World population growth in Tunisia
Tunisia: World population growth was -0.7% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.7%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
186th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 1975
All-time low
-0.7%
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Tunisia, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Tunisia is -0.7%, 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, world population growth in Tunisia peaked at 2.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, 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.
World population growth in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.2% | — |
| 1800 | 0.3% | -248.2% |
| 1900 | 1.3% | +285.2% |
| 1905 | 1.7% | +30.0% |
| 1910 | 1.2% | -27.3% |
| 1915 | 0.5% | -54.7% |
| 1920 | 0.7% | +36.8% |
| 1925 | 1.1% | +47.7% |
| 1930 | 1.4% | +24.1% |
| 1935 | 1.8% | +28.2% |
| 1940 | 1.6% | -6.1% |
| 1945 | 1.5% | -9.4% |
| 1950 | 2.0% | +33.4% |
| 1951 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 2.2% | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 1.6% | -24.7% |
| 1957 | 1.0% | -40.3% |
| 1958 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 1.1% | +7.0% |
| 1960 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 1961 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 1.3% | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | +17.8% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | +30.7% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +31.1% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 2026 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2027 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 2028 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2029 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
| 2030 | 0.3% | -9.8% |
| 2031 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2032 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2033 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2034 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 2035 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2036 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2037 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2038 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 2039 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2040 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2041 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 2042 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2043 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2044 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2045 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2046 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2047 | 0.1% | -10.6% |
| 2048 | 0.1% | -25.4% |
| 2049 | 0.1% | -30.9% |
| 2050 | 0.0% | -36.9% |
| 2051 | 0.0% | -87.8% |
| 2052 | -0.0% | -620.0% |
| 2053 | -0.1% | +107.7% |
| 2054 | -0.1% | +85.2% |
| 2055 | -0.1% | +31.0% |
| 2056 | -0.2% | +29.8% |
| 2057 | -0.2% | +17.6% |
| 2058 | -0.2% | +11.5% |
| 2059 | -0.2% | +10.3% |
| 2060 | -0.3% | +17.5% |
| 2061 | -0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2062 | -0.3% | +7.6% |
| 2063 | -0.3% | +5.5% |
| 2064 | -0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2065 | -0.4% | +7.8% |
| 2066 | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2067 | -0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2068 | -0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2069 | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2070 | -0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2071 | -0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2072 | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2073 | -0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2074 | -0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2075 | -0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2076 | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2077 | -0.5% | +4.6% |
| 2078 | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2079 | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2080 | -0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2081 | -0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2082 | -0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2083 | -0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2084 | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2085 | -0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2086 | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2087 | -0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2088 | -0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2089 | -0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2090 | -0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2091 | -0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2092 | -0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2093 | -0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2094 | -0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2095 | -0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2096 | -0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2097 | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2098 | -0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2099 | -0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2100 | -0.7% | +2.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1900 | +285.2% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| 1800 | +248.2% | -0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2053 | -107.7% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2051 | -87.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2054 | -85.2% | -0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Tunisia?
- World population growth in Tunisia was -0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2100.
- How does Tunisia rank for world population growth?
- Tunisia ranks 186th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.