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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,277,109 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,437,803 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 1.6 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Tunisia is ranked the 81st most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.15% for Tunisia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Tunisia has had an average growth rate of +0.89% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.4M (20.2% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Tunisia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia Turkmenistan
2100 10,722,837 10,046,945
2099 10,798,417 10,075,740
2098 10,872,527 10,103,319
2097 10,944,510 10,129,577
2096 11,017,262 10,154,338
2095 11,088,773 10,178,163
2094 11,159,761 10,200,371
2093 11,228,741 10,221,349
2092 11,296,441 10,240,959
2091 11,362,922 10,259,026
2090 11,428,150 10,276,261
2089 11,492,395 10,291,819
2088 11,554,451 10,306,303
2087 11,616,399 10,319,501
2086 11,677,706 10,331,090
2085 11,736,824 10,341,183
2084 11,795,185 10,349,710
2083 11,853,617 10,356,602
2082 11,911,196 10,362,422
2081 11,966,771 10,366,587
2080 12,023,486 10,369,293
2079 12,080,879 10,370,130
2078 12,138,513 10,369,013
2077 12,194,072 10,366,366
2076 12,247,445 10,361,975
2075 12,301,960 10,355,755
2074 12,355,470 10,348,384
2073 12,410,281 10,339,415
2072 12,463,568 10,328,653
2071 12,517,952 10,316,618
2070 12,571,557 10,303,565
2069 12,625,027 10,289,578
2068 12,677,388 10,274,625
2067 12,728,611 10,258,518
2066 12,778,160 10,241,362
2065 12,827,417 10,223,420
2064 12,873,288 10,204,034
2063 12,917,720 10,183,241
2062 12,960,075 10,160,903
2061 12,999,502 10,136,928
2060 13,037,172 10,111,369
2059 13,069,268 10,083,631
2058 13,098,461 10,052,905
2057 13,124,682 10,019,547
2056 13,147,057 9,983,379
2055 13,164,337 9,943,931
2054 13,177,456 9,901,473
2053 13,184,564 9,854,931
2052 13,188,052 9,804,909
2051 13,187,435 9,751,221
2050 13,181,992 9,693,713
2049 13,173,401 9,632,600
2048 13,160,968 9,567,946
2047 13,144,429 9,500,139
2046 13,125,908 9,429,355
2045 13,104,999 9,356,194
2044 13,081,801 9,280,988
2043 13,057,259 9,204,466
2042 13,031,516 9,126,898
2041 13,006,019 9,048,356
2040 12,979,703 8,969,478
2039 12,952,741 8,890,225
2038 12,925,306 8,810,850
2037 12,896,316 8,731,367
2036 12,865,989 8,651,719
2035 12,835,689 8,572,231
2034 12,803,284 8,492,483
2033 12,766,519 8,412,113
2032 12,728,299 8,330,912
2031 12,687,827 8,248,129
2030 12,644,489 8,163,024
2029 12,596,686 8,070,023
2028 12,542,752 7,969,080
2027 12,484,560 7,860,774
2026 12,420,467 7,745,331
2025 12,351,028 7,623,184
2024 12,277,109 7,494,498
2023 12,200,431 7,364,438
2022 12,119,334 7,230,193
2021 12,048,622 7,092,043
2020 11,974,057 6,949,912
2019 11,875,081 6,803,944
2018 11,765,514 6,655,524
2017 11,650,498 6,507,061
2016 11,528,674 6,360,041
2015 11,402,264 6,215,770
2014 11,274,288 6,075,283
2013 11,141,361 5,939,341
2012 11,009,647 5,808,546
2011 10,886,035 5,683,417
2010 10,765,980 5,564,356
2009 10,650,681 5,451,592
2008 10,542,635 5,345,029
2007 10,441,702 5,244,046
2006 10,346,410 5,147,105
2005 10,255,472 5,052,257
2004 10,166,163 4,958,093
2003 10,071,632 4,863,865
2002 9,971,515 4,769,465
2001 9,869,677 4,675,409
2000 9,764,935 4,582,677
1999 9,655,963 4,492,170
1998 9,541,667 4,410,507
1997 9,421,270 4,336,730
1996 9,294,432 4,263,819
1995 9,161,258 4,191,203
1994 9,018,448 4,116,662
1993 8,857,910 4,032,407
1992 8,682,512 3,944,689
1991 8,501,827 3,855,894
1990 8,324,509 3,760,562
1989 8,151,660 3,662,459
1988 7,974,440 3,559,363
1987 7,789,987 3,452,731
1986 7,600,301 3,347,809
1985 7,409,903 3,247,534
1984 7,220,044 3,154,079
1983 7,053,800 3,067,534
1982 6,908,642 2,985,557
1981 6,758,284 2,907,187
1980 6,606,195 2,832,203
1979 6,456,419 2,760,358
1978 6,309,390 2,691,088
1977 6,155,931 2,623,948
1976 5,996,994 2,558,521
1975 5,839,262 2,494,570
1974 5,684,674 2,432,028
1973 5,537,242 2,370,919
1972 5,396,557 2,311,430
1971 5,261,658 2,253,119
1970 5,131,396 2,195,616
1969 5,004,697 2,139,024
1968 4,879,899 2,083,069
1967 4,760,970 2,027,403
1966 4,652,287 1,971,737
1965 4,561,385 1,915,916
1964 4,489,869 1,859,997
1963 4,427,131 1,804,272
1962 4,369,136 1,749,214
1961 4,316,278 1,695,400
1960 4,267,288 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tunisia increased by 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tunisia gained 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Tunisia was ranked 79th most populous country in 2006 and is 81st in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tunisia Turkmenistan
2100 -0.7% -0.29%
2099 -0.68% -0.27%
2098 -0.66% -0.26%
2097 -0.66% -0.24%
2096 -0.64% -0.23%
2095 -0.64% -0.22%
2094 -0.61% -0.21%
2093 -0.6% -0.19%
2092 -0.59% -0.18%
2091 -0.57% -0.17%
2090 -0.56% -0.15%
2089 -0.54% -0.14%
2088 -0.53% -0.13%
2087 -0.52% -0.11%
2086 -0.5% -0.1%
2085 -0.49% -0.08%
2084 -0.49% -0.07%
2083 -0.48% -0.06%
2082 -0.46% -0.04%
2081 -0.47% -0.03%
2080 -0.48% -0.008%
2079 -0.47% 0.01%
2078 -0.46% 0.03%
2077 -0.44% 0.04%
2076 -0.44% 0.06%
2075 -0.43% 0.07%
2074 -0.44% 0.09%
2073 -0.43% 0.1%
2072 -0.43% 0.12%
2071 -0.43% 0.13%
2070 -0.42% 0.14%
2069 -0.41% 0.15%
2068 -0.4% 0.16%
2067 -0.39% 0.17%
2066 -0.38% 0.18%
2065 -0.36% 0.19%
2064 -0.34% 0.2%
2063 -0.33% 0.22%
2062 -0.3% 0.24%
2061 -0.29% 0.25%
2060 -0.25% 0.28%
2059 -0.22% 0.31%
2058 -0.2% 0.33%
2057 -0.17% 0.36%
2056 -0.13% 0.4%
2055 -0.1% 0.43%
2054 -0.05% 0.47%
2053 -0.03% 0.51%
2052 0.005% 0.55%
2051 0.04% 0.59%
2050 0.07% 0.63%
2049 0.09% 0.68%
2048 0.13% 0.71%
2047 0.14% 0.75%
2046 0.16% 0.78%
2045 0.18% 0.81%
2044 0.19% 0.83%
2043 0.2% 0.85%
2042 0.2% 0.87%
2041 0.2% 0.88%
2040 0.21% 0.89%
2039 0.21% 0.9%
2038 0.22% 0.91%
2037 0.24% 0.92%
2036 0.24% 0.93%
2035 0.25% 0.94%
2034 0.29% 0.96%
2033 0.3% 0.97%
2032 0.32% 1%
2031 0.34% 1.04%
2030 0.38% 1.15%
2029 0.43% 1.27%
2028 0.47% 1.38%
2027 0.52% 1.49%
2026 0.56% 1.6%
2025 0.6% 1.72%
2024 0.63% 1.77%
2023 0.67% 1.86%
2022 0.59% 1.95%
2021 0.62% 2.05%
2020 0.83% 2.15%
2019 0.93% 2.23%
2018 0.99% 2.28%
2017 1.06% 2.31%
2016 1.11% 2.32%
2015 1.14% 2.31%
2014 1.19% 2.29%
2013 1.2% 2.25%
2012 1.14% 2.2%
2011 1.12% 2.14%
2010 1.08% 2.07%
2009 1.02% 1.99%
2008 0.97% 1.93%
2007 0.92% 1.88%
2006 0.89% 1.88%
2005 0.88% 1.9%
2004 0.94% 1.94%
2003 1% 1.98%
2002 1.03% 2.01%
2001 1.07% 2.02%
2000 1.13% 2.01%
1999 1.2% 1.85%
1998 1.28% 1.7%
1997 1.36% 1.71%
1996 1.45% 1.73%
1995 1.58% 1.81%
1994 1.81% 2.09%
1993 2.02% 2.22%
1992 2.13% 2.3%
1991 2.13% 2.54%
1990 2.12% 2.68%
1989 2.22% 2.9%
1988 2.37% 3.09%
1987 2.5% 3.13%
1986 2.57% 3.09%
1985 2.63% 2.96%
1984 2.36% 2.82%
1983 2.1% 2.75%
1982 2.22% 2.7%
1981 2.3% 2.65%
1980 2.32% 2.6%
1979 2.33% 2.57%
1978 2.49% 2.56%
1977 2.65% 2.56%
1976 2.7% 2.56%
1975 2.72% 2.57%
1974 2.66% 2.58%
1973 2.61% 2.57%
1972 2.56% 2.59%
1971 2.54% 2.62%
1970 2.53% 2.65%
1969 2.56% 2.69%
1968 2.5% 2.75%
1967 2.34% 2.82%
1966 1.99% 2.91%
1965 1.59% 3.01%
1964 1.42% 3.09%
1963 1.33% 3.15%
1962 1.22% 3.17%
1961 1.15% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Tunisia Turkmenistan
Current population
12437803
7776557
Population rank 81/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.09%
One net population change
6.85 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
3.13 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
7.1 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +210 +356
Annual growth/decline +76,678 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 61/197
One migration net change every
36.3 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -14,523 +13,268
Net migration rank 142/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 63,201 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 145/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 177/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tunisia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tunisia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,523 - 13,268
2024 - -15,221 - 14,646
2023 93,663 -14,001 117,529 15,005
2022 96,531 -14,001 121,814 14,141
2021 68,087 -9,190 122,721 17,617
2020 109,431 -19,188 124,014 19,913
2019 127,312 -19,612 128,275 19,735
2018 132,445 -21,012 129,537 19,293
2017 140,971 -22,365 131,417 16,678
2016 148,870 -23,827 132,581 13,365
2015 153,007 -25,229 132,663 9,936
2014 154,762 -26,586 129,677 8,696
2013 154,687 -17,020 126,217 7,287
2012 151,812 -26,059 120,957 7,125
2011 143,401 -21,935 115,197 6,992
2010 132,809 -14,168 109,318 6,621
2009 125,465 -13,512 102,931 6,656
2008 121,873 -17,742 96,815 6,734
2007 118,920 -21,190 92,038 6,388
2006 116,945 -24,098 87,840 7,613
2005 115,374 -26,361 83,968 10,263
2004 113,322 -23,735 79,850 14,242
2003 111,926 -12,459 76,737 17,625
2002 109,099 -8,334 75,639 18,803
2001 110,146 -7,235 76,682 16,982
2000 112,501 -5,937 76,875 14,925
1999 114,829 -3,452 76,362 12,859
1998 121,332 -4,111 77,342 -3,239
1997 128,327 -4,756 79,045 -5,600
1996 135,615 -5,506 80,996 -8,627
1995 144,345 -8,095 86,289 -13,423
1994 153,647 -4,271 89,319 -13,094
1993 160,922 10,771 92,596 -312
1992 163,978 15,124 96,668 -13,517
1991 166,245 16,021 99,297 -4,864
1990 168,180 4,183 101,099 -4,864
1989 169,221 4,100 103,553 -3,576
1988 177,176 3,934 104,802 1,408
1987 184,101 3,711 103,885 3,161
1986 188,107 3,464 100,930 1,878
1985 186,344 2,887 95,890 1,861
1984 182,386 8,109 90,591 -1,427
1983 179,878 -37,895 85,183 -1,264
1982 177,898 -29,559 80,989 -961
1981 176,628 -24,242 77,829 -1,102
1980 171,094 -19,321 74,394 -1,152
1979 171,463 -23,688 71,135 -677
1978 173,255 -26,968 68,437 -350
1977 174,539 -13,910 66,318 -132
1976 172,744 -15,499 64,513 160
1975 166,991 -8,765 62,681 550
1974 160,200 -9,254 60,925 924
1973 153,525 -9,606 59,169 1,194
1972 147,239 -9,790 57,326 1,293
1971 142,296 -9,949 56,666 1,348
1970 138,235 -10,054 55,617 1,376
1969 135,257 -10,049 54,791 1,397
1968 134,246 -9,848 54,324 1,401
1967 132,626 -19,155 54,209 1,397
1966 131,274 -27,393 54,353 1,377
1965 127,673 -49,751 54,558 1,366
1964 124,711 -59,602 54,574 1,340
1963 120,865 -60,505 54,203 1,332
1962 116,887 -61,260 53,248 1,337
1961 111,459 -61,369 51,659 1,372
1960 109,234 -61,334 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 63,201 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Tunisia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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