Tunisians in France
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 unfavorable living conditions. The early 1980s saw a boom of the Tunisian community in France because of adjustments (over 22,000 cases).[3]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 150,000 (Tunisian Born Only 2011 Census) 600.000[1] [2] | |
| Languages | |
| French (Maghrebi French), Arabic (Tunisian Arabic) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Islam (Sunni Islam) Minority Judaism, Christianity (Roman Catholic), Ibadi Islam, Atheism, Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Moroccans in France Algerians in France |
Demographics
The 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
References
- Répartition de la Communauté tunisienne à l’étranger en 2012 OTE (PDF). Tunis: OTE. 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- http://www.insee.fr/fr/themes/tableau.asp?reg_id=0&ref_id=etrangersnat
- Sonia Mabrouk, « Un diplôme pour visa », Jeune Afrique, 27 avril 2008, pp. 71-72
- Répartition des étrangers par nationalité en 2011 INSEE.
- "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- Infos migrations n° 20 - février 2011.
- "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
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