Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tunisia
Tunisia: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.83 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.83
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
121st
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.17
in 1963
All-time low
1.8
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tunisia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tunisia is 1.83, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tunisia peaked at 7.17 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 121st of 229 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.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.68 | — |
| 1951 | 6.74 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 6.8 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 6.87 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 6.93 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 6.97 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 7.02 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 7.06 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 7.11 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 7.15 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 7.16 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 7.16 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 7.17 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 7.17 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.17 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 7.11 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 7.05 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 6.95 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 6.81 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 6.62 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 6.43 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 6.29 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 6.19 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 6.12 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 6.05 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 5.97 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 5.87 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 5.68 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 5.4 | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 5.18 | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 5.03 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 5.02 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.89 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 4.77 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.66 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.52 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 4.36 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 4.1 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 3.83 | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 3.57 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 3.44 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 3.31 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 3.19 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 3.06 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 2.87 | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 2.67 | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 2.49 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 2.34 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 2.2 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 2.08 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 2.02 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.98 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.94 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.96 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.95 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.95 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.95 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.96 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.98 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.08 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.19 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.31 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.32 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.31 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.27 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.21 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.13 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.85 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.83 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 | 6.68 | 7.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.04 | 6.62 | 7.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.92 | 5.18 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.48 | 3.57 | 5.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.76 | 2.08 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 | 1.94 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 | 2.08 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 | 1.8 | 2 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,891 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 7.12 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.238 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.51 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tunisia?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Tunisia was 1.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Tunisia ranks 121st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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