Tunisia in a nutshell

Information about Tunisia

• Area of Tunisia: 162 155 km2
• Area: 162,155 km²
• Geographic location: North Africa, 140 km from Italy, 1,300 km of Mediterranean coastline
• Coastline length: 1,435 km
• Climate: Mediterranean
• Time zone: GMT +1
• Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)Capital: Tunis (2.4 million inhabitants including suburbs)
• Main cities: Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, Nabeul, Gabès, Kairouan, Gafsa, Kasserine, Béja 

  Demographics

  • Total population: 11.4 million
  • Age structure:
    • 0-14 years: 23.03 %
    • 15-24 years: 15.53 %
    • 25-54 years: 44.58 %
    • 55-64 years: 8.82 %
    • 65 years and over: 8.04 %
  • Median age: 31 years
  • Population growth rate: 0.98 %
  • Density: 65 inhabitants per km²
  • Life expectancy: 74.3 years
  • Fertility rate: 1.83 children per woman (2023)

  Infrastructure and networks

  • Airports: 15
  • Main ports: Bizerte, Gabès, Radès, Sfax, Skhira
  • Road network: 19,418 km, including 14,756 km paved and 357 km highways
  • Tunis – Sfax: 239 km
  • Tunis – Bizerte: 51 km
  • Tunis – Oued Zarga: 67 km

  Economic and social indicators

  • Human Development Index (HDI): 0.721
  • Active population: 47.3 %
  • Workforce distribution: Agriculture 14.8 %, Industry 33.2 %, Services 51.7 %
  • Unemployment rate: 15 %
  • Middle class: 80 %
  • GDP (nominal): 53.41 billion USD (2024)
  • GDP per capita: 4,350 USD (2024)
  • GDP distribution (2023): Agriculture 9.3 %, Industry 23.6 %, Services 61.1 %
  • Economic growth: 1.4 % (2024) – 1.3 % (2023)
  • Inflation: 7 % (2024) – 9.3 % (2023)

  Economic dynamics

  • Top 10 agricultural products (2023): milk, tomatoes, olives, onions, peppers, watermelons, potatoes, wheat, dates, oranges
  • Top 5 export products (2023): clothing, insulated wires, olive oil, refined and crude oil
  • Top 5 export partners (2023): France (22 %), Italy (17 %), Germany (13 %), USA (4 %), Libya (4 %)

  Resources and energy

  • Oil: production 35,000 barrels/day – consumption 104,000 barrels/day – imports 22,000 barrels/day – reserves 425 million barrels
  • Electricity: installed capacity 6.639 million kW (2023) – consumption 19.153 billion kWh – exports 80 million kWh – imports 2.576 billion kWh
  • Sources of electricity production (2023): fossil fuels 96.1 %, solar 2.3 %, wind 1.6 %

  Society and organization

  • Healthcare access: urban 97 %, rural 79 %
  • Official language: Arabic
  • Working languages: French, English, Italian
  • Administrative organization: 24 governorates divided into delegations

  Currency and telecommunications

  • Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)
  • Exchange rate (Sept 27, 2025): 1 € = 3.41 TND | 1 USD = 2.91 TND
  • Internet users: 10 million (79 % of the population)
  • Telephony (2023): fixed lines 1.863 million – mobile lines 16.4 million