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Population in Tunisia

Tunisia: Population was 12.20 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
12.20 million people
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
80th
of 238 countries
All-time high
12.20 million people
in 2023
All-time low
800,000 people
in 1400
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Tunisia, 1000–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M100015112023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Tunisia is 12.20 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Tunisia peaked at 12.20 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 800,000 people, in 1400.

Tunisia ranks 80th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1
1100s 950,000 people 950,000 people 950,000 people 1
1200s 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1
1300s 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1
1400s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1500s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1600s 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1
1700s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1710s 817,655 people 817,655 people 817,655 people 1
1720s 830,071 people 830,071 people 830,071 people 1
1730s 843,233 people 843,233 people 843,233 people 1
1740s 857,221 people 857,221 people 857,221 people 1
1750s 872,130 people 872,130 people 872,130 people 1
1760s 888,071 people 888,071 people 888,071 people 1
1770s 905,174 people 905,174 people 905,174 people 1
1780s 923,595 people 923,595 people 923,595 people 1
1790s 943,520 people 943,520 people 943,520 people 1
1800s 816,362 people 800,000 people 832,920 people 10
1810s 853,850 people 836,677 people 871,727 people 10
1820s 907,651 people 876,889 people 940,454 people 10
1830s 983,064 people 948,016 people 1.02 million people 10
1840s 1.07 million people 1.03 million people 1.10 million people 10
1850s 1.17 million people 1.11 million people 1.22 million people 10
1860s 1.30 million people 1.24 million people 1.36 million people 10
1870s 1.44 million people 1.37 million people 1.51 million people 10
1880s 1.60 million people 1.52 million people 1.67 million people 10
1890s 1.77 million people 1.69 million people 1.85 million people 10
1900s 2.02 million people 1.88 million people 2.17 million people 10
1910s 2.26 million people 2.19 million people 2.32 million people 10
1920s 2.45 million people 2.34 million people 2.58 million people 10
1930s 2.82 million people 2.61 million people 3.04 million people 10
1940s 3.32 million people 3.09 million people 3.55 million people 10
1950s 3.94 million people 3.61 million people 4.22 million people 10
1960s 4.57 million people 4.27 million people 5.00 million people 10
1970s 5.78 million people 5.13 million people 6.46 million people 10
1980s 7.35 million people 6.61 million people 8.15 million people 10
1990s 9.05 million people 8.32 million people 9.66 million people 10
2000s 10.21 million people 9.76 million people 10.65 million people 10
2010s 11.33 million people 10.77 million people 11.88 million people 10
2020s 12.09 million people 11.97 million people 12.20 million people 4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 77 Rwanda 13.95 million people compare
  2. 78 Burundi 13.69 million people compare
  3. 79 Bolivia 12.24 million people compare
  4. 81 Belgium 11.71 million people compare
  5. 82 Haiti 11.64 million people compare
  6. 83 South Sudan 11.48 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Tunisia?
Population in Tunisia was 12.20 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 12.20 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 800,000 people in 1400.
How does Tunisia rank for population?
Tunisia ranks 80th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.