2034	13.5%	12.7%
2033	13.1%	12.4%
2032	12.8%	12.2%
2031	12.4%	11.9%
2030	11.9%	11.6%
2029	11.4%	11.3%
2028	10.9%	11%
2027	10.5%	10.7%
2026	10.1%	10.5%
2025	9.73%	10.3%
2024	9.53%	10.2%
2023	9.17%	9.98%
2022	8.84%	9.74%
2021	8.56%	9.53%
2020	8.28%	9.33%
2019	7.95%	9.1%
2018	7.63%	8.88%
2017	7.37%	8.65%
2016	7.16%	8.45%
2015	6.97%	8.26%
2014	6.81%	8.08%
2013	6.7%	7.92%
2012	6.63%	7.78%
2011	6.56%	7.66%
2010	6.5%	7.58%
2009	6.44%	7.52%
2008	6.38%	7.47%
2007	6.32%	7.41%
2006	6.24%	7.34%
2005	6.15%	7.26%
2004	6.04%	7.18%
2003	5.92%	7.1%
2002	5.78%	7.01%
2001	5.64%	6.92%
2000	5.49%	6.84%
1999	5.31%	6.76%
1998	5.13%	6.68%
1997	4.96%	6.61%
1996	4.8%	6.53%
1995	4.66%	6.45%
1994	4.54%	6.37%
1993	4.44%	6.29%
1992	4.35%	6.21%
1991	4.26%	6.14%
1990	4.19%	6.07%
1989	4.12%	6.01%
1988	4.05%	5.95%
1987	3.97%	5.91%
1986	3.9%	5.86%
1985	3.85%	5.82%
1984	3.82%	5.8%
1983	3.78%	5.79%
1982	3.74%	5.8%
1981	3.7%	5.81%
1980	3.66%	5.81%
1979	3.62%	5.77%
1978	3.58%	5.71%
1977	3.54%	5.65%
1976	3.52%	5.59%
1975	3.5%	5.53%
1974	3.5%	5.47%
1973	3.51%	5.42%
1972	3.53%	5.37%
1971	3.55%	5.32%
1970	3.58%	5.28%
1969	3.63%	5.24%
1968	3.68%	5.2%
1967	3.73%	5.16%
1966	3.78%	5.12%
1965	3.82%	5.08%
1964	3.84%	5.04%
1963	3.86%	5.02%
1962	3.87%	5.01%
1961	3.88%	4.99%
1960	3.89%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Tunisia increased from 6.04% to 9.53% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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