Tunisians in France are people of Tunisian descent living in France. People of Tunisian origin account for a large sector of the total population in France. Following France's colonial rule in Tunisia from 1881 to 1956, many Tunisians chose to immigrate to France from the 1960s to the present due to France's favorable economic conditions, while others sought to escape Tunisia's relatively unfavorable living conditions[dubious – discuss]. The early 1980s saw a boom of the Tunisian community in France because of adjustments (over 22,000 cases).[3]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 800 000 (2023)[1] | |
| Languages | |
| French (Maghrebi French), Arabic (Tunisian Arabic) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam[2] (Sunni Islam) Minority Judaism,[2] Irreligion,[2] Christianity[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Moroccans in France Algerians in France |
Demographics
editThe 2011 census recorded 150,109 Tunisian-born people.[4]
| Year | Tunisian-born population | + descendance | Foreigners | Migrants | Other data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 220,039[5] | 120,713[5] | 154,000[6] | ||
| 2005 | 365,782[7] | ||||
| 2006 | 368,463[7] | ||||
| 2007 | 370,552[7] | 144,000[6] | |||
| 2008 | 370,667[7] | 577,998[8] | |||
| 2009 | |||||
| 2010 | |||||
| 2011 | 150,109[4] | 246,274[9] | |||
| 2012 | 668,668[10] | ||||
| 2013 |
| Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | 2937 | 2433 | 2612 | 2311 | 2085 | 1632 | 1643 | 1952 | 1853 | 1870 | 1780 |
| Families | 1418 | 1230 | 1379 | 1361 | 1295 | 1106 | 1123 | 1301 | 1285 | 1339 | 1355 |
Notable people
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Les Tunisiens à l'étranger, combien sont-ils ?. Tunis: OTE. 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d Drouhot, Lucas; Simon, Patrick; Tiberj, Vincent (30 March 2023). "La diversité religieuse en France: transmissions intergénérationnelles et pratiques selon les origines" [Religious diversity in France: Intergenerational transmissions and practices according to the origins] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2023. Website (archive)
- ^ Sonia Mabrouk, « Un diplôme pour visa », Jeune Afrique, 27 avril 2008, pp. 71–72
- ^ a b Répartition des étrangers par nationalité en 2011 INSEE.
- ^ a b "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ a b Infos migrations n° 20 – février 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Stock of foreign-born population by country of birth". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ les tunisiens residents a l'etranger en 2008 Registres Consulaires.
- ^ Répartition des immigrés par pays de naissance en 2011 INSEE.
- ^ Répartition de la Communauté tunisienne à l'étranger (2012) OTE.
- ^ (in French) OFII – Le regroupement familial en 2013