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Tunisia

Population

12,435,963

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
81st
Share of world
0.15%
Annual change
+66,5650.54%

Population of Tunisia

5M10M15M20M25M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202612.4M2050 projection13.1M↑ 6% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 12,435,963. 2050 projection: 13,145,141.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Tunisia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202612,415,1380.54%81
202512,348,5730.58%80
202011,974,0570.83%79
201911,875,0810.93%79
201811,765,5140.99%79
201711,650,4981.06%78
201511,402,2641.14%77
201010,765,9801.08%78
200510,255,4720.88%80
20009,764,9351.13%80

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Tunis is home to 471,958 people, 3.80% of Tunisia's population.

City population400K200K70K
Tunis 472.0KL'Ariana 462.1KBeja 410.4KBen Arous 362.1KZaghouan 337.0KJendouba 327.7KSiliana 318.1KNabeul 258.6K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Tunis472.0K3.80%
2L'Ariana462.1K3.72%
3Beja410.4K3.31%
4Ben Arous362.1K2.92%
5Zaghouan337.0K2.71%
6Bizerte332.8K2.68%
7Jendouba327.7K2.64%
8Siliana318.1K2.56%
9Manouba281.0K2.26%
10Nabeul258.6K2.08%

Tunisia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Tunisia is home to an estimated 12,435,963 people, the 81st largest population in the world.
Daily change
Tunisia has a net population change of approximately 175 people per day, driven by 430 births, 214 deaths, and net emigration of 41 people.
Share of world
Tunisia makes up 0.15% of the world's population and 0.78% of Africa's.
Density
79.9 people per km² of land (207.0 per mi²), ranking 136th among countries and territories.
Urban living
70.7% of people live in urban areas.

Tunisia Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 37100+ years, female: 14195–99 years, male: 67195–99 years, female: 1,86290–94 years, male: 5,31690–94 years, female: 11,63885–89 years, male: 19,15985–89 years, female: 33,36280–84 years, male: 43,52980–84 years, female: 66,89875–79 years, male: 92,32275–79 years, female: 120,98070–74 years, male: 178,03270–74 years, female: 204,45265–69 years, male: 242,63065–69 years, female: 261,72860–64 years, male: 306,35160–64 years, female: 331,09155–59 years, male: 326,94155–59 years, female: 346,90050–54 years, male: 370,56650–54 years, female: 392,24145–49 years, male: 415,87345–49 years, female: 449,27540–44 years, male: 444,95340–44 years, female: 486,20135–39 years, male: 453,44435–39 years, female: 480,27830–34 years, male: 453,44430–34 years, female: 458,82525–29 years, male: 405,66925–29 years, female: 395,70020–24 years, male: 415,29520–24 years, female: 393,15115–19 years, male: 489,48315–19 years, female: 456,57610–14 years, male: 550,74410–14 years, female: 518,2505–9 years, male: 501,2665–9 years, female: 475,6990–4 years, male: 416,6910–4 years, female: 397,486100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K

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Median age

34.4 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

77.1 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.39%

Female

50.61%

Life expectancy 74.6Life expectancy 79.7

Ethnicity

98%

Arab

  • Arab98%
  • European1%
  • Jewish and Other1%
Data notes

Source estimate: est.

Religion

99%

Muslim (official; Sunni), the largest religion

  • Muslim (official; Sunni)99%
  • Other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i)1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Tunisia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. GeoNames - Locations used in the city population map.
  5. Statistics Tunisia