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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,277,109 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,437,803 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 6.91 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Tunisia is ranked the 81st most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.19% of the world: 0.15% for Tunisia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Tunisia has had an average growth rate of +0.89% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.4M (20.2% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Tunisia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia Turkey
2100 10,722,837 64,274,243
2099 10,798,417 64,924,706
2098 10,872,527 65,567,989
2097 10,944,510 66,219,045
2096 11,017,262 66,865,890
2095 11,088,773 67,516,190
2094 11,159,761 68,169,346
2093 11,228,741 68,835,313
2092 11,296,441 69,496,264
2091 11,362,922 70,159,325
2090 11,428,150 70,828,304
2089 11,492,395 71,490,133
2088 11,554,451 72,146,464
2087 11,616,399 72,792,552
2086 11,677,706 73,439,558
2085 11,736,824 74,085,313
2084 11,795,185 74,713,882
2083 11,853,617 75,342,464
2082 11,911,196 75,969,760
2081 11,966,771 76,583,769
2080 12,023,486 77,195,480
2079 12,080,879 77,793,711
2078 12,138,513 78,386,293
2077 12,194,072 78,973,194
2076 12,247,445 79,556,991
2075 12,301,960 80,128,010
2074 12,355,470 80,697,544
2073 12,410,281 81,244,619
2072 12,463,568 81,785,452
2071 12,517,952 82,311,503
2070 12,571,557 82,827,402
2069 12,625,027 83,324,862
2068 12,677,388 83,806,741
2067 12,728,611 84,270,976
2066 12,778,160 84,728,547
2065 12,827,417 85,177,268
2064 12,873,288 85,611,517
2063 12,917,720 86,026,471
2062 12,960,075 86,425,827
2061 12,999,502 86,800,591
2060 13,037,172 87,156,663
2059 13,069,268 87,500,101
2058 13,098,461 87,809,920
2057 13,124,682 88,100,397
2056 13,147,057 88,369,840
2055 13,164,337 88,598,739
2054 13,177,456 88,806,632
2053 13,184,564 88,985,609
2052 13,188,052 89,144,425
2051 13,187,435 89,270,515
2050 13,181,992 89,374,730
2049 13,173,401 89,447,182
2048 13,160,968 89,484,074
2047 13,144,429 89,492,406
2046 13,125,908 89,467,391
2045 13,104,999 89,441,098
2044 13,081,801 89,390,601
2043 13,057,259 89,326,342
2042 13,031,516 89,237,658
2041 13,006,019 89,137,199
2040 12,979,703 89,021,820
2039 12,952,741 88,885,792
2038 12,925,306 88,736,121
2037 12,896,316 88,562,197
2036 12,865,989 88,373,007
2035 12,835,689 88,178,595
2034 12,803,284 87,975,336
2033 12,766,519 87,754,631
2032 12,728,299 87,524,158
2031 12,687,827 87,274,280
2030 12,644,489 87,004,538
2029 12,596,686 86,741,614
2028 12,542,752 86,466,107
2027 12,484,560 86,189,693
2026 12,420,467 85,932,926
2025 12,351,028 85,718,588
2024 12,277,109 85,518,661
2023 12,200,431 85,325,965
2022 12,119,334 84,979,913
2021 12,048,622 84,147,318
2020 11,974,057 83,384,680
2019 11,875,081 82,579,440
2018 11,765,514 81,407,204
2017 11,650,498 80,312,698
2016 11,528,674 79,277,962
2015 11,402,264 78,218,479
2014 11,274,288 77,181,884
2013 11,141,361 76,147,624
2012 11,009,647 75,175,827
2011 10,886,035 74,223,629
2010 10,765,980 73,142,150
2009 10,650,681 72,039,206
2008 10,542,635 71,051,678
2007 10,441,702 70,158,112
2006 10,346,410 70,045,349
2005 10,255,472 69,329,557
2004 10,166,163 68,592,617
2003 10,071,632 67,831,730
2002 9,971,515 67,048,795
2001 9,869,677 66,245,128
2000 9,764,935 65,425,961
1999 9,655,963 64,591,923
1998 9,541,667 63,734,383
1997 9,421,270 62,852,966
1996 9,294,432 61,951,134
1995 9,161,258 61,024,503
1994 9,018,448 60,033,836
1993 8,857,910 58,999,167
1992 8,682,512 57,990,118
1991 8,501,827 57,009,887
1990 8,324,509 56,015,628
1989 8,151,660 54,976,723
1988 7,974,440 53,909,626
1987 7,789,987 52,843,670
1986 7,600,301 51,777,772
1985 7,409,903 50,687,115
1984 7,220,044 49,574,069
1983 7,053,800 48,447,410
1982 6,908,642 47,322,096
1981 6,758,284 46,321,190
1980 6,606,195 45,408,815
1979 6,456,419 44,510,429
1978 6,309,390 43,645,306
1977 6,155,931 42,773,298
1976 5,996,994 41,899,984
1975 5,839,262 41,053,126
1974 5,684,674 40,210,234
1973 5,537,242 39,329,533
1972 5,396,557 38,430,221
1971 5,261,658 37,518,611
1970 5,131,396 36,638,465
1969 5,004,697 35,787,774
1968 4,879,899 34,921,684
1967 4,760,970 34,050,421
1966 4,652,287 33,177,672
1965 4,561,385 32,345,220
1964 4,489,869 31,543,072
1963 4,427,131 30,726,841
1962 4,369,136 29,916,147
1961 4,316,278 29,119,238
1960 4,267,288 28,329,898

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/tunisia/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tunisia increased by 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tunisia gained 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Tunisia was ranked 79th most populous country in 2006 and is 81st in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Tunisia's population will grow by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people with a rank change from 81st to 89th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tunisia Turkey
2100 -0.7% -1%
2099 -0.68% -0.98%
2098 -0.66% -0.98%
2097 -0.66% -0.97%
2096 -0.64% -0.96%
2095 -0.64% -0.96%
2094 -0.61% -0.97%
2093 -0.6% -0.95%
2092 -0.59% -0.95%
2091 -0.57% -0.94%
2090 -0.56% -0.93%
2089 -0.54% -0.91%
2088 -0.53% -0.89%
2087 -0.52% -0.88%
2086 -0.5% -0.87%
2085 -0.49% -0.84%
2084 -0.49% -0.83%
2083 -0.48% -0.83%
2082 -0.46% -0.8%
2081 -0.47% -0.79%
2080 -0.48% -0.77%
2079 -0.47% -0.76%
2078 -0.46% -0.74%
2077 -0.44% -0.73%
2076 -0.44% -0.71%
2075 -0.43% -0.71%
2074 -0.44% -0.67%
2073 -0.43% -0.66%
2072 -0.43% -0.64%
2071 -0.43% -0.62%
2070 -0.42% -0.6%
2069 -0.41% -0.57%
2068 -0.4% -0.55%
2067 -0.39% -0.54%
2066 -0.38% -0.53%
2065 -0.36% -0.51%
2064 -0.34% -0.48%
2063 -0.33% -0.46%
2062 -0.3% -0.43%
2061 -0.29% -0.41%
2060 -0.25% -0.39%
2059 -0.22% -0.35%
2058 -0.2% -0.33%
2057 -0.17% -0.3%
2056 -0.13% -0.26%
2055 -0.1% -0.23%
2054 -0.05% -0.2%
2053 -0.03% -0.18%
2052 0.005% -0.14%
2051 0.04% -0.12%
2050 0.07% -0.08%
2049 0.09% -0.04%
2048 0.13% -0.009%
2047 0.14% 0.03%
2046 0.16% 0.03%
2045 0.18% 0.06%
2044 0.19% 0.07%
2043 0.2% 0.1%
2042 0.2% 0.11%
2041 0.2% 0.13%
2040 0.21% 0.15%
2039 0.21% 0.17%
2038 0.22% 0.2%
2037 0.24% 0.21%
2036 0.24% 0.22%
2035 0.25% 0.23%
2034 0.29% 0.25%
2033 0.3% 0.26%
2032 0.32% 0.29%
2031 0.34% 0.31%
2030 0.38% 0.3%
2029 0.43% 0.32%
2028 0.47% 0.32%
2027 0.52% 0.3%
2026 0.56% 0.25%
2025 0.6% 0.23%
2024 0.63% 0.23%
2023 0.67% 0.41%
2022 0.59% 0.99%
2021 0.62% 0.91%
2020 0.83% 0.98%
2019 0.93% 1.44%
2018 0.99% 1.36%
2017 1.06% 1.31%
2016 1.11% 1.35%
2015 1.14% 1.34%
2014 1.19% 1.36%
2013 1.2% 1.29%
2012 1.14% 1.28%
2011 1.12% 1.48%
2010 1.08% 1.53%
2009 1.02% 1.39%
2008 0.97% 1.27%
2007 0.92% 0.16%
2006 0.89% 1.03%
2005 0.88% 1.07%
2004 0.94% 1.12%
2003 1% 1.17%
2002 1.03% 1.21%
2001 1.07% 1.25%
2000 1.13% 1.29%
1999 1.2% 1.35%
1998 1.28% 1.4%
1997 1.36% 1.46%
1996 1.45% 1.52%
1995 1.58% 1.65%
1994 1.81% 1.75%
1993 2.02% 1.74%
1992 2.13% 1.72%
1991 2.13% 1.77%
1990 2.12% 1.89%
1989 2.22% 1.98%
1988 2.37% 2.02%
1987 2.5% 2.06%
1986 2.57% 2.15%
1985 2.63% 2.25%
1984 2.36% 2.33%
1983 2.1% 2.38%
1982 2.22% 2.16%
1981 2.3% 2.01%
1980 2.32% 2.02%
1979 2.33% 1.98%
1978 2.49% 2.04%
1977 2.65% 2.08%
1976 2.7% 2.06%
1975 2.72% 2.1%
1974 2.66% 2.24%
1973 2.61% 2.34%
1972 2.56% 2.43%
1971 2.54% 2.4%
1970 2.53% 2.38%
1969 2.56% 2.48%
1968 2.5% 2.56%
1967 2.34% 2.63%
1966 1.99% 2.57%
1965 1.59% 2.54%
1964 1.42% 2.66%
1963 1.33% 2.71%
1962 1.22% 2.74%
1961 1.15% 2.79%

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 Tunisia grew by 0.63%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Tunisia Turkey
Current population
12437803
86002379
Population rank 81/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 1.04%
One net population change
6.85 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
3.13 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
7.1 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +210 +528
Annual growth/decline +76,678 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 154/197
One migration net change every
36.3 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -14,523 -258,205
Net migration rank 142/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 63,201 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 145/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 177/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tunisia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tunisia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,523 - -258,205
2024 - -15,221 - -275,952
2023 93,663 -14,001 426,630 -318,070
2022 96,531 -14,001 535,373 -301,544
2021 68,087 -9,190 521,713 20,283
2020 109,431 -19,188 608,708 37,934
2019 127,312 -19,612 751,472 -15,690
2018 132,445 -21,012 830,353 187,570
2017 140,971 -22,365 875,408 659,846
2016 148,870 -23,827 895,841 352,063
2015 153,007 -25,229 930,799 1,063,140
2014 154,762 -26,586 957,055 1,033,384
2013 154,687 -17,020 921,386 438,618
2012 151,812 -26,059 917,145 258,623
2011 143,401 -21,935 875,839 68,849
2010 132,809 -14,168 892,334 55,532
2009 125,465 -13,512 900,491 24,276
2008 121,873 -17,742 868,749 47,915
2007 118,920 -21,190 876,626 -186,402
2006 116,945 -24,098 897,351 -190,194
2005 115,374 -26,361 898,650 -174,177
2004 113,322 -23,735 896,025 -146,574
2003 111,926 -12,459 893,683 -121,383
2002 109,099 -8,334 922,927 -129,444
2001 110,146 -7,235 980,560 -166,759
2000 112,501 -5,937 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 114,829 -3,452 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 121,332 -4,111 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 128,327 -4,756 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 135,615 -5,506 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 144,345 -8,095 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 153,647 -4,271 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 160,922 10,771 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 163,978 15,124 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 166,245 16,021 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 168,180 4,183 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 169,221 4,100 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 177,176 3,934 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 184,101 3,711 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 188,107 3,464 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 186,344 2,887 1,098,846 8,960
1984 182,386 8,109 1,096,529 21,787
1983 179,878 -37,895 1,095,106 39,871
1982 177,898 -29,559 1,091,863 23,728
1981 176,628 -24,242 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 171,094 -19,321 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 171,463 -23,688 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 173,255 -26,968 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 174,539 -13,910 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 172,744 -15,499 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 166,991 -8,765 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 160,200 -9,254 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 153,525 -9,606 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 147,239 -9,790 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 142,296 -9,949 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 138,235 -10,054 991,950 -150,924
1969 135,257 -10,049 970,958 -110,578
1968 134,246 -9,848 950,778 -78,973
1967 132,626 -19,155 936,727 -65,993
1966 131,274 -27,393 925,790 -50,999
1965 127,673 -49,751 904,016 -113,911
1964 124,711 -59,602 884,152 -69,978
1963 120,865 -60,505 862,626 -44,317
1962 116,887 -61,260 837,473 -34,353
1961 111,459 -61,369 816,911 -26,187
1960 109,234 -61,334 773,009 14,948

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

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Over the last 10 years, 86.3% of the population change in Tunisia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people). In Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 63,201 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Tunisia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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