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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,277,109 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,437,803 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 1.82 times bigger than Tunisia's.
  • Tunisia is ranked the 81st most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.15% for Tunisia vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Tunisia has had an average growth rate of +0.89% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.4M (20.2% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Tunisia vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia Zambia
2100 10,722,837 65,217,429
2099 10,798,417 64,871,545
2098 10,872,527 64,515,891
2097 10,944,510 64,148,736
2096 11,017,262 63,777,313
2095 11,088,773 63,393,169
2094 11,159,761 62,992,652
2093 11,228,741 62,590,327
2092 11,296,441 62,175,930
2091 11,362,922 61,750,591
2090 11,428,150 61,321,399
2089 11,492,395 60,880,148
2088 11,554,451 60,434,676
2087 11,616,399 59,970,107
2086 11,677,706 59,499,234
2085 11,736,824 59,023,040
2084 11,795,185 58,535,857
2083 11,853,617 58,040,512
2082 11,911,196 57,538,672
2081 11,966,771 57,027,491
2080 12,023,486 56,506,421
2079 12,080,879 55,983,242
2078 12,138,513 55,449,777
2077 12,194,072 54,906,771
2076 12,247,445 54,361,075
2075 12,301,960 53,806,856
2074 12,355,470 53,246,777
2073 12,410,281 52,677,348
2072 12,463,568 52,101,139
2071 12,517,952 51,519,691
2070 12,571,557 50,931,614
2069 12,625,027 50,334,700
2068 12,677,388 49,737,479
2067 12,728,611 49,135,488
2066 12,778,160 48,530,443
2065 12,827,417 47,918,592
2064 12,873,288 47,299,740
2063 12,917,720 46,677,439
2062 12,960,075 46,048,819
2061 12,999,502 45,416,657
2060 13,037,172 44,777,347
2059 13,069,268 44,137,306
2058 13,098,461 43,494,451
2057 13,124,682 42,851,923
2056 13,147,057 42,206,898
2055 13,164,337 41,558,284
2054 13,177,456 40,906,492
2053 13,184,564 40,255,629
2052 13,188,052 39,603,888
2051 13,187,435 38,949,958
2050 13,181,992 38,294,607
2049 13,173,401 37,634,194
2048 13,160,968 36,971,309
2047 13,144,429 36,309,749
2046 13,125,908 35,645,868
2045 13,104,999 34,981,812
2044 13,081,801 34,316,981
2043 13,057,259 33,652,420
2042 13,031,516 32,990,657
2041 13,006,019 32,329,447
2040 12,979,703 31,664,262
2039 12,952,741 31,001,305
2038 12,925,306 30,335,662
2037 12,896,316 29,668,561
2036 12,865,989 29,000,264
2035 12,835,689 28,333,498
2034 12,803,284 27,671,195
2033 12,766,519 27,011,974
2032 12,728,299 26,356,580
2031 12,687,827 25,702,812
2030 12,644,489 25,055,216
2029 12,596,686 24,414,405
2028 12,542,752 23,780,809
2027 12,484,560 23,151,479
2026 12,420,467 22,529,742
2025 12,351,028 21,918,187
2024 12,277,109 21,314,956
2023 12,200,431 20,723,965
2022 12,119,334 20,152,938
2021 12,048,622 19,603,607
2020 11,974,057 19,059,395
2019 11,875,081 18,513,839
2018 11,765,514 17,973,569
2017 11,650,498 17,441,320
2016 11,528,674 16,914,423
2015 11,402,264 16,399,089
2014 11,274,288 15,895,315
2013 11,141,361 15,398,997
2012 11,009,647 14,913,629
2011 10,886,035 14,437,796
2010 10,765,980 13,965,594
2009 10,650,681 13,490,389
2008 10,542,635 13,021,324
2007 10,441,702 12,565,085
2006 10,346,410 12,129,553
2005 10,255,472 11,718,819
2004 10,166,163 11,338,198
2003 10,071,632 10,983,595
2002 9,971,515 10,647,949
2001 9,869,677 10,325,185
2000 9,764,935 10,017,631
1999 9,655,963 9,740,005
1998 9,541,667 9,482,408
1997 9,421,270 9,237,063
1996 9,294,432 9,004,053
1995 9,161,258 8,785,763
1994 9,018,448 8,576,269
1993 8,857,910 8,373,921
1992 8,682,512 8,176,680
1991 8,501,827 7,981,650
1990 8,324,509 7,786,169
1989 8,151,660 7,589,216
1988 7,974,440 7,391,440
1987 7,789,987 7,191,282
1986 7,600,301 6,986,471
1985 7,409,903 6,780,953
1984 7,220,044 6,580,490
1983 7,053,800 6,381,038
1982 6,908,642 6,178,637
1981 6,758,284 5,983,289
1980 6,606,195 5,802,833
1979 6,456,419 5,631,728
1978 6,309,390 5,465,374
1977 6,155,931 5,302,480
1976 5,996,994 5,143,842
1975 5,839,262 4,990,086
1974 5,684,674 4,842,746
1973 5,537,242 4,702,693
1972 5,396,557 4,569,309
1971 5,261,658 4,442,525
1970 5,131,396 4,321,718
1969 5,004,697 4,197,116
1968 4,879,899 4,065,593
1967 4,760,970 3,936,343
1966 4,652,287 3,812,003
1965 4,561,385 3,692,086
1964 4,489,869 3,577,017
1963 4,427,131 3,465,907
1962 4,369,136 3,358,099
1961 4,316,278 3,254,086
1960 4,267,288 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Tunisia increased by 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Tunisia gained 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Tunisia was ranked 79th most populous country in 2006 and is 81st in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Tunisia Zambia
2100 -0.7% 0.53%
2099 -0.68% 0.55%
2098 -0.66% 0.57%
2097 -0.66% 0.58%
2096 -0.64% 0.61%
2095 -0.64% 0.64%
2094 -0.61% 0.64%
2093 -0.6% 0.67%
2092 -0.59% 0.69%
2091 -0.57% 0.7%
2090 -0.56% 0.72%
2089 -0.54% 0.74%
2088 -0.53% 0.77%
2087 -0.52% 0.79%
2086 -0.5% 0.81%
2085 -0.49% 0.83%
2084 -0.49% 0.85%
2083 -0.48% 0.87%
2082 -0.46% 0.9%
2081 -0.47% 0.92%
2080 -0.48% 0.93%
2079 -0.47% 0.96%
2078 -0.46% 0.99%
2077 -0.44% 1%
2076 -0.44% 1.03%
2075 -0.43% 1.05%
2074 -0.44% 1.08%
2073 -0.43% 1.11%
2072 -0.43% 1.13%
2071 -0.43% 1.15%
2070 -0.42% 1.19%
2069 -0.41% 1.2%
2068 -0.4% 1.23%
2067 -0.39% 1.25%
2066 -0.38% 1.28%
2065 -0.36% 1.31%
2064 -0.34% 1.33%
2063 -0.33% 1.37%
2062 -0.3% 1.39%
2061 -0.29% 1.43%
2060 -0.25% 1.45%
2059 -0.22% 1.48%
2058 -0.2% 1.5%
2057 -0.17% 1.53%
2056 -0.13% 1.56%
2055 -0.1% 1.59%
2054 -0.05% 1.62%
2053 -0.03% 1.65%
2052 0.005% 1.68%
2051 0.04% 1.71%
2050 0.07% 1.75%
2049 0.09% 1.79%
2048 0.13% 1.82%
2047 0.14% 1.86%
2046 0.16% 1.9%
2045 0.18% 1.94%
2044 0.19% 1.97%
2043 0.2% 2.01%
2042 0.2% 2.05%
2041 0.2% 2.1%
2040 0.21% 2.14%
2039 0.21% 2.19%
2038 0.22% 2.25%
2037 0.24% 2.3%
2036 0.24% 2.35%
2035 0.25% 2.39%
2034 0.29% 2.44%
2033 0.3% 2.49%
2032 0.32% 2.54%
2031 0.34% 2.58%
2030 0.38% 2.62%
2029 0.43% 2.66%
2028 0.47% 2.72%
2027 0.52% 2.76%
2026 0.56% 2.79%
2025 0.6% 2.83%
2024 0.63% 2.85%
2023 0.67% 2.83%
2022 0.59% 2.8%
2021 0.62% 2.86%
2020 0.83% 2.95%
2019 0.93% 3.01%
2018 0.99% 3.05%
2017 1.06% 3.12%
2016 1.11% 3.14%
2015 1.14% 3.17%
2014 1.19% 3.22%
2013 1.2% 3.25%
2012 1.14% 3.3%
2011 1.12% 3.38%
2010 1.08% 3.52%
2009 1.02% 3.6%
2008 0.97% 3.63%
2007 0.92% 3.59%
2006 0.89% 3.5%
2005 0.88% 3.36%
2004 0.94% 3.23%
2003 1% 3.15%
2002 1.03% 3.13%
2001 1.07% 3.07%
2000 1.13% 2.85%
1999 1.2% 2.72%
1998 1.28% 2.66%
1997 1.36% 2.59%
1996 1.45% 2.48%
1995 1.58% 2.44%
1994 1.81% 2.42%
1993 2.02% 2.41%
1992 2.13% 2.44%
1991 2.13% 2.51%
1990 2.12% 2.6%
1989 2.22% 2.68%
1988 2.37% 2.78%
1987 2.5% 2.93%
1986 2.57% 3.03%
1985 2.63% 3.05%
1984 2.36% 3.13%
1983 2.1% 3.28%
1982 2.22% 3.26%
1981 2.3% 3.11%
1980 2.32% 3.04%
1979 2.33% 3.04%
1978 2.49% 3.07%
1977 2.65% 3.08%
1976 2.7% 3.08%
1975 2.72% 3.04%
1974 2.66% 2.98%
1973 2.61% 2.92%
1972 2.56% 2.85%
1971 2.54% 2.8%
1970 2.53% 2.97%
1969 2.56% 3.24%
1968 2.5% 3.28%
1967 2.34% 3.26%
1966 1.99% 3.25%
1965 1.59% 3.22%
1964 1.42% 3.21%
1963 1.33% 3.21%
1962 1.22% 3.2%
1961 1.15% 3.18%

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/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Tunisia grew by 0.63%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Tunisia Zambia
Current population
12437803
22697916
Population rank 81/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.27%
One net population change
6.85 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
3.13 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
7.1 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +210 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +76,678 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.63% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 124/197 21/197
One migration net change every
36.3 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -14,523 +6,562
Net migration rank 142/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 63,201 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 145/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 177/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Tunisia
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Tunisia Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -14,523 - 6,562
2024 - -15,221 - 7,381
2023 93,663 -14,001 577,660 9,521
2022 96,531 -14,001 563,456 -8,566
2021 68,087 -9,190 535,629 8,143
2020 109,431 -19,188 536,484 8,156
2019 127,312 -19,612 528,089 18,385
2018 132,445 -21,012 515,644 18,431
2017 140,971 -22,365 504,630 25,789
2016 148,870 -23,827 497,521 25,860
2015 153,007 -25,229 491,021 16,261
2014 154,762 -26,586 483,663 16,574
2013 154,687 -17,020 476,846 15,542
2012 151,812 -26,059 469,406 8,958
2011 143,401 -21,935 459,743 13,569
2010 132,809 -14,168 448,337 22,761
2009 125,465 -13,512 434,458 44,867
2008 121,873 -17,742 419,560 39,249
2007 118,920 -21,190 403,729 49,945
2006 116,945 -24,098 387,891 29,517
2005 115,374 -26,361 368,756 35,316
2004 113,322 -23,735 349,352 7,819
2003 111,926 -12,459 331,189 20,845
2002 109,099 -8,334 316,041 3,206
2001 110,146 -7,235 302,682 23,582
2000 112,501 -5,937 293,186 -4,338
1999 114,829 -3,452 283,297 -16,888
1998 121,332 -4,111 275,568 -26,796
1997 128,327 -4,756 268,198 -26,276
1996 135,615 -5,506 262,468 -38,358
1995 144,345 -8,095 257,897 -45,423
1994 153,647 -4,271 252,023 -45,504
1993 160,922 10,771 245,917 -47,739
1992 163,978 15,124 239,953 -43,656
1991 166,245 16,021 237,957 -44,203
1990 168,180 4,183 235,835 -38,619
1989 169,221 4,100 233,429 -36,736
1988 177,176 3,934 230,118 -31,270
1987 184,101 3,711 227,813 -26,338
1986 188,107 3,464 224,768 -16,610
1985 186,344 2,887 221,351 -18,474
1984 182,386 8,109 216,695 -18,652
1983 179,878 -37,895 212,712 -11,849
1982 177,898 -29,559 207,621 -3,676
1981 176,628 -24,242 202,822 -16,072
1980 171,094 -19,321 198,817 -24,664
1979 171,463 -23,688 197,578 -29,515
1978 173,255 -26,968 194,933 -30,284
1977 174,539 -13,910 191,557 -30,423
1976 172,744 -15,499 186,762 -30,612
1975 166,991 -8,765 182,258 -30,886
1974 160,200 -9,254 174,484 -31,178
1973 153,525 -9,606 168,258 -31,472
1972 147,239 -9,790 161,648 -31,672
1971 142,296 -9,949 155,249 -31,651
1970 138,235 -10,054 149,380 -31,370
1969 135,257 -10,049 142,660 -11,469
1968 134,246 -9,848 137,315 -5,447
1967 132,626 -19,155 131,938 -5,298
1966 131,274 -27,393 127,164 -5,129
1965 127,673 -49,751 122,814 -5,023
1964 124,711 -59,602 117,197 -4,851
1963 120,865 -60,505 114,555 -4,676
1962 116,887 -61,260 110,173 -4,428
1961 111,459 -61,369 106,318 -4,043
1960 109,234 -61,334 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/tunisia/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 63,201 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Tunisia, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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