Tunisia Population

Population now

12,397,263

World: 77th
Africa: 30th

Male:	6,148,855	(49.60 %)
Female:	6,247,855	(50.40 %)

Births in 2026:	96,043
Deaths in 2026:	44,449

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	76.04 years
Female:	79.92 years
Total:	78.00 years
Median Age:	33.74 years

Birth Rate:	13.98
Death Rate:	6.47
Growth Rate:	1.16 %
Fertility Rate:	2.04

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Population structure (mid 2026)
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Tunisia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	4M	2M	2M	0.99	0.96%	45.49	23.26	6.94	42.02	41.06	43.01	17.50	37.51%	25.54
1961	4M	2M	2M	1	1.00%	45.42	22.68	6.97	42.66	41.69	43.65	17.43	37.95%	25.90
1962	4M	2M	2M	1	1.05%	45.30	22.05	6.99	43.35	42.37	44.36	17.30	38.39%	26.32
1963	4M	2M	2M	1	1.11%	45.12	21.36	7.01	44.11	43.11	45.14	17.10	38.83%	26.77
1964	4M	2M	2M	1.01	1.17%	44.86	20.63	7.02	44.93	43.92	45.98	16.81	39.28%	27.27
1965	5M	2M	2M	1.01	1.24%	44.51	19.85	7.01	45.82	44.79	46.89	16.47	39.72%	27.80
1966	5M	2M	2M	1.01	1.31%	44.04	19.03	6.98	46.78	45.73	47.87	16.16	40.23%	28.37
1967	5M	2M	2M	1.01	1.39%	43.46	18.16	6.94	47.80	46.74	48.91	16.02	41.04%	28.97
1968	5M	2M	2M	1.01	1.48%	42.78	17.28	6.88	48.88	47.80	50.01	16.00	41.85%	29.61
1969	5M	2M	2M	1	1.57%	42.03	16.38	6.80	50.00	48.91	51.14	16.02	42.66%	30.28
1970	5M	3M	3M	1	1.66%	41.24	15.50	6.71	51.15	50.05	52.29	16.04	43.48%	30.95
1971	5M	3M	3M	1.01	1.76%	40.45	14.65	6.59	52.30	51.22	53.43	16.20	44.31%	31.64
1972	5M	3M	3M	1.01	1.87%	39.70	13.84	6.47	53.45	52.40	54.55	16.35	45.13%	32.34
1973	5M	3M	3M	1.01	1.98%	39.00	13.07	6.33	54.59	53.58	55.65	16.49	45.96%	33.06
1974	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.10%	38.37	12.36	6.19	55.70	54.74	56.71	16.65	46.79%	33.81
1975	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.23%	37.80	11.70	6.04	56.79	55.88	57.76	16.81	47.59%	34.58
1976	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.36%	37.26	11.08	5.89	57.87	56.97	58.81	16.97	48.18%	35.37
1977	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.50%	36.74	10.49	5.73	58.93	58.03	59.89	17.13	48.78%	36.18
1978	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.65%	36.18	9.92	5.57	59.98	59.03	61.00	17.28	49.38%	37.04
1979	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.80%	35.59	9.37	5.41	61.01	59.98	62.13	17.44	49.97%	37.96
1980	6M	3M	3M	1.01	2.95%	34.96	8.86	5.24	62.00	60.87	63.24	17.60	50.57%	38.96
1981	7M	3M	3M	1.01	3.08%	34.29	8.40	5.08	62.92	61.67	64.31	17.84	51.16%	40.04
1982	7M	3M	3M	1.01	3.20%	33.60	8.00	4.92	63.77	62.39	65.29	18.09	51.76%	41.20
1983	7M	3M	3M	1.01	3.28%	32.88	7.68	4.75	64.53	63.04	66.17	18.37	52.36%	42.40
1984	7M	4M	4M	1.01	3.33%	32.13	7.42	4.59	65.21	63.63	66.95	18.63	53.01%	43.61
1985	7M	4M	4M	1.01	3.35%	31.32	7.20	4.43	65.83	64.18	67.64	18.90	53.84%	44.80
1986	8M	4M	4M	1.01	3.33%	30.43	7.02	4.25	66.41	64.69	68.29	19.18	54.67%	45.95
1987	8M	4M	4M	1.01	3.30%	29.44	6.85	4.07	66.99	65.21	68.93	19.46	55.49%	47.07
1988	8M	4M	4M	1.01	3.25%	28.35	6.67	3.88	67.57	65.72	69.59	19.74	56.31%	48.17
1989	8M	4M	4M	1.01	3.20%	27.19	6.48	3.68	68.18	66.25	70.28	20.03	57.13%	49.26
1990	8M	4M	4M	1.01	3.14%	25.98	6.28	3.48	68.79	66.79	70.98	20.33	57.95%	50.38
1991	8M	4M	4M	1.02	3.08%	24.75	6.07	3.28	69.41	67.33	71.70	20.63	58.76%	51.51
1992	9M	4M	4M	1.02	3.00%	23.56	5.89	3.09	70.00	67.85	72.38	20.96	59.56%	52.65
1993	9M	4M	4M	1.02	2.91%	22.43	5.74	2.91	70.56	68.34	73.03	21.31	60.36%	53.76
1994	9M	5M	4M	1.02	2.81%	21.40	5.62	2.75	71.06	68.79	73.61	21.69	61.08%	54.81
1995	9M	5M	5M	1.02	2.70%	20.48	5.53	2.61	71.52	69.21	74.12	22.08	61.47%	55.78
1996	9M	5M	5M	1.02	2.59%	19.67	5.48	2.49	71.92	69.59	74.56	22.50	61.87%	56.64
1997	9M	5M	5M	1.02	2.46%	18.95	5.47	2.38	72.28	69.94	74.95	22.89	62.26%	57.42
1998	10M	5M	5M	1.02	2.35%	18.31	5.47	2.29	72.61	70.27	75.28	23.27	62.65%	58.13
1999	10M	5M	5M	1.02	2.23%	17.76	5.49	2.21	72.90	70.57	75.57	23.66	63.04%	58.76
2000	10M	5M	5M	1.01	2.13%	17.30	5.53	2.14	73.17	70.85	75.82	24.08	63.43%	59.34
2001	10M	5M	5M	1.01	2.03%	16.93	5.58	2.09	73.42	71.10	76.05	24.50	63.82%	59.86
2002	10M	5M	5M	1.01	1.96%	16.67	5.64	2.05	73.64	71.33	76.26	24.93	64.20%	60.33
2003	10M	5M	5M	1.01	1.89%	16.51	5.71	2.02	73.84	71.53	76.45	25.36	64.59%	60.79
2004	10M	5M	5M	1	1.85%	16.45	5.78	2.00	74.03	71.72	76.64	25.78	64.95%	61.26
2005	10M	5M	5M	1	1.82%	16.49	5.85	1.99	74.22	71.89	76.81	26.18	65.24%	61.77
2006	10M	5M	5M	1	1.81%	16.66	5.92	2.00	74.39	72.07	76.96	26.63	65.52%	62.35
2007	10M	5M	5M	1	1.83%	16.95	6.00	2.02	74.56	72.25	77.10	27.06	65.81%	62.98
2008	10M	5M	5M	1	1.85%	17.32	6.07	2.05	74.72	72.43	77.21	27.49	66.09%	63.65
2009	11M	5M	5M	1	1.89%	17.73	6.14	2.10	74.88	72.63	77.31	27.89	66.38%	64.33
2010	11M	5M	5M	0.99	1.93%	18.15	6.19	2.14	75.04	72.84	77.39	28.28	66.66%	65.00
2011	11M	5M	5M	0.99	1.97%	18.51	6.24	2.18	75.21	73.06	77.48	28.67	66.94%	65.66
2012	11M	5M	5M	0.99	1.99%	18.76	6.27	2.22	75.38	73.28	77.58	29.08	67.22%	66.30
2013	11M	5M	6M	0.99	2.00%	18.89	6.29	2.24	75.55	73.49	77.70	29.50	67.50%	66.95
2014	11M	5M	6M	0.98	2.00%	18.87	6.30	2.25	75.73	73.70	77.83	29.92	67.77%	67.62
2015	11M	6M	6M	0.98	1.97%	18.71	6.30	2.25	75.92	73.90	77.99	30.31	68.06%	68.33
2016	11M	6M	6M	0.98	1.93%	18.41	6.29	2.24	76.12	74.10	78.17	30.57	68.35%	69.09
2017	11M	6M	6M	0.98	1.87%	18.01	6.27	2.22	76.31	74.30	78.35	30.87	68.64%	69.88
2018	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.81%	17.56	6.26	2.20	76.51	74.49	78.54	31.19	68.95%	70.69
2019	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.73%	17.09	6.26	2.17	76.70	74.69	78.72	31.52	69.25%	71.48
2020	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.65%	16.60	6.26	2.15	76.89	74.88	78.90	31.83	69.57%	72.24
2021	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.65%	16.60	6.26	2.15	76.89	74.88	78.90	32.19	69.89%	72.95
2022	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.65%	16.60	6.26	2.15	76.89	74.88	78.90	32.51	70.21%	73.63
2023	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.40%	15.21	6.34	2.09	77.45	75.46	79.42	32.79	70.54%	74.27
2024	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.32%	14.75	6.37	2.07	77.63	75.66	79.59	33.08	70.88%	74.88
2025	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.23%	14.29	6.40	2.05	77.82	75.85	79.76	33.42	71.22%	75.47
2026	12M	6M	6M	0.98	1.16%	13.98	6.47	2.04	78.00	76.04	79.92	33.74	71.57%	76.02

Tunisia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	13M	6M	6M	0.98	1.09%	13.66	6.55	2.03	78.18	76.23	80.08	34.08	71.91%	76.54
2028	13M	6M	6M	0.98	1.02%	13.35	6.62	2.01	78.35	76.42	80.23	34.42	72.27%	77.04
2029	13M	6M	6M	0.98	0.94%	13.03	6.70	2.00	78.53	76.61	80.39	34.75	72.62%	77.51
2030	13M	6M	6M	0.98	0.88%	12.72	6.77	1.99	78.71	76.80	80.55	35.06	72.99%	77.97
2031	13M	6M	6M	0.98	0.83%	12.61	6.89	1.98	78.88	76.99	80.70	35.33	73.35%	78.39
2032	13M	6M	6M	0.98	0.78%	12.50	7.01	1.97	79.05	77.18	80.84	35.61	73.71%	78.80
2033	13M	6M	7M	0.98	0.74%	12.38	7.12	1.96	79.21	77.36	80.99	35.89	74.08%	79.19
2034	13M	6M	7M	0.98	0.69%	12.27	7.24	1.95	79.38	77.55	81.13	36.15	74.45%	79.57
2035	13M	6M	7M	0.98	0.65%	12.16	7.36	1.94	79.55	77.74	81.28	36.43	74.83%	79.93
2036	13M	7M	7M	0.98	0.62%	12.17	7.50	1.93	79.71	77.93	81.42	36.64	75.20%	80.29
2037	13M	7M	7M	0.98	0.60%	12.19	7.63	1.92	79.87	78.11	81.55	36.84	75.58%	80.63
2038	13M	7M	7M	0.98	0.57%	12.20	7.77	1.91	80.04	78.30	81.69	37.04	75.95%	80.97
2039	13M	7M	7M	0.99	0.55%	12.22	7.90	1.90	80.20	78.48	81.82	37.23	76.33%	81.30
2040	13M	7M	7M	0.99	0.52%	12.23	8.04	1.89	80.36	78.67	81.96	37.41	76.70%	81.61
2041	13M	7M	7M	0.99	0.50%	12.24	8.17	1.88	80.52	78.86	82.09	37.54	77.07%	81.93
2042	13M	7M	7M	0.99	0.48%	12.25	8.30	1.88	80.68	79.04	82.23	37.66	77.44%	82.24
2043	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.46%	12.26	8.42	1.87	80.84	79.23	82.36	37.79	77.80%	82.54
2044	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.44%	12.27	8.55	1.87	81.00	79.41	82.50	37.92	78.16%	82.83
2045	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.41%	12.28	8.68	1.86	81.16	79.60	82.63	38.10	78.52%	83.11
2046	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.39%	12.20	8.79	1.86	81.31	79.78	82.76	38.22	78.87%	83.38
2047	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.36%	12.13	8.89	1.85	81.47	79.97	82.88	38.34	79.21%	83.64
2048	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.34%	12.05	9.00	1.85	81.62	80.15	83.01	38.48	79.55%	83.88
2049	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.32%	11.98	9.10	1.84	81.78	80.34	83.13	38.67	79.89%	84.11
2050	14M	7M	7M	0.99	0.29%	11.90	9.21	1.84	81.93	80.52	83.26	38.87	80.23%	84.33

Highest City Populations in Tunisia

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Tunis	2,422,884	693,210
2	Safaqis	640,314	277,278

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