Population ages 0-14 in Tunisia
Tunisia: Population ages 0-14 was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Tunisia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Tunisia is 23.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Tunisia peaked at 44.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2025.
That places Tunisia 107th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.2% | — |
| 1961 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 44.7% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 42.5% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 42.0% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 41.4% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 40.8% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 40.3% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 39.9% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 39.6% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 39.3% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 38.2% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 37.6% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 37.1% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 35.8% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.1% | 43.2% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.9% | 42.5% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 38.2% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 31.1% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 24.3% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.2% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60,832 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,764 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 193,362 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 112,556 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Tunisia?
- Population ages 0-14 in Tunisia was 23.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for population ages 0-14?
- Tunisia ranks 107th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.