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Tunisia population

Current population of Tunisia

12,427,694

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
94
Deaths today
43
Change today (UTC)
+40
World rank
80th of 218
0.15% of world population
Population
12,348,573
2025 estimate
Annual growth
+0.58%
2025
Density
79 /km²
2023
Land area
155,360 km²
Urban population
71%
2025
Median age
32.9 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
1.82
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
76.7 yrs
2024
Net migration
−14,523
2025
Capital
Tunis
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Population of Tunisia: overview

Tunisia has a population of 12,348,573 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 80th largest in the world. Tunisia is part of the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan region and its capital is Tunis.

Growth has slowed to 0.58% per year. In absolute terms that meant roughly 71,464 additional people over the past year. That growth comes despite net emigration of about 14,523 people in 2025.

Population density is moderate — about 79 people per km², spread across 155,360 km² of land. Most residents — 71% — live in urban areas.

The median age is 32.9 years. Fertility, at 1.82 children per woman, hovers just below the 2.1 replacement level. Life expectancy at birth is 76.7 years (2024).

UN medium-variant projections point to continued growth, reaching 13.15 million by 2050 (6% above today's level). The 2030 projection is 12,628,142.

Tunisia population, 1960–2025 and projections

03M6M9M12M15M19601980200020202040projected2025: 12.35M1960: 4,267,2881961: 4,316,2781962: 4,369,1361963: 4,427,1311964: 4,489,8691965: 4,561,3851966: 4,652,2871967: 4,760,9701968: 4,879,8991969: 5,004,6971970: 5,131,3961971: 5,261,6581972: 5,396,5571973: 5,537,2421974: 5,684,6741975: 5,839,2621976: 5,996,9941977: 6,155,9311978: 6,309,3901979: 6,456,4191980: 6,606,1951981: 6,758,2841982: 6,908,6421983: 7,053,8001984: 7,220,0441985: 7,409,9031986: 7,600,3011987: 7,789,9871988: 7,974,4401989: 8,151,6601990: 8,324,5091991: 8,501,8271992: 8,682,5121993: 8,857,9101994: 9,018,4481995: 9,161,2581996: 9,294,4321997: 9,421,2701998: 9,541,6671999: 9,655,9632000: 9,764,9352001: 9,869,6772002: 9,971,5152003: 10,071,6322004: 10,166,1632005: 10,255,4722006: 10,346,4102007: 10,441,7022008: 10,542,6352009: 10,650,6812010: 10,765,9802011: 10,886,0352012: 11,009,6472013: 11,141,3612014: 11,274,2882015: 11,402,2642016: 11,528,6742017: 11,650,4982018: 11,765,5142019: 11,875,0812020: 11,974,0572021: 12,048,6222022: 12,119,3342023: 12,200,4312024: 12,277,1092025: 12,348,5732030: 12,628,1422050: 13,145,141
Population of Tunisia by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
202512,348,573+0.58%+71,464
202412,277,109+0.63%+76,678
202312,200,431+0.67%+81,097
202212,119,334+0.59%+70,712
202112,048,622+0.62%+74,565
202011,974,057+0.83%+98,976
201911,875,081+0.93%+109,567
201811,765,514+0.98%+115,016
201711,650,498+1.05%+121,824
201611,528,674+1.10%+126,410
201511,402,264+1.13%+127,976
201411,274,288+1.19%+132,927
201010,765,980+1.08%+115,299
200510,255,472+0.87%+89,309
20009,764,935+1.12%+108,972
19959,161,258+1.57%+142,810
19908,324,509+2.10%+172,849
19857,409,903+2.60%+189,859
19806,606,195+2.29%+149,776
19755,839,262+2.68%+154,588
19705,131,396+2.50%+126,699
19654,561,385+1.58%+71,516
19604,267,288––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Tunisia population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Tunisia
YearProjected populationvs today
203012,628,142+2.3%
205013,145,141+6.5%

Tunisia population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 23.6% of Tunisia's population is under 15, 66.5% is of working age (15–64), and 9.9% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%0-4 male: 427,319 (3.5%)0-4 female: 407,153 (3.3%)0-45-9 male: 522,017 (4.2%)5-9 female: 495,014 (4.0%)10-14 male: 546,014 (4.4%)10-14 female: 511,913 (4.1%)10-1415-19 male: 472,728 (3.8%)15-19 female: 441,387 (3.6%)20-24 male: 411,471 (3.3%)20-24 female: 390,593 (3.2%)20-2425-29 male: 412,466 (3.3%)25-29 female: 405,841 (3.3%)30-34 male: 460,753 (3.7%)30-34 female: 468,142 (3.8%)30-3435-39 male: 455,704 (3.7%)35-39 female: 487,701 (3.9%)40-44 male: 441,418 (3.6%)40-44 female: 481,072 (3.9%)40-4445-49 male: 407,495 (3.3%)45-49 female: 438,967 (3.6%)50-54 male: 362,318 (2.9%)50-54 female: 379,646 (3.1%)50-5455-59 male: 324,490 (2.6%)55-59 female: 347,058 (2.8%)60-64 male: 301,242 (2.4%)60-64 female: 321,490 (2.6%)60-6465-69 male: 237,282 (1.9%)65-69 female: 255,907 (2.1%)70-74 male: 167,756 (1.4%)70-74 female: 192,104 (1.6%)70-7475-79 male: 84,505 (0.7%)75-79 female: 112,820 (0.9%)80-84 male: 42,229 (0.3%)80-84 female: 64,535 (0.5%)80-8485-89 male: 18,789 (0.2%)85-89 female: 32,715 (0.3%)90-94 male: 5,042 (0.0%)90-94 female: 11,053 (0.1%)90-9495-99 male: 602 (0.0%)95-99 female: 1,663 (0.0%)100+ male: 32 (0.0%)100+ female: 124 (0.0%)100+

Tunisia population FAQ

What is the population of Tunisia in 2026?

Tunisia's population is estimated at about 12.43 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 12,348,573 (2025). Tunisia ranks 80th in the world by population.

Is the population of Tunisia growing or shrinking?

Tunisia's population is growing at about 0.58% per year, an increase of roughly 71,464 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Tunisia?

Tunisia has about 79 people per square kilometre across a land area of 155,360 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Tunisia?

Tunisia is home to about 0.15% of the world's population.

What is Tunisia's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Tunisia's population at 13,145,141 in 2050, passing through 12,628,142 in 2030.

What is the median age in Tunisia?

The median age in Tunisia is 32.9 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.