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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,277,109 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,437,803 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 27.7 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Tunisia is ranked the 81st most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.3% of the world: 0.15% for Tunisia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Tunisia has had an average growth rate of +0.89% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.4M (20.2% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Tunisia vs United States: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia United States
2100 10,722,837 415,429,771
2099 10,798,417 414,829,167
2098 10,872,527 414,231,720
2097 10,944,510 413,576,381
2096 11,017,262 412,927,393
2095 11,088,773 412,225,379
2094 11,159,761 411,498,749
2093 11,228,741 410,785,729
2092 11,296,441 410,051,921
2091 11,362,922 409,320,183
2090 11,428,150 408,613,732
2089 11,492,395 407,885,645
2088 11,554,451 407,129,733
2087 11,616,399 406,421,298
2086 11,677,706 405,715,343
2085 11,736,824 405,059,379
2084 11,795,185 404,343,130
2083 11,853,617 403,612,785
2082 11,911,196 402,871,293
2081 11,966,771 402,054,554
2080 12,023,486 401,319,194
2079 12,080,879 400,554,914
2078 12,138,513 399,737,968
2077 12,194,072 398,906,565
2076 12,247,445 398,035,750
2075 12,301,960 397,109,170
2074 12,355,470 396,226,412
2073 12,410,281 395,307,725
2072 12,463,568 394,393,561
2071 12,517,952 393,415,363
2070 12,571,557 392,469,727
2069 12,625,027 391,479,981
2068 12,677,388 390,517,695
2067 12,728,611 389,543,856
2066 12,778,160 388,597,719
2065 12,827,417 387,685,327
2064 12,873,288 386,805,026
2063 12,917,720 385,911,917
2062 12,960,075 385,032,627
2061 12,999,502 384,170,837
2060 13,037,172 383,361,269
2059 13,069,268 382,542,030
2058 13,098,461 381,704,804
2057 13,124,682 380,907,023
2056 13,147,057 380,159,777
2055 13,164,337 379,430,756
2054 13,177,456 378,682,851
2053 13,184,564 377,878,421
2052 13,188,052 377,073,303
2051 13,187,435 376,229,840
2050 13,181,992 375,373,155
2049 13,173,401 374,493,150
2048 13,160,968 373,590,762
2047 13,144,429 372,626,259
2046 13,125,908 371,644,809
2045 13,104,999 370,602,914
2044 13,081,801 369,518,897
2043 13,057,259 368,375,680
2042 13,031,516 367,158,772
2041 13,006,019 365,937,822
2040 12,979,703 364,671,837
2039 12,952,741 363,367,337
2038 12,925,306 361,997,023
2037 12,896,316 360,606,236
2036 12,865,989 359,193,245
2035 12,835,689 357,750,686
2034 12,803,284 356,266,726
2033 12,766,519 354,775,032
2032 12,728,299 353,259,037
2031 12,687,827 351,721,511
2030 12,644,489 350,155,042
2029 12,596,686 348,564,667
2028 12,542,752 346,906,294
2027 12,484,560 345,257,605
2026 12,420,467 343,565,426
2025 12,351,028 341,784,857
2024 12,277,109 340,110,988
2023 12,200,431 334,914,895
2022 12,119,334 333,271,411
2021 12,048,622 331,893,745
2020 11,974,057 331,526,933
2019 11,875,081 328,329,953
2018 11,765,514 326,838,199
2017 11,650,498 325,122,128
2016 11,528,674 323,071,755
2015 11,402,264 320,738,994
2014 11,274,288 318,386,329
2013 11,141,361 316,059,947
2012 11,009,647 313,877,662
2011 10,886,035 311,583,481
2010 10,765,980 309,327,143
2009 10,650,681 306,771,529
2008 10,542,635 304,093,966
2007 10,441,702 301,231,207
2006 10,346,410 298,379,912
2005 10,255,472 295,516,599
2004 10,166,163 292,805,298
2003 10,071,632 290,107,933
2002 9,971,515 287,625,193
2001 9,869,677 284,968,955
2000 9,764,935 282,162,411
1999 9,655,963 279,294,713
1998 9,541,667 276,115,288
1997 9,421,270 272,911,760
1996 9,294,432 269,667,391
1995 9,161,258 266,557,091
1994 9,018,448 263,435,673
1993 8,857,910 260,255,352
1992 8,682,512 256,894,189
1991 8,501,827 253,492,503
1990 8,324,509 250,131,894
1989 8,151,660 246,819,222
1988 7,974,440 244,499,004
1987 7,789,987 242,288,936
1986 7,600,301 240,132,831
1985 7,409,903 237,923,734
1984 7,220,044 235,824,908
1983 7,053,800 233,792,014
1982 6,908,642 231,664,432
1981 6,758,284 229,465,744
1980 6,606,195 226,542,250
1979 6,456,419 225,055,487
1978 6,309,390 222,584,545
1977 6,155,931 220,239,425
1976 5,996,994 218,035,164
1975 5,839,262 215,973,199
1974 5,684,674 213,853,928
1973 5,537,242 211,908,788
1972 5,396,557 209,896,021
1971 5,261,658 207,660,677
1970 5,131,396 205,052,174
1969 5,004,697 202,676,946
1968 4,879,899 200,706,052
1967 4,760,970 198,712,056
1966 4,652,287 196,560,338
1965 4,561,385 194,302,963
1964 4,489,869 191,888,791
1963 4,427,131 189,241,798
1962 4,369,136 186,537,737
1961 4,316,278 183,691,481
1960 4,267,288 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tunisia increased by 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tunisia gained 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Tunisia was ranked 79th most populous country in 2006 and is 81st in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tunisia United States
2100 -0.7% 0.14%
2099 -0.68% 0.14%
2098 -0.66% 0.16%
2097 -0.66% 0.16%
2096 -0.64% 0.17%
2095 -0.64% 0.18%
2094 -0.61% 0.17%
2093 -0.6% 0.18%
2092 -0.59% 0.18%
2091 -0.57% 0.17%
2090 -0.56% 0.18%
2089 -0.54% 0.19%
2088 -0.53% 0.17%
2087 -0.52% 0.17%
2086 -0.5% 0.16%
2085 -0.49% 0.18%
2084 -0.49% 0.18%
2083 -0.48% 0.18%
2082 -0.46% 0.2%
2081 -0.47% 0.18%
2080 -0.48% 0.19%
2079 -0.47% 0.2%
2078 -0.46% 0.21%
2077 -0.44% 0.22%
2076 -0.44% 0.23%
2075 -0.43% 0.22%
2074 -0.44% 0.23%
2073 -0.43% 0.23%
2072 -0.43% 0.25%
2071 -0.43% 0.24%
2070 -0.42% 0.25%
2069 -0.41% 0.25%
2068 -0.4% 0.25%
2067 -0.39% 0.24%
2066 -0.38% 0.24%
2065 -0.36% 0.23%
2064 -0.34% 0.23%
2063 -0.33% 0.23%
2062 -0.3% 0.22%
2061 -0.29% 0.21%
2060 -0.25% 0.21%
2059 -0.22% 0.22%
2058 -0.2% 0.21%
2057 -0.17% 0.2%
2056 -0.13% 0.19%
2055 -0.1% 0.2%
2054 -0.05% 0.21%
2053 -0.03% 0.21%
2052 0.005% 0.22%
2051 0.04% 0.23%
2050 0.07% 0.23%
2049 0.09% 0.24%
2048 0.13% 0.26%
2047 0.14% 0.26%
2046 0.16% 0.28%
2045 0.18% 0.29%
2044 0.19% 0.31%
2043 0.2% 0.33%
2042 0.2% 0.33%
2041 0.2% 0.35%
2040 0.21% 0.36%
2039 0.21% 0.38%
2038 0.22% 0.39%
2037 0.24% 0.39%
2036 0.24% 0.4%
2035 0.25% 0.42%
2034 0.29% 0.42%
2033 0.3% 0.43%
2032 0.32% 0.44%
2031 0.34% 0.45%
2030 0.38% 0.46%
2029 0.43% 0.48%
2028 0.47% 0.48%
2027 0.52% 0.49%
2026 0.56% 0.52%
2025 0.6% 0.49%
2024 0.63% 1.55%
2023 0.67% 0.49%
2022 0.59% 0.42%
2021 0.62% 0.11%
2020 0.83% 0.97%
2019 0.93% 0.46%
2018 0.99% 0.53%
2017 1.06% 0.63%
2016 1.11% 0.73%
2015 1.14% 0.74%
2014 1.19% 0.74%
2013 1.2% 0.7%
2012 1.14% 0.74%
2011 1.12% 0.73%
2010 1.08% 0.83%
2009 1.02% 0.88%
2008 0.97% 0.95%
2007 0.92% 0.96%
2006 0.89% 0.97%
2005 0.88% 0.93%
2004 0.94% 0.93%
2003 1% 0.86%
2002 1.03% 0.93%
2001 1.07% 0.99%
2000 1.13% 1.03%
1999 1.2% 1.15%
1998 1.28% 1.17%
1997 1.36% 1.2%
1996 1.45% 1.17%
1995 1.58% 1.18%
1994 1.81% 1.22%
1993 2.02% 1.31%
1992 2.13% 1.34%
1991 2.13% 1.34%
1990 2.12% 1.34%
1989 2.22% 0.95%
1988 2.37% 0.91%
1987 2.5% 0.9%
1986 2.57% 0.93%
1985 2.63% 0.89%
1984 2.36% 0.87%
1983 2.1% 0.92%
1982 2.22% 0.96%
1981 2.3% 1.29%
1980 2.32% 0.66%
1979 2.33% 1.11%
1978 2.49% 1.06%
1977 2.65% 1.01%
1976 2.7% 0.95%
1975 2.72% 0.99%
1974 2.66% 0.92%
1973 2.61% 0.96%
1972 2.56% 1.08%
1971 2.54% 1.27%
1970 2.53% 1.17%
1969 2.56% 0.98%
1968 2.5% 1%
1967 2.34% 1.09%
1966 1.99% 1.16%
1965 1.59% 1.26%
1964 1.42% 1.4%
1963 1.33% 1.45%
1962 1.22% 1.55%
1961 1.15% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Tunisia grew by 0.63%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Tunisia United States
Current population
12437803
344023146
Population rank 81/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 4.15%
One net population change
6.85 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
3.13 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
7.1 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +210 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +76,678 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 134/197
One migration net change every
36.3 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -14,523 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 142/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 63,201 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 145/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 177/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tunisia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tunisia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,523 - 1,230,663
2024 - -15,221 - 1,286,132
2023 93,663 -14,001 502,372 1,322,668
2022 96,531 -14,001 399,926 1,319,009
2021 68,087 -9,190 199,137 674,787
2020 109,431 -19,188 208,862 329,769
2019 127,312 -19,612 887,476 1,774,500
2018 132,445 -21,012 955,022 1,764,961
2017 140,971 -22,365 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 148,870 -23,827 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 153,007 -25,229 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 154,762 -26,586 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 154,687 -17,020 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 151,812 -26,059 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 143,401 -21,935 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 132,809 -14,168 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 125,465 -13,512 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 121,873 -17,742 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 118,920 -21,190 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 116,945 -24,098 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 115,374 -26,361 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 113,322 -23,735 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 111,926 -12,459 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 109,099 -8,334 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 110,146 -7,235 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 112,501 -5,937 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 114,829 -3,452 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 121,332 -4,111 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 128,327 -4,756 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 135,615 -5,506 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 144,345 -8,095 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 153,647 -4,271 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 160,922 10,771 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 163,978 15,124 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 166,245 16,021 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 168,180 4,183 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 169,221 4,100 1,875,826 400,998
1988 177,176 3,934 1,735,943 460,778
1987 184,101 3,711 1,720,252 480,815
1986 188,107 3,464 1,656,917 493,082
1985 186,344 2,887 1,689,258 598,777
1984 182,386 8,109 1,627,192 622,793
1983 179,878 -37,895 1,636,544 662,840
1982 177,898 -29,559 1,714,317 600,149
1981 176,628 -24,242 1,652,153 583,070
1980 171,094 -19,321 1,608,450 595,916
1979 171,463 -23,688 1,597,894 503,559
1978 173,255 -26,968 1,402,283 556,521
1977 174,539 -13,910 1,431,556 577,060
1976 172,744 -15,499 1,264,604 635,590
1975 166,991 -8,765 1,252,644 655,078
1974 160,200 -9,254 1,218,968 706,978
1973 153,525 -9,606 1,165,499 783,163
1972 147,239 -9,790 1,301,355 833,543
1971 142,296 -9,949 1,640,519 833,549
1970 138,235 -10,054 1,824,965 744,902
1969 135,257 -10,049 1,702,487 523,740
1968 134,246 -9,848 1,565,507 594,514
1967 132,626 -19,155 1,669,181 585,410
1966 131,274 -27,393 1,749,387 637,692
1965 127,673 -49,751 1,943,030 644,902
1964 124,711 -59,602 2,245,099 618,635
1963 120,865 -60,505 2,289,826 639,495
1962 116,887 -61,260 2,406,337 625,617
1961 111,459 -61,369 2,571,681 580,333
1960 109,234 -61,334 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 86.3% of the population change in Tunisia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people). In the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 63,201 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Tunisia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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