The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,277,109 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,402,051 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- Yemen's population is 3.45 times bigger than Tunisia's.
- Tunisia is ranked the 80th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
- The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.15% for Tunisia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
- For the last 10 years, Tunisia has had an average growth rate of +0.89% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2005, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.4M (20.9% growth), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 13.1M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
Tunisia vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
12402051
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42727988
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| Population rank | 80/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.15% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
6.85 minutes
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.13 minutes
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
7.1 minutes
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
34.5 minutes
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -15,221 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +210 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +76,678 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.63% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 125/197 | 14/197 |
Tunisia and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,267,288 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,316,278 | 5,655,232 | 1.15% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 4,369,136 | 5,782,221 | 1.22% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 4,427,131 | 5,911,135 | 1.33% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 4,489,869 | 6,048,006 | 1.42% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 4,561,385 | 6,195,593 | 1.59% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 4,652,287 | 6,351,494 | 1.99% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 4,760,970 | 6,516,444 | 2.34% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 4,879,899 | 6,690,524 | 2.5% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 5,004,697 | 6,875,859 | 2.56% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 5,131,396 | 7,065,279 | 2.53% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 5,261,658 | 7,257,462 | 2.54% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 5,396,557 | 7,460,068 | 2.56% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 5,537,242 | 7,672,796 | 2.61% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 5,684,674 | 7,896,783 | 2.66% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 5,839,262 | 8,133,598 | 2.72% | 3% |
| 1976 | 5,996,994 | 8,384,113 | 2.7% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 6,155,931 | 8,648,222 | 2.65% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 6,309,390 | 8,926,586 | 2.49% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 6,456,419 | 9,224,194 | 2.33% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 6,606,195 | 9,543,358 | 2.32% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 6,758,284 | 9,882,362 | 2.3% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 6,908,642 | 10,241,006 | 2.22% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 7,053,800 | 10,621,499 | 2.1% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 7,220,044 | 11,025,597 | 2.36% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 7,409,903 | 11,453,825 | 2.63% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 7,600,301 | 11,901,040 | 2.57% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 7,789,987 | 12,369,912 | 2.5% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 7,974,440 | 12,859,708 | 2.37% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 8,151,660 | 13,364,174 | 2.22% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 8,324,509 | 13,887,862 | 2.12% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 8,501,827 | 14,430,201 | 2.13% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 8,682,512 | 14,989,494 | 2.13% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 8,857,910 | 15,563,914 | 2.02% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 9,018,448 | 16,149,147 | 1.81% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 9,161,258 | 16,740,058 | 1.58% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 9,294,432 | 17,313,177 | 1.45% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 9,421,270 | 17,873,936 | 1.36% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 9,541,667 | 18,446,013 | 1.28% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 9,655,963 | 19,029,420 | 1.2% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 9,764,935 | 19,624,141 | 1.13% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 9,869,677 | 20,226,147 | 1.07% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 9,971,515 | 20,835,086 | 1.03% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 10,071,632 | 21,456,379 | 1% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 10,166,163 | 22,095,167 | 0.94% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 10,255,472 | 22,790,085 | 0.88% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 10,346,410 | 23,543,083 | 0.89% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 10,441,702 | 24,318,082 | 0.92% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 10,542,635 | 25,111,941 | 0.97% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 10,650,681 | 25,927,724 | 1.02% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 10,765,980 | 26,754,387 | 1.08% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 10,886,035 | 27,582,897 | 1.12% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 11,009,647 | 28,433,647 | 1.14% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 11,141,361 | 29,312,952 | 1.2% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 11,274,288 | 30,226,309 | 1.19% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 11,402,264 | 31,159,379 | 1.14% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 11,528,674 | 32,109,010 | 1.11% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 11,650,498 | 33,090,921 | 1.06% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 11,765,514 | 34,085,182 | 0.99% | 3% |
| 2019 | 11,875,081 | 35,111,408 | 0.93% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 11,974,057 | 36,134,863 | 0.83% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 12,048,622 | 37,140,230 | 0.62% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 12,119,334 | 38,222,876 | 0.59% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 12,200,431 | 39,390,799 | 0.67% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 12,277,109 | 40,583,164 | 0.63% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 12,348,580 | 41,773,871 | 0.58% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 12,415,147 | 42,961,650 | 0.54% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 12,476,105 | 44,145,620 | 0.49% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 12,531,994 | 45,323,685 | 0.45% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 12,582,709 | 46,497,573 | 0.4% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 12,628,154 | 47,667,649 | 0.36% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 12,669,925 | 48,827,503 | 0.33% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 12,709,155 | 49,979,089 | 0.31% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 12,746,538 | 51,129,867 | 0.29% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 12,781,017 | 52,279,989 | 0.27% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 12,812,275 | 53,429,308 | 0.24% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 12,842,495 | 54,578,046 | 0.24% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 12,872,063 | 55,724,259 | 0.23% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 12,900,190 | 56,872,152 | 0.22% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 12,927,314 | 58,024,713 | 0.21% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 12,953,871 | 59,181,514 | 0.21% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 12,979,696 | 60,345,667 | 0.2% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 13,005,242 | 61,517,965 | 0.2% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 13,030,307 | 62,696,517 | 0.19% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 13,054,103 | 63,880,172 | 0.18% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 13,076,097 | 65,066,344 | 0.17% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 13,095,748 | 66,253,578 | 0.15% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 13,113,228 | 67,438,796 | 0.13% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 13,127,662 | 68,620,844 | 0.11% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 13,138,151 | 69,799,794 | 0.08% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 13,145,144 | 70,976,389 | 0.05% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Tunisia increased by 1,146,792 people (a 11.2% growth), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Tunisia gained 999,787 (a 8.77% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
Tunisia was ranked 79th most populous country in 2005 and is 80th in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Tunisia's population will grow by 5.99% to 13,145,144 people with a rank change from 80th to 89th. The population of Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
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Population differences between Tunisia and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 76.9 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 34.5 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 33.5 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.83 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 204.7 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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