🇹🇳 Tunisia Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Tunisia is 12,415,138, ranking #81 in the world (0.15% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.52% per year. The biggest city is Tunis with 693,210 inhabitants.

Live estimate

12,416,469

Growth rate

0.52%

Density

people / km² (207 / mi²)

Median age

33.4

Fertility rate

1.79

births per woman

Life expectancy

77.1

years

Tunisia population 1950–2100

Population of Tunisia, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Tunisia is projected to reach 13,145,141, and 10,652,235 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2051 at 13,148,162, then decline.

Tunisia population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	12,415,138	0.52%	79.9	33.4
2025	12,348,573	0.56%	79.4	32.9
2024	12,277,109	0.60%	79.0	32.5
2023	12,200,431	0.65%	78.5	32.1
2022	12,119,334	0.68%	78.0	31.7
2021	12,048,622	0.49%	77.5	31.4
2020	11,974,057	0.75%	77.0	31.1
2019	11,875,081	0.91%	76.4	30.8
2018	11,765,514	0.95%	75.7	30.4
2017	11,650,498	1.02%	75.0	30.1
2016	11,528,674	1.08%	74.2	29.7
2015	11,402,264	1.12%	73.4	29.4
2014	11,274,288	1.14%	72.5	29.1
2013	11,141,360	1.24%	71.7	28.8
2012	11,009,646	1.14%	70.8	28.5
2011	10,886,036	1.12%	70.0	28.2
2010	10,765,980	1.10%	69.3	27.8
2009	10,650,680	1.05%	68.5	27.4
2008	10,542,635	0.99%	67.8	27.0
2007	10,441,702	0.94%	67.2	26.6
2006	10,346,410	0.90%	66.6	26.1
2005	10,255,472	0.87%	66.0	25.6
2004	10,166,163	0.88%	65.4	25.1
2003	10,071,632	0.99%	64.8	24.7
2002	9,971,516	1.01%	64.2	24.2
2001	9,869,678	1.04%	63.5	23.8
2000	9,764,936	1.09%	62.8	23.4
1999	9,655,964	1.15%	62.1	23.0
1998	9,541,667	1.23%	61.4	22.6
1997	9,421,270	1.31%	60.6	22.2
1996	9,294,432	1.40%	59.8	21.8
1995	9,161,258	1.49%	58.9	21.4
1994	9,018,448	1.66%	58.0	21.0
1993	8,857,910	1.94%	57.0	20.7
1992	8,682,512	2.06%	55.9	20.5
1991	8,501,827	2.14%	54.7	20.2
1990	8,324,509	2.07%	53.6	20.0
1989	8,151,660	2.13%	52.4	19.7
1988	7,974,440	2.27%	51.3	19.4
1987	7,789,987	2.41%	50.1	19.2
1986	7,600,301	2.52%	48.9	18.9
1985	7,409,903	2.55%	47.7	18.7
1984	7,220,044	2.64%	46.5	18.4
1983	7,053,800	2.01%	45.4	18.2
1982	6,908,642	2.15%	44.4	17.9
1981	6,758,284	2.25%	43.5	17.6
1980	6,606,195	2.30%	42.5	17.4
1979	6,456,419	2.29%	41.5	17.2
1978	6,309,390	2.32%	40.6	17.0
1977	6,155,931	2.61%	39.6	16.9
1976	5,996,994	2.62%	38.6	16.8
1975	5,839,262	2.71%	37.6	16.7
1974	5,684,674	2.66%	36.6	16.6
1973	5,537,242	2.60%	35.6	16.6
1972	5,396,557	2.55%	34.7	16.5
1971	5,261,658	2.52%	33.9	16.5
1970	5,131,396	2.50%	33.0	16.4
1969	5,004,697	2.50%	32.2	16.4
1968	4,879,898	2.55%	31.4	16.4
1967	4,760,970	2.38%	30.6	16.5
1966	4,652,287	2.23%	29.9	16.7
1965	4,561,385	1.71%	29.3	16.9
1964	4,489,870	1.45%	28.9	17.0
1963	4,427,131	1.36%	28.5	17.0
1962	4,369,136	1.27%	28.1	17.1
1961	4,316,278	1.16%	27.8	17.2
1960	4,267,288	1.12%	27.5	17.3
1959	4,220,905	1.06%	27.2	17.4
1958	4,177,717	0.99%	26.9	17.5
1957	4,136,606	0.98%	26.6	17.6
1956	4,082,601	1.65%	26.3	17.8
1955	4,005,129	2.19%	25.8	18.1
1954	3,919,525	2.13%	25.2	18.3
1953	3,837,399	2.10%	24.7	18.5
1952	3,758,185	2.07%	24.2	18.7
1951	3,682,100	2.02%	23.7	18.9
1950	3,608,985	1.99%	23.2	19.1

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	12,476,098	0.47%	80.3	33.8
2028	12,531,992	0.43%	80.6	34.2
2029	12,582,708	0.38%	81.0	34.6
2030	12,628,142	0.34%	81.2	35.1
2031	12,669,921	0.32%	81.5	35.5
2032	12,709,149	0.30%	81.8	35.8
2033	12,746,529	0.29%	82.0	36.2
2034	12,781,010	0.25%	82.2	36.6
2035	12,812,268	0.24%	82.4	36.9
2036	12,842,491	0.23%	82.6	37.2
2037	12,872,060	0.23%	82.8	37.5
2038	12,900,188	0.21%	83.0	37.7
2039	12,927,306	0.21%	83.2	38.0
2040	12,953,864	0.20%	83.3	38.2
2041	12,979,693	0.20%	83.5	38.4
2042	13,005,236	0.20%	83.7	38.6
2043	13,030,303	0.19%	83.8	38.8
2044	13,054,102	0.18%	84.0	39.0
2045	13,076,089	0.16%	84.1	39.1
2046	13,095,744	0.14%	84.3	39.3
2047	13,113,222	0.13%	84.4	39.5
2048	13,127,664	0.09%	84.5	39.8
2049	13,138,145	0.07%	84.5	40.0
2050	13,145,141	0.04%	84.6	40.3
2051	13,148,162	0.01%	84.6	40.6
2052	13,146,730	-0.03%	84.6	40.9
2053	13,141,448	-0.05%	84.5	41.3
2054	13,131,366	-0.10%	84.5	41.6
2055	13,116,212	-0.13%	84.4	42.0
2056	13,096,444	-0.17%	84.3	42.3
2057	13,072,219	-0.20%	84.1	42.7
2058	13,044,594	-0.22%	83.9	43.1
2059	13,014,042	-0.25%	83.7	43.5
2060	12,979,263	-0.29%	83.5	43.9
2061	12,940,831	-0.30%	83.3	44.3
2062	12,900,063	-0.33%	83.0	44.7
2063	12,856,799	-0.34%	82.7	45.1
2064	12,811,784	-0.36%	82.4	45.5
2065	12,764,362	-0.39%	82.1	45.8
2066	12,715,108	-0.39%	81.8	46.1
2067	12,664,872	-0.40%	81.5	46.4
2068	12,613,236	-0.41%	81.2	46.7
2069	12,560,480	-0.42%	80.8	46.9
2070	12,507,103	-0.43%	80.5	47.1
2071	12,453,270	-0.43%	80.1	47.3
2072	12,399,596	-0.43%	79.8	47.5
2073	12,345,710	-0.44%	79.4	47.6
2074	12,291,712	-0.43%	79.1	47.7
2075	12,237,862	-0.44%	78.7	47.8
2076	12,184,080	-0.44%	78.4	47.9
2077	12,129,776	-0.46%	78.0	47.9
2078	12,073,350	-0.48%	77.7	48.0
2079	12,016,009	-0.48%	77.3	48.0
2080	11,959,126	-0.47%	76.9	48.1
2081	11,903,150	-0.47%	76.6	48.1
2082	11,846,743	-0.48%	76.2	48.1
2083	11,788,912	-0.49%	75.8	48.1
2084	11,730,690	-0.50%	75.5	48.2
2085	11,672,127	-0.51%	75.1	48.2
2086	11,612,096	-0.53%	74.7	48.3
2087	11,550,653	-0.54%	74.3	48.4
2088	11,488,837	-0.54%	73.9	48.5
2089	11,425,876	-0.56%	73.5	48.6
2090	11,361,334	-0.57%	73.1	48.8
2091	11,295,676	-0.59%	72.7	48.9
2092	11,228,788	-0.60%	72.2	49.1
2093	11,160,652	-0.62%	71.8	49.3
2094	11,090,878	-0.64%	71.4	49.5
2095	11,019,843	-0.65%	70.9	49.7
2096	10,947,928	-0.66%	70.4	49.9
2097	10,875,778	-0.66%	70.0	50.1
2098	10,802,951	-0.68%	69.5	50.3
2099	10,728,330	-0.70%	69.0	50.5
2100	10,652,235	-0.72%	68.5	50.7

States & provinces of Tunisia by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Tunis	1,056,247	8.5%
2	Sfax	955,421	7.7%
3	Nabeul	787,920	6.3%
4	Sousse	674,971	5.4%
5	Kairouan	570,559	4.6%
6	Bizerte	568,219	4.6%
7	Monastir	548,828	4.4%
8	Ben Arous (Tunis Sud)	501,924	4.0%
9	Médenine	479,520	3.9%
10	Kassérine	439,243	3.5%
11	Sidi Bou Zid	429,912	3.5%
12	Mahdia	410,812	3.3%
13	Jendouba	401,477	3.2%
14	Manubah	379,518	3.1%
15	Gabès	374,300	3.0%
16	Gafsa	351,437	2.8%
17	Béja	303,032	2.4%
18	Le Kef	243,156	2.0%
19	Siliana	223,087	1.8%
20	Zaghouan	176,945	1.4%
21	Kebili	156,961	1.3%
22	Tataouine	149,453	1.2%
23	Tozeur	114,474	0.9%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Tunisia

#	City	Region	Population
1	Tunis capital	Tunis Governorate	693,210
2	Sfax	Sfax Governorate	280,566
3	Sousse	Sousse Governorate	221,715
4	Sukrah	Ariana Governorate	159,862
5	Kairouan	Kairouan	139,070
6	Bizerte	Bizerte Governorate	138,430
7	Sakiet ed Daier	Sfax Governorate	125,204
8	El Mourouj	Ben Arous Governorate	120,732
9	Aryanah	Ariana Governorate	114,486
10	Gabès	Gabès Governorate	110,075
11	Sejoumi	Tunis Governorate	109,672
12	Hammamet	Nabeul Governorate	106,326
13	Sakiet ez Zit	Sfax Governorate	100,000
14	Gafsa	Gafsa	95,242
15	La Gazelle	Ariana Governorate	94,961

FAQ

What is the population of Tunisia in 2026?

The population of Tunisia is 12,415,138 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Tunisia?

Tunis is the biggest city in Tunisia with 693,210 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Tunisia growing or shrinking?

The population of Tunisia is growing at 0.52% per year, and is projected to peak in 2051 at 13,148,162.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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