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Population in Cyprus compared to Tunisia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 8.97 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Cyprus vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Tunisia
2100 1,283,630 10,722,837
2099 1,288,020 10,798,417
2098 1,292,508 10,872,527
2097 1,296,742 10,944,510
2096 1,301,023 11,017,262
2095 1,305,479 11,088,773
2094 1,309,718 11,159,761
2093 1,313,969 11,228,741
2092 1,318,737 11,296,441
2091 1,323,639 11,362,922
2090 1,328,837 11,428,150
2089 1,334,392 11,492,395
2088 1,340,131 11,554,451
2087 1,346,159 11,616,399
2086 1,352,854 11,677,706
2085 1,359,724 11,736,824
2084 1,366,740 11,795,185
2083 1,373,868 11,853,617
2082 1,381,157 11,911,196
2081 1,388,924 11,966,771
2080 1,396,828 12,023,486
2079 1,404,677 12,080,879
2078 1,412,505 12,138,513
2077 1,420,434 12,194,072
2076 1,428,032 12,247,445
2075 1,435,762 12,301,960
2074 1,443,463 12,355,470
2073 1,450,943 12,410,281
2072 1,458,241 12,463,568
2071 1,464,781 12,517,952
2070 1,471,110 12,571,557
2069 1,477,182 12,625,027
2068 1,483,033 12,677,388
2067 1,488,356 12,728,611
2066 1,492,983 12,778,160
2065 1,497,204 12,827,417
2064 1,501,025 12,873,288
2063 1,504,504 12,917,720
2062 1,507,711 12,960,075
2061 1,509,940 12,999,502
2060 1,511,787 13,037,172
2059 1,513,161 13,069,268
2058 1,514,533 13,098,461
2057 1,515,475 13,124,682
2056 1,515,978 13,147,057
2055 1,516,427 13,164,337
2054 1,516,816 13,177,456
2053 1,517,078 13,184,564
2052 1,517,120 13,188,052
2051 1,516,244 13,187,435
2050 1,515,102 13,181,992
2049 1,513,890 13,173,401
2048 1,512,298 13,160,968
2047 1,510,494 13,144,429
2046 1,508,356 13,125,908
2045 1,506,087 13,104,999
2044 1,503,508 13,081,801
2043 1,500,726 13,057,259
2042 1,497,592 13,031,516
2041 1,493,983 13,006,019
2040 1,489,871 12,979,703
2039 1,485,335 12,952,741
2038 1,480,323 12,925,306
2037 1,475,124 12,896,316
2036 1,469,196 12,865,989
2035 1,463,098 12,835,689
2034 1,456,442 12,803,284
2033 1,449,244 12,766,519
2032 1,441,479 12,728,299
2031 1,433,522 12,687,827
2030 1,424,675 12,644,489
2029 1,415,483 12,596,686
2028 1,405,454 12,542,752
2027 1,394,504 12,484,560
2026 1,383,344 12,420,467
2025 1,371,233 12,351,028
2024 1,358,282 12,277,109
2023 1,344,976 12,200,431
2022 1,331,370 12,119,334
2021 1,317,309 12,048,622
2020 1,302,247 11,974,057
2019 1,286,671 11,875,081
2018 1,270,737 11,765,514
2017 1,254,275 11,650,498
2016 1,237,112 11,528,674
2015 1,219,502 11,402,264
2014 1,201,801 11,274,288
2013 1,183,895 11,141,361
2012 1,165,397 11,009,647
2011 1,146,493 10,886,035
2010 1,127,816 10,765,980
2009 1,109,371 10,650,681
2008 1,091,026 10,542,635
2007 1,072,714 10,441,702
2006 1,054,418 10,346,410
2005 1,036,151 10,255,472
2004 1,017,875 10,166,163
2003 999,590 10,071,632
2002 981,440 9,971,515
2001 964,127 9,869,677
2000 947,667 9,764,935
1999 931,234 9,655,963
1998 914,548 9,541,667
1997 897,568 9,421,270
1996 880,290 9,294,432
1995 862,695 9,161,258
1994 844,667 9,018,448
1993 826,034 8,857,910
1992 810,341 8,682,512
1991 798,944 8,501,827
1990 788,351 8,324,509
1989 777,420 8,151,660
1988 766,235 7,974,440
1987 754,785 7,789,987
1986 743,105 7,600,301
1985 731,277 7,409,903
1984 719,334 7,220,044
1983 707,225 7,053,800
1982 696,497 6,908,642
1981 688,893 6,758,284
1980 683,076 6,606,195
1979 677,549 6,456,419
1978 672,249 6,309,390
1977 667,101 6,155,931
1976 662,032 5,996,994
1975 659,405 5,839,262
1974 663,254 5,684,674
1973 665,937 5,537,242
1972 661,063 5,396,557
1971 654,050 5,261,658
1970 647,446 5,131,396
1969 641,189 5,004,697
1968 635,157 4,879,899
1967 629,251 4,760,970
1966 623,390 4,652,287
1965 617,736 4,561,385
1964 612,521 4,489,869
1963 607,252 4,427,131
1962 601,466 4,369,136
1961 595,514 4,316,278
1960 586,490 4,267,288

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Tunisia
2100 -0.34% -0.7%
2099 -0.35% -0.68%
2098 -0.33% -0.66%
2097 -0.33% -0.66%
2096 -0.34% -0.64%
2095 -0.32% -0.64%
2094 -0.32% -0.61%
2093 -0.36% -0.6%
2092 -0.37% -0.59%
2091 -0.39% -0.57%
2090 -0.42% -0.56%
2089 -0.43% -0.54%
2088 -0.45% -0.53%
2087 -0.49% -0.52%
2086 -0.51% -0.5%
2085 -0.51% -0.49%
2084 -0.52% -0.49%
2083 -0.53% -0.48%
2082 -0.56% -0.46%
2081 -0.57% -0.47%
2080 -0.56% -0.48%
2079 -0.55% -0.47%
2078 -0.56% -0.46%
2077 -0.53% -0.44%
2076 -0.54% -0.44%
2075 -0.53% -0.43%
2074 -0.52% -0.44%
2073 -0.5% -0.43%
2072 -0.45% -0.43%
2071 -0.43% -0.43%
2070 -0.41% -0.42%
2069 -0.39% -0.41%
2068 -0.36% -0.4%
2067 -0.31% -0.39%
2066 -0.28% -0.38%
2065 -0.25% -0.36%
2064 -0.23% -0.34%
2063 -0.21% -0.33%
2062 -0.15% -0.3%
2061 -0.12% -0.29%
2060 -0.09% -0.25%
2059 -0.09% -0.22%
2058 -0.06% -0.2%
2057 -0.03% -0.17%
2056 -0.03% -0.13%
2055 -0.03% -0.1%
2054 -0.02% -0.05%
2053 -0.003% -0.03%
2052 0.06% 0.005%
2051 0.08% 0.04%
2050 0.08% 0.07%
2049 0.11% 0.09%
2048 0.12% 0.13%
2047 0.14% 0.14%
2046 0.15% 0.16%
2045 0.17% 0.18%
2044 0.19% 0.19%
2043 0.21% 0.2%
2042 0.24% 0.2%
2041 0.28% 0.2%
2040 0.31% 0.21%
2039 0.34% 0.21%
2038 0.35% 0.22%
2037 0.4% 0.24%
2036 0.42% 0.24%
2035 0.46% 0.25%
2034 0.5% 0.29%
2033 0.54% 0.3%
2032 0.56% 0.32%
2031 0.62% 0.34%
2030 0.65% 0.38%
2029 0.71% 0.43%
2028 0.79% 0.47%
2027 0.81% 0.52%
2026 0.88% 0.56%
2025 0.95% 0.6%
2024 0.99% 0.63%
2023 1.02% 0.67%
2022 1.07% 0.59%
2021 1.16% 0.62%
2020 1.21% 0.83%
2019 1.25% 0.93%
2018 1.31% 0.99%
2017 1.39% 1.06%
2016 1.44% 1.11%
2015 1.47% 1.14%
2014 1.51% 1.19%
2013 1.59% 1.2%
2012 1.65% 1.14%
2011 1.66% 1.12%
2010 1.66% 1.08%
2009 1.68% 1.02%
2008 1.71% 0.97%
2007 1.74% 0.92%
2006 1.76% 0.89%
2005 1.8% 0.88%
2004 1.83% 0.94%
2003 1.85% 1%
2002 1.8% 1.03%
2001 1.74% 1.07%
2000 1.76% 1.13%
1999 1.82% 1.2%
1998 1.89% 1.28%
1997 1.96% 1.36%
1996 2.04% 1.45%
1995 2.13% 1.58%
1994 2.26% 1.81%
1993 1.94% 2.02%
1992 1.43% 2.13%
1991 1.34% 2.13%
1990 1.41% 2.12%
1989 1.46% 2.22%
1988 1.52% 2.37%
1987 1.57% 2.5%
1986 1.62% 2.57%
1985 1.66% 2.63%
1984 1.71% 2.36%
1983 1.54% 2.1%
1982 1.1% 2.22%
1981 0.85% 2.3%
1980 0.82% 2.32%
1979 0.79% 2.33%
1978 0.77% 2.49%
1977 0.77% 2.65%
1976 0.4% 2.7%
1975 -0.58% 2.72%
1974 -0.4% 2.66%
1973 0.74% 2.61%
1972 1.07% 2.56%
1971 1.02% 2.54%
1970 0.98% 2.53%
1969 0.95% 2.56%
1968 0.94% 2.5%
1967 0.94% 2.34%
1966 0.92% 1.99%
1965 0.85% 1.59%
1964 0.87% 1.42%
1963 0.96% 1.33%
1962 1% 1.22%
1961 1.54% 1.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Tunisia
Current population
1386362
12437803
Population rank 153/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.15%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
55.3 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +210
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 124/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 -14,523
Net migration rank 46/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - -14,523
2024 - 8,138 - -15,221
2023 5,025 8,697 93,663 -14,001
2022 4,466 9,014 96,531 -14,001
2021 5,305 9,341 68,087 -9,190
2020 5,826 9,653 109,431 -19,188
2019 5,679 9,983 127,312 -19,612
2018 5,905 10,311 132,445 -21,012
2017 6,082 10,632 140,971 -22,365
2016 6,643 10,951 148,870 -23,827
2015 6,340 11,277 153,007 -25,229
2014 6,193 11,599 154,762 -26,586
2013 6,116 11,914 154,687 -17,020
2012 6,726 12,237 151,812 -26,059
2011 6,271 12,566 143,401 -21,935
2010 6,723 11,793 132,809 -14,168
2009 6,820 11,555 125,465 -13,512
2008 6,429 11,887 121,873 -17,742
2007 5,983 12,332 118,920 -21,190
2006 6,166 12,110 116,945 -24,098
2005 5,646 12,616 115,374 -26,361
2004 5,705 12,583 113,322 -23,735
2003 5,484 12,786 111,926 -12,459
2002 5,225 12,814 109,099 -8,334
2001 5,308 11,283 110,146 -7,235
2000 5,570 10,753 112,501 -5,937
1999 5,524 11,023 114,829 -3,452
1998 5,879 10,942 121,332 -4,111
1997 6,444 10,696 128,327 -4,756
1996 6,911 10,506 135,615 -5,506
1995 7,226 10,549 144,345 -8,095
1994 7,973 10,305 153,647 -4,271
1993 8,463 10,520 160,922 10,771
1992 9,844 2,562 163,978 15,124
1991 9,102 1,294 166,245 16,021
1990 9,417 1,371 168,180 4,183
1989 9,156 1,903 169,221 4,100
1988 9,595 1,727 177,176 3,934
1987 9,114 2,465 184,101 3,711
1986 9,412 2,362 188,107 3,464
1985 9,242 2,647 186,344 2,887
1984 9,516 2,485 182,386 8,109
1983 9,318 2,899 179,878 -37,895
1982 9,282 -46 177,898 -29,559
1981 7,135 -1,171 176,628 -24,242
1980 7,954 -2,284 171,094 -19,321
1979 6,620 -1,232 171,463 -23,688
1978 5,949 -735 173,255 -26,968
1977 5,607 -521 174,539 -13,910
1976 6,546 -1,496 172,744 -15,499
1975 5,023 -4,820 166,991 -8,765
1974 321 -8,220 160,200 -9,254
1973 5,405 -2,877 153,525 -9,606
1972 8,244 -1,037 147,239 -9,790
1971 8,398 -1,586 142,296 -9,949
1970 8,412 -2,001 138,235 -10,054
1969 8,857 -2,744 135,257 -10,049
1968 9,153 -3,207 134,246 -9,848
1967 9,313 -3,451 132,626 -19,155
1966 9,478 -3,623 131,274 -27,393
1965 9,643 -4,184 127,673 -49,751
1964 8,322 -3,347 124,711 -59,602
1963 8,568 -3,005 120,865 -60,505
1962 9,455 -3,441 116,887 -61,260
1961 9,584 -3,695 111,459 -61,369
1960 8,385 3,766 109,234 -61,334

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/tunisia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people). In Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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