Tunisia has a population density of 204.7 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Tunisia has 143,444 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Tunisia and the Vatican are ranked 108th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Tunisia has 0.15% of the world's population and 0.1% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Tunisia is 96.5% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Tunisia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 204.7 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 108/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
12402051
|
949
|
| Land area | 59,985 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 136,211 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 29.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 70.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Tunisia vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Tunisia increased by 21.6%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Tunisia ranked 102nd for population density and is in 110th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Tunisia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 204.7 | - |
| 2023 | 203.4 | - |
| 2022 | 202 | - |
| 2021 | 200.9 | - |
| 2020 | 199.6 | - |
| 2019 | 198 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 196.1 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 194.2 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 192.2 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 190.1 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 188 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 185.7 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 183.5 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 181.5 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 179.5 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 177.6 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 175.8 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 174.1 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 172.5 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 171 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 169.5 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 167.9 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 166.2 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 164.5 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 162.8 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 161 | - |
| 1998 | 159.1 | - |
| 1997 | 157.1 | - |
| 1996 | 154.9 | - |
| 1995 | 152.7 | - |
| 1994 | 150.3 | - |
| 1993 | 147.7 | - |
| 1992 | 144.7 | - |
| 1991 | 141.7 | - |
| 1990 | 138.8 | - |
| 1989 | 135.9 | - |
| 1988 | 132.9 | - |
| 1987 | 129.9 | - |
| 1986 | 126.7 | - |
| 1985 | 123.5 | - |
| 1984 | 120.4 | - |
| 1983 | 117.6 | - |
| 1982 | 115.2 | - |
| 1981 | 112.7 | - |
| 1980 | 110.1 | - |
| 1979 | 107.6 | - |
| 1978 | 105.2 | - |
| 1977 | 102.6 | - |
| 1976 | 100 | - |
| 1975 | 97.3 | - |
| 1974 | 94.8 | - |
| 1973 | 92.3 | - |
| 1972 | 90 | - |
| 1971 | 87.7 | - |
| 1970 | 85.5 | - |
| 1969 | 83.4 | - |
| 1968 | 81.4 | - |
| 1967 | 79.4 | - |
| 1966 | 77.6 | - |
| 1965 | 76 | - |
| 1964 | 74.9 | - |
| 1963 | 73.8 | - |
| 1962 | 72.8 | - |
| 1961 | 72 | - |
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