1. Joint UNECE / EUROSTAT Work Session on Migration Statistics Edinburgh, 20 – 22 November 2006 Measuring emigration through a census emigration module Habib FOURATI Institut National de la Statistique (Tunisia)

2. Reference dates at total population of Tunisian population censuses 06 / 03 / 1921 20 / 04 / 1926 22 / 03 / 1931 12 / 03 / 1936 01 / 11 / 1946 01 / 02 / 1956 03 / 05 / 1966 08 / 05 / 1975 30 / 03 / 1984 20 / 04 / 1994 28 / 04 / 2004 2.093.9392.159.7082.410.6922.608.3133.230.9523.783.169 4.533.3515.588.2096.966.1738.785.3649.910.872

3. * 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,...)

4. * 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

5. Q. VII.a Emigration: Is there a parent actually residing abroad who is member of a family nucleus and was residing within the household in April 1999 ? YES - NO N°Name Relationship with the head of hh Sex M-1 F -2 Year of birth Year of emigration Reason of emigration Country of emigration (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) 1 2

6. Table 1: Tunisian immigrants by age group and sex, April 1999 – April 2004 Age group Absolute numbers As part of total MFM+FMFM+F 0-4129712162513 12,9 % 15,8 % 14,2 % 5-14186718113678 18,5 % 23,5 % 20,7 % 15-29134314792822 13,4 % 19,1 % 15,8 % 30-44325522635518 32,4 % 29,3 % 31,1 % 45-6418208362656 18,2 % 10,8 % 14,9 % 65+464115579 4,6 % 1,5 % 3,3 % TOTAL10046772017766 100,0 %

7. Age pyramid of Tunisian immigrants between April 1999 and April 2004 Sex Male Sex Female

8. Table 2: Tunisian emigrants by age group and sex, April 1999 – April 2004 Age group Absolute numbers As part of total MFM+FMFM+F 0-410756163 0,2 % 0,5 % 0,2 % 5-14356168524 0,5 % 1,4 % 0,7 % 15-2934833710841941 54,4 % 60,7 % 55,4 % 30-4423775361627391 37,1 % 30,9 % 36,2 % 45-6447246935417 7,4 % 5,9 % 7,1 % 65+26671337 0,4 % 0,6 % 0,4 % TOTAL640611171275773 100,0 %

9. Age pyramid of Tunisian emigrants between April 1999 and April 2004 Sex Male Sex Female

10. Table 3: Net migration by age group and sex, April 1999 – April 2004 Age group Absolute numbers MFM+F 0-4119011602350 5-14151116433154 15-29-33490 - 5629 - 39119 30-44 - 20520 - 1353 - 21873 45-64 - 2904 143 - 2761 65+19844242 TOTAL - 54015 - 3992 - 58007

11. Table 4: Tunisian immigrants and emigrants by country of origin / destination, April 1999 – April 2004 Country Tunisian immigrants % Tunisian emigrants % Net migration migration Libya1761 9,9 % 5368 7,1 % - 3607 Saudi Arabia 1989 11,2 % 1946 2,6 % 43 Other Arab countries 4040 22,7 % 3618 4,8 % 422 France4444 25,0 % 31955 42,2 % -27511 Italy2067 11,6 % 16973 22,4 % -14906 Germany871 4,9 % 4933 6,5 % -4062 Other European countries 1453 8,2 % 5642 7,4 % -4189 Other countries 1141 6,4 % 5338 7,0 % -4197 TOTAL17766 100,0 % 75773 -58007

12. Table 5: Tunisian immigrants and emigrants by main reason of migration, April 1999 – April 2004 Country Tunisian immigrants % Tunisian emigrants % Work2197 12,4 % 53883 71,1 % Study750 4,2 % 13621 18,0 % Marriage861 4,8 % 5503 7,3 % Family reunification 8281 46,6 % 1548 2,0 % Return4366 24,6 % -- Other reasons 1311 7,4 % 1218 1,6 % TOTAL17766 100,0 % 75773

13. 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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