Tunisians

Tunisians
توانسة (Tawānisa, dialectal Tweensa); تونسيون (Tūnisiyyūn)
Total population
	c. 14.2 million[a]
Regions with significant populations
	Tunisia ~12,400,000; (2014 census)
Italy	319,000 (includes ancestry)
France	283,000
Germany	195,000
United States	175,685
Israel	120,700 (includes ancestry)
Libya	68,952
Canada	25,650
Belgium and Luxembourg	24,810
Turkey	20,000
United Arab Emirates	19,361
Algeria	18,796
Saudi Arabia	16,774
Switzerland	16,667
Netherlands	8,776
Sweden	8,704
Qatar	31,540
United Kingdom and Ireland	10,797
Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, and Slovenia	7,921
Oman	5,693
Morocco	4,570
Spain	3,722
Kuwait	3,500
Egypt	3,413
Bahrain	1,605
Norway	1,540
Romania	1,352
Poland	1,340
Lebanon	1,323
Brazil	1,253
Greece	981
Jordan	950
Japan	757
Australia	514
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam	497
South Africa	349
Languages
	Majority: Arabic (Tunisian Arabic), French; Historically:; Phoenician, Punic, Canaanite, Latin, African Romance ; Minority: Judeo-Tunisian Arabic, and Berber
Religion
	Predominantly Sunni Islam (Maliki); Minority: Judaism
	a The total figure is merely an estimation; sum of all the referenced populations.

Tunisians (Arabic: تونسيون Tūnisiyyūn, Tunisian Arabic: توانسة Twènsa [ˈtwɛːnsæ]) are the citizens and nationals of Tunisia in North Africa, who speak Tunisian Arabic and share a common Tunisian culture and identity. In addition to the approximately 12 million residents in Tunisia, a Tunisian diaspora has been established with modern migration, particularly in Western Europe, namely France, Italy and Germany. The vast majority of Tunisians are Arabs who adhere to Sunni Islam.^[22]

^ "National Institute of Statistics-Tunisia". National Institute of Statistics-Tunisia. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Communauté tunisienne à l'étranger" (PDF). www.ote.nat.tn (in French).
^ "Communauté tunisienne à l'étranger" (PDF). www.ote.nat.tn (in French).
^ "Répartition des immigrés par pays de naissance détaillé d'Europe". INSEE.fr. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Répartition de la Communauté tunisienne à l'étranger en 2012 OTE (PDF). Tunis: OTE. 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Résultats de la recherche | Insee".
^ International Migrant Stock 2020. USA: UN. 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "International Migrant Stock 2020". United Nations.
^ Statistical Abstract of Israel, 2009, CBS. "Table 2.24 – Jews, by country of origin and age" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ statistique, Office fédéral de la (26 August 2016). "Population résidante permanente étrangère selon la nationalité – 1980–2015 | Tableau". Office fédéral de la statistique.
^ Immigrants in Brazil (2024, in Portuguese)
^ "在留外国人統計" (in Japanese). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ Arabic, Tunisian Spoken. Ethnologue (19 February 1999). Retrieved on 5 September 2015.
^ "Tamazight language". Encyclopædia Britannica.
^ "Nawaat – Interview avec l' Association Tunisienne de Culture Amazighe". Nawaat. 27 February 2012.
^ Gabsi, Zouhir (2003). An outline of the Shilha (Berber) vernacular of Douiret (Southern Tunisia) (PhD). University of Western Sydney.
^ "Tunisian Amazigh and the Fight for Recognition – Tunisialive". Tunisialive. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011.
^ "Tunisia | History, Map, Flag, Population, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.
^ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/23/tunisia-last-jewish-community-djerba-israel
^ https://www.rferl.org/a/the-last-jews-of-tunisia/27809506.html
^ https://globalnews.ca/news/8838207/jewish-community-tunisia-djerba-antisemitism/
^ "Tunisia – the World Factbook". 22 December 2022.

[ins-1] "National Institute of Statistics-Tunisia". National Institute of Statistics-Tunisia. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

[ote-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Communauté tunisienne à l'étranger" (PDF). www.ote.nat.tn (in French).

[3] "Communauté tunisienne à l'étranger" (PDF). www.ote.nat.tn (in French).

[INSEE-4] "Répartition des immigrés par pays de naissance détaillé d'Europe". INSEE.fr. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[OTE-5] Répartition de la Communauté tunisienne à l'étranger en 2012 OTE (PDF). Tunis: OTE. 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

[insee.fr-6] "Résultats de la recherche | Insee".

[7] International Migrant Stock 2020. USA: UN. 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[8] "International Migrant Stock 2020". United Nations.

[CBS_2008_jews_origin-9] Statistical Abstract of Israel, 2009, CBS. "Table 2.24 – Jews, by country of origin and age" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[10] statistique, Office fédéral de la (26 August 2016). "Population résidante permanente étrangère selon la nationalité – 1980–2015 | Tableau". Office fédéral de la statistique.

[11] Immigrants in Brazil (2024, in Portuguese)

[12] "在留外国人統計" (in Japanese). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

[13] Arabic, Tunisian Spoken. Ethnologue (19 February 1999). Retrieved on 5 September 2015.

[14] "Tamazight language". Encyclopædia Britannica.

[15] "Nawaat – Interview avec l' Association Tunisienne de Culture Amazighe". Nawaat. 27 February 2012.

[16] Gabsi, Zouhir (2003). An outline of the Shilha (Berber) vernacular of Douiret (Southern Tunisia) (PhD). University of Western Sydney.

[17] "Tunisian Amazigh and the Fight for Recognition – Tunisialive". Tunisialive. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011.

[18] "Tunisia | History, Map, Flag, Population, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.

[19] ttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/23/tunisia-last-jewish-community-djerba-israel

[20] ttps://www.rferl.org/a/the-last-jews-of-tunisia/27809506.html

[21] ttps://globalnews.ca/news/8838207/jewish-community-tunisia-djerba-antisemitism/

[:2-22] "Tunisia – the World Factbook". 22 December 2022.

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توانسة (Tawānisa, dialectal Tweensa) تونسيون (Tūnisiyyūn)

Total population
c. 14.2 million^[a]
Regions with significant populations
Tunisia ~12,400,000 (2014 census)^[1]
Italy	319,000 (includes ancestry)^[2]^[3]
France	283,000^[4]^[5] ^[6]^[5]^[2]^[6]
Germany	195,000^[2]
United States	175,685^[7]^[8]
Israel	120,700 (includes ancestry)^[9]
Libya	68,952^[2]
Canada	25,650^[2]
Belgium and Luxembourg	24,810^[2]
Turkey	20,000
United Arab Emirates	19,361^[2]
Algeria	18,796^[2]
Saudi Arabia	16,774^[2]
Switzerland	16,667^[2]^[10]
Netherlands	8,776^[2]
Sweden	8,704^[2]
Qatar	31,540^[2]
United Kingdom and Ireland	10,797^[2]
Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, and Slovenia	7,921^[2]
Oman	5,693
Morocco	4,570
Spain	3,722
Kuwait	3,500
Egypt	3,413
Bahrain	1,605
Norway	1,540
Romania	1,352
Poland	1,340
Lebanon	1,323
Brazil	1,253^[11]
Greece	981
Jordan	950
Japan	757^[12]
Australia	514
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam	497
South Africa	349
Languages
Majority: Arabic (Tunisian Arabic), French Historically: Phoenician, Punic, Canaanite, Latin, African Romance Minority: Judeo-Tunisian Arabic,^[13] and Berber^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam (Maliki)^[18] Minority: Judaism^[19]^[20]^[21]
^a The total figure is merely an estimation; sum of all the referenced populations.

Tunisians

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