Joint UNECE / EUROSTAT Work Sessionon Migration Statistics

Edinburgh, 20 – 22 November 2006

Measuring emigrationthrough a census emigration module

Habib FOURATIInstitut National de la Statistique (Tunisia)

Reference dates at total population of Reference dates at total population of Tunisian population censusesTunisian population censuses

06 / 03 / 192106 / 03 / 1921

20 / 04 / 192620 / 04 / 1926

22 / 03 / 193122 / 03 / 1931

12 / 03 / 193612 / 03 / 1936

01 / 11 / 194601 / 11 / 1946

01 / 02 / 195601 / 02 / 1956

03 / 05 / 196603 / 05 / 196608 / 05 / 197508 / 05 / 197530 / 03 / 198430 / 03 / 198420 / 04 / 199420 / 04 / 199428 / 04 / 200428 / 04 / 2004

2.093.9392.093.939

2.159.7082.159.708

2.410.6922.410.692

2.608.3132.608.313

3.230.9523.230.952

3.783.1693.783.169

4.533.3514.533.3515.588.2095.588.2096.966.1736.966.1738.785.3648.785.3649.910.8729.910.872

* Measuring immigration of Tunisians and Foreigners through several questions in the individual form in the Population Census 2004 (RGPH 2004):

- Country of birth

-Country of citizenship

- Country of residence in April 1999 (i.e. 5 years before the census date)

- Main reason of immigration (occupation, education, marriage, family reunification, definitive return, ...)

* Measuring emigration of Tunisians through an emigration module:

Identification of each person residing abroad who is member of a family nucleus and was residing within an household in April 1999

Each household consists of one or more family nuclei

The family nucleus is composed of:

- Couple with children

- Couple without children

- Mother widowed or divorced with children

- Woman widowed or divorced wihout children

- Father widow or divorced with children

- Man widow or divorced without children

Q. VII.a Emigration: Is there a parent actually residing abroad Q. VII.a Emigration: Is there a parent actually residing abroad who is member of a who is member of a family nucleus family nucleus and was residing within the and was residing within the

household in April 1999 ? YES - NOhousehold in April 1999 ? YES - NO

N°N° NameName Relationship Relationship with the with the

head of hhhead of hh

SexSex

M-1M-1F -2F -2

Year of Year of birthbirth

Year of Year of emigrationemigration

Reason of Reason of emigrationemigration

Country of Country of emigrationemigration

(1)(1) (2)(2) (3)(3) (4)(4) (5)(5) (6)(6) (7)(7) (8)(8)

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Table 1: Tunisian immigrants by age group and sex,April 1999 – April 2004

Age groupAge group Absolute numbersAbsolute numbers As part of totalAs part of total

MM FF M+FM+F MM FF M+FM+F

0-40-4 12971297 12161216 25132513 12,9 %12,9 % 15,8 %15,8 % 14,2 %14,2 %

5-145-14 18671867 18111811 36783678 18,5 %18,5 % 23,5 %23,5 % 20,7 %20,7 %

15-2915-29 13431343 14791479 28222822 13,4 %13,4 % 19,1 %19,1 % 15,8 %15,8 %

30-4430-44 32553255 22632263 55185518 32,4 %32,4 % 29,3 %29,3 % 31,1 %31,1 %

45-6445-64 18201820 836836 26562656 18,2 %18,2 % 10,8 %10,8 % 14,9 %14,9 %

65+65+ 464464 115115 579579 4,6 %4,6 % 1,5 %1,5 % 3,3 %3,3 %

TOTALTOTAL 1004610046 77207720 1776617766 100,0 %100,0 % 100,0 %100,0 % 100,0 %100,0 %

8 4 0 4 8

00-04 ans

10-14 ans

20-24 ans

30-34 ans

40-44 ans

50-54 ans

60-64 ans

70-74 ans

80 ans et plus

Age pyramid of Tunisian immigrantsbetween April 1999 and April 2004

Sex Male

Sex Female

Table 2: Tunisian emigrants by age group and sex,April 1999 – April 2004

Age groupAge group Absolute numbersAbsolute numbers As part of totalAs part of total

MM FF M+FM+F MM FF M+FM+F

0-40-4 107107 5656 163163 0,2 %0,2 % 0,5 %0,5 % 0,2 %0,2 %

5-145-14 356356 168168 524524 0,5 %0,5 % 1,4 %1,4 % 0,7 %0,7 %

15-2915-29 3483334833 71087108 4194141941 54,4 %54,4 % 60,7 %60,7 % 55,4 %55,4 %

30-4430-44 2377523775 36163616 2739127391 37,1 %37,1 % 30,9 %30,9 % 36,2 %36,2 %

45-6445-64 47244724 693693 54175417 7,4 %7,4 % 5,9 %5,9 % 7,1 %7,1 %

65+65+ 266266 7171 337337 0,4 %0,4 % 0,6 %0,6 % 0,4 %0,4 %

TOTALTOTAL 6406164061 1171211712 7577375773 100,0 %100,0 % 100,0 %100,0 % 100,0 %100,0 %

30 20 10 0 10 20 30

00-04 ans

10-14 ans

20-24 ans

30-34 ans

40-44 ans

50-54 ans

60-64 ans

70-74 ans

80 ans et plus

Age pyramid of Tunisian emigrantsbetween April 1999 and April 2004

Sex Male

Sex Female

Table 3: Net migration by age group and sex, April 1999 – April 2004

Age groupAge group Absolute numbersAbsolute numbers

MM FF M+FM+F

0-40-4 11901190 11601160 23502350

5-145-14 15111511 16431643 31543154

15-2915-29 -33490-33490 - 5629- 5629 - 39119- 39119

30-4430-44 - 20520- 20520 - 1353- 1353 -- 2187321873

45-6445-64 - 2904- 2904 143143 - 2761- 2761

65+65+ 198198 4444 242242

TOTALTOTAL - 54015- 54015 - 3992- 3992 - 58007- 58007

Table 4: Tunisian immigrants and emigrants by country of origin / destination,

April 1999 – April 2004

CountryCountryTunisian Tunisian

immigrantsimmigrants%%

Tunisian Tunisian emigrantsemigrants

%%

Net Net

migrationmigration

LibyaLibya 17611761 9,9 %9,9 % 53685368 7,1 %7,1 % -36073607

Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 19891989 11,2 %11,2 % 19461946 2,6 %2,6 % 4343

Other Arab Other Arab countriescountries

40404040 22,7 %22,7 % 36183618 4,8 %4,8 % 422422

FranceFrance 44444444 25,0 %25,0 % 3195531955 42,2 %42,2 % -27511-27511

ItalyItaly 20672067 11,6 %11,6 % 1697316973 22,4 %22,4 % -14906-14906

GermanyGermany 871871 4,9 %4,9 % 49334933 6,5 %6,5 % -4062-4062

Other European Other European countries countries

14531453 8,2 %8,2 % 56425642 7,4 %7,4 % -4189-4189

Other countriesOther countries 11411141 6,4 %6,4 % 53385338 7,0 %7,0 % -4197-4197

TOTALTOTAL 1776617766 100,0 %100,0 % 7577375773 100,0 %100,0 % -58007-58007

Table 5: Tunisian immigrants and emigrants bymain reason of migration, April 1999 – April 2004

CountryCountryTunisian Tunisian

immigrantsimmigrants %%

Tunisian Tunisian emigrantsemigrants %%

WorkWork 2197 2197 12,4 %12,4 % 5388353883 71,1 %71,1 %

StudyStudy 750750 4,2 %4,2 % 1362113621 18,0 %18,0 %

MarriageMarriage 861861 4,8 %4,8 % 55035503 7,3 %7,3 %

Family Family reunificationreunification

82818281 46,6 %46,6 % 15481548 2,0 %2,0 %

ReturnReturn 43664366 24,6 %24,6 % -- --

Other reasonsOther reasons 13111311 7,4 %7,4 % 12181218 1,6 %1,6 %

TOTALTOTAL 1776617766 100,0 %100,0 % 7577375773 100,0 %100,0 %

C O N C L U S I O N S

* Total coverage of immigration

- Tunisians ( 17766 )

- Foreigners ( 10696, of which 5913 men and 4783 women)

* Almost total coverage of emigration of Tunisians

* Very partial coverage of emigration of Foreigners

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