Tunisia

Area of Tunisia	155,348.9 km²
Population	11.1 million
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+99.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+16%
Timezone	Central European Standard Time

Map of Tunisia

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	5,593,710	8,147,211	9,600,028	11,139,782
Population Density	36.0 / km²	52.4 / km²	61.8 / km²	71.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
0	780,623	n/a	n/a
100	878,086	1.2%	9,746
200	975,550	1.1%	9,746
300	926,795	-0.5%	-4,875
400	878,041	-0.5%	-4,875
500	829,286	-0.6%	-4,875
600	780,532	-0.6%	-4,875
700	780,518	0%	-1
800	926,723	1.7%	14,620
900	951,152	0.3%	2,442
1000	975,581	0.3%	2,442
1100	926,822	-0.5%	-4,875
1200	975,542	0.5%	4,872
1300	975,457	0%	-8
1400	780,414	-2.2%	-19,504
1500	780,426	0%	1
1600	975,680	2.3%	19,525
1700	780,524	-2.2%	-19,515
1800	919,265	1.6%	13,874
1900	1,338,347	3.8%	41,908
1910	1,441,212	7.7%	102,865
1920	1,582,529	9.8%	141,317
1930	1,796,659	13.5%	214,130
1940	2,188,304	21.8%	391,645
1950	3,410,880	55.9%	1,222,576
1960	4,077,294	19.5%	666,414
1970	4,951,218	21.4%	873,924
1990	8,147,211	28.3%	1,597,996
2000	9,600,028	17.8%	1,452,817
2020	11,647,105	10.1%	1,023,538
2030	12,394,405	6.4%	747,300
2040	12,795,355	3.2%	400,950
2050	12,948,191	1.2%	152,836
2060	12,820,862	-1%	-127,329
2070	12,403,702	-3.3%	-417,160
2080	11,855,564	-4.4%	-548,138
2090	11,322,755	-4.5%	-532,809
2100	10,822,425	-4.4%	-500,330

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Governorates in Tunisia

Governorates in Tunisia

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Al-Munastir, Tunisia	1,034.2 km²	560,762	1,404 / mi²
Al-Qayrawan, Tunisia	6,558.8 km²	567,705	224.2 / mi²
Ariana, Tunisia	446.2 km²	626,047	3,633 / mi²
Ben Arous Governorate	679.5 km²	615,448	2,345 / mi²
Bizerte Governorate	3,757.8 km²	577,965	398.3 / mi²
Béja, Tunisia	3,642.8 km²	311,005	221.1 / mi²
El Kasserine, Tunisia	8,187.9 km²	447,788	141.6 / mi²
El Kef, Tunisia	5,117.3 km²	245,044	124.0 / mi²
Gabes, Tunisia	7,443.2 km²	382,199	133.0 / mi²
Gafsa, Tunisia	7,591.3 km²	343,360	117.1 / mi²
Jendouba, Tunisia	3,097.6 km²	404,739	338.4 / mi²
Kebili Governorate	22,507.6 km²	160,524	18.5 / mi²
Mahdia, Tunisia	2,907.6 km²	414,612	369.3 / mi²
Manouba Governorate	1,119.2 km²	420,530	973.1 / mi²
Medenine Governorate	9,382.7 km²	489,149	135.0 / mi²
Nabeul Governorate	2,827.1 km²	798,282	731.3 / mi²
Sfax Governorate	7,025.7 km²	969,147	357.3 / mi²
Sidi Bouzid Governorate	7,414.3 km²	439,315	153.5 / mi²
Silyanah, Tunisia	4,646.7 km²	224,896	125.4 / mi²
Sousse, Tunisia	2,646.1 km²	697,027	682.2 / mi²
Tataouine Governorate	38,272 km²	152,147	10.3 / mi²
Tozeur Governorate	5,870.5 km²	115,395	50.9 / mi²
Tunis Governorate	301.7 km²	1.1 million	9,055 / mi²
Zaghouan, Tunisia	2,880.7 km²	191,605	172.3 / mi²

The data on this page is estimated using a number of publicly available tools and resources. It is provided without warranty, and could contain inaccuracies. Use at your own risk. See here for more information.