Tunisians in France
Total population
100,000[1] [2]
Languages
French (Maghrebi French),
Arabic (Tunisian Arabic)
Religion
Majority Islam (Sunni Islam)
Minority Judaism, Irreligion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Moroccans in France
Algerians 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]

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
Family reunification:[11]
Year 20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Persons 29372433261223112085163216431952185318701780
Families 14181230137913611295110611231301128513391355

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ Répartition de la Communauté tunisienne à l'étranger en 2012 OTE (PDF). Tunis: OTE. 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Résultats de la recherche | Insee".
  3. ↑ Sonia Mabrouk, « Un diplôme pour visa », Jeune Afrique, 27 avril 2008, pp. 71–72
  4. 1 2 Répartition des étrangers par nationalité en 2011 INSEE.
  5. 1 2 "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  6. 1 2 Infos migrations n° 20 – février 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Stock of foreign-born population by country of birth". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  8. ↑ les tunisiens residents a l'etranger en 2008 Registres Consulaires.
  9. ↑ Répartition des immigrés par pays de naissance en 2011 INSEE.
  10. ↑ Répartition de la Communauté tunisienne à l'étranger (2012) OTE.
  11. ↑ (in French) OFII – Le regroupement familial en 2013
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