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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,277,109 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,437,803 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 8.23 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Tunisia is ranked the 81st most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.39% of the world: 0.15% for Tunisia vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Tunisia has had an average growth rate of +0.89% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.4M (20.2% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Tunisia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia Vietnam
2100 10,722,837 92,239,801
2099 10,798,417 92,735,968
2098 10,872,527 93,227,318
2097 10,944,510 93,703,343
2096 11,017,262 94,178,675
2095 11,088,773 94,640,859
2094 11,159,761 95,098,747
2093 11,228,741 95,558,233
2092 11,296,441 96,015,030
2091 11,362,922 96,474,248
2090 11,428,150 96,938,026
2089 11,492,395 97,399,661
2088 11,554,451 97,858,300
2087 11,616,399 98,324,127
2086 11,677,706 98,788,452
2085 11,736,824 99,249,444
2084 11,795,185 99,710,990
2083 11,853,617 100,178,339
2082 11,911,196 100,650,389
2081 11,966,771 101,120,279
2080 12,023,486 101,584,408
2079 12,080,879 102,046,677
2078 12,138,513 102,496,244
2077 12,194,072 102,944,347
2076 12,247,445 103,374,514
2075 12,301,960 103,799,405
2074 12,355,470 104,214,107
2073 12,410,281 104,623,307
2072 12,463,568 105,022,092
2071 12,517,952 105,401,255
2070 12,571,557 105,773,681
2069 12,625,027 106,126,787
2068 12,677,388 106,471,025
2067 12,728,611 106,811,324
2066 12,778,160 107,143,716
2065 12,827,417 107,459,475
2064 12,873,288 107,761,108
2063 12,917,720 108,055,355
2062 12,960,075 108,339,650
2061 12,999,502 108,607,597
2060 13,037,172 108,859,065
2059 13,069,268 109,104,391
2058 13,098,461 109,337,395
2057 13,124,682 109,546,926
2056 13,147,057 109,732,352
2055 13,164,337 109,903,830
2054 13,177,456 110,052,946
2053 13,184,564 110,173,868
2052 13,188,052 110,270,266
2051 13,187,435 110,338,539
2050 13,181,992 110,361,987
2049 13,173,401 110,356,819
2048 13,160,968 110,313,849
2047 13,144,429 110,228,852
2046 13,125,908 110,108,051
2045 13,104,999 109,943,449
2044 13,081,801 109,748,671
2043 13,057,259 109,514,717
2042 13,031,516 109,242,604
2041 13,006,019 108,936,706
2040 12,979,703 108,611,523
2039 12,952,741 108,254,640
2038 12,925,306 107,877,983
2037 12,896,316 107,480,286
2036 12,865,989 107,075,099
2035 12,835,689 106,647,378
2034 12,803,284 106,206,100
2033 12,766,519 105,762,219
2032 12,728,299 105,299,476
2031 12,687,827 104,826,346
2030 12,644,489 104,330,461
2029 12,596,686 103,835,790
2028 12,542,752 103,316,499
2027 12,484,560 102,775,814
2026 12,420,467 102,213,157
2025 12,351,028 101,614,413
2024 12,277,109 100,987,686
2023 12,200,431 100,352,192
2022 12,119,334 99,680,655
2021 12,048,622 98,935,098
2020 11,974,057 98,079,191
2019 11,875,081 97,173,776
2018 11,765,514 96,237,319
2017 11,650,498 95,176,977
2016 11,528,674 94,000,117
2015 11,402,264 92,823,254
2014 11,274,288 91,679,578
2013 11,141,361 90,573,104
2012 11,009,647 89,510,356
2011 10,886,035 88,468,314
2010 10,765,980 87,455,152
2009 10,650,681 86,460,018
2008 10,542,635 85,175,788
2007 10,441,702 83,633,375
2006 10,346,410 82,167,897
2005 10,255,472 81,088,313
2004 10,166,163 80,338,971
2003 10,071,632 79,563,777
2002 9,971,515 78,772,224
2001 9,869,677 77,969,361
2000 9,764,935 77,154,011
1999 9,655,963 76,287,452
1998 9,541,667 75,299,660
1997 9,421,270 74,226,889
1996 9,294,432 73,156,447
1995 9,161,258 72,049,940
1994 9,018,448 70,854,391
1993 8,857,910 69,586,384
1992 8,682,512 68,260,337
1991 8,501,827 66,891,775
1990 8,324,509 65,504,552
1989 8,151,660 64,147,348
1988 7,974,440 62,843,228
1987 7,789,987 61,584,651
1986 7,600,301 60,347,048
1985 7,409,903 59,060,622
1984 7,220,044 57,706,067
1983 7,053,800 56,337,921
1982 6,908,642 55,011,289
1981 6,758,284 53,738,141
1980 6,606,195 52,490,101
1979 6,456,419 51,378,211
1978 6,309,390 50,249,552
1977 6,155,931 48,954,872
1976 5,996,994 47,684,931
1975 5,839,262 46,482,903
1974 5,684,674 45,413,537
1973 5,537,242 44,409,861
1972 5,396,557 43,429,168
1971 5,261,658 42,449,276
1970 5,131,396 41,475,230
1969 5,004,697 40,582,096
1968 4,879,899 39,734,609
1967 4,760,970 38,895,080
1966 4,652,287 38,024,836
1965 4,561,385 37,129,656
1964 4,489,869 36,201,563
1963 4,427,131 35,249,101
1962 4,369,136 34,288,560
1961 4,316,278 33,409,059
1960 4,267,288 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tunisia increased by 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tunisia gained 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Tunisia was ranked 79th most populous country in 2006 and is 81st in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tunisia Vietnam
2100 -0.7% -0.54%
2099 -0.68% -0.53%
2098 -0.66% -0.51%
2097 -0.66% -0.5%
2096 -0.64% -0.49%
2095 -0.64% -0.48%
2094 -0.61% -0.48%
2093 -0.6% -0.48%
2092 -0.59% -0.48%
2091 -0.57% -0.48%
2090 -0.56% -0.47%
2089 -0.54% -0.47%
2088 -0.53% -0.47%
2087 -0.52% -0.47%
2086 -0.5% -0.46%
2085 -0.49% -0.46%
2084 -0.49% -0.47%
2083 -0.48% -0.47%
2082 -0.46% -0.46%
2081 -0.47% -0.46%
2080 -0.48% -0.45%
2079 -0.47% -0.44%
2078 -0.46% -0.44%
2077 -0.44% -0.42%
2076 -0.44% -0.41%
2075 -0.43% -0.4%
2074 -0.44% -0.39%
2073 -0.43% -0.38%
2072 -0.43% -0.36%
2071 -0.43% -0.35%
2070 -0.42% -0.33%
2069 -0.41% -0.32%
2068 -0.4% -0.32%
2067 -0.39% -0.31%
2066 -0.38% -0.29%
2065 -0.36% -0.28%
2064 -0.34% -0.27%
2063 -0.33% -0.26%
2062 -0.3% -0.25%
2061 -0.29% -0.23%
2060 -0.25% -0.22%
2059 -0.22% -0.21%
2058 -0.2% -0.19%
2057 -0.17% -0.17%
2056 -0.13% -0.16%
2055 -0.1% -0.14%
2054 -0.05% -0.11%
2053 -0.03% -0.09%
2052 0.005% -0.06%
2051 0.04% -0.02%
2050 0.07% 0.005%
2049 0.09% 0.04%
2048 0.13% 0.08%
2047 0.14% 0.11%
2046 0.16% 0.15%
2045 0.18% 0.18%
2044 0.19% 0.21%
2043 0.2% 0.25%
2042 0.2% 0.28%
2041 0.2% 0.3%
2040 0.21% 0.33%
2039 0.21% 0.35%
2038 0.22% 0.37%
2037 0.24% 0.38%
2036 0.24% 0.4%
2035 0.25% 0.42%
2034 0.29% 0.42%
2033 0.3% 0.44%
2032 0.32% 0.45%
2031 0.34% 0.48%
2030 0.38% 0.48%
2029 0.43% 0.5%
2028 0.47% 0.53%
2027 0.52% 0.55%
2026 0.56% 0.59%
2025 0.6% 0.62%
2024 0.63% 0.63%
2023 0.67% 0.67%
2022 0.59% 0.75%
2021 0.62% 0.87%
2020 0.83% 0.93%
2019 0.93% 0.97%
2018 0.99% 1.11%
2017 1.06% 1.25%
2016 1.11% 1.27%
2015 1.14% 1.25%
2014 1.19% 1.22%
2013 1.2% 1.19%
2012 1.14% 1.18%
2011 1.12% 1.16%
2010 1.08% 1.15%
2009 1.02% 1.51%
2008 0.97% 1.84%
2007 0.92% 1.78%
2006 0.89% 1.33%
2005 0.88% 0.93%
2004 0.94% 0.97%
2003 1% 1%
2002 1.03% 1.03%
2001 1.07% 1.06%
2000 1.13% 1.14%
1999 1.2% 1.31%
1998 1.28% 1.45%
1997 1.36% 1.46%
1996 1.45% 1.54%
1995 1.58% 1.69%
1994 1.81% 1.82%
1993 2.02% 1.94%
1992 2.13% 2.05%
1991 2.13% 2.12%
1990 2.12% 2.12%
1989 2.22% 2.08%
1988 2.37% 2.04%
1987 2.5% 2.05%
1986 2.57% 2.18%
1985 2.63% 2.35%
1984 2.36% 2.43%
1983 2.1% 2.41%
1982 2.22% 2.37%
1981 2.3% 2.38%
1980 2.32% 2.16%
1979 2.33% 2.25%
1978 2.49% 2.64%
1977 2.65% 2.66%
1976 2.7% 2.59%
1975 2.72% 2.35%
1974 2.66% 2.26%
1973 2.61% 2.26%
1972 2.56% 2.31%
1971 2.54% 2.35%
1970 2.53% 2.2%
1969 2.56% 2.13%
1968 2.5% 2.16%
1967 2.34% 2.29%
1966 1.99% 2.41%
1965 1.59% 2.56%
1964 1.42% 2.7%
1963 1.33% 2.8%
1962 1.22% 2.63%
1961 1.15% 2.7%

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

GeoRank.org/population/tunisia/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Tunisia grew by 0.63%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Tunisia Vietnam
Current population
12437803
102365351
Population rank 81/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 1.24%
One net population change
6.85 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
3.13 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
7.1 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +210 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +76,678 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 123/197
One migration net change every
36.3 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -14,523 -48,171
Net migration rank 142/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 63,201 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 145/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 177/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tunisia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tunisia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,523 - -48,171
2024 - -15,221 - -59,645
2023 93,663 -14,001 727,955 -81,789
2022 96,531 -14,001 775,914 -78,977
2021 68,087 -9,190 799,593 -5,418
2020 109,431 -19,188 924,004 -6,457
2019 127,312 -19,612 895,262 -2,051
2018 132,445 -21,012 882,977 96,650
2017 140,971 -22,365 1,001,833 139,245
2016 148,870 -23,827 1,045,094 167,652
2015 153,007 -25,229 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 154,762 -26,586 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 154,687 -17,020 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 151,812 -26,059 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 143,401 -21,935 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 132,809 -14,168 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 125,465 -13,512 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 121,873 -17,742 1,008,141 571,113
2007 118,920 -21,190 981,689 523,784
2006 116,945 -24,098 943,041 482,399
2005 115,374 -26,361 942,084 -208,337
2004 113,322 -23,735 985,438 -220,458
2003 111,926 -12,459 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 109,099 -8,334 991,427 -193,766
2001 110,146 -7,235 985,610 -177,586
2000 112,501 -5,937 966,894 -144,298
1999 114,829 -3,452 925,519 -15,010
1998 121,332 -4,111 959,016 106,091
1997 128,327 -4,756 1,028,116 52,382
1996 135,615 -5,506 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 144,345 -8,095 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 153,647 -4,271 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 160,922 10,771 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 163,978 15,124 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 166,245 16,021 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 168,180 4,183 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 169,221 4,100 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 177,176 3,934 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 184,101 3,711 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 188,107 3,464 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 186,344 2,887 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 182,386 8,109 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 179,878 -37,895 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 177,898 -29,559 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 176,628 -24,242 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 171,094 -19,321 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 171,463 -23,688 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 173,255 -26,968 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 174,539 -13,910 1,259,315 49,655
1976 172,744 -15,499 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 166,991 -8,765 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 160,200 -9,254 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 153,525 -9,606 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 147,239 -9,790 921,524 -1,920
1971 142,296 -9,949 963,259 76,961
1970 138,235 -10,054 905,902 1,997
1969 135,257 -10,049 878,359 0
1968 134,246 -9,848 815,116 1,489
1967 132,626 -19,155 862,071 394
1966 131,274 -27,393 876,283 1,769
1965 127,673 -49,751 913,761 -1,438
1964 124,711 -59,602 950,219 -6,328
1963 120,865 -60,505 961,067 0
1962 116,887 -61,260 960,046 0
1961 111,459 -61,369 798,978 0
1960 109,234 -61,334 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/tunisia/vietnam | CC BY

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 63,201 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Tunisia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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