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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Singapore was 6,036,860 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Singapore's population is 6,125,852 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 2.03 times bigger than Singapore's.
  • Singapore is ranked the 113th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.07% for Singapore vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Singapore has had an average growth rate of +1.04% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Singapore has increased from 4.4M people to 6.13M (39.2% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Singapore vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Singapore Tunisia
2100 4,344,248 10,722,837
2099 4,387,645 10,798,417
2098 4,435,189 10,872,527
2097 4,483,484 10,944,510
2096 4,533,994 11,017,262
2095 4,585,243 11,088,773
2094 4,639,568 11,159,761
2093 4,692,749 11,228,741
2092 4,745,364 11,296,441
2091 4,802,089 11,362,922
2090 4,859,572 11,428,150
2089 4,919,853 11,492,395
2088 4,977,701 11,554,451
2087 5,036,662 11,616,399
2086 5,096,772 11,677,706
2085 5,155,480 11,736,824
2084 5,212,381 11,795,185
2083 5,269,612 11,853,617
2082 5,327,281 11,911,196
2081 5,383,608 11,966,771
2080 5,438,023 12,023,486
2079 5,491,695 12,080,879
2078 5,541,781 12,138,513
2077 5,589,429 12,194,072
2076 5,632,686 12,247,445
2075 5,679,862 12,301,960
2074 5,725,351 12,355,470
2073 5,764,008 12,410,281
2072 5,799,655 12,463,568
2071 5,833,262 12,517,952
2070 5,864,115 12,571,557
2069 5,896,709 12,625,027
2068 5,927,631 12,677,388
2067 5,955,955 12,728,611
2066 5,988,826 12,778,160
2065 6,020,244 12,827,417
2064 6,046,805 12,873,288
2063 6,069,231 12,917,720
2062 6,093,782 12,960,075
2061 6,116,847 12,999,502
2060 6,142,295 13,037,172
2059 6,163,191 13,069,268
2058 6,185,611 13,098,461
2057 6,203,303 13,124,682
2056 6,221,491 13,147,057
2055 6,240,206 13,164,337
2054 6,261,488 13,177,456
2053 6,277,678 13,184,564
2052 6,290,046 13,188,052
2051 6,307,270 13,187,435
2050 6,325,698 13,181,992
2049 6,342,616 13,173,401
2048 6,355,818 13,160,968
2047 6,373,684 13,144,429
2046 6,387,901 13,125,908
2045 6,399,811 13,104,999
2044 6,412,802 13,081,801
2043 6,420,804 13,057,259
2042 6,427,555 13,031,516
2041 6,433,153 13,006,019
2040 6,434,727 12,979,703
2039 6,431,367 12,952,741
2038 6,422,540 12,925,306
2037 6,410,923 12,896,316
2036 6,398,937 12,865,989
2035 6,382,637 12,835,689
2034 6,360,610 12,803,284
2033 6,333,556 12,766,519
2032 6,306,749 12,728,299
2031 6,277,847 12,687,827
2030 6,250,608 12,644,489
2029 6,221,161 12,596,686
2028 6,186,754 12,542,752
2027 6,150,947 12,484,560
2026 6,116,548 12,420,467
2025 6,078,250 12,351,028
2024 6,036,860 12,277,109
2023 5,917,648 12,200,431
2022 5,637,022 12,119,334
2021 5,453,566 12,048,622
2020 5,685,807 11,974,057
2019 5,703,569 11,875,081
2018 5,638,676 11,765,514
2017 5,612,253 11,650,498
2016 5,607,283 11,528,674
2015 5,535,002 11,402,264
2014 5,469,724 11,274,288
2013 5,399,162 11,141,361
2012 5,312,437 11,009,647
2011 5,183,688 10,886,035
2010 5,076,732 10,765,980
2009 4,987,573 10,650,681
2008 4,839,396 10,542,635
2007 4,588,599 10,441,702
2006 4,401,365 10,346,410
2005 4,265,762 10,255,472
2004 4,166,664 10,166,163
2003 4,114,826 10,071,632
2002 4,175,950 9,971,515
2001 4,138,012 9,869,677
2000 4,027,887 9,764,935
1999 3,958,723 9,655,963
1998 3,927,213 9,541,667
1997 3,796,038 9,421,270
1996 3,670,704 9,294,432
1995 3,524,506 9,161,258
1994 3,419,048 9,018,448
1993 3,313,471 8,857,910
1992 3,230,698 8,682,512
1991 3,135,083 8,501,827
1990 3,047,132 8,324,509
1989 2,930,901 8,151,660
1988 2,846,108 7,974,440
1987 2,774,789 7,789,987
1986 2,733,373 7,600,301
1985 2,735,957 7,409,903
1984 2,732,221 7,220,044
1983 2,681,061 7,053,800
1982 2,646,466 6,908,642
1981 2,532,835 6,758,284
1980 2,413,945 6,606,195
1979 2,383,500 6,456,419
1978 2,353,600 6,309,390
1977 2,325,300 6,155,931
1976 2,293,300 5,996,994
1975 2,262,600 5,839,262
1974 2,229,800 5,684,674
1973 2,193,000 5,537,242
1972 2,152,400 5,396,557
1971 2,112,900 5,261,658
1970 2,074,507 5,131,396
1969 2,042,500 5,004,697
1968 2,012,000 4,879,899
1967 1,977,600 4,760,970
1966 1,934,400 4,652,287
1965 1,886,900 4,561,385
1964 1,841,600 4,489,869
1963 1,795,000 4,427,131
1962 1,750,200 4,369,136
1961 1,702,400 4,316,278
1960 1,646,400 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/singapore/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Singapore increased by 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Singapore gained 518,569 people (a 9.25% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Singapore was ranked 117th most populous country in 2006 and is 113th 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) Singapore's population will grow by 3.26% to 6,325,698 people with a rank change from 113th to 118th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Singapore is projected to reach its peak in 2040 at 6.43M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Singapore
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Singapore Tunisia
2100 -0.99% -0.7%
2099 -1.07% -0.68%
2098 -1.08% -0.66%
2097 -1.11% -0.66%
2096 -1.12% -0.64%
2095 -1.17% -0.64%
2094 -1.13% -0.61%
2093 -1.11% -0.6%
2092 -1.18% -0.59%
2091 -1.18% -0.57%
2090 -1.23% -0.56%
2089 -1.16% -0.54%
2088 -1.17% -0.53%
2087 -1.18% -0.52%
2086 -1.14% -0.5%
2085 -1.09% -0.49%
2084 -1.09% -0.49%
2083 -1.08% -0.48%
2082 -1.05% -0.46%
2081 -1% -0.47%
2080 -0.98% -0.48%
2079 -0.9% -0.47%
2078 -0.85% -0.46%
2077 -0.77% -0.44%
2076 -0.83% -0.44%
2075 -0.79% -0.43%
2074 -0.67% -0.44%
2073 -0.61% -0.43%
2072 -0.58% -0.43%
2071 -0.53% -0.43%
2070 -0.55% -0.42%
2069 -0.52% -0.41%
2068 -0.48% -0.4%
2067 -0.55% -0.39%
2066 -0.52% -0.38%
2065 -0.44% -0.36%
2064 -0.37% -0.34%
2063 -0.4% -0.33%
2062 -0.38% -0.3%
2061 -0.41% -0.29%
2060 -0.34% -0.25%
2059 -0.36% -0.22%
2058 -0.29% -0.2%
2057 -0.29% -0.17%
2056 -0.3% -0.13%
2055 -0.34% -0.1%
2054 -0.26% -0.05%
2053 -0.2% -0.03%
2052 -0.27% 0.005%
2051 -0.29% 0.04%
2050 -0.27% 0.07%
2049 -0.21% 0.09%
2048 -0.28% 0.13%
2047 -0.22% 0.14%
2046 -0.19% 0.16%
2045 -0.2% 0.18%
2044 -0.12% 0.19%
2043 -0.11% 0.2%
2042 -0.09% 0.2%
2041 -0.02% 0.2%
2040 0.05% 0.21%
2039 0.14% 0.21%
2038 0.18% 0.22%
2037 0.19% 0.24%
2036 0.26% 0.24%
2035 0.35% 0.25%
2034 0.43% 0.29%
2033 0.43% 0.3%
2032 0.46% 0.32%
2031 0.44% 0.34%
2030 0.47% 0.38%
2029 0.56% 0.43%
2028 0.58% 0.47%
2027 0.56% 0.52%
2026 0.63% 0.56%
2025 0.69% 0.6%
2024 2.01% 0.63%
2023 4.98% 0.67%
2022 3.36% 0.59%
2021 -4.08% 0.62%
2020 -0.31% 0.83%
2019 1.15% 0.93%
2018 0.47% 0.99%
2017 0.09% 1.06%
2016 1.31% 1.11%
2015 1.19% 1.14%
2014 1.31% 1.19%
2013 1.63% 1.2%
2012 2.48% 1.14%
2011 2.11% 1.12%
2010 1.79% 1.08%
2009 3.06% 1.02%
2008 5.47% 0.97%
2007 4.25% 0.92%
2006 3.18% 0.89%
2005 2.38% 0.88%
2004 1.26% 0.94%
2003 -1.46% 1%
2002 0.92% 1.03%
2001 2.73% 1.07%
2000 1.75% 1.13%
1999 0.8% 1.2%
1998 3.46% 1.28%
1997 3.41% 1.36%
1996 4.15% 1.45%
1995 3.08% 1.58%
1994 3.19% 1.81%
1993 2.56% 2.02%
1992 3.05% 2.13%
1991 2.89% 2.13%
1990 3.97% 2.12%
1989 2.98% 2.22%
1988 2.57% 2.37%
1987 1.52% 2.5%
1986 -0.09% 2.57%
1985 0.14% 2.63%
1984 1.91% 2.36%
1983 1.31% 2.1%
1982 4.49% 2.22%
1981 4.93% 2.3%
1980 1.28% 2.32%
1979 1.27% 2.33%
1978 1.22% 2.49%
1977 1.4% 2.65%
1976 1.36% 2.7%
1975 1.47% 2.72%
1974 1.68% 2.66%
1973 1.89% 2.61%
1972 1.87% 2.56%
1971 1.85% 2.54%
1970 1.57% 2.53%
1969 1.52% 2.56%
1968 1.74% 2.5%
1967 2.23% 2.34%
1966 2.52% 1.99%
1965 2.46% 1.59%
1964 2.6% 1.42%
1963 2.56% 1.33%
1962 2.81% 1.22%
1961 3.4% 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/singapore/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Singapore grew by 2.01%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Singapore Tunisia
Current population
6125852
12437803
Population rank 113/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.15%
One net population change
4.41 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
14.3 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +327 +210
Annual growth/decline +119,212 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 50/197 124/197
One migration net change every
31.2 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +16,892 -14,523
Net migration rank 36/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 2,841,665 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 26/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 48.7% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 9/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Singapore
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Singapore Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,892 - -14,523
2024 - 20,011 - -15,221
2023 7,101 26,996 93,663 -14,001
2022 9,019 214,842 96,531 -14,001
2021 15,270 -44,030 68,087 -9,190
2020 18,763 -145,556 109,431 -19,188
2019 21,674 870 127,312 -19,612
2018 21,427 21,820 132,445 -21,012
2017 21,888 -8,880 140,971 -22,365
2016 25,794 13,737 148,870 -23,827
2015 27,121 41,852 153,007 -25,229
2014 27,896 40,154 154,762 -26,586
2013 25,376 52,176 154,687 -17,020
2012 29,750 78,501 151,812 -26,059
2011 25,919 89,856 143,401 -21,935
2010 24,876 72,571 132,809 -14,168
2009 27,930 95,841 125,465 -13,512
2008 28,068 176,182 121,873 -17,742
2007 26,614 192,292 118,920 -21,190
2006 25,968 135,625 116,945 -24,098
2005 24,741 92,023 115,374 -26,361
2004 24,583 50,487 113,322 -23,735
2003 24,689 -30,012 111,926 -12,459
2002 29,231 -40,023 109,099 -8,334
2001 31,035 45,027 110,146 -7,235
2000 37,057 55,218 112,501 -5,937
1999 32,857 19,681 114,829 -3,452
1998 33,381 51,905 121,332 -4,111
1997 37,960 95,241 128,327 -4,756
1996 38,542 102,018 135,615 -5,506
1995 38,065 91,947 144,345 -8,095
1994 39,319 71,170 153,647 -4,271
1993 40,425 58,820 160,922 10,771
1992 39,091 54,359 163,978 15,124
1991 39,188 57,821 166,245 16,021
1990 41,136 66,950 168,180 4,183
1989 36,929 68,031 169,221 4,100
1988 42,407 40,976 177,176 3,934
1987 33,020 25,411 184,101 3,711
1986 27,880 -7,858 188,107 3,464
1985 32,010 -31,036 186,344 2,887
1984 31,967 -4,396 182,386 8,109
1983 30,296 11,699 179,878 -37,895
1982 33,346 41,568 177,898 -29,559
1981 32,167 85,869 176,628 -24,242
1980 30,657 42,433 171,094 -19,321
1979 28,363 -2,384 171,463 -23,688
1978 27,537 436 173,255 -26,968
1977 26,508 2,757 174,539 -13,910
1976 31,189 949 172,744 -15,499
1975 28,509 4,104 166,991 -8,765
1974 31,664 2,748 160,200 -9,254
1973 36,404 -495 153,525 -9,606
1972 38,098 -1,631 147,239 -9,790
1971 35,708 573 142,296 -9,949
1970 35,059 4,024 138,235 -10,054
1969 34,314 6,763 135,257 -10,049
1968 36,216 6,792 134,246 -9,848
1967 40,145 6,006 132,626 -19,155
1966 44,298 3,507 131,274 -27,393
1965 45,474 4,199 127,673 -49,751
1964 47,697 3,043 124,711 -59,602
1963 49,542 2,668 120,865 -60,505
1962 48,830 3,714 116,887 -61,260
1961 49,880 3,490 111,459 -61,369
1960 51,533 2,008 109,234 -61,334

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Singapore is from natural causes (a gain of 195,953 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a gain of 161,805 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, 2,841,665 residents or 48.7% of the population were not native-born in Singapore, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

Biggest cities by population

Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M
Bukit Merah 152K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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