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

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The latest officially reported population of Tunisia was 12,348,573 in 2025 vs 21,913,874 people in Zambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Tunisia's population is 12,450,912 people compared to 22,844,606 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 1.83 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 +0.83% per year vs +2.96% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Tunisia has increased from 10.3M people to 12.5M (20.3% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.8M (88.3% growth).

Tunisia vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Tunisia
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Tunisia Zambia
2100 10,720,705 65,204,593
2099 10,796,270 64,858,778
2098 10,870,365 64,503,193
2097 10,942,334 64,136,110
2096 11,015,071 63,764,760
2095 11,086,568 63,380,692
2094 11,157,542 62,980,254
2093 11,226,508 62,578,008
2092 11,294,195 62,163,693
2091 11,360,662 61,738,437
2090 11,425,878 61,309,330
2089 11,490,110 60,868,166
2088 11,552,154 60,422,781
2087 11,614,090 59,958,303
2086 11,675,384 59,487,524
2085 11,734,490 59,011,423
2084 11,792,840 58,524,337
2083 11,851,260 58,029,088
2082 11,908,828 57,527,347
2081 11,964,392 57,016,267
2080 12,021,096 56,495,299
2079 12,078,476 55,972,223
2078 12,136,099 55,438,864
2077 12,191,648 54,895,964
2076 12,245,010 54,350,375
2075 12,299,514 53,796,265
2074 12,353,013 53,236,297
2073 12,407,814 52,666,980
2072 12,461,090 52,090,884
2071 12,515,463 51,509,551
2070 12,569,058 50,921,590
2069 12,622,516 50,324,793
2068 12,674,867 49,727,689
2067 12,726,080 49,125,817
2066 12,775,620 48,520,891
2065 12,824,867 47,909,160
2064 12,870,728 47,290,430
2063 12,915,152 46,668,252
2062 12,957,498 46,039,755
2061 12,996,917 45,407,718
2060 13,034,579 44,768,534
2059 13,066,669 44,128,619
2058 13,095,856 43,485,891
2057 13,122,073 42,843,489
2056 13,144,442 42,198,591
2055 13,161,720 41,550,105
2054 13,174,836 40,898,440
2053 13,181,943 40,247,706
2052 13,185,429 39,596,094
2051 13,184,813 38,942,292
2050 13,179,371 38,287,070
2049 13,170,781 37,626,787
2048 13,158,351 36,964,032
2047 13,141,815 36,302,603
2046 13,123,298 35,638,852
2045 13,102,394 34,974,927
2044 13,079,200 34,310,227
2043 13,054,663 33,645,797
2042 13,028,925 32,984,164
2041 13,003,433 32,323,084
2040 12,977,122 31,658,029
2039 12,950,166 30,995,204
2038 12,922,736 30,329,691
2037 12,893,752 29,662,721
2036 12,863,431 28,994,556
2035 12,833,137 28,327,922
2034 12,800,738 27,665,749
2033 12,763,981 27,006,658
2032 12,725,768 26,351,393
2031 12,685,304 25,697,754
2030 12,641,975 25,050,285
2029 12,594,181 24,409,600
2028 12,540,258 23,776,128
2027 12,482,078 23,146,922
2026 12,417,997 22,525,308
2025 12,348,573 21,913,874
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 922,238 people (a 8% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,930,183 people (a 35.1% 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 5.85% to 13,179,371 people with a rank change from 81st to 89th. The population of Zambia will increase by 67.6% to 38,287,070 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 0.58% 2.81%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Tunisia grew by 0.58%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.81%.

Live population counters

Tunisia Zambia
Current population
12450912
22844606
Population rank 81/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.27%
One net population change
7.37 minutes
52.8 seconds
One birth every
3.2 minutes
45.2 seconds
One death every
6.99 minutes
4.77 minutes
Daily growth/decline +196 +1,641
Annual growth/decline +71,464 +598,918
Annual growth/decline rate +0.58% +2.81%
Population growth rate rank 125/197 19/197
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 88,910 -15,221 587,419 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 2026-07-08).

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 1,159,227 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 183,646 people). In Zambia 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,337,553 people) and 2.37% is from migration (a gain of 129,361 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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