Egypt vs Tunisia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Egypt
3.35 million people
in 2020
Tunisia
3.44 million people
in 2020
Egypt rank
82nd
Tunisia rank
79th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Egypt
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 3.44 million people against 3.35 million people in Egypt, a difference of 91,230 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Tunisia ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 million people | 2.03 million people | 1.24 million people | Egypt |
| 1960s | 3.47 million people | 2.24 million people | 1.23 million people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 3.64 million people | 2.54 million people | 1.10 million people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.56 million people | 2.98 million people | 574,130 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.36 million people | 3.37 million people | 2,710 people | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 3.21 million people | 3.38 million people | 176,130 people | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 3.26 million people | 3.41 million people | 155,040 people | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 3.35 million people | 3.44 million people | 91,230 people | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Egypt or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 3.44 million people against 3.35 million people in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Egypt and Tunisia?
- 91,230 people, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tunisia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Tunisia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Tunisia ranks 79th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.