Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.707 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tunisia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tunisia stood at 0.707 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.707 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3747 people per person, in 1960.
That places Tunisia 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3747 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3784 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3823 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3865 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3911 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3964 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4025 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4107 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4213 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4335 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4465 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4597 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4723 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4836 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4927 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4991 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5035 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5072 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5103 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.513 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5156 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5183 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5214 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5251 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5297 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5357 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5433 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5519 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5612 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5709 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5806 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5898 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5983 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6055 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6113 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6162 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6208 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.625 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6289 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6327 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6362 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6395 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6428 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6461 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6493 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6523 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6552 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.658 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6607 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6634 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6663 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6692 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6721 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.675 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6775 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6788 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6806 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6829 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6855 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6882 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.691 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.694 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6971 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7003 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7036 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.707 people per person | +0.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.707 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.707 people per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3977 people per person | 0.3747 people per person | 0.4335 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4888 people per person | 0.4465 people per person | 0.513 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5373 people per person | 0.5156 people per person | 0.5709 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6109 people per person | 0.5806 people per person | 0.6327 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6503 people per person | 0.6362 people per person | 0.6634 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6776 people per person | 0.6663 people per person | 0.6882 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6988 people per person | 0.691 people per person | 0.707 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More population data for Tunisia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,316 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6018 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7573 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 68.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 425,507 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tunisia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Tunisia was 0.707 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.707 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3747 people per person in 1960.
- How does Tunisia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.