National Identity
- Official name
- Republic of Tunisia
- Official name (in Arabic)
- الجمهورية التونسية
- Official name (in Arabic, Romanized)
- Al-Jumhūrīyah at-Tūnisīyah
- Name etymology
the country name derives from the capital city of Tunis
Sources:- Constitution - Republic of Tunisia - 26 of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah al-Haram 1443, 25 of the month of July 2022 ↗ - Portal of the Presidency of the Government
- The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Coat of arms
- National flag
Translated from the Presidency of the Government of Tunisia The flag of the Tunisian State is red, in the middle of which is a white circle containing a red star with five rays, surrounded by a red crescent, as determined by law.
Unofficial translation by WorldometerTranslated from the Presidency of the Government of Tunisia We, the Tunisian people, who offered legions of martyrs for emancipation and freedom, whose pure and virtuous blood mingled with this good land, drawing with their blood upon it the two colours of the national banner.
Unofficial translation by WorldometerSource:- pm.gov.tn ↗ - the Presidency of the Government of Tunisia
- National anthem
- Humat Al Hima (حماة الحمى)0:52
- Title (in Arabic)
- حماة الحمى
- Title (in Arabic, Romanized)
- Humat Al Hima
- Title (in English, translated)
- Defenders of the Homeland
- Lyrics
Chorusحماة الحمى يا حماة الحمى هلموا هلموا لمجد الزمــن لقد صرخت في عروقنا الدما نموت نموت و يحيا الوطن
1لتدو السماوات برعدها لترم الصواعق نيرانها إلى عز تونس إلى مجدها رجال البلاد و شبانها فلا عاش في تونس من خانها ولا عاش من ليس من جندها نموت و نحيا على عهدها حياة الكرام و موت العظام
حماة الحمى يا حماة الحمى2ورثنا السواعد بين الأمم صخورا صخورا كهذا البناء سواعد يهتز فوقها العلم نباهي به و يباهي بنا و فيها كفا للعلى والهمم و فيها ضمان لنيل المنى و فيها لأعداء تونس نقم و فيها لمن سالمونا السلام
حماة الحمى يا حماة الحمى3إذا الشعب يوما أراد الحياة فلا بدّ أن يستجيب القدر ولا بد لليل أن ينجلي ولا بد للقيد أن ينكســر
حماة الحمى يا حماة الحمىSource: - Citizens
- Tunisians
- Official name:Constitution - Republic of Tunisia - 26 of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah al-Haram 1443, 25 of the month of July 2022 ↗ - Portal of the Presidency of the Government
- Official name, Citizens:The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Coat of arms:Image credit
- National flag:pm.gov.tn ↗ - the Presidency of the Government of Tunisia
- National anthem:nationalanthems.info ↗
Geography
- Location
- Total area
- 163,610 km²
- Land area
- 155,360 km²
- Water area
- 8,250 km²
- Coastline
- 1,148 km
- Terrain
Mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara - Mean elevation
- 246 m
- Highest point
- 1,544 mJebel ech Chambi
- Lowest point
- −17 mShatt al Gharsah
- Climate
Temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south - Avg. temperature
- 20.3 °C
- Avg. daily range
- 15.1 to 25.8 °C
- Annual precipitation
- 204 mm
Temperature °CMeanDaily rangePrecipitation mmMonthly climate normals Month Avg. high, °C Mean, °C Avg. low, °C Precipitation, mm January 15.6 10.8 6.5 23 February 17 11.9 7.2 20 March 20.5 15.2 9.9 25 April 24.3 18.6 13.1 20 May 28.9 22.9 17.2 13 June 33.4 27.2 21.1 6 July 36.3 29.9 23.7 2 August 36.1 29.9 24.1 7 September 32.1 26.6 21.5 21 October 27.4 22.2 17.3 23 November 21.1 16.2 11.7 22 December 16.6 12 7.8 22 Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.
Sources:- The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Climate Change Knowledge Portal (ERA5 reanalysis) ↗ - World Bank
- Weather
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- Land use2023
- Arable18.2%Perm. crops13.6%Pasture30.6%Forest4.5%Other33.1%
- Arable land
- 2,831,300 hectares (18.2%)
- Permanent crops
- 2,119,200 hectares (13.6%)
- Permanent meadows & pastures
- 4,750,000 hectares (30.6%)
- Forest
- 692,094 hectares (4.5%)
- Other land
- 5,143,406 hectares (33.1%)
Source: - Natural hazards2026
- Coastal floods6.5High#28/191Tsunamis5.9High#38/191Earthquakes5.4High#65/191Drought4.2Medium#64/191River floods3.7Medium#122/191Epidemics2.9Low#161/191Tropical cyclones0.0Very low
Scores out of 10, ranks out of 191 countries.
Source:- INFORM Risk Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Location, Land borders, Coastline, Terrain, Mean elevation, Highest point, Lowest point, Climate:The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Climate:Climate Change Knowledge Portal (ERA5 reanalysis) ↗ - World Bank
- Land use:FAOSTAT Land Use domain ↗ - FAO
- Natural hazards:INFORM Risk Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
Demographics
- Population change2026
- +0.54% per year+66,565 people/yearWorld Rank137thof 237
- Birth rate
- 12.6 per 1,000 population
- Death rate
- 6.3 per 1,000 population
- Net migration rate
- −1.2 per 1,000 population
- 2026
- 33.4 yearsWorld Rank119thof 237
- Age structure2026
- 0-14 years23.0%15-64 years66.6%65 years +10.3%
- Share aged 65 and over
- 10.3%
- Share aged under 18
- 27.8%
- Total dependency ratio
- 50
- Youth dependency ratio
- 35
- Elderly dependency ratio
- 16
- Sex ratio
- 0.98 male / female
MaleAgeFemalePopulation by age group, % of total population Age Male Female 80+ 0.6% 0.9% 70-79 2.2% 2.6% 60-69 4.4% 4.8% 50-59 5.6% 6.0% 40-49 6.9% 7.5% 30-39 7.3% 7.6% 20-29 6.6% 6.4% 10-19 8.4% 7.9% 0-9 7.4% 7.0% - 2026
- 0.31 below the replacement level for Tunisia ()1.79 births per womanreplacement 2.10123World Rank126thof 237
- 0.86 daughters per woman0.14 below replacement, long-run each generation smaller than the lastreplacement 1.000.511.5
- 2026
- +6.3 per 1,000 populationfor every 1,000 people, 6.3 more births than deaths a year
- 2026
- −1.2 per 1,000 population
- Urbanization2026
- 71.1% live in cities8,822,204 urban residents
- Largest cities2023
- Tunis, Sfax, Sousse, BizerteRankCity or TownPopulation (2023 estimate)1Tunis599,3682Sfax286,6363Sousse250,5404Bizerte154,3005Kairouan153,9006La Soukra153,3077Sidi Hassine130,2558Raoued124,0009Ariana123,07910El Mourouj120,732Source:
- National Institute of Statistics, Tunisia (2023 estimate), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff ↗
- Population distribution
- The overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated.
- Ethnic groups
- Arab98.0%European1.0%Jewish and other1.0%
- Religions
- Muslim99.0%Other<1%
Other includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i.Islam is the official religion. Muslims are Sunni.
Source:- The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Languages
- Arabic (العربية)
- Population, Population change, Median age, Age structure, Total fertility rate, Net reproduction rate, Natural change, Net migration rate:UN World Population Prospects ↗
- Urbanization:UN World Urbanization Prospects ↗
- Largest cities:National Institute of Statistics, Tunisia (2023 estimate), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff ↗
- Population distribution, Ethnic groups, Religions:The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
Government & Administration
- Form of state
- RepublicThe President of the Republic is elected for five years by general, free, direct and secret election; the Constitution states that the system of the state is "the republican system" (Arts. 2, 90).Source:
- System of government
- Semi-presidentialThe President exercises executive power, appoints and dismisses the Head of Government, and the Government answers to the President; both chambers together may censure it only by two thirds, and a second censure lets the President dissolve them (Arts. 87, 101, 102, 112, 115, 116).Source:
- دستور الجمهورية التونسية 2022 (Constitution of the Tunisian Republic, 2022) ↗, Arts. 87, 101, 102, 112, 115, 116
- Territorial organisation
- Unitary
- Official websites
- Government
- Parliament (in Arabic)
- Capital
- Tunis1.1 million people(2024)
- National holidays
- 16 days in 2026
- ThuJan 1New Year's Day
- WedJan 14Revolution and Youth Day
- FriMar 20Eid al-Fitr (estimated)Independence Day
- SatMar 21Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
- SunMar 22Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
- ThuApr 9Martyrs' Day
- FriMay 1Labor Day
- TueMay 26Day of Arafah (estimated)
- WedMay 27Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- ThuMay 28Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
- FriMay 29Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
- TueJun 16Islamic New Year (estimated)
- SatJul 25Republic Day
- ThuAug 13Women's Day
- TueAug 25Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
- ThuOct 15Evacuation Day
Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.
- Time
- CETCentral European Standard TimeUTC+1
- Currency
- Tunisian Dinar (TND)
- Calling code
- +216
- Internet TLD
- .tn
- ISO 3166-1 codes
- TN, TUN
- Infrastructure
- Passengers carried
- 4,110,265 by the country's airlines(2023)
- Heliports
- 11
- Aircraft departures
- 35,726 by the country's airlines(2023)
- Air freight
- 11 million tonne-km(2023)
- Aircraft registration prefix
- TS
Sources:- The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Flag carrier
- TunisairState-owned
- Passenger rail
- SNCFT
- 2025
- 39 / 100World Rank91stof 182Confidence interval
Corruption index score by year Year Score Lower bound Upper bound 2012 41 36 45 2013 41 38 44 2014 40 37 43 2015 38 34 42 2016 41 35 47 2017 42 36 48 2018 43 37 49 2019 43 36.5 49.5 2020 44 39.4 48.6 2021 44 40.9 47.1 2022 40 38.2 41.8 2023 40 37.2 42.8 2024 39 37 41 2025 39 36.8 41.2 Source:- Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ↗ - Transparency International, CC BY 4.0
- Form of state, System of government, Territorial organisation:دستور الجمهورية التونسية 2022 (Constitution of the Tunisian Republic, 2022) ↗ - Official Printing Office of the Tunisian Republic
- National holidays:Open World Holidays Framework (vacanza/holidays) ↗
- Infrastructure:The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Infrastructure:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Corruption Perceptions Index:Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ↗ - Transparency International, CC BY 4.0
Economy
- Lower middle income
- GDP growth (real)2026
- +2.4% per yearWorld Rank115thof 195
- GDP per capita (PPP)2026
- GDP per capita (nominal)
- $5,053 (128th in the world)
Source:- 2024
- Services62.6% of GDPIndustry22.6% of GDPAgriculture9.7% of GDPManufacturing14.8%part of industry
- Households
- +79.5%
- Government
- +18.9%
- Investment
- +7.9%
- Exports
- +50%
- Imports
- −56.3%
The shape of the economyGDP by end useSource:- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Inflation2026
- 5.5%up 0.1 percentage points0.1pp from 2025
- Labor force2024
- 4.2 million (35% of population)World Rank95thof 187
- Labor force participation2024
- 45.5% of people aged 15+
- Unemployment2024
- 15.3%
- Youth unemployment2024
- 38.9% ages 15 to 24
- Labor productivity2024
- $19 per hour worked at PPP
- Budget balance2026
- 8.6% of GDP deficit
- Current account
- 4.9% of GDP, $3.1 billion deficit
Source: - Debt2024
- Central government debt83.1% of GDPInterest on debt4% of GDP
- Trade2024
- Goods$8.9 billion44.3%
- Services$11.2 billion55.7%
- Total exports
- $20.2 billion
- Change from 2023
- up 2.3 percent on the previous year2.3%
Sources:- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- 2024
- +0.55World Rank47thof 145
- Projected GDP growth
- +3.3% a year over the next 10 years
Source:- Atlas of Economic Complexity ↗ - Harvard Growth Lab
- Agricultural products2024
- Onions and shallots (green), Olives, Dates, and 7 more
- 1Onions and shallots (green)52.8×
- 2Olives42.4×
- 3Dates41.2×
- 4Chillies and peppers (green)11.1×
- 5Tomatoes7.8×
- 6Oranges6.4×
- 7Peaches and nectarines5.8×
- 8Watermelons4.9×
- 9Carrots and turnips4.7×
- 10Grapes2.2×
ProductSource:- FAOSTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Gold reserves2024
- 6.8 tonnesWorth $574 million, 6% of total official reserves by value
- Industries
- petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate, iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages
- Income level, GDP by sector, Trade, Gold reserves:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- GDP (nominal), GDP growth (real), GDP per capita (PPP), Inflation, Budget balance:IMF World Economic Outlook ↗
- Labor force, Labor force participation, Unemployment, Youth unemployment, Labor productivity:ILOSTAT ↗ - International Labour Organization
- Debt:IMF Global Debt Database ↗
- Debt:IMF Public Finances in Modern History ↗
- Trade, Industries:The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Economic Complexity Index:Atlas of Economic Complexity ↗ - Harvard Growth Lab
- Agricultural products:FAOSTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
Cost of Living
- Cost of living index
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- Monthly costs (excluding rent)
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- Average gross salary2019
- TND 740 per month$252 (USD), $902 (PPP)
- Median
- TND 600 per month($204)
- Men
- TND 781 per month($266)
- Women
- TND 678 per month($231)
Source:- ILOSTAT ↗ - International Labour Organization
- 2024
- TND 492 per month, gross$158 (USD), $513 (PPP)
- Average gross salary, Minimum wage:ILOSTAT ↗ - International Labour Organization
Society
- 2023
- 0.746HighWorld Rank105thof 193TunisiaWorld
Human Development Index by year Year Tunisia World 1990 0.569 0.608 1991 0.575 0.611 1992 0.582 0.614 1993 0.587 0.617 1994 0.598 0.620 1995 0.606 0.625 1996 0.616 0.631 1997 0.623 0.636 1998 0.636 0.641 1999 0.646 0.646 2000 0.654 0.651 2001 0.661 0.657 2002 0.667 0.662 2003 0.673 0.669 2004 0.683 0.675 2005 0.690 0.681 2006 0.697 0.688 2007 0.703 0.694 2008 0.709 0.698 2009 0.713 0.701 2010 0.717 0.707 2011 0.718 0.713 2012 0.720 0.717 2013 0.722 0.721 2014 0.725 0.726 2015 0.728 0.731 2016 0.733 0.735 2017 0.737 0.739 2018 0.742 0.741 2019 0.740 0.745 2020 0.733 0.742 2021 0.728 0.742 2022 0.745 0.752 2023 0.746 0.756 Source:- Human Development Report ↗ - United Nations Development Programme
- 2021
- 33.7
- Mean years of schooling2023
- 7.6 years
- Expected for a child today
- 14.7 years
Source:- Human Development Report ↗ - United Nations Development Programme
- Literacy2023
- 86.3% of adults
- Education expenditure2023
- 6.7% of GDP
- Share of government spending
- 18.1%
Source:- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Internet users2024
- 76.5% of the population
- Households with Internet access
- 66.9%
Source:- ITU DataHub ↗ - International Telecommunication Union
- Mobile subscriptions2024
- 14.4 million
- Fixed telephone lines
- 1,960,658
- Fixed broadband
- 15 subscriptions per 100 people
Counts subscriptions, not people.
Source:- ITU DataHub ↗ - International Telecommunication Union
- Credit-card ownership2024
- 3% of adults
- Debit-card ownership
- 26%
- Account at a bank or mobile-money provider
- 38%
- Mobile-money account
- 3%
- Made or received a digital payment
- 24%
Source:- Global Findex Database ↗ - World Bank
- Refugees hosted2025
- 2,616 people
- Asylum seekers
- 8,141
- Internally displaced persons
- 150(2021)All due to disasters
- Refugees from Tunisia abroad
- 3,589
Sources:- Refugee Data Finder ↗ - UN Refugee Agency
- Global Internal Displacement Database ↗ - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- Inbound tourists2022
- Official tourism site6.4 million arrivalsdown 32% against 201932% below 2019World Rank41stof 139
- Per resident
- 5.3 arrivals per 10 residents
- Same-day visitors
- 292,000 arrivals(2011, latest available)
- $3.2 billion(2023)
- 4.9% tourism direct GDP(2023)
- Residents' trips abroad
- 3.3 million overnight trips
- $1 billion(2023)
- Hotel beds
- 229,733
- Average hotel stay
- 4.7 nights
Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2022A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.
Source:- UN Tourism Data Dashboard ↗ - UN Tourism
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- 9 sites8 cultural1 natural
Site Type Amphitheatre of El Jem Cultural Archaeological Site of Carthage Cultural Medina of Tunis Cultural Ichkeul National Park Natural Punic Town of Kerkuane Cultural Kairouan Cultural Medina of Sousse Cultural Dougga / Thugga Cultural Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory Cultural Source:- The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Human Development Index, Mean years of schooling:Human Development Report ↗ - United Nations Development Programme
- Income inequality (Gini), Education expenditure:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Literacy:UIS Data Browser ↗ - UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Internet users, Mobile subscriptions:ITU DataHub ↗ - International Telecommunication Union
- Credit-card ownership:Global Findex Database ↗ - World Bank
- Refugees hosted:Refugee Data Finder ↗ - UN Refugee Agency
- Refugees hosted:Global Internal Displacement Database ↗ - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- Inbound tourists:UN Tourism Data Dashboard ↗ - UN Tourism
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites:The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
Crime & Safety
- Travel advisory (US)
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- Active humanitarian crisisAug 2026
- Low4.0 out of 10International displacementSeverity by monthSep 2024 to Aug 2026What the score is made ofImpact of the crisis4.9Conditions of people affected3.0Complexity of the crisis4.7
Data reliability as rated by INFORM: High. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.
Source:- INFORM Severity Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Homicide rate2020
- Medium by global standards4.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld Rank32ndof 115
- Crime rates
- 1 offence category
Offence Per 100,000 Count Year Homicide (victims) 4.7 562 2020 A low figure can also mean weak recording.
Source:- UNODC Data Portal ↗ - UN Office on Drugs and Crime
- Prison population2021
- 194.9 per 100,000 people
- Persons held
- 23,484
Source:- UNODC Data Portal ↗ - UN Office on Drugs and Crime
- Active humanitarian crisis:INFORM Severity Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Homicide rate, Crime rates, Prison population:UNODC Data Portal ↗ - UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Health
- Life expectancy2026
- 77.1 years
- Health expenditure2023
- 8% of GDP$318 per person
- Physicians2021
- 1.32 per 1,000 population
- Hospital beds2023
- 1.8 per 1,000 population
- Infant mortality2026
- 8.7 per 1,000 live births
- Maternal mortality2023
- 36 per 100,000 live births
- Alcohol consumption2022
- 1.8 litres of pure alcohol per adult per year
- Tobacco use2023
- 24.8% of adults
- Men
- 47.3%
- Women
- 2.3%
Source:- Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Alcohol and Tobacco Spending2023
- 3.3% of household spendingWorld Rank47thof 105
- World median
- 3.1%
Source:- The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Road traffic deaths2019
- 16.5 per 100,000 population
- Life expectancy, Infant mortality:UN World Population Prospects ↗
- Health expenditure, Physicians, Hospital beds, Road traffic deaths:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Maternal mortality:Maternal mortality estimates ↗ - UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-agency Group
- Alcohol consumption, Tobacco use:Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Alcohol and Tobacco Spending:The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
Environment
- CO₂ emissions2024
- 32.2 Mt per yearup 3.1 percent on the previous year3.1% from 2023
- CO₂ per capita
- 2.6 t per personWorld Rank109thof 207
- Share of global CO₂
- 0.08%
- Methane (CH₄)
- 8.36 Mt CO₂-eq
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 2.45 Mt CO₂-eq
- Fluorinated gases
- 1.62 Mt CO₂-eq
- All greenhouse gases
- 44.6 Mt CO₂-eq
Source:- Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) ↗ - European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- 2024
- 11.6 µg/m³ of PM2.50.7 years of life expectancy lost against the WHO guidelineMost polluted120thof 236
- WHO guideline
- 5 µg/m³
Source:- Air Quality Life Index ↗ - Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
- Environmental issues
- toxic and hazardous waste disposal
- water pollution from raw sewage
- limited freshwater resources
- deforestation
- overgrazing
- soil erosion
- desertification
Source:- The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- International agreements
- 18 of 20 landmark treaties in forceParty to 83 multilateral environmental agreements
Treaty Standing Joined Climate Paris Agreement in force 2017 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in force 1994 Kyoto Protocol in force 2005 Ozone layer Montreal Protocol in force 1989 Vienna Convention (Ozone Layer) in force 1989 Biodiversity Convention on Biological Diversity in force 1993 CITES in force 1975 Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn) in force 1987 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in force 2003 Nagoya Protocol in force 2021 Land and heritage Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in force 1981 World Heritage Convention in force 1975 UN Convention to Combat Desertification in force 1996 Chemicals and waste Basel Convention in force 1996 Rotterdam Convention (PIC) in force 2016 Stockholm Convention (POPs) in force 2004 Minamata Convention on Mercury signed 2013, not ratified Oceans UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in force 1994 High Seas Treaty (BBNJ) not a party MARPOL 73/78 in force 1983 Source:- International Environmental Agreements Database ↗ - Université Laval
- CO₂ emissions:Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) ↗ - European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- Air pollution:Air Quality Life Index ↗ - Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
- Environmental issues:The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- International agreements:International Environmental Agreements Database ↗ - Université Laval
Food & Water
- No access to safe drinking water2022
- 2.3% of the population
- Renewable water2022
- 4.6 billion m³ per year
- Per person
- 381 m³ per year
- Dependency ratio
- 9% originates outside the country
- Annual water withdrawal
- 3.6 billion m³ per year
- Withdrawn for agriculture
- 76%
- Water stress
- 98% of available freshwater withdrawn
Source:- AQUASTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Undernourishment2022
- 3.4% of the population400,000 people
- Obesity2024
- 26.1% of adults
- Men
- 18.7%
- Women
- 32.8%
Source:- Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Underweight children2018
- 1.6% of children under five
- No access to safe drinking water, Renewable water:AQUASTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Undernourishment:Food security indicators (FAOSTAT) ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Obesity:Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Underweight children:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
Energy
- Energy consumption2024
- Per capita
- 36.1 GJ per person
- Share of world total
- 0.07%
- Supply
- Deficitproduces 26% of what it consumes, 2024
Source:- International Energy Statistics ↗ - U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Electricity2024
- Net importer, net 2.6 TWh in 2024, 13% of consumption21 TWh generated per year
- Generation
- 21 TWh per year
- Consumption
- 20 TWh per year
- Imports
- 2.7 TWh per year
- Exports
- 0.1 TWh per year
- Net
- −2.6 TWh per year
Source:- International Energy Statistics ↗ - U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Oil, gas & coal
- Deficitproduces 29% of what it consumes, 2024Oil reserves2025425 million barrelsWorld Rank49thof 99
Oil imports and exports count crude oil only.
- Energy consumption, Electricity, Oil, gas & coal:International Energy Statistics ↗ - U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Oil, gas & coal:Worldwide Oil and Gas Survey ↗ - Oil & Gas Journal
Defense
- Military expenditure2024
- 2.5% of GDP$1.3 billion, 7.3% of government spending
- Military personnel2025
- approximately 35,000active-duty Armed Forces
- Military service2025
- Conscriptionmen 20–35, 12 months national service; voluntary men and women 18+
Compulsory national service may be in the Armed Forces or other government ministries as needed.
Source:- The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Nuclear weapons2026
- None - no nuclear arsenal
- Military expenditure:SIPRI Military Expenditure Database ↗ - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- Military expenditure:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Military personnel, Military service:The World Factbook: Tunisia - CIA
- Nuclear weapons:Status of World Nuclear Forces ↗ - Federation of American Scientists
