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Population in Tunisia compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,277,109 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,437,803 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 5.64 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Tunisia is ranked the 81st most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.15% for Tunisia vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Tunisia has had an average growth rate of +0.89% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.4M (20.2% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Tunisia vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia United Kingdom
2100 10,722,837 74,700,585
2099 10,798,417 74,831,175
2098 10,872,527 74,950,267
2097 10,944,510 75,064,397
2096 11,017,262 75,176,691
2095 11,088,773 75,287,063
2094 11,159,761 75,383,856
2093 11,228,741 75,482,205
2092 11,296,441 75,575,769
2091 11,362,922 75,666,091
2090 11,428,150 75,753,129
2089 11,492,395 75,835,723
2088 11,554,451 75,907,614
2087 11,616,399 75,978,712
2086 11,677,706 76,046,742
2085 11,736,824 76,105,680
2084 11,795,185 76,156,223
2083 11,853,617 76,205,894
2082 11,911,196 76,246,844
2081 11,966,771 76,274,040
2080 12,023,486 76,306,205
2079 12,080,879 76,334,949
2078 12,138,513 76,353,484
2077 12,194,072 76,371,123
2076 12,247,445 76,373,520
2075 12,301,960 76,386,071
2074 12,355,470 76,397,426
2073 12,410,281 76,406,554
2072 12,463,568 76,398,941
2071 12,517,952 76,388,223
2070 12,571,557 76,378,505
2069 12,625,027 76,371,827
2068 12,677,388 76,370,973
2067 12,728,611 76,363,548
2066 12,778,160 76,356,638
2065 12,827,417 76,355,841
2064 12,873,288 76,352,770
2063 12,917,720 76,353,175
2062 12,960,075 76,346,535
2061 12,999,502 76,344,206
2060 13,037,172 76,344,725
2059 13,069,268 76,345,215
2058 13,098,461 76,326,961
2057 13,124,682 76,307,006
2056 13,147,057 76,274,247
2055 13,164,337 76,235,304
2054 13,177,456 76,167,710
2053 13,184,564 76,094,051
2052 13,188,052 76,001,979
2051 13,187,435 75,895,690
2050 13,181,992 75,777,445
2049 13,173,401 75,646,044
2048 13,160,968 75,499,380
2047 13,144,429 75,338,951
2046 13,125,908 75,171,300
2045 13,104,999 74,993,186
2044 13,081,801 74,807,530
2043 13,057,259 74,607,485
2042 13,031,516 74,407,783
2041 13,006,019 74,203,292
2040 12,979,703 73,994,525
2039 12,952,741 73,782,112
2038 12,925,306 73,559,085
2037 12,896,316 73,335,723
2036 12,865,989 73,101,646
2035 12,835,689 72,850,722
2034 12,803,284 72,597,177
2033 12,766,519 72,322,802
2032 12,728,299 72,046,316
2031 12,687,827 71,757,868
2030 12,644,489 71,442,811
2029 12,596,686 71,123,782
2028 12,542,752 70,783,199
2027 12,484,560 70,421,923
2026 12,420,467 70,055,911
2025 12,351,028 69,658,188
2024 12,277,109 69,226,000
2023 12,200,431 68,492,000
2022 12,119,334 67,604,000
2021 12,048,622 66,984,000
2020 11,974,057 66,744,000
2019 11,875,081 66,631,000
2018 11,765,514 66,289,000
2017 11,650,498 65,966,000
2016 11,528,674 65,607,000
2015 11,402,264 65,088,000
2014 11,274,288 64,620,000
2013 11,141,361 64,139,000
2012 11,009,647 63,711,000
2011 10,886,035 63,258,810
2010 10,765,980 62,766,365
2009 10,650,681 62,276,270
2008 10,542,635 61,806,995
2007 10,441,702 61,322,463
2006 10,346,410 60,846,820
2005 10,255,472 60,401,206
2004 10,166,163 59,987,905
2003 10,071,632 59,647,577
2002 9,971,515 59,370,479
2001 9,869,677 59,119,673
2000 9,764,935 58,892,514
1999 9,655,963 58,682,466
1998 9,541,667 58,487,141
1997 9,421,270 58,316,954
1996 9,294,432 58,166,950
1995 9,161,258 58,019,030
1994 9,018,448 57,865,745
1993 8,857,910 57,718,614
1992 8,682,512 57,580,402
1991 8,501,827 57,424,897
1990 8,324,509 57,247,586
1989 8,151,660 57,076,711
1988 7,974,440 56,928,327
1987 7,789,987 56,802,050
1986 7,600,301 56,681,396
1985 7,409,903 56,550,268
1984 7,220,044 56,422,072
1983 7,053,800 56,332,848
1982 6,908,642 56,313,641
1981 6,758,284 56,333,829
1980 6,606,195 56,314,216
1979 6,456,419 56,246,951
1978 6,309,390 56,196,504
1977 6,155,931 56,193,492
1976 5,996,994 56,211,968
1975 5,839,262 56,225,800
1974 5,684,674 56,229,974
1973 5,537,242 56,194,527
1972 5,396,557 56,086,065
1971 5,261,658 55,896,223
1970 5,131,396 55,663,250
1969 5,004,697 55,441,750
1968 4,879,899 55,211,700
1967 4,760,970 54,943,600
1966 4,652,287 54,648,500
1965 4,561,385 54,348,050
1964 4,489,869 54,000,000
1963 4,427,131 53,650,000
1962 4,369,136 53,250,000
1961 4,316,278 52,800,000
1960 4,267,288 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tunisia increased by 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tunisia gained 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Tunisia was ranked 79th most populous country in 2006 and is 81st in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tunisia United Kingdom
2100 -0.7% -0.17%
2099 -0.68% -0.16%
2098 -0.66% -0.15%
2097 -0.66% -0.15%
2096 -0.64% -0.15%
2095 -0.64% -0.13%
2094 -0.61% -0.13%
2093 -0.6% -0.12%
2092 -0.59% -0.12%
2091 -0.57% -0.11%
2090 -0.56% -0.11%
2089 -0.54% -0.09%
2088 -0.53% -0.09%
2087 -0.52% -0.09%
2086 -0.5% -0.08%
2085 -0.49% -0.07%
2084 -0.49% -0.07%
2083 -0.48% -0.05%
2082 -0.46% -0.04%
2081 -0.47% -0.04%
2080 -0.48% -0.04%
2079 -0.47% -0.02%
2078 -0.46% -0.02%
2077 -0.44% -0.003%
2076 -0.44% -0.02%
2075 -0.43% -0.01%
2074 -0.44% -0.01%
2073 -0.43% 0.01%
2072 -0.43% 0.01%
2071 -0.43% 0.01%
2070 -0.42% 0.009%
2069 -0.41% 0.001%
2068 -0.4% 0.01%
2067 -0.39% 0.009%
2066 -0.38% 0.001%
2065 -0.36% 0.004%
2064 -0.34% -0%
2063 -0.33% 0.009%
2062 -0.3% 0.003%
2061 -0.29% -0.001%
2060 -0.25% -0.001%
2059 -0.22% 0.02%
2058 -0.2% 0.03%
2057 -0.17% 0.04%
2056 -0.13% 0.05%
2055 -0.1% 0.09%
2054 -0.05% 0.1%
2053 -0.03% 0.12%
2052 0.005% 0.14%
2051 0.04% 0.16%
2050 0.07% 0.17%
2049 0.09% 0.19%
2048 0.13% 0.21%
2047 0.14% 0.22%
2046 0.16% 0.24%
2045 0.18% 0.25%
2044 0.19% 0.27%
2043 0.2% 0.27%
2042 0.2% 0.28%
2041 0.2% 0.28%
2040 0.21% 0.29%
2039 0.21% 0.3%
2038 0.22% 0.3%
2037 0.24% 0.32%
2036 0.24% 0.34%
2035 0.25% 0.35%
2034 0.29% 0.38%
2033 0.3% 0.38%
2032 0.32% 0.4%
2031 0.34% 0.44%
2030 0.38% 0.45%
2029 0.43% 0.48%
2028 0.47% 0.51%
2027 0.52% 0.52%
2026 0.56% 0.57%
2025 0.6% 0.62%
2024 0.63% 1.07%
2023 0.67% 1.31%
2022 0.59% 0.93%
2021 0.62% 0.36%
2020 0.83% 0.17%
2019 0.93% 0.52%
2018 0.99% 0.49%
2017 1.06% 0.55%
2016 1.11% 0.8%
2015 1.14% 0.72%
2014 1.19% 0.75%
2013 1.2% 0.67%
2012 1.14% 0.71%
2011 1.12% 0.78%
2010 1.08% 0.79%
2009 1.02% 0.76%
2008 0.97% 0.79%
2007 0.92% 0.78%
2006 0.89% 0.74%
2005 0.88% 0.69%
2004 0.94% 0.57%
2003 1% 0.47%
2002 1.03% 0.42%
2001 1.07% 0.39%
2000 1.13% 0.36%
1999 1.2% 0.33%
1998 1.28% 0.29%
1997 1.36% 0.26%
1996 1.45% 0.25%
1995 1.58% 0.26%
1994 1.81% 0.25%
1993 2.02% 0.24%
1992 2.13% 0.27%
1991 2.13% 0.31%
1990 2.12% 0.3%
1989 2.22% 0.26%
1988 2.37% 0.22%
1987 2.5% 0.21%
1986 2.57% 0.23%
1985 2.63% 0.23%
1984 2.36% 0.16%
1983 2.1% 0.03%
1982 2.22% -0.04%
1981 2.3% 0.03%
1980 2.32% 0.12%
1979 2.33% 0.09%
1978 2.49% 0.005%
1977 2.65% -0.03%
1976 2.7% -0.02%
1975 2.72% -0.007%
1974 2.66% 0.06%
1973 2.61% 0.19%
1972 2.56% 0.34%
1971 2.54% 0.42%
1970 2.53% 0.4%
1969 2.56% 0.42%
1968 2.5% 0.49%
1967 2.34% 0.54%
1966 1.99% 0.55%
1965 1.59% 0.64%
1964 1.42% 0.65%
1963 1.33% 0.75%
1962 1.22% 0.85%
1961 1.15% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Tunisia United Kingdom
Current population
12437803
70154914
Population rank 81/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.85%
One net population change
6.85 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
3.13 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
7.1 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +210 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +76,678 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 97/197
One migration net change every
36.3 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -14,523 +389,911
Net migration rank 142/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 63,201 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 145/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 177/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tunisia
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tunisia United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,523 - 389,911
2024 - -15,221 - 417,114
2023 93,663 -14,001 34,589 445,523
2022 96,531 -14,001 39,751 487,029
2021 68,087 -9,190 30,612 462,967
2020 109,431 -19,188 -4,272 144,221
2019 127,312 -19,612 108,342 232,727
2018 132,445 -21,012 119,321 259,744
2017 140,971 -22,365 145,125 272,311
2016 148,870 -23,827 177,139 324,649
2015 153,007 -25,229 175,738 347,839
2014 154,762 -26,586 206,784 306,091
2013 154,687 -17,020 198,830 237,272
2012 151,812 -26,059 248,473 172,088
2011 143,401 -21,935 259,361 228,773
2010 132,809 -14,168 251,066 274,811
2009 125,465 -13,512 230,422 249,639
2008 121,873 -17,742 216,325 263,390
2007 118,920 -21,190 196,232 309,385
2006 116,945 -24,098 176,455 288,923
2005 115,374 -26,361 144,963 308,279
2004 113,322 -23,735 131,974 276,077
2003 111,926 -12,459 89,471 211,846
2002 109,099 -8,334 65,308 203,577
2001 110,146 -7,235 65,032 175,133
2000 112,501 -5,937 70,671 153,917
1999 114,829 -3,452 64,551 152,653
1998 121,332 -4,111 87,730 125,541
1997 128,327 -4,756 99,138 59,723
1996 135,615 -5,506 98,884 54,964
1995 144,345 -8,095 87,028 61,385
1994 153,647 -4,271 127,304 45,339
1993 160,922 10,771 103,893 27,403
1992 163,978 15,124 149,709 17,846
1991 166,245 16,021 143,562 27,601
1990 168,180 4,183 154,569 57,132
1989 169,221 4,100 119,861 49,586
1988 177,176 3,934 136,628 13,952
1987 184,101 3,711 136,325 8,266
1986 188,107 3,464 90,690 41,836
1985 186,344 2,887 79,170 83,164
1984 182,386 8,109 84,633 71,107
1983 179,878 -37,895 61,966 27,063
1982 177,898 -29,559 56,314 -61,152
1981 176,628 -24,242 73,234 -83,876
1980 171,094 -19,321 95,734 -25,187
1979 171,463 -23,688 61,872 11,255
1978 173,255 -26,968 16,859 3,783
1977 174,539 -13,910 0 -21,636
1976 172,744 -15,499 -5,621 -19,135
1975 166,991 -8,765 33,735 -40,241
1974 160,200 -9,254 67,476 -65,710
1973 153,525 -9,606 112,389 -33,840
1972 147,239 -9,790 162,650 -1,406
1971 142,296 -9,949 257,123 1,175
1970 138,235 -10,054 244,918 -15,254
1969 135,257 -10,049 260,577 -60,655
1968 134,246 -9,848 292,622 -38,852
1967 132,626 -19,155 346,145 -39,659
1966 131,274 -27,393 333,356 -27,935
1965 127,673 -49,751 364,132 -24,955
1964 124,711 -59,602 405,000 -23,885
1963 120,865 -60,505 337,995 8,271
1962 116,887 -61,260 340,800 76,443
1961 111,459 -61,369 311,519 52,295
1960 109,234 -61,334 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 63,201 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Tunisia, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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