Socio-Economic and Regional Disparities in Fertility in Tunisia : A Spatial Econometrics Approach

Understanding fertility behavior in countries where couples can effectively manage their birth rates requires an examination of intentions and achievements, as well as all economic, social, and cultural factors leading to a revision of the either upwards or downwards fertility rates. Birth rates, indeed , differ by country or region. Regional disparities in fertility still prevail in Tunisia : git is significantly greater in rural areas than in urban areas.This paper is a case study of Tunisia, it examines regional disparities in fertility rates in Tunisia using two spatial econometric models and a multiple linear regression model to explain the impact of various socio-economic factors (unemployment, illiteracy, etc.) on regional fertility variations using data from the 1984 census data, 1994, 2004, 2014, and 2018