Tunis, Tunisia Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Tunis, Tunisia metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Tunis in 2024 is 2,511,000, a 1.45% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Tunis in 2023 was 2,475,000, a 1.48% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Tunis in 2022 was 2,439,000, a 1.5% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Tunis in 2021 was 2,403,000, a 1.61% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Tunisia
City Name Population
Tunis 2,511,000
Safaqis 658,000
Tunis - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 2,511,000 1.45%
2023 2,475,000 1.48%
2022 2,439,000 1.50%
2021 2,403,000 1.61%
2020 2,365,000 1.59%
2019 2,328,000 1.62%
2018 2,291,000 1.64%
2017 2,254,000 1.62%
2016 2,218,000 1.60%
2015 2,183,000 1.63%
2014 2,148,000 1.61%
2013 2,114,000 1.63%
2012 2,080,000 1.61%
2011 2,047,000 1.64%
2010 2,014,000 1.61%
2009 1,982,000 1.64%
2008 1,950,000 1.62%
2007 1,919,000 1.59%
2006 1,889,000 1.61%
2005 1,859,000 1.64%
2004 1,829,000 0.94%
2003 1,812,000 0.78%
2002 1,798,000 0.84%
2001 1,783,000 0.79%
2000 1,769,000 0.80%
1999 1,755,000 0.80%
1998 1,741,000 0.81%
1997 1,727,000 0.76%
1996 1,714,000 0.82%
1995 1,700,000 0.77%
1994 1,687,000 3.05%
1993 1,637,000 3.61%
1992 1,580,000 3.61%
1991 1,525,000 3.60%
1990 1,472,000 3.59%
1989 1,421,000 3.57%
1988 1,372,000 3.63%
1987 1,324,000 3.60%
1986 1,278,000 3.57%
1985 1,234,000 3.61%
1984 1,191,000 3.39%
1983 1,152,000 3.23%
1982 1,116,000 3.24%
1981 1,081,000 3.25%
1980 1,047,000 3.25%
1979 1,014,000 3.15%
1978 983,000 3.26%
1977 952,000 3.25%
1976 922,000 3.25%
1975 893,000 3.24%
1974 865,000 3.22%
1973 838,000 3.33%
1972 811,000 3.18%
1971 786,000 3.29%
1970 761,000 3.26%
1969 737,000 3.22%
1968 714,000 3.18%
1967 692,000 3.28%
1966 670,000 2.29%
1965 655,000 2.18%
1964 641,000 2.23%
1963 627,000 2.12%
1962 614,000 2.16%
1961 601,000 2.21%
1960 588,000 2.08%
1959 576,000 2.13%
1958 564,000 2.17%
1957 552,000 2.22%
1956 540,000 2.27%
1955 528,000 2.33%
1954 516,000 2.18%
1953 505,000 2.23%
1952 494,000 2.28%
1951 483,000 2.33%
1950 472,000 0.00%