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

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The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,348,573 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,450,912 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 6.93 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 +0.83% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.5M (20.3% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Tunisia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia Turkey
2100 10,720,705 64,394,191
2099 10,796,270 65,045,868
2098 10,870,365 65,690,351
2097 10,942,334 66,342,622
2096 11,015,071 66,990,674
2095 11,086,568 67,642,188
2094 11,157,542 68,296,562
2093 11,226,508 68,963,773
2092 11,294,195 69,625,957
2091 11,360,662 70,290,255
2090 11,425,878 70,960,483
2089 11,490,110 71,623,547
2088 11,552,154 72,281,102
2087 11,614,090 72,928,397
2086 11,675,384 73,576,610
2085 11,734,490 74,223,570
2084 11,792,840 74,853,312
2083 11,851,260 75,483,067
2082 11,908,828 76,111,533
2081 11,964,392 76,726,689
2080 12,021,096 77,339,541
2079 12,078,476 77,938,889
2078 12,136,099 78,532,577
2077 12,191,648 79,120,573
2076 12,245,010 79,705,459
2075 12,299,514 80,277,544
2074 12,353,013 80,848,141
2073 12,407,814 81,396,237
2072 12,461,090 81,938,080
2071 12,515,463 82,465,112
2070 12,569,058 82,981,973
2069 12,622,516 83,480,362
2068 12,674,867 83,963,140
2067 12,726,080 84,428,242
2066 12,775,620 84,886,666
2065 12,824,867 85,336,225
2064 12,870,728 85,771,285
2063 12,915,152 86,187,013
2062 12,957,498 86,587,114
2061 12,996,917 86,962,577
2060 13,034,579 87,319,314
2059 13,066,669 87,663,392
2058 13,095,856 87,973,789
2057 13,122,073 88,264,809
2056 13,144,442 88,534,755
2055 13,161,720 88,764,080
2054 13,174,836 88,972,362
2053 13,181,943 89,151,673
2052 13,185,429 89,310,785
2051 13,184,813 89,437,110
2050 13,179,371 89,541,520
2049 13,170,781 89,614,107
2048 13,158,351 89,651,068
2047 13,141,815 89,659,415
2046 13,123,298 89,634,354
2045 13,102,394 89,608,012
2044 13,079,200 89,557,421
2043 13,054,663 89,493,042
2042 13,028,925 89,404,193
2041 13,003,433 89,303,546
2040 12,977,122 89,187,952
2039 12,950,166 89,051,669
2038 12,922,736 88,901,719
2037 12,893,752 88,727,471
2036 12,863,431 88,537,927
2035 12,833,137 88,343,153
2034 12,800,738 88,139,515
2033 12,763,981 87,918,397
2032 12,725,768 87,687,495
2031 12,685,304 87,437,150
2030 12,641,975 87,166,904
2029 12,594,181 86,903,490
2028 12,540,258 86,627,469
2027 12,482,078 86,350,539
2026 12,417,997 86,093,293
2025 12,348,573 85,878,556
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 922,238 people (a 8% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% 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 5.85% to 13,179,371 people with a rank change from 81st to 89th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 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 89.7M 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 0.58% 0.42%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Tunisia grew by 0.58%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Tunisia Turkey
Current population
12450912
86225430
Population rank 81/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 1.04%
One net population change
7.37 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
3.2 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
6.99 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +196 +986
Annual growth/decline +71,464 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 125/197 138/197
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 88,910 -15,221 453,249 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 86.3% of the population change in Tunisia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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