Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 90.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tunisia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tunisia stood at 90.1%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tunisia peaked at 90.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1960.
Tunisia ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.8% | — |
| 1961 | 38.8% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 40.1% | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 41.3% | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 42.6% | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 43.9% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 45.3% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 46.8% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 48.6% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 50.3% | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 53.0% | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 55.1% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 57.4% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 59.1% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 60.9% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 62.7% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 64.2% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 65.8% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 67.4% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 70.1% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 74.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.1% | +0.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 90.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 90.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.5% | 37.8% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.4% | 53.0% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.7% | 70.1% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 79.5% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 85.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.1% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 85.3% | 90.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 62 Saudi Arabia 90.3% compare
- 63 Iran 90.2% compare
- 64 Jordan 90.1% compare
- 66 New Caledonia 90.0% compare
- 67 Northern Mariana Islands 89.9% compare
- 68 Panama 89.9% compare
More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,039 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,039 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tunisia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Tunisia was 90.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1960.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Tunisia ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.