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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,277,109 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,437,803 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 3.68 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Tunisia is ranked the 81st most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.15% for Tunisia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Tunisia has had an average growth rate of +0.89% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.4M (20.2% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Tunisia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia Uruguay
2100 10,722,837 2,256,741
2099 10,798,417 2,279,899
2098 10,872,527 2,303,351
2097 10,944,510 2,326,987
2096 11,017,262 2,350,799
2095 11,088,773 2,374,835
2094 11,159,761 2,398,960
2093 11,228,741 2,423,269
2092 11,296,441 2,447,646
2091 11,362,922 2,472,126
2090 11,428,150 2,496,514
2089 11,492,395 2,520,852
2088 11,554,451 2,545,052
2087 11,616,399 2,569,100
2086 11,677,706 2,592,974
2085 11,736,824 2,616,629
2084 11,795,185 2,640,001
2083 11,853,617 2,663,150
2082 11,911,196 2,686,021
2081 11,966,771 2,708,594
2080 12,023,486 2,730,883
2079 12,080,879 2,752,831
2078 12,138,513 2,774,432
2077 12,194,072 2,795,709
2076 12,247,445 2,816,677
2075 12,301,960 2,837,308
2074 12,355,470 2,857,709
2073 12,410,281 2,877,721
2072 12,463,568 2,897,543
2071 12,517,952 2,917,097
2070 12,571,557 2,936,478
2069 12,625,027 2,955,616
2068 12,677,388 2,974,445
2067 12,728,611 2,992,987
2066 12,778,160 3,011,309
2065 12,827,417 3,029,441
2064 12,873,288 3,047,343
2063 12,917,720 3,065,064
2062 12,960,075 3,082,642
2061 12,999,502 3,100,006
2060 13,037,172 3,117,149
2059 13,069,268 3,133,952
2058 13,098,461 3,150,250
2057 13,124,682 3,166,055
2056 13,147,057 3,181,373
2055 13,164,337 3,196,072
2054 13,177,456 3,210,110
2053 13,184,564 3,223,395
2052 13,188,052 3,235,973
2051 13,187,435 3,247,888
2050 13,181,992 3,259,108
2049 13,173,401 3,269,675
2048 13,160,968 3,279,610
2047 13,144,429 3,288,969
2046 13,125,908 3,297,696
2045 13,104,999 3,305,917
2044 13,081,801 3,313,556
2043 13,057,259 3,320,565
2042 13,031,516 3,326,955
2041 13,006,019 3,332,884
2040 12,979,703 3,338,277
2039 12,952,741 3,343,295
2038 12,925,306 3,347,790
2037 12,896,316 3,351,911
2036 12,865,989 3,355,671
2035 12,835,689 3,359,126
2034 12,803,284 3,362,276
2033 12,766,519 3,365,250
2032 12,728,299 3,368,057
2031 12,687,827 3,370,727
2030 12,644,489 3,373,273
2029 12,596,686 3,375,805
2028 12,542,752 3,378,198
2027 12,484,560 3,380,504
2026 12,420,467 3,382,789
2025 12,351,028 3,384,805
2024 12,277,109 3,386,588
2023 12,200,431 3,388,081
2022 12,119,334 3,390,913
2021 12,048,622 3,396,695
2020 11,974,057 3,398,968
2019 11,875,081 3,397,206
2018 11,765,514 3,394,534
2017 11,650,498 3,388,438
2016 11,528,674 3,379,283
2015 11,402,264 3,368,017
2014 11,274,288 3,356,334
2013 11,141,361 3,345,337
2012 11,009,647 3,335,401
2011 10,886,035 3,326,825
2010 10,765,980 3,318,580
2009 10,650,681 3,310,091
2008 10,542,635 3,302,177
2007 10,441,702 3,295,153
2006 10,346,410 3,289,506
2005 10,255,472 3,285,771
2004 10,166,163 3,283,148
2003 10,071,632 3,281,186
2002 9,971,515 3,278,867
2001 9,869,677 3,274,251
2000 9,764,935 3,266,206
1999 9,655,963 3,254,015
1998 9,541,667 3,239,280
1997 9,421,270 3,223,345
1996 9,294,432 3,206,324
1995 9,161,258 3,189,440
1994 9,018,448 3,172,834
1993 8,857,910 3,156,345
1992 8,682,512 3,139,702
1991 8,501,827 3,122,354
1990 8,324,509 3,104,403
1989 8,151,660 3,086,255
1988 7,974,440 3,067,961
1987 7,789,987 3,049,896
1986 7,600,301 3,032,845
1985 7,409,903 3,017,037
1984 7,220,044 3,002,488
1983 7,053,800 2,988,778
1982 6,908,642 2,975,492
1981 6,758,284 2,963,246
1980 6,606,195 2,951,953
1979 6,456,419 2,939,903
1978 6,309,390 2,925,715
1977 6,155,931 2,909,461
1976 5,996,994 2,891,392
1975 5,839,262 2,872,320
1974 5,684,674 2,853,944
1973 5,537,242 2,837,133
1972 5,396,557 2,821,644
1971 5,261,658 2,806,462
1970 5,131,396 2,790,807
1969 5,004,697 2,773,974
1968 4,879,899 2,754,606
1967 4,760,970 2,732,277
1966 4,652,287 2,707,646
1965 4,561,385 2,681,169
1964 4,489,869 2,653,180
1963 4,427,131 2,623,766
1962 4,369,136 2,593,298
1961 4,316,278 2,562,044
1960 4,267,288 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tunisia gained 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Tunisia was ranked 79th most populous country in 2006 and is 81st in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tunisia Uruguay
2100 -0.7% -1.02%
2099 -0.68% -1.02%
2098 -0.66% -1.02%
2097 -0.66% -1.01%
2096 -0.64% -1.01%
2095 -0.64% -1.01%
2094 -0.61% -1%
2093 -0.6% -1%
2092 -0.59% -0.99%
2091 -0.57% -0.98%
2090 -0.56% -0.97%
2089 -0.54% -0.95%
2088 -0.53% -0.94%
2087 -0.52% -0.92%
2086 -0.5% -0.9%
2085 -0.49% -0.89%
2084 -0.49% -0.87%
2083 -0.48% -0.85%
2082 -0.46% -0.83%
2081 -0.47% -0.82%
2080 -0.48% -0.8%
2079 -0.47% -0.78%
2078 -0.46% -0.76%
2077 -0.44% -0.74%
2076 -0.44% -0.73%
2075 -0.43% -0.71%
2074 -0.44% -0.7%
2073 -0.43% -0.68%
2072 -0.43% -0.67%
2071 -0.43% -0.66%
2070 -0.42% -0.65%
2069 -0.41% -0.63%
2068 -0.4% -0.62%
2067 -0.39% -0.61%
2066 -0.38% -0.6%
2065 -0.36% -0.59%
2064 -0.34% -0.58%
2063 -0.33% -0.57%
2062 -0.3% -0.56%
2061 -0.29% -0.55%
2060 -0.25% -0.54%
2059 -0.22% -0.52%
2058 -0.2% -0.5%
2057 -0.17% -0.48%
2056 -0.13% -0.46%
2055 -0.1% -0.44%
2054 -0.05% -0.41%
2053 -0.03% -0.39%
2052 0.005% -0.37%
2051 0.04% -0.34%
2050 0.07% -0.32%
2049 0.09% -0.3%
2048 0.13% -0.28%
2047 0.14% -0.26%
2046 0.16% -0.25%
2045 0.18% -0.23%
2044 0.19% -0.21%
2043 0.2% -0.19%
2042 0.2% -0.18%
2041 0.2% -0.16%
2040 0.21% -0.15%
2039 0.21% -0.13%
2038 0.22% -0.12%
2037 0.24% -0.11%
2036 0.24% -0.1%
2035 0.25% -0.09%
2034 0.29% -0.09%
2033 0.3% -0.08%
2032 0.32% -0.08%
2031 0.34% -0.08%
2030 0.38% -0.08%
2029 0.43% -0.07%
2028 0.47% -0.07%
2027 0.52% -0.07%
2026 0.56% -0.06%
2025 0.6% -0.05%
2024 0.63% -0.04%
2023 0.67% -0.08%
2022 0.59% -0.17%
2021 0.62% -0.07%
2020 0.83% 0.05%
2019 0.93% 0.08%
2018 0.99% 0.18%
2017 1.06% 0.27%
2016 1.11% 0.33%
2015 1.14% 0.35%
2014 1.19% 0.33%
2013 1.2% 0.3%
2012 1.14% 0.26%
2011 1.12% 0.25%
2010 1.08% 0.26%
2009 1.02% 0.24%
2008 0.97% 0.21%
2007 0.92% 0.17%
2006 0.89% 0.11%
2005 0.88% 0.08%
2004 0.94% 0.06%
2003 1% 0.07%
2002 1.03% 0.14%
2001 1.07% 0.25%
2000 1.13% 0.37%
1999 1.2% 0.45%
1998 1.28% 0.49%
1997 1.36% 0.53%
1996 1.45% 0.53%
1995 1.58% 0.52%
1994 1.81% 0.52%
1993 2.02% 0.53%
1992 2.13% 0.56%
1991 2.13% 0.58%
1990 2.12% 0.59%
1989 2.22% 0.6%
1988 2.37% 0.59%
1987 2.5% 0.56%
1986 2.57% 0.52%
1985 2.63% 0.48%
1984 2.36% 0.46%
1983 2.1% 0.45%
1982 2.22% 0.41%
1981 2.3% 0.38%
1980 2.32% 0.41%
1979 2.33% 0.48%
1978 2.49% 0.56%
1977 2.65% 0.62%
1976 2.7% 0.66%
1975 2.72% 0.64%
1974 2.66% 0.59%
1973 2.61% 0.55%
1972 2.56% 0.54%
1971 2.54% 0.56%
1970 2.53% 0.61%
1969 2.56% 0.7%
1968 2.5% 0.82%
1967 2.34% 0.91%
1966 1.99% 0.99%
1965 1.59% 1.05%
1964 1.42% 1.12%
1963 1.33% 1.17%
1962 1.22% 1.22%
1961 1.15% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Tunisia Uruguay
Current population
12437803
3382789
Population rank 81/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.04%
One net population change
6.85 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
3.13 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
7.1 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +210 -4
Annual growth/decline +76,678 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 167/197
One migration net change every
36.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -14,523 -1,338
Net migration rank 142/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 63,201 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 145/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 177/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tunisia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tunisia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,523 - -1,338
2024 - -15,221 - -1,348
2023 93,663 -14,001 298 -1,501
2022 96,531 -14,001 -2,964 -1,501
2021 68,087 -9,190 -5,621 -1,482
2020 109,431 -19,188 4,048 -1,482
2019 127,312 -19,612 3,873 -2,899
2018 132,445 -21,012 7,322 -2,963
2017 140,971 -22,365 10,907 -3,091
2016 148,870 -23,827 14,008 -3,506
2015 153,007 -25,229 16,194 -4,157
2014 154,762 -26,586 16,238 -4,919
2013 154,687 -17,020 16,318 -5,647
2012 151,812 -26,059 15,520 -6,317
2011 143,401 -21,935 14,934 -6,982
2010 132,809 -14,168 16,231 -7,696
2009 125,465 -13,512 16,947 -8,510
2008 121,873 -17,742 16,838 -9,458
2007 118,920 -21,190 17,422 -10,750
2006 116,945 -24,098 17,783 -13,161
2005 115,374 -26,361 18,926 -16,086
2004 113,322 -23,735 18,067 -15,668
2003 111,926 -12,459 18,628 -17,105
2002 109,099 -8,334 20,073 -16,957
2001 110,146 -7,235 20,729 -14,620
2000 112,501 -5,937 21,060 -11,076
1999 114,829 -3,452 21,844 -7,441
1998 121,332 -4,111 22,114 -7,048
1997 128,327 -4,756 23,737 -6,938
1996 135,615 -5,506 24,635 -7,397
1995 144,345 -8,095 24,872 -8,339
1994 153,647 -4,271 24,637 -7,955
1993 160,922 10,771 24,212 -7,922
1992 163,978 15,124 24,847 -7,850
1991 166,245 16,021 25,422 -7,714
1990 168,180 4,183 25,699 -7,499
1989 169,221 4,100 25,322 -7,229
1988 177,176 3,934 25,071 -6,582
1987 184,101 3,711 24,469 -6,833
1986 188,107 3,464 24,505 -8,046
1985 186,344 2,887 23,988 -8,832
1984 182,386 8,109 23,684 -9,730
1983 179,878 -37,895 24,146 -10,671
1982 177,898 -29,559 25,224 -12,131
1981 176,628 -24,242 24,968 -13,577
1980 171,094 -19,321 25,451 -14,252
1979 171,463 -23,688 27,456 -14,552
1978 173,255 -26,968 30,076 -14,611
1977 174,539 -13,910 31,321 -14,280
1976 172,744 -15,499 33,199 -14,096
1975 166,991 -8,765 33,393 -14,350
1974 160,200 -9,254 32,221 -14,512
1973 153,525 -9,606 30,213 -14,312
1972 147,239 -9,790 28,896 -13,817
1971 142,296 -9,949 28,584 -13,288
1970 138,235 -10,054 28,737 -12,727
1969 135,257 -10,049 28,805 -11,149
1968 134,246 -9,848 29,103 -8,028
1967 132,626 -19,155 29,514 -5,938
1966 131,274 -27,393 30,293 -4,599
1965 127,673 -49,751 30,807 -3,542
1964 124,711 -59,602 31,340 -2,623
1963 120,865 -60,505 31,824 -1,707
1962 116,887 -61,260 31,441 -623
1961 111,459 -61,369 30,975 703
1960 109,234 -61,334 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 63,201 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Tunisia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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