Population density in Tunisia

Tunisia: Population density was 68.56 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
68.56 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
151st
of 235 countries
All-time high
84.63 people per km²
in 2051
All-time low
5.15 people per km²
in 1400
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Tunisia, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Tunisia stood at 68.56 people per km².

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Tunisia peaked at 84.63 people per km² in 2051 and was at its lowest, 5.15 people per km², in 1400.

That places Tunisia 151st out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Tunisia, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 6.44 people per km²
1100 6.11 people per km² -5.0%
1200 6.44 people per km² +5.3%
1300 6.44 people per km² +0.0%
1400 5.15 people per km² -20.0%
1500 5.15 people per km² +0.0%
1600 6.44 people per km² +25.0%
1700 5.15 people per km² -20.0%
1710 5.26 people per km² +2.2%
1720 5.34 people per km² +1.5%
1730 5.43 people per km² +1.6%
1740 5.52 people per km² +1.7%
1750 5.61 people per km² +1.7%
1760 5.72 people per km² +1.8%
1770 5.83 people per km² +1.9%
1780 5.94 people per km² +2.0%
1790 6.07 people per km² +2.2%
1800 5.15 people per km² -15.2%
1801 5.17 people per km² +0.4%
1802 5.2 people per km² +0.4%
1803 5.22 people per km² +0.4%
1804 5.24 people per km² +0.4%
1805 5.27 people per km² +0.4%
1806 5.29 people per km² +0.4%
1807 5.31 people per km² +0.4%
1808 5.34 people per km² +0.4%
1809 5.36 people per km² +0.4%
1810 5.39 people per km² +0.5%
1811 5.41 people per km² +0.4%
1812 5.43 people per km² +0.4%
1813 5.46 people per km² +0.4%
1814 5.48 people per km² +0.4%
1815 5.51 people per km² +0.4%
1816 5.53 people per km² +0.4%
1817 5.56 people per km² +0.4%
1818 5.58 people per km² +0.4%
1819 5.61 people per km² +0.5%
1820 5.64 people per km² +0.6%
1821 5.68 people per km² +0.7%
1822 5.72 people per km² +0.7%
1823 5.77 people per km² +0.8%
1824 5.82 people per km² +0.8%
1825 5.86 people per km² +0.8%
1826 5.91 people per km² +0.8%
1827 5.96 people per km² +0.8%
1828 6.01 people per km² +0.8%
1829 6.05 people per km² +0.8%
1830 6.1 people per km² +0.8%
1831 6.15 people per km² +0.8%
1832 6.2 people per km² +0.8%
1833 6.25 people per km² +0.8%
1834 6.3 people per km² +0.8%
1835 6.35 people per km² +0.8%
1836 6.4 people per km² +0.8%
1837 6.45 people per km² +0.8%
1838 6.51 people per km² +0.8%
1839 6.56 people per km² +0.8%
1840 6.61 people per km² +0.8%
1841 6.66 people per km² +0.8%
1842 6.72 people per km² +0.8%
1843 6.77 people per km² +0.8%
1844 6.83 people per km² +0.8%
1845 6.88 people per km² +0.8%
1846 6.94 people per km² +0.8%
1847 6.99 people per km² +0.8%
1848 7.05 people per km² +0.8%
1849 7.11 people per km² +0.8%
1850 7.17 people per km² +0.9%
1851 7.24 people per km² +1.0%
1852 7.31 people per km² +1.0%
1853 7.39 people per km² +1.1%
1854 7.47 people per km² +1.1%
1855 7.55 people per km² +1.1%
1856 7.63 people per km² +1.1%
1857 7.71 people per km² +1.1%
1858 7.79 people per km² +1.1%
1859 7.87 people per km² +1.1%
1860 7.95 people per km² +1.1%
1861 8.04 people per km² +1.1%
1862 8.12 people per km² +1.1%
1863 8.21 people per km² +1.1%
1864 8.29 people per km² +1.1%
1865 8.38 people per km² +1.1%
1866 8.47 people per km² +1.1%
1867 8.56 people per km² +1.1%
1868 8.65 people per km² +1.1%
1869 8.74 people per km² +1.1%
1870 8.83 people per km² +1.1%
1871 8.92 people per km² +1.1%
1872 9.02 people per km² +1.1%
1873 9.11 people per km² +1.1%
1874 9.21 people per km² +1.1%
1875 9.3 people per km² +1.1%
1876 9.4 people per km² +1.1%
1877 9.5 people per km² +1.1%
1878 9.6 people per km² +1.1%
1879 9.7 people per km² +1.1%
1880 9.8 people per km² +1.1%
1881 9.91 people per km² +1.1%
1882 10.01 people per km² +1.1%
1883 10.12 people per km² +1.1%
1884 10.22 people per km² +1.1%
1885 10.33 people per km² +1.1%
1886 10.44 people per km² +1.1%
1887 10.55 people per km² +1.1%
1888 10.66 people per km² +1.1%
1889 10.77 people per km² +1.0%
1890 10.88 people per km² +1.0%
1891 11 people per km² +1.0%
1892 11.11 people per km² +1.0%
1893 11.22 people per km² +1.0%
1894 11.34 people per km² +1.0%
1895 11.45 people per km² +1.0%
1896 11.57 people per km² +1.0%
1897 11.68 people per km² +1.0%
1898 11.8 people per km² +1.0%
1899 11.94 people per km² +1.1%
1900 12.09 people per km² +1.3%
1901 12.26 people per km² +1.4%
1902 12.45 people per km² +1.5%
1903 12.66 people per km² +1.7%
1904 12.87 people per km² +1.7%
1905 13.09 people per km² +1.7%
1906 13.31 people per km² +1.7%
1907 13.53 people per km² +1.7%
1908 13.75 people per km² +1.7%
1909 13.95 people per km² +1.4%
1910 14.12 people per km² +1.2%
1911 14.26 people per km² +1.0%
1912 14.37 people per km² +0.8%
1913 14.45 people per km² +0.5%
1914 14.53 people per km² +0.5%
1915 14.61 people per km² +0.5%
1916 14.69 people per km² +0.5%
1917 14.77 people per km² +0.5%
1918 14.84 people per km² +0.5%
1919 14.93 people per km² +0.6%
1920 15.05 people per km² +0.7%
1921 15.18 people per km² +0.9%
1922 15.33 people per km² +1.0%
1923 15.5 people per km² +1.1%
1924 15.67 people per km² +1.1%
1925 15.84 people per km² +1.1%
1926 16.02 people per km² +1.1%
1927 16.2 people per km² +1.1%
1928 16.37 people per km² +1.1%
1929 16.58 people per km² +1.2%
1930 16.81 people per km² +1.4%
1931 17.06 people per km² +1.5%
1932 17.34 people per km² +1.6%
1933 17.65 people per km² +1.8%
1934 17.96 people per km² +1.8%
1935 18.28 people per km² +1.8%
1936 18.6 people per km² +1.8%
1937 18.93 people per km² +1.8%
1938 19.26 people per km² +1.8%
1939 19.59 people per km² +1.7%
1940 19.92 people per km² +1.7%
1941 20.24 people per km² +1.6%
1942 20.55 people per km² +1.6%
1943 20.86 people per km² +1.5%
1944 21.18 people per km² +1.5%
1945 21.49 people per km² +1.5%
1946 21.82 people per km² +1.5%
1947 22.14 people per km² +1.5%
1948 22.48 people per km² +1.5%
1949 22.83 people per km² +1.6%
1950 23.23 people per km² +1.7%
1951 23.7 people per km² +2.0%
1952 24.19 people per km² +2.1%
1953 24.7 people per km² +2.1%
1954 25.23 people per km² +2.1%
1955 25.78 people per km² +2.2%
1956 26.28 people per km² +1.9%
1957 26.63 people per km² +1.3%
1958 26.89 people per km² +1.0%
1959 27.17 people per km² +1.0%
1960 27.47 people per km² +1.1%
1961 27.78 people per km² +1.1%
1962 28.12 people per km² +1.2%
1963 28.5 people per km² +1.3%
1964 28.9 people per km² +1.4%
1965 29.36 people per km² +1.6%
1966 29.95 people per km² +2.0%
1967 30.64 people per km² +2.3%
1968 31.41 people per km² +2.5%
1969 32.21 people per km² +2.6%
1970 33.03 people per km² +2.5%
1971 33.87 people per km² +2.5%
1972 34.74 people per km² +2.6%
1973 35.64 people per km² +2.6%
1974 36.59 people per km² +2.7%
1975 37.59 people per km² +2.7%
1976 38.6 people per km² +2.7%
1977 39.62 people per km² +2.7%
1978 40.61 people per km² +2.5%
1979 41.56 people per km² +2.3%
1980 42.52 people per km² +2.3%
1981 43.5 people per km² +2.3%
1982 44.47 people per km² +2.2%
1983 45.4 people per km² +2.1%
1984 46.47 people per km² +2.4%
1985 47.7 people per km² +2.6%
1986 48.92 people per km² +2.6%
1987 50.14 people per km² +2.5%
1988 51.33 people per km² +2.4%
1989 52.47 people per km² +2.2%
1990 53.58 people per km² +2.1%
1991 54.72 people per km² +2.1%
1992 55.89 people per km² +2.1%
1993 57.02 people per km² +2.0%
1994 58.05 people per km² +1.8%
1995 58.97 people per km² +1.6%
1996 59.83 people per km² +1.5%
1997 60.64 people per km² +1.4%
1998 61.42 people per km² +1.3%
1999 62.15 people per km² +1.2%
2000 62.85 people per km² +1.1%
2001 63.53 people per km² +1.1%
2002 64.18 people per km² +1.0%
2003 64.83 people per km² +1.0%
2004 65.44 people per km² +0.9%
2005 66.01 people per km² +0.9%
2006 66.6 people per km² +0.9%
2007 67.21 people per km² +0.9%
2008 67.86 people per km² +1.0%
2009 68.55 people per km² +1.0%
2010 69.3 people per km² +1.1%
2011 70.07 people per km² +1.1%
2012 70.87 people per km² +1.1%
2013 71.71 people per km² +1.2%
2014 72.57 people per km² +1.2%
2015 73.39 people per km² +1.1%
2016 74.21 people per km² +1.1%
2017 74.99 people per km² +1.1%
2018 75.73 people per km² +1.0%
2019 76.44 people per km² +0.9%
2020 77.07 people per km² +0.8%
2021 77.55 people per km² +0.6%
2022 78.01 people per km² +0.6%
2023 78.53 people per km² +0.7%
2024 79.02 people per km² +0.6%
2025 79.48 people per km² +0.6%
2026 79.91 people per km² +0.5%
2027 80.3 people per km² +0.5%
2028 80.66 people per km² +0.4%
2029 80.99 people per km² +0.4%
2030 81.28 people per km² +0.4%
2031 81.55 people per km² +0.3%
2032 81.8 people per km² +0.3%
2033 82.05 people per km² +0.3%
2034 82.27 people per km² +0.3%
2035 82.47 people per km² +0.2%
2036 82.66 people per km² +0.2%
2037 82.85 people per km² +0.2%
2038 83.03 people per km² +0.2%
2039 83.21 people per km² +0.2%
2040 83.38 people per km² +0.2%
2041 83.55 people per km² +0.2%
2042 83.71 people per km² +0.2%
2043 83.87 people per km² +0.2%
2044 84.02 people per km² +0.2%
2045 84.17 people per km² +0.2%
2046 84.29 people per km² +0.2%
2047 84.41 people per km² +0.1%
2048 84.5 people per km² +0.1%
2049 84.57 people per km² +0.1%
2050 84.61 people per km² +0.1%
2051 84.63 people per km² +0.0%
2052 84.62 people per km² -0.0%
2053 84.59 people per km² -0.0%
2054 84.52 people per km² -0.1%
2055 84.42 people per km² -0.1%
2056 84.3 people per km² -0.2%
2057 84.14 people per km² -0.2%
2058 83.96 people per km² -0.2%
2059 83.77 people per km² -0.2%
2060 83.54 people per km² -0.3%
2061 83.3 people per km² -0.3%
2062 83.03 people per km² -0.3%
2063 82.75 people per km² -0.3%
2064 82.47 people per km² -0.4%
2065 82.16 people per km² -0.4%
2066 81.84 people per km² -0.4%
2067 81.52 people per km² -0.4%
2068 81.19 people per km² -0.4%
2069 80.85 people per km² -0.4%
2070 80.5 people per km² -0.4%
2071 80.16 people per km² -0.4%
2072 79.81 people per km² -0.4%
2073 79.47 people per km² -0.4%
2074 79.12 people per km² -0.4%
2075 78.77 people per km² -0.4%
2076 78.42 people per km² -0.4%
2077 78.08 people per km² -0.4%
2078 77.71 people per km² -0.5%
2079 77.34 people per km² -0.5%
2080 76.98 people per km² -0.5%
2081 76.62 people per km² -0.5%
2082 76.25 people per km² -0.5%
2083 75.88 people per km² -0.5%
2084 75.51 people per km² -0.5%
2085 75.13 people per km² -0.5%
2086 74.74 people per km² -0.5%
2087 74.35 people per km² -0.5%
2088 73.95 people per km² -0.5%
2089 73.54 people per km² -0.5%
2090 73.13 people per km² -0.6%
2091 72.71 people per km² -0.6%
2092 72.28 people per km² -0.6%
2093 71.84 people per km² -0.6%
2094 71.39 people per km² -0.6%
2095 70.93 people per km² -0.6%
2096 70.47 people per km² -0.7%
2097 70 people per km² -0.7%
2098 69.53 people per km² -0.7%
2099 69.05 people per km² -0.7%
2100 68.56 people per km² -0.7%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 68.56 people per km² is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68 people per km², 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 68.56 people per km² is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 231.84 people per km², 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 6.44 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 1
1100s 6.11 people per km² 6.11 people per km² 6.11 people per km² 1
1200s 6.44 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 1
1300s 6.44 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 1
1400s 5.15 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 1
1500s 5.15 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 1
1600s 6.44 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 6.44 people per km² 1
1700s 5.15 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 1
1710s 5.26 people per km² 5.26 people per km² 5.26 people per km² 1
1720s 5.34 people per km² 5.34 people per km² 5.34 people per km² 1
1730s 5.43 people per km² 5.43 people per km² 5.43 people per km² 1
1740s 5.52 people per km² 5.52 people per km² 5.52 people per km² 1
1750s 5.61 people per km² 5.61 people per km² 5.61 people per km² 1
1760s 5.72 people per km² 5.72 people per km² 5.72 people per km² 1
1770s 5.83 people per km² 5.83 people per km² 5.83 people per km² 1
1780s 5.94 people per km² 5.94 people per km² 5.94 people per km² 1
1790s 6.07 people per km² 6.07 people per km² 6.07 people per km² 1
1800s 5.25 people per km² 5.15 people per km² 5.36 people per km² 10
1810s 5.5 people per km² 5.39 people per km² 5.61 people per km² 10
1820s 5.84 people per km² 5.64 people per km² 6.05 people per km² 10
1830s 6.33 people per km² 6.1 people per km² 6.56 people per km² 10
1840s 6.86 people per km² 6.61 people per km² 7.11 people per km² 10
1850s 7.51 people per km² 7.17 people per km² 7.87 people per km² 10
1860s 8.34 people per km² 7.95 people per km² 8.74 people per km² 10
1870s 9.26 people per km² 8.83 people per km² 9.7 people per km² 10
1880s 10.28 people per km² 9.8 people per km² 10.77 people per km² 10
1890s 11.4 people per km² 10.88 people per km² 11.94 people per km² 10
1900s 13 people per km² 12.09 people per km² 13.95 people per km² 10
1910s 14.56 people per km² 14.12 people per km² 14.93 people per km² 10
1920s 15.77 people per km² 15.05 people per km² 16.58 people per km² 10
1930s 18.15 people per km² 16.81 people per km² 19.59 people per km² 10
1940s 21.35 people per km² 19.92 people per km² 22.83 people per km² 10
1950s 25.38 people per km² 23.23 people per km² 27.17 people per km² 10
1960s 29.43 people per km² 27.47 people per km² 32.21 people per km² 10
1970s 37.18 people per km² 33.03 people per km² 41.56 people per km² 10
1980s 47.29 people per km² 42.52 people per km² 52.47 people per km² 10
1990s 58.23 people per km² 53.58 people per km² 62.15 people per km² 10
2000s 65.71 people per km² 62.85 people per km² 68.55 people per km² 10
2010s 72.93 people per km² 69.3 people per km² 76.44 people per km² 10
2020s 79.15 people per km² 77.07 people per km² 80.99 people per km² 10
2030s 82.32 people per km² 81.28 people per km² 83.21 people per km² 10
2040s 84.05 people per km² 83.38 people per km² 84.57 people per km² 10
2050s 84.36 people per km² 83.77 people per km² 84.63 people per km² 10
2060s 82.26 people per km² 80.85 people per km² 83.54 people per km² 10
2070s 78.94 people per km² 77.34 people per km² 80.5 people per km² 10
2080s 75.29 people per km² 73.54 people per km² 76.98 people per km² 10
2090s 71.13 people per km² 69.05 people per km² 73.13 people per km² 10
2100s 68.56 people per km² 68.56 people per km² 68.56 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Tunisia

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  3. 150 Eritrea 69.76 people per km² compare
  4. 152 China 67.46 people per km² compare
  5. 153 Mexico 67 people per km² compare
  6. 154 Spain 66.29 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Tunisia?
Population density in Tunisia was 68.56 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 84.63 people per km² in 2051.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.15 people per km² in 1400.
How does Tunisia rank for population density?
Tunisia ranks 151st out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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