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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 11.4 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 1.86% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Russia vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Tunisia
2100 124,983,377 10,722,837
2099 125,086,144 10,798,417
2098 125,186,329 10,872,527
2097 125,264,415 10,944,510
2096 125,354,177 11,017,262
2095 125,422,006 11,088,773
2094 125,474,373 11,159,761
2093 125,529,632 11,228,741
2092 125,604,261 11,296,441
2091 125,652,742 11,362,922
2090 125,707,894 11,428,150
2089 125,760,026 11,492,395
2088 125,810,124 11,554,451
2087 125,858,116 11,616,399
2086 125,926,035 11,677,706
2085 126,001,913 11,736,824
2084 126,076,414 11,795,185
2083 126,151,046 11,853,617
2082 126,234,371 11,911,196
2081 126,317,768 11,966,771
2080 126,414,511 12,023,486
2079 126,534,688 12,080,879
2078 126,674,591 12,138,513
2077 126,830,956 12,194,072
2076 126,982,766 12,247,445
2075 127,165,304 12,301,960
2074 127,362,143 12,355,470
2073 127,576,856 12,410,281
2072 127,802,632 12,463,568
2071 128,080,998 12,517,952
2070 128,353,977 12,571,557
2069 128,642,208 12,625,027
2068 128,920,237 12,677,388
2067 129,203,483 12,728,611
2066 129,511,983 12,778,160
2065 129,842,007 12,827,417
2064 130,177,089 12,873,288
2063 130,522,107 12,917,720
2062 130,851,664 12,960,075
2061 131,200,160 12,999,502
2060 131,526,812 13,037,172
2059 131,884,461 13,069,268
2058 132,247,211 13,098,461
2057 132,584,941 13,124,682
2056 132,925,501 13,147,057
2055 133,271,436 13,164,337
2054 133,595,068 13,177,456
2053 133,914,243 13,184,564
2052 134,180,223 13,188,052
2051 134,443,510 13,187,435
2050 134,687,487 13,181,992
2049 134,909,323 13,173,401
2048 135,117,641 13,160,968
2047 135,311,492 13,144,429
2046 135,482,008 13,125,908
2045 135,664,379 13,104,999
2044 135,863,165 13,081,801
2043 136,085,277 13,057,259
2042 136,307,658 13,031,516
2041 136,557,818 13,006,019
2040 136,821,807 12,979,703
2039 137,122,219 12,952,741
2038 137,433,644 12,925,306
2037 137,770,811 12,896,316
2036 138,118,955 12,865,989
2035 138,478,809 12,835,689
2034 138,852,689 12,803,284
2033 139,237,595 12,766,519
2032 139,635,142 12,728,299
2031 140,058,187 12,687,827
2030 140,453,528 12,644,489
2029 140,840,370 12,596,686
2028 141,214,141 12,542,752
2027 141,580,416 12,484,560
2026 141,906,741 12,420,467
2025 142,772,403 12,351,028
2024 143,533,851 12,277,109
2023 143,826,130 12,200,431
2022 144,236,933 12,119,334
2021 144,746,762 12,048,622
2020 145,245,148 11,974,057
2019 145,453,291 11,875,081
2018 145,398,106 11,765,514
2017 145,293,260 11,650,498
2016 145,015,460 11,528,674
2015 144,640,716 11,402,264
2014 144,237,223 11,274,288
2013 143,805,638 11,141,361
2012 143,378,447 11,009,647
2011 143,018,195 10,886,035
2010 142,849,468 10,765,980
2009 142,785,348 10,650,681
2008 142,742,366 10,542,635
2007 142,805,114 10,441,702
2006 143,049,637 10,346,410
2005 143,518,814 10,255,472
2004 144,067,316 10,166,163
2003 144,648,618 10,071,632
2002 145,306,497 9,971,515
2001 145,976,482 9,869,677
2000 146,596,869 9,764,935
1999 147,214,776 9,655,963
1998 147,670,784 9,541,667
1997 147,915,361 9,421,270
1996 148,160,129 9,294,432
1995 148,375,787 9,161,258
1994 148,407,912 9,018,448
1993 148,458,777 8,857,910
1992 148,538,197 8,682,512
1991 148,394,216 8,501,827
1990 147,969,406 8,324,509
1989 147,721,000 8,151,660
1988 146,857,000 7,974,440
1987 145,908,000 7,789,987
1986 144,894,000 7,600,301
1985 143,858,000 7,409,903
1984 142,745,000 7,220,044
1983 141,668,000 7,053,800
1982 140,823,000 6,908,642
1981 139,941,000 6,758,284
1980 139,010,000 6,606,195
1979 138,027,000 6,456,419
1978 137,060,000 6,309,390
1977 136,100,000 6,155,931
1976 135,147,000 5,996,994
1975 134,200,000 5,839,262
1974 133,432,000 5,684,674
1973 132,669,000 5,537,242
1972 131,909,000 5,396,557
1971 131,155,000 5,261,658
1970 130,404,000 5,131,396
1969 129,664,000 5,004,697
1968 128,928,000 4,879,899
1967 128,196,000 4,760,970
1966 127,468,000 4,652,287
1965 126,745,000 4,561,385
1964 125,345,000 4,489,869
1963 123,960,000 4,427,131
1962 122,591,000 4,369,136
1961 121,236,000 4,316,278
1960 119,897,000 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/russia/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Tunisia
2100 -0.08% -0.7%
2099 -0.08% -0.68%
2098 -0.06% -0.66%
2097 -0.07% -0.66%
2096 -0.05% -0.64%
2095 -0.04% -0.64%
2094 -0.04% -0.61%
2093 -0.06% -0.6%
2092 -0.04% -0.59%
2091 -0.04% -0.57%
2090 -0.04% -0.56%
2089 -0.04% -0.54%
2088 -0.04% -0.53%
2087 -0.05% -0.52%
2086 -0.06% -0.5%
2085 -0.06% -0.49%
2084 -0.06% -0.49%
2083 -0.07% -0.48%
2082 -0.07% -0.46%
2081 -0.08% -0.47%
2080 -0.09% -0.48%
2079 -0.11% -0.47%
2078 -0.12% -0.46%
2077 -0.12% -0.44%
2076 -0.14% -0.44%
2075 -0.15% -0.43%
2074 -0.17% -0.44%
2073 -0.18% -0.43%
2072 -0.22% -0.43%
2071 -0.21% -0.43%
2070 -0.22% -0.42%
2069 -0.22% -0.41%
2068 -0.22% -0.4%
2067 -0.24% -0.39%
2066 -0.25% -0.38%
2065 -0.26% -0.36%
2064 -0.26% -0.34%
2063 -0.25% -0.33%
2062 -0.27% -0.3%
2061 -0.25% -0.29%
2060 -0.27% -0.25%
2059 -0.27% -0.22%
2058 -0.25% -0.2%
2057 -0.26% -0.17%
2056 -0.26% -0.13%
2055 -0.24% -0.1%
2054 -0.24% -0.05%
2053 -0.2% -0.03%
2052 -0.2% 0.005%
2051 -0.18% 0.04%
2050 -0.16% 0.07%
2049 -0.15% 0.09%
2048 -0.14% 0.13%
2047 -0.13% 0.14%
2046 -0.13% 0.16%
2045 -0.15% 0.18%
2044 -0.16% 0.19%
2043 -0.16% 0.2%
2042 -0.18% 0.2%
2041 -0.19% 0.2%
2040 -0.22% 0.21%
2039 -0.23% 0.21%
2038 -0.24% 0.22%
2037 -0.25% 0.24%
2036 -0.26% 0.24%
2035 -0.27% 0.25%
2034 -0.28% 0.29%
2033 -0.28% 0.3%
2032 -0.3% 0.32%
2031 -0.28% 0.34%
2030 -0.27% 0.38%
2029 -0.26% 0.43%
2028 -0.26% 0.47%
2027 -0.23% 0.52%
2026 -0.61% 0.56%
2025 -0.53% 0.6%
2024 -0.2% 0.63%
2023 -0.28% 0.67%
2022 -0.35% 0.59%
2021 -0.34% 0.62%
2020 -0.14% 0.83%
2019 0.04% 0.93%
2018 0.07% 0.99%
2017 0.19% 1.06%
2016 0.26% 1.11%
2015 0.28% 1.14%
2014 0.3% 1.19%
2013 0.3% 1.2%
2012 0.25% 1.14%
2011 0.12% 1.12%
2010 0.04% 1.08%
2009 0.03% 1.02%
2008 -0.04% 0.97%
2007 -0.17% 0.92%
2006 -0.33% 0.89%
2005 -0.38% 0.88%
2004 -0.4% 0.94%
2003 -0.45% 1%
2002 -0.46% 1.03%
2001 -0.42% 1.07%
2000 -0.42% 1.13%
1999 -0.31% 1.2%
1998 -0.17% 1.28%
1997 -0.17% 1.36%
1996 -0.15% 1.45%
1995 -0.02% 1.58%
1994 -0.03% 1.81%
1993 -0.05% 2.02%
1992 0.1% 2.13%
1991 0.29% 2.13%
1990 0.17% 2.12%
1989 0.59% 2.22%
1988 0.65% 2.37%
1987 0.7% 2.5%
1986 0.72% 2.57%
1985 0.78% 2.63%
1984 0.76% 2.36%
1983 0.6% 2.1%
1982 0.63% 2.22%
1981 0.67% 2.3%
1980 0.71% 2.32%
1979 0.71% 2.33%
1978 0.71% 2.49%
1977 0.71% 2.65%
1976 0.71% 2.7%
1975 0.58% 2.72%
1974 0.58% 2.66%
1973 0.58% 2.61%
1972 0.57% 2.56%
1971 0.58% 2.54%
1970 0.57% 2.53%
1969 0.57% 2.56%
1968 0.57% 2.5%
1967 0.57% 2.34%
1966 0.57% 1.99%
1965 1.12% 1.59%
1964 1.12% 1.42%
1963 1.12% 1.33%
1962 1.12% 1.22%
1961 1.12% 1.15%

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

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In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Russia Tunisia
Current population
141906741
12437803
Population rank 9/197 81/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.15%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
3.13 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +210
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 124/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 -14,523
Net migration rank 187/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - -14,523
2024 - -178,042 - -15,221
2023 -503,392 27,807 93,663 -14,001
2022 -576,948 765,629 96,531 -14,001
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 68,087 -9,190
2020 -697,177 334,094 109,431 -19,188
2019 -319,997 336,494 127,312 -19,612
2018 -232,637 339,972 132,445 -21,012
2017 -130,764 396,619 140,971 -22,365
2016 0 447,645 148,870 -23,827
2015 43,392 384,756 153,007 -25,229
2014 28,848 264,698 154,762 -26,586
2013 28,761 289,872 154,687 -17,020
2012 0 285,977 151,812 -26,059
2011 -128,716 309,377 143,401 -21,935
2010 -242,844 307,555 132,809 -14,168
2009 -257,014 350,206 125,465 -13,512
2008 -356,856 360,840 121,873 -17,742
2007 -471,257 365,717 118,920 -21,190
2006 -686,638 308,370 116,945 -24,098
2005 -846,761 263,541 115,374 -26,361
2004 -792,370 261,519 113,322 -23,735
2003 -896,822 256,804 111,926 -12,459
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 109,099 -8,334
2001 -963,445 259,614 110,146 -7,235
2000 -967,540 550,401 112,501 -5,937
1999 -927,453 375,468 114,829 -3,452
1998 -694,053 528,135 121,332 -4,111
1997 -769,159 541,387 128,327 -4,756
1996 -785,248 587,171 135,615 -5,506
1995 -845,742 723,875 144,345 -8,095
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 153,647 -4,271
1993 -757,140 507,229 160,922 10,771
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 163,978 15,124
1991 103,876 125,505 166,245 16,021
1990 325,533 299,863 168,180 4,183
1989 576,112 89,400 169,221 4,100
1988 778,343 269,862 177,176 3,934
1987 977,583 275,611 184,101 3,711
1986 985,279 283,553 188,107 3,464
1985 762,447 280,614 186,344 2,887
1984 756,548 247,026 182,386 8,109
1983 906,676 200,159 179,878 -37,895
1982 830,855 107,520 177,898 -29,559
1981 713,700 36,686 176,628 -24,242
1980 681,149 10,440 171,094 -19,321
1979 690,135 -5,791 171,463 -23,688
1978 812,766 108,882 173,255 -26,968
1977 832,932 122,316 174,539 -13,910
1976 852,237 113,851 172,744 -15,499
1975 843,850 80,069 166,991 -8,765
1974 883,186 -51,759 160,200 -9,254
1973 846,561 -107,568 153,525 -9,606
1972 872,050 -111,168 147,239 -9,790
1971 854,999 -134,968 142,296 -9,949
1970 785,554 -264,464 138,235 -10,054
1969 753,088 -64,643 135,257 -10,049
1968 787,621 -83,221 134,246 -9,848
1967 854,554 -116,029 132,626 -19,155
1966 989,279 -111,360 131,274 -27,393
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 127,673 -49,751
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 124,711 -59,602
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 120,865 -60,505
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 116,887 -61,260
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 111,459 -61,369
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 109,234 -61,334

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

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Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
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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