Tunisia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Tunisia vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Tunisia	World
1960	18.4	22.5
1961	18.3	22.5
1962	18.2	22.4
1963	18.1	22.2
1964	18	22
1965	17.9	21.8
1966	17.8	21.7
1967	17.7	21.6
1968	17.6	21.5
1969	17.5	21.5
1970	17.6	21.4
1971	17.6	21.4
1972	17.6	21.5
1973	17.7	21.5
1974	17.8	21.6
1975	17.8	21.7
1976	17.9	21.9
1977	18	22
1978	18.1	22.2
1979	18.3	22.3
1980	18.5	22.5
1981	18.7	22.6
1982	19	22.7
1983	19.2	22.9
1984	19.5	23
1985	19.7	23.2
1986	19.9	23.3
1987	20.2	23.4
1988	20.4	23.6
1989	20.7	23.8
1990	21	23.9
1991	21.2	24.1
1992	21.5	24.3
1993	21.8	24.5
1994	22.1	24.7
1995	22.5	25
1996	22.9	25.2
1997	23.2	25.4
1998	23.6	25.7
1999	24	25.9
2000	24.4	26.1
2001	24.8	26.3
2002	25.3	26.5
2003	25.7	26.7
2004	26.2	27
2005	26.7	27.2
2006	27.2	27.4
2007	27.6	27.6
2008	28.1	27.8
2009	28.5	28
2010	28.9	28.2
2011	29.2	28.4
2012	29.5	28.6
2013	29.8	28.9
2014	30.1	29.1
2015	30.4	29.3
2016	30.8	29.5
2017	31.1	29.8
2018	31.4	30
2019	31.7	30.3
2020	32	30.6
2021	32.4	30.8
2022	32.8	31
2023	33.2	31.3
2024	33.5	31.6
2025	33.9	31.9
2026	34.4	32.1
2027	34.8	32.3
2028	35.2	32.6
2029	35.6	32.8
2030	36.1	33
2031	36.5	33.2
2032	36.8	33.4
2033	37.2	33.6
2034	37.6	33.8
2035	37.9	34
2036	38.2	34.2
2037	38.5	34.4
2038	38.7	34.6
2039	39	34.8
2040	39.2	35
2041	39.4	35.2
2042	39.6	35.4
2043	39.8	35.6
2044	40	35.8
2045	40.1	36
2046	40.3	36.2
2047	40.5	36.4
2048	40.8	36.6
2049	41	36.8
2050	41.3	37.1

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 to the world's average of 31.6 years. 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 around 41.3 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Tunisia demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

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

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).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Tunisia			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	89.2%	81.8%	7.36%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	89.6%	82.2%	7.36%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	90.1%	82.8%	7.36%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	91%	83.6%	7.37%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	91.9%	84.5%	7.38%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	92.5%	85.2%	7.36%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	93.2%	85.9%	7.31%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	93.9%	86.7%	7.23%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	94.1%	86.9%	7.13%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	93.8%	86.8%	7.03%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	93.4%	86.5%	6.93%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	92.8%	86%	6.85%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	92.1%	85.4%	6.78%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	91.4%	84.7%	6.72%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	90.7%	84%	6.68%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	90%	83.3%	6.66%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	89.3%	82.6%	6.66%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	88.6%	81.9%	6.68%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	87.4%	80.7%	6.71%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	85.7%	78.9%	6.72%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	83.9%	77.2%	6.73%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	82.1%	75.4%	6.74%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	80.4%	73.7%	6.74%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	78.8%	72.1%	6.76%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	77.6%	70.8%	6.78%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	76.7%	69.9%	6.81%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	76.1%	69.2%	6.87%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	75.4%	68.4%	6.97%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	74.5%	67.4%	7.06%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	73.3%	66.2%	7.14%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	71.9%	64.7%	7.2%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	70.4%	63.2%	7.26%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	68.9%	61.5%	7.34%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	67.2%	59.8%	7.42%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	65.5%	58%	7.52%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	63.8%	56.2%	7.64%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	62.2%	54.4%	7.79%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	60.6%	52.6%	7.97%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	59%	50.8%	8.16%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	57.2%	48.9%	8.35%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	55.5%	46.9%	8.53%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	53.7%	45%	8.67%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	51.9%	43.1%	8.79%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	50.3%	41.4%	8.89%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	48.7%	39.8%	8.98%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	47.4%	38.4%	9.07%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	46.4%	37.3%	9.14%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	45.5%	36.3%	9.19%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	44.9%	35.6%	9.25%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	44.5%	35.2%	9.31%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	44.3%	34.9%	9.38%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	44.3%	34.9%	9.47%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	44.6%	35%	9.58%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	45.1%	35.3%	9.72%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	45.7%	35.8%	9.92%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	46.4%	36.2%	10.2%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	47.1%	36.6%	10.5%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	47.9%	37%	10.9%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	48.6%	37.3%	11.3%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	49.4%	37.5%	11.9%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	50.1%	37.6%	12.4%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	50.4%	37.5%	12.9%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	50.6%	37.2%	13.3%	54%	39%	15%
2023	50.6%	36.8%	13.8%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	50.5%	36.2%	14.3%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

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+

Tunisia working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Tunisia	World
1960	52.9%	57.6%
1961	52.8%	57.5%
1962	52.6%	57.4%
1963	52.4%	57.2%
1964	52.1%	57%
1965	51.9%	56.9%
1966	51.7%	56.8%
1967	51.6%	56.9%
1968	51.5%	56.9%
1969	51.6%	56.9%
1970	51.7%	57%
1971	51.9%	57.1%
1972	52%	57.2%
1973	52.2%	57.3%
1974	52.4%	57.3%
1975	52.6%	57.4%
1976	52.8%	57.5%
1977	53%	57.7%
1978	53.4%	58%
1979	53.9%	58.4%
1980	54.4%	58.7%
1981	54.9%	59%
1982	55.4%	59.3%
1983	55.9%	59.6%
1984	56.3%	59.9%
1985	56.6%	60.1%
1986	56.8%	60.4%
1987	57%	60.5%
1988	57.3%	60.7%
1989	57.7%	60.8%
1990	58.2%	60.9%
1991	58.7%	61%
1992	59.2%	61.1%
1993	59.8%	61.2%
1994	60.4%	61.3%
1995	61%	61.5%
1996	61.6%	61.7%
1997	62.3%	61.9%
1998	62.9%	62.2%
1999	63.6%	62.5%
2000	64.3%	62.8%
2001	65.1%	63.1%
2002	65.8%	63.4%
2003	66.6%	63.7%
2004	67.2%	64%
2005	67.8%	64.3%
2006	68.3%	64.5%
2007	68.7%	64.7%
2008	69%	64.9%
2009	69.2%	65%
2010	69.3%	65.1%
2011	69.3%	65.2%
2012	69.2%	65.2%
2013	68.9%	65.2%
2014	68.6%	65.2%
2015	68.3%	65.1%
2016	68%	65.1%
2017	67.6%	65%
2018	67.3%	64.9%
2019	66.9%	64.9%
2020	66.6%	64.8%
2021	66.5%	64.9%
2022	66.4%	64.9%
2023	66.4%	65%
2024	66.4%	65.1%
2025	66.5%	65.2%
2026	66.6%	65.3%
2027	66.8%	65.4%
2028	67%	65.4%
2029	67.2%	65.4%
2030	67.4%	65.4%
2031	67.6%	65.4%
2032	67.8%	65.4%
2033	68%	65.4%
2034	68.1%	65.3%
2035	68.2%	65.2%
2036	68.1%	65%
2037	68%	64.9%
2038	67.8%	64.7%
2039	67.6%	64.6%
2040	67.3%	64.5%
2041	66.9%	64.4%
2042	66.6%	64.3%
2043	66.2%	64.2%
2044	65.8%	64.1%
2045	65.2%	63.9%
2046	64.7%	63.8%
2047	64.2%	63.7%
2048	63.8%	63.6%
2049	63.2%	63.4%
2050	62.7%	63.3%

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

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 26.7% to 24% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Tunisia	World
1960	3.89%	4.97%
1961	3.88%	4.99%
1962	3.87%	5.01%
1963	3.86%	5.02%
1964	3.84%	5.04%
1965	3.82%	5.08%
1966	3.78%	5.12%
1967	3.73%	5.16%
1968	3.68%	5.2%
1969	3.63%	5.24%
1970	3.58%	5.28%
1971	3.55%	5.32%
1972	3.53%	5.37%
1973	3.51%	5.42%
1974	3.5%	5.47%
1975	3.5%	5.53%
1976	3.52%	5.59%
1977	3.54%	5.65%
1978	3.58%	5.71%
1979	3.62%	5.77%
1980	3.66%	5.81%
1981	3.7%	5.81%
1982	3.74%	5.8%
1983	3.78%	5.79%
1984	3.82%	5.8%
1985	3.85%	5.82%
1986	3.9%	5.86%
1987	3.97%	5.91%
1988	4.05%	5.95%
1989	4.12%	6.01%
1990	4.19%	6.07%
1991	4.26%	6.14%
1992	4.35%	6.21%
1993	4.44%	6.29%
1994	4.54%	6.37%
1995	4.66%	6.45%
1996	4.8%	6.53%
1997	4.96%	6.61%
1998	5.13%	6.68%
1999	5.31%	6.76%
2000	5.49%	6.84%
2001	5.64%	6.92%
2002	5.78%	7.01%
2003	5.92%	7.1%
2004	6.04%	7.18%
2005	6.15%	7.26%
2006	6.24%	7.34%
2007	6.32%	7.41%
2008	6.38%	7.47%
2009	6.44%	7.52%
2010	6.5%	7.58%
2011	6.56%	7.66%
2012	6.63%	7.78%
2013	6.7%	7.92%
2014	6.81%	8.08%
2015	6.97%	8.26%
2016	7.16%	8.45%
2017	7.37%	8.65%
2018	7.63%	8.88%
2019	7.95%	9.1%
2020	8.28%	9.33%
2021	8.56%	9.53%
2022	8.84%	9.74%
2023	9.17%	9.98%
2024	9.53%	10.2%
2025	9.94%	10.4%
2026	10.3%	10.6%
2027	10.7%	10.8%
2028	11.1%	11.1%
2029	11.6%	11.5%
2030	12.1%	11.7%
2031	12.6%	12%
2032	12.9%	12.3%
2033	13.3%	12.6%
2034	13.7%	12.8%
2035	14.1%	13.1%
2036	14.5%	13.4%
2037	14.8%	13.7%
2038	15.2%	13.9%
2039	15.6%	14.1%
2040	16.1%	14.3%
2041	16.5%	14.5%
2042	16.9%	14.7%
2043	17.3%	14.9%
2044	17.7%	15%
2045	18.2%	15.2%
2046	18.7%	15.4%
2047	19.1%	15.7%
2048	19.5%	15.9%
2049	20%	16.1%
2050	20.5%	16.3%

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