Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Tunisia

Tunisia: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected was 1.8 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.8
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
126th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.45
in 1966
All-time low
1.77
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Tunisia, 1950–2023

2345195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 1.8 for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Tunisia peaked at 5.45 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 2021.

Tunisia ranks 126th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age in Tunisia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 4.41 —
1951 4.48 +1.5%
1952 4.55 +1.6%
1953 4.63 +1.6%
1954 4.7 +1.7%
1955 4.77 +1.4%
1956 4.84 +1.5%
1957 4.92 +1.6%
1958 4.99 +1.5%
1959 5.07 +1.6%
1960 5.13 +1.1%
1961 5.19 +1.1%
1962 5.26 +1.3%
1963 5.32 +1.3%
1964 5.39 +1.2%
1965 5.42 +0.6%
1966 5.45 +0.6%
1967 5.45 -0.0%
1968 5.41 -0.8%
1969 5.33 -1.5%
1970 5.24 -1.7%
1971 5.18 -1.0%
1972 5.16 -0.5%
1973 5.16 -0.0%
1974 5.15 -0.1%
1975 5.14 -0.3%
1976 5.1 -0.7%
1977 4.98 -2.4%
1978 4.77 -4.1%
1979 4.61 -3.3%
1980 4.51 -2.2%
1981 4.53 +0.4%
1982 4.44 -2.1%
1983 4.35 -1.9%
1984 4.28 -1.8%
1985 4.16 -2.6%
1986 4.03 -3.1%
1987 3.81 -5.5%
1988 3.57 -6.3%
1989 3.34 -6.6%
1990 3.23 -3.3%
1991 3.11 -3.5%
1992 3.01 -3.4%
1993 2.89 -3.8%
1994 2.73 -5.7%
1995 2.54 -6.8%
1996 2.37 -6.6%
1997 2.24 -5.8%
1998 2.11 -5.8%
1999 2 -5.0%
2000 1.95 -2.5%
2001 1.91 -2.3%
2002 1.88 -1.6%
2003 1.89 +0.9%
2004 1.89 -0.2%
2005 1.9 +0.3%
2006 1.9 +0.0%
2007 1.9 +0.3%
2008 1.92 +1.0%
2009 1.95 +1.5%
2010 2.02 +3.6%
2011 2.13 +5.5%
2012 2.22 +4.1%
2013 2.25 +1.5%
2014 2.26 +0.3%
2015 2.25 -0.4%
2016 2.22 -1.3%
2017 2.16 -3.0%
2018 2.09 -3.2%
2019 2.06 -1.4%
2020 1.96 -4.7%
2021 1.77 -9.9%
2022 1.82 +2.7%
2023 1.8 -0.7%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 1.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.96, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 1.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.4, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4.74 4.41 5.07 10
1960s 5.34 5.13 5.45 10
1970s 5.05 4.61 5.24 10
1980s 4.1 3.34 4.53 10
1990s 2.62 2 3.23 10
2000s 1.91 1.88 1.95 10
2010s 2.17 2.02 2.26 10
2020s 1.84 1.77 1.96 4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 123 Philippines 1.84 compare
  2. 124 Palau 1.83 compare
  3. 125 Bahrain 1.8 compare
  4. 127 Montenegro 1.79 compare
  5. 128 Ecuador 1.79 compare
  6. 129 Georgia 1.78 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Tunisia?
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Tunisia was 1.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 5.45 in 1966.
What is the lowest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 2021.
How does Tunisia rank for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Tunisia ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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