Population growth rate with and without migration in Tunisia
Tunisia: Population growth rate with and without migration was 0.653 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate with and without migration in Tunisia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.653 for population growth rate with and without migration in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Tunisia peaked at 2.71 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.489, in 2021.
That places Tunisia 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate with and without migration in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.99 | — |
| 1951 | 2.02 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 2.07 | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 2.1 | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 2.13 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 2.19 | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 1.65 | -24.7% |
| 1957 | 0.984 | -40.3% |
| 1958 | 0.993 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 1.06 | +7.0% |
| 1960 | 1.12 | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 1.16 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 1.27 | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 1.36 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 1.45 | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 1.71 | +17.8% |
| 1966 | 2.23 | +30.7% |
| 1967 | 2.38 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 2.55 | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 2.5 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.5 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.52 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.55 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.6 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.66 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.71 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.62 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.61 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.32 | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 2.29 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.3 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.25 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.15 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 2.01 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 2.64 | +31.1% |
| 1985 | 2.55 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.52 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.41 | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 2.27 | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 2.13 | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 2.07 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.14 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.06 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.94 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.66 | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 1.49 | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.31 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.23 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.988 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.881 | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.868 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.897 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.936 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.988 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.12 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.14 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.24 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.14 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.12 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.947 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.907 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.754 | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.489 | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 0.681 | +39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.653 | -4.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.653 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.653 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.6, 41% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +39.3% | 0.489 | 0.681 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.72 | 0.984 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.77 | 1.12 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.54 | 2.29 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.32 | 2.01 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.15 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9754 | 0.868 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.907 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6442 | 0.489 | 0.754 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3322 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 68.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 425,507 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate with and without migration in Tunisia?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in Tunisia was 0.653 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 in 1975.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.489 in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Tunisia ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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