Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Tunisia
2.11 million people
in 2050
United Arab Emirates
1.86 million people
in 2050
Tunisia rank
97th
United Arab Emirates rank
99th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2.11 million people against 1.86 million people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 249,950 people.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Tunisia ranks 97th and United Arab Emirates ranks 99th of 238 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tunisia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1000s 977,285 people 31,000 people 946,285 people Tunisia
1100s 927,213 people 30,999 people 896,214 people Tunisia
1200s 974,742 people 30,998 people 943,744 people Tunisia
1300s 973,471 people 30,995 people 942,476 people Tunisia
1400s 777,760 people 30,985 people 746,775 people Tunisia
1500s 776,742 people 30,955 people 745,787 people Tunisia
1600s 969,656 people 41,818 people 927,838 people Tunisia
1700s 774,708 people 52,311 people 722,397 people Tunisia
1710s 788,531 people 47,876 people 740,656 people Tunisia
1720s 797,689 people 46,440 people 751,249 people Tunisia
1730s 807,204 people 45,029 people 762,175 people Tunisia
1740s 817,107 people 43,642 people 773,465 people Tunisia
1750s 827,431 people 42,275 people 785,156 people Tunisia
1760s 838,220 people 40,926 people 797,294 people Tunisia
1770s 849,524 people 39,590 people 809,934 people Tunisia
1780s 861,404 people 38,264 people 823,140 people Tunisia
1790s 873,937 people 36,945 people 836,992 people Tunisia
1800s 887,217 people 35,629 people 851,588 people Tunisia
1810s 901,365 people 34,310 people 867,055 people Tunisia
1820s 916,536 people 35,665 people 880,871 people Tunisia
1830s 932,934 people 36,998 people 895,936 people Tunisia
1840s 950,832 people 38,288 people 912,544 people Tunisia
1850s 970,600 people 39,506 people 931,094 people Tunisia
1860s 992,757 people 40,618 people 952,139 people Tunisia
1870s 1.02 million people 41,633 people 976,417 people Tunisia
1880s 1.05 million people 42,446 people 1.01 million people Tunisia
1890s 1.08 million people 42,986 people 1.04 million people Tunisia
1900s 1.13 million people 43,169 people 1.08 million people Tunisia
1910s 1.19 million people 42,888 people 1.14 million people Tunisia
1920s 1.27 million people 41,285 people 1.23 million people Tunisia
1930s 1.40 million people 38,989 people 1.36 million people Tunisia
1940s 1.64 million people 35,844 people 1.61 million people Tunisia
1950s 2.56 million people 34,478 people 2.53 million people Tunisia
1960s 2.75 million people 37,707 people 2.71 million people Tunisia
1970s 2.94 million people 94,563 people 2.85 million people Tunisia
1980s 3.39 million people 279,184 people 3.11 million people Tunisia
1990s 3.51 million people 532,015 people 2.98 million people Tunisia
2000s 3.57 million people 875,743 people 2.69 million people Tunisia
2010s 3.65 million people 1.31 million people 2.34 million people Tunisia
2020s 3.62 million people 1.55 million people 2.07 million people Tunisia
2030s 3.23 million people 1.66 million people 1.58 million people Tunisia
2040s 2.58 million people 1.77 million people 808,833 people Tunisia
2050s 2.11 million people 1.86 million people 249,950 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Tunisia or United Arab Emirates?
Tunisia, at 2.11 million people against 1.86 million people in United Arab Emirates as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Tunisia and United Arab Emirates?
249,950 people, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and United Arab Emirates?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Tunisia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Tunisia ranks 97th and United Arab Emirates ranks 99th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.