Population growth rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Population growth rate was -0.721 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.721
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
186th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.71
in 1975
All-time low
-0.721
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Tunisia, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Tunisia is -0.721, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Tunisia peaked at 2.71 in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.721, in 2100.
That places Tunisia 186th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.2231 | — |
| 1800 | 0.3308 | -248.2% |
| 1900 | 1.27 | +285.2% |
| 1905 | 1.66 | +30.0% |
| 1910 | 1.2 | -27.3% |
| 1915 | 0.5452 | -54.7% |
| 1920 | 0.746 | +36.8% |
| 1925 | 1.1 | +47.7% |
| 1930 | 1.37 | +24.1% |
| 1935 | 1.75 | +28.2% |
| 1940 | 1.65 | -6.1% |
| 1945 | 1.49 | -9.4% |
| 1950 | 1.99 | +33.4% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 0.6 | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 0.561 | -6.5% |
| 2026 | 0.515 | -8.2% |
| 2027 | 0.465 | -9.7% |
| 2028 | 0.429 | -7.7% |
| 2029 | 0.379 | -11.7% |
| 2030 | 0.342 | -9.8% |
| 2031 | 0.318 | -7.0% |
| 2032 | 0.3 | -5.7% |
| 2033 | 0.288 | -4.0% |
| 2034 | 0.253 | -12.2% |
| 2035 | 0.236 | -6.7% |
| 2036 | 0.235 | -0.4% |
| 2037 | 0.225 | -4.3% |
| 2038 | 0.212 | -5.8% |
| 2039 | 0.208 | -1.9% |
| 2040 | 0.203 | -2.4% |
| 2041 | 0.196 | -3.4% |
| 2042 | 0.197 | +0.5% |
| 2043 | 0.188 | -4.6% |
| 2044 | 0.177 | -5.9% |
| 2045 | 0.159 | -10.2% |
| 2046 | 0.141 | -11.3% |
| 2047 | 0.126 | -10.6% |
| 2048 | 0.094 | -25.4% |
| 2049 | 0.065 | -30.9% |
| 2050 | 0.041 | -36.9% |
| 2051 | 0.005 | -87.8% |
| 2052 | -0.026 | -620.0% |
| 2053 | -0.054 | +107.7% |
| 2054 | -0.1 | +85.2% |
| 2055 | -0.131 | +31.0% |
| 2056 | -0.17 | +29.8% |
| 2057 | -0.2 | +17.6% |
| 2058 | -0.223 | +11.5% |
| 2059 | -0.246 | +10.3% |
| 2060 | -0.289 | +17.5% |
| 2061 | -0.304 | +5.2% |
| 2062 | -0.327 | +7.6% |
| 2063 | -0.345 | +5.5% |
| 2064 | -0.357 | +3.5% |
| 2065 | -0.385 | +7.8% |
| 2066 | -0.389 | +1.0% |
| 2067 | -0.403 | +3.6% |
| 2068 | -0.414 | +2.7% |
| 2069 | -0.424 | +2.4% |
| 2070 | -0.427 | +0.7% |
| 2071 | -0.435 | +1.9% |
| 2072 | -0.428 | -1.6% |
| 2073 | -0.443 | +3.5% |
| 2074 | -0.434 | -2.0% |
| 2075 | -0.444 | +2.3% |
| 2076 | -0.437 | -1.6% |
| 2077 | -0.457 | +4.6% |
| 2078 | -0.476 | +4.2% |
| 2079 | -0.476 | -0.0% |
| 2080 | -0.473 | -0.6% |
| 2081 | -0.465 | -1.7% |
| 2082 | -0.485 | +4.3% |
| 2083 | -0.494 | +1.9% |
| 2084 | -0.496 | +0.4% |
| 2085 | -0.505 | +1.8% |
| 2086 | -0.526 | +4.2% |
| 2087 | -0.535 | +1.7% |
| 2088 | -0.539 | +0.7% |
| 2089 | -0.561 | +4.1% |
| 2090 | -0.572 | +2.0% |
| 2091 | -0.587 | +2.6% |
| 2092 | -0.601 | +2.4% |
| 2093 | -0.616 | +2.5% |
| 2094 | -0.638 | +3.6% |
| 2095 | -0.647 | +1.4% |
| 2096 | -0.663 | +2.5% |
| 2097 | -0.66 | -0.5% |
| 2098 | -0.684 | +3.6% |
| 2099 | -0.702 | +2.6% |
| 2100 | -0.721 | +2.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -0.721 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -0.721 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.157. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2052 | -620.0% | 0.005 | -0.026 |
| 1900 | +285.2% | 0.3308 | 1.27 |
| 1800 | +248.2% | -0.2231 | 0.3308 |
| 2053 | -107.7% | -0.026 | -0.054 |
| 2051 | -87.8% | 0.041 | 0.005 |
| 2054 | -85.2% | -0.054 | -0.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.2231 | -0.2231 | -0.2231 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3308 | 0.3308 | 0.3308 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.47 | 1.27 | 1.66 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.8748 | 0.5452 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9238 | 0.746 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.56 | 1.37 | 1.75 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.65 | 2 |
| 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 | 0.5526 | 0.379 | 0.754 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2617 | 0.208 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.1546 | 0.065 | 0.203 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.1104 | -0.246 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.3637 | -0.424 | -0.289 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.4457 | -0.476 | -0.427 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.5079 | -0.561 | -0.465 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.637 | -0.702 | -0.572 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.721 | -0.721 | -0.721 | 1 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7093 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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)
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- 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)
- Population density 68.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 425,507 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.721 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Tunisia?
- Population growth rate in Tunisia was -0.721 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 in 1975.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.721 in 2100.
- How does Tunisia rank for population growth rate?
- Tunisia ranks 186th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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