Rwanda vs Tunisia: Has the population peaked?

Rwanda
13.95 million people
in 2023
Tunisia
12.20 million people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
77th
Tunisia rank
80th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Rwanda
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 13.95 million people against 12.20 million people in Tunisia, a difference of 1.75 million people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.

Rwanda ranks 77th and Tunisia ranks 80th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.53 million people 3.94 million people 1.41 million people Tunisia
1960s 3.41 million people 4.57 million people 1.16 million people Tunisia
1970s 4.56 million people 5.78 million people 1.22 million people Tunisia
1980s 6.24 million people 7.35 million people 1.11 million people Tunisia
1990s 7.37 million people 9.05 million people 1.67 million people Tunisia
2000s 9.01 million people 10.21 million people 1.20 million people Tunisia
2010s 11.52 million people 11.33 million people 190,530 people Rwanda
2020s 13.51 million people 12.09 million people 1.42 million people Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Rwanda or Tunisia?
Rwanda, at 13.95 million people against 12.20 million people in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Rwanda and Tunisia?
1.75 million people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tunisia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Tunisia rank globally for has the population peaked??
Rwanda ranks 77th and Tunisia ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.