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

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The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,348,573 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,450,912 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 4.3 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Tunisia is ranked the 81st most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.79% of the world: 0.15% for Tunisia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Tunisia has had an average growth rate of +0.83% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.5M (20.3% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Tunisia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia Uganda
2100 10,720,705 122,461,518
2099 10,796,270 122,400,118
2098 10,870,365 122,328,333
2097 10,942,334 122,230,315
2096 11,015,071 122,110,905
2095 11,086,568 121,940,556
2094 11,157,542 121,763,948
2093 11,226,508 121,549,120
2092 11,294,195 121,301,128
2091 11,360,662 121,034,858
2090 11,425,878 120,731,912
2089 11,490,110 120,392,371
2088 11,552,154 120,029,300
2087 11,614,090 119,633,372
2086 11,675,384 119,221,630
2085 11,734,490 118,780,837
2084 11,792,840 118,304,392
2083 11,851,260 117,787,304
2082 11,908,828 117,240,484
2081 11,964,392 116,673,088
2080 12,021,096 116,061,969
2079 12,078,476 115,440,209
2078 12,136,099 114,771,629
2077 12,191,648 114,085,142
2076 12,245,010 113,356,858
2075 12,299,514 112,604,741
2074 12,353,013 111,830,528
2073 12,407,814 111,038,122
2072 12,461,090 110,208,535
2071 12,515,463 109,360,734
2070 12,569,058 108,473,738
2069 12,622,516 107,576,028
2068 12,674,867 106,646,220
2067 12,726,080 105,691,752
2066 12,775,620 104,708,323
2065 12,824,867 103,707,399
2064 12,870,728 102,671,371
2063 12,915,152 101,616,654
2062 12,957,498 100,532,299
2061 12,996,917 99,421,530
2060 13,034,579 98,305,883
2059 13,066,669 97,158,930
2058 13,095,856 95,986,215
2057 13,122,073 94,793,892
2056 13,144,442 93,585,691
2055 13,161,720 92,357,892
2054 13,174,836 91,106,039
2053 13,181,943 89,831,291
2052 13,185,429 88,542,276
2051 13,184,813 87,244,950
2050 13,179,371 85,932,109
2049 13,170,781 84,607,399
2048 13,158,351 83,260,483
2047 13,141,815 81,904,082
2046 13,123,298 80,545,542
2045 13,102,394 79,185,378
2044 13,079,200 77,812,065
2043 13,054,663 76,431,508
2042 13,028,925 75,053,218
2041 13,003,433 73,680,031
2040 12,977,122 72,312,112
2039 12,950,166 70,942,351
2038 12,922,736 69,559,994
2037 12,893,752 68,166,092
2036 12,863,431 66,785,108
2035 12,833,137 65,392,706
2034 12,800,738 64,004,533
2033 12,763,981 62,616,072
2032 12,725,768 61,217,174
2031 12,685,304 59,807,490
2030 12,641,975 58,398,308
2029 12,594,181 56,989,526
2028 12,540,258 55,580,177
2027 12,482,078 54,175,341
2026 12,417,997 52,777,106
2025 12,348,573 51,384,894
2024 12,277,109 50,015,092
2023 12,200,431 48,656,601
2022 12,119,334 47,312,719
2021 12,048,622 45,910,930
2020 11,974,057 44,457,152
2019 11,875,081 42,999,637
2018 11,765,514 41,565,831
2017 11,650,498 40,177,388
2016 11,528,674 38,799,152
2015 11,402,264 37,531,446
2014 11,274,288 36,395,539
2013 11,141,361 35,337,042
2012 11,009,647 34,337,438
2011 10,886,035 33,354,543
2010 10,765,980 32,390,802
2009 10,650,681 31,451,151
2008 10,542,635 30,539,553
2007 10,441,702 29,653,430
2006 10,346,410 28,794,003
2005 10,255,472 27,963,289
2004 10,166,163 27,154,515
2003 10,071,632 26,352,124
2002 9,971,515 25,532,870
2001 9,869,677 24,745,676
2000 9,764,935 24,000,150
1999 9,655,963 23,257,281
1998 9,541,667 22,515,806
1997 9,421,270 21,856,046
1996 9,294,432 21,231,550
1995 9,161,258 20,665,667
1994 9,018,448 20,108,801
1993 8,857,910 19,445,161
1992 8,682,512 18,785,032
1991 8,501,827 18,155,901
1990 8,324,509 17,569,897
1989 8,151,660 17,010,698
1988 7,974,440 16,470,483
1987 7,789,987 15,954,170
1986 7,600,301 15,467,579
1985 7,409,903 15,023,681
1984 7,220,044 14,607,677
1983 7,053,800 14,221,881
1982 6,908,642 13,873,631
1981 6,758,284 13,556,452
1980 6,606,195 13,275,741
1979 6,456,419 13,002,163
1978 6,309,390 12,692,113
1977 6,155,931 12,359,669
1976 5,996,994 12,037,294
1975 5,839,262 11,725,240
1974 5,684,674 11,424,846
1973 5,537,242 11,144,236
1972 5,396,557 10,885,796
1971 5,261,658 10,618,206
1970 5,131,396 10,321,603
1969 5,004,697 10,014,858
1968 4,879,899 9,708,632
1967 4,760,970 9,408,924
1966 4,652,287 9,122,864
1965 4,561,385 8,849,203
1964 4,489,869 8,586,363
1963 4,427,131 8,333,663
1962 4,369,136 8,092,231
1961 4,316,278 7,862,217
1960 4,267,288 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tunisia gained 922,238 people (a 8% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Tunisia was ranked 79th most populous country in 2006 and is 81st in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tunisia Uganda
2100 -0.7% 0.05%
2099 -0.68% 0.06%
2098 -0.66% 0.08%
2097 -0.66% 0.1%
2096 -0.64% 0.14%
2095 -0.64% 0.15%
2094 -0.61% 0.18%
2093 -0.6% 0.2%
2092 -0.59% 0.22%
2091 -0.57% 0.25%
2090 -0.56% 0.28%
2089 -0.54% 0.3%
2088 -0.53% 0.33%
2087 -0.52% 0.35%
2086 -0.5% 0.37%
2085 -0.49% 0.4%
2084 -0.49% 0.44%
2083 -0.48% 0.47%
2082 -0.46% 0.49%
2081 -0.47% 0.53%
2080 -0.48% 0.54%
2079 -0.47% 0.58%
2078 -0.46% 0.6%
2077 -0.44% 0.64%
2076 -0.44% 0.67%
2075 -0.43% 0.69%
2074 -0.44% 0.71%
2073 -0.43% 0.75%
2072 -0.43% 0.78%
2071 -0.43% 0.82%
2070 -0.42% 0.83%
2069 -0.41% 0.87%
2068 -0.4% 0.9%
2067 -0.39% 0.94%
2066 -0.38% 0.97%
2065 -0.36% 1.01%
2064 -0.34% 1.04%
2063 -0.33% 1.08%
2062 -0.3% 1.12%
2061 -0.29% 1.13%
2060 -0.25% 1.18%
2059 -0.22% 1.22%
2058 -0.2% 1.26%
2057 -0.17% 1.29%
2056 -0.13% 1.33%
2055 -0.1% 1.37%
2054 -0.05% 1.42%
2053 -0.03% 1.46%
2052 0.005% 1.49%
2051 0.04% 1.53%
2050 0.07% 1.57%
2049 0.09% 1.62%
2048 0.13% 1.66%
2047 0.14% 1.69%
2046 0.16% 1.72%
2045 0.18% 1.76%
2044 0.19% 1.81%
2043 0.2% 1.84%
2042 0.2% 1.86%
2041 0.2% 1.89%
2040 0.21% 1.93%
2039 0.21% 1.99%
2038 0.22% 2.04%
2037 0.24% 2.07%
2036 0.24% 2.13%
2035 0.25% 2.17%
2034 0.29% 2.22%
2033 0.3% 2.29%
2032 0.32% 2.36%
2031 0.34% 2.41%
2030 0.38% 2.47%
2029 0.43% 2.54%
2028 0.47% 2.59%
2027 0.52% 2.65%
2026 0.56% 2.71%
2025 0.58% 2.74%
2024 0.63% 2.79%
2023 0.67% 2.84%
2022 0.59% 3.05%
2021 0.62% 3.27%
2020 0.83% 3.39%
2019 0.93% 3.45%
2018 0.99% 3.46%
2017 1.06% 3.55%
2016 1.11% 3.38%
2015 1.14% 3.12%
2014 1.19% 3%
2013 1.2% 2.91%
2012 1.14% 2.95%
2011 1.12% 2.98%
2010 1.08% 2.99%
2009 1.02% 2.98%
2008 0.97% 2.99%
2007 0.92% 2.98%
2006 0.89% 2.97%
2005 0.88% 2.98%
2004 0.94% 3.04%
2003 1% 3.21%
2002 1.03% 3.18%
2001 1.07% 3.11%
2000 1.13% 3.19%
1999 1.2% 3.29%
1998 1.28% 3.02%
1997 1.36% 2.94%
1996 1.45% 2.74%
1995 1.58% 2.77%
1994 1.81% 3.41%
1993 2.02% 3.51%
1992 2.13% 3.47%
1991 2.13% 3.34%
1990 2.12% 3.29%
1989 2.22% 3.28%
1988 2.37% 3.24%
1987 2.5% 3.15%
1986 2.57% 2.95%
1985 2.63% 2.85%
1984 2.36% 2.71%
1983 2.1% 2.51%
1982 2.22% 2.34%
1981 2.3% 2.11%
1980 2.32% 2.1%
1979 2.33% 2.44%
1978 2.49% 2.69%
1977 2.65% 2.68%
1976 2.7% 2.66%
1975 2.72% 2.63%
1974 2.66% 2.52%
1973 2.61% 2.37%
1972 2.56% 2.52%
1971 2.54% 2.87%
1970 2.53% 3.06%
1969 2.56% 3.15%
1968 2.5% 3.19%
1967 2.34% 3.14%
1966 1.99% 3.09%
1965 1.59% 3.06%
1964 1.42% 3.03%
1963 1.33% 2.98%
1962 1.22% 2.93%
1961 1.15% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Tunisia Uganda
Current population
12450912
53495325
Population rank 81/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.64%
One net population change
7.37 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
3.2 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
6.99 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +196 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +71,464 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 125/197 21/197
One migration net change every
36.3 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -14,523 -119,059
Net migration rank 142/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 63,201 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 145/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 177/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tunisia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tunisia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,523 - -119,059
2024 88,910 -15,221 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 93,663 -14,001 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 96,531 -14,001 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 68,087 -9,190 1,423,377 43,464
2020 109,431 -19,188 1,397,288 43,464
2019 127,312 -19,612 1,367,044 107,210
2018 132,445 -21,012 1,332,600 60,724
2017 140,971 -22,365 1,290,658 92,879
2016 148,870 -23,827 1,249,565 123,379
2015 153,007 -25,229 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 154,762 -26,586 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 154,687 -17,020 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 151,812 -26,059 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 143,401 -21,935 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 132,809 -14,168 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 125,465 -13,512 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 121,873 -17,742 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 118,920 -21,190 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 116,945 -24,098 999,958 -156,232
2005 115,374 -26,361 969,096 -151,386
2004 113,322 -23,735 938,623 -138,770
2003 111,926 -12,459 901,374 -96,429
2002 109,099 -8,334 868,756 -35,149
2001 110,146 -7,235 836,751 -95,956
2000 112,501 -5,937 803,069 -52,824
1999 114,829 -3,452 775,166 -39,695
1998 121,332 -4,111 741,175 6,277
1997 128,327 -4,756 727,523 -155,461
1996 135,615 -5,506 699,707 -22,795
1995 144,345 -8,095 697,218 -242,378
1994 153,647 -4,271 675,092 -16,198
1993 160,922 10,771 650,032 18,349
1992 163,978 15,124 627,139 24,723
1991 166,245 16,021 602,740 3,643
1990 168,180 4,183 587,291 -21,688
1989 169,221 4,100 565,367 -12,576
1988 177,176 3,934 547,759 -20,113
1987 184,101 3,711 527,397 -22,415
1986 188,107 3,464 487,693 -19,485
1985 186,344 2,887 462,534 -42,942
1984 182,386 8,109 421,241 -8,818
1983 179,878 -37,895 404,940 -45,776
1982 177,898 -29,559 390,820 -53,497
1981 176,628 -24,242 380,028 -83,010
1980 171,094 -19,321 370,287 -105,900
1979 171,463 -23,688 381,626 -98,863
1978 173,255 -26,968 371,930 -34,606
1977 174,539 -13,910 365,216 -37,671
1976 172,744 -15,499 359,458 -42,259
1975 166,991 -8,765 354,278 -47,359
1974 160,200 -9,254 345,773 -51,910
1973 153,525 -9,606 340,780 -73,439
1972 147,239 -9,790 335,935 -86,409
1971 142,296 -9,949 328,294 -42,642
1970 138,235 -10,054 333,202 -25,646
1969 135,257 -10,049 320,486 -14,548
1968 134,246 -9,848 309,725 -3,214
1967 132,626 -19,155 296,692 -3,773
1966 131,274 -27,393 282,225 -3,021
1965 127,673 -49,751 271,830 -3,716
1964 124,711 -59,602 260,733 -3,169
1963 120,865 -60,505 250,885 -3,058
1962 116,887 -61,260 241,513 -6,470
1961 111,459 -61,369 232,894 -7,893
1960 109,234 -61,334 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 63,201 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Tunisia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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