thumb|300px|Tunisia's population (0 to 2021)
All figures are from National Institute of Statistics and the United Nations Demographic Yearbooks, unless otherwise indicated.
Tunisia's population was estimated to be around 12.04 million in 2022. In the generally youthful African continent, Tunisia's population is among the most mature. This is because the government has supported a successful family planning program that has reduced the population growth rate to just over 1% per annum, contributing to Tunisia's economic and social stability.
The population of Tunisia is made up of Arabs (98%), There is a Jewish population on the southern island of Djerba and in Tunis. There also exists a small autochthonous group of Christian adherents.
Population History
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Source: National Institute of Statistics and United Nations Statistics Division
Vital statistics
{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:right;"
|-
!
! width="80pt"|Average population (July 1)
! width="80pt"|Live births
! width="80pt"|Deaths
! width="80pt"|Natural change
! width="80pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1,000)
! width="80pt"|Crude death rate (per 1,000)
! width="80pt"|Natural change (per 1,000)
! width="80pt"|Crude migration rate (per 1,000)
! width="80pt"|Population growth (annual %)
! width="80pt"|Fertility rates
|-
| 1948
| align="right" | 3,425,100
| align="right" | 111,084
| align="right" | 49,917
| align="right" | 61,167
| align="right" | 32.4
| style="color:red"| 14.6
| align="right" | 17.8
|
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
|-
| 1949
| align="right" | 3,489,400
| align="right" | <span style="color:red"> 92,439 </span>
| align="right" | 35,409
| align="right" | 57,030
| align="right" | 26.5
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 16.4
| 2.0
| align="right" | 1.877
| align="right" |
|-
| 1950
| align="right" | 3,530,000
| align="right" | 106,235
| align="right" | 33,648
| align="right" | 72,587
| align="right" | 30.1
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 20.6
| -9.1
| align="right" | 1.164
| align="right" |
|-
| 1951
| align="right" | 3,596,000
| align="right" | 119,981
| align="right" | 33,935
| align="right" | 86,046
| align="right" | 33.4
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 24.0
| -5.6
| align="right" | 1.870
| align="right" |
|-
| 1952
| align="right" | 3,662,000
| align="right" | 105,469
| align="right" | 30,676
| align="right" | 74,793
| align="right" | 28.8
| align="right" | 8.4
| align="right" | 20.4
| -2.4
| align="right" | 1.835
| align="right" |
|-
| 1953
| align="right" | 3,727,000
| align="right" | 116,638
| align="right" | 31,116
| align="right" | 85,522
| align="right" | 31.3
| align="right" | 8.3
| align="right" | 23.0
| -5.6
| align="right" | 1.775
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">6.90</span>
|-
| 1954
| align="right" | 3,793,000
| align="right" | 119,774
| align="right" | 31,249
| align="right" | 88,525
| align="right" | 31.6
| align="right" | 8.2
| align="right" | 23.4
| -6.0
| align="right" | 1.771
| align="right" |
|-
| 1955
| align="right" | 3,860,000
| align="right" | 134,489
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">28,942</span>
| align="right" | 105,547
| align="right" | 34.8
| align="right" | 7.5
| align="right" | 27.3
| -9.9
| align="right" | 1.766
| align="right" |
|-
| 1956
| align="right" | 3,929,000
| align="right" | 140,505
| align="right" | 33,367
| align="right" | 107,138
| align="right" | 35.8
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" | 27.3
| -9.7
| align="right" | 1.788
| align="right" |
|-
| 1957
| align="right" | 3,999,000
| align="right" | 157,741
| align="right" | 36,964
| align="right" | 120,777
| align="right" | 39.4
| align="right" | 9.2
| align="right" | 30.2
| -12.7
| align="right" | 1.782
| align="right" |
|-
| 1958
| align="right" | 4,072,000
| align="right" | 181,144
| align="right" | 37,018
| align="right" | 144,126
| align="right" | 44.5
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 35.4
| -17.5
| align="right" | 1.825
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">7.00</span>
|-
| 1959
| align="right" | 4,145,000
| align="right" | 184,209
| align="right" | 41,737
| align="right" | 142,472
| align="right" | 44.4
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 34.3
| -16.7
| align="right" | 1.793
| align="right" |
|-
| 1960
| align="right" | 4,220,701
| align="right" | 182,221
| align="right" | 42,064
| align="right" | 140,157
| align="right" | 43.2
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 33.2
| -15.3
| align="right" | 1.826
| align="right" |
|-
| 1961
| align="right" | 4,297,000
| align="right" | 184,396
| align="right" | 45,437
| align="right" | 138,959
| align="right" | 42.9
| align="right" | 10.6
| align="right" | 32.3
| -14.5
| align="right" | 1.808
| align="right" |
|-
| 1962
| align="right" | 4,376,000
| align="right" | 181,861
| align="right" | 49,200
| align="right" | 132,661
| align="right" | 41.6
| align="right" | 11.2
| align="right" | 30.4
| -12.3
| align="right" | 1.838
| align="right" |
|-
| 1963
| align="right" | 4,457,000
| align="right" | 187,395
| align="right" | 45,415
| align="right" | 141,980
| align="right" | 42.0
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 31.8
| -13.6
| align="right" | 1.851
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">7.21</span>
|-
| 1964
| align="right" | 4,541,000
| align="right" | 206,046
| align="right" | 43,656
| align="right" | 162,390
| style="color:blue;| 45.4
| align="right" | 9.6
| style="color:blue"| 35.8
| -17.3
| align="right" | 1.885
| align="right" |
|-
| 1965
| align="right" | 4,630,000
| align="right" | 193,220
| align="right" | 51,700
| align="right" | 141,520
| align="right" | 41.7
| align="right" | 11.2
| align="right" | 30.2
| -11.0
| align="right" | 1.960
| align="right" |
|-
| 1966
| align="right" | 4,716,000
| align="right" | 206,717
| align="right" | 48,307
| align="right" | 158,410
| align="right" | 43.8
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 33.6
| -15.4
| align="right" | 1.857
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">7.22</span>
|-
| 1967
| align="right" | 4,819,000
| align="right" | 187,320
| align="right" | 49,387
| align="right" | 137,933
| align="right" | 38.9
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 28.7
| -7.3
| align="right" | 2.184
| align="right" |
|-
| 1968
| align="right" | 4,920,000
| align="right" | 188,190
| align="right" | 46,712
| align="right" | 141,478
| align="right" | 38.3
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 28.8
| -8.3
| align="right" | 2.096
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">6.86</span>
|-
| 1969
| align="right" | 5,027,500
| align="right" | 194,940
| align="right" | 52,872
| align="right" | 142,068
| align="right" | 38.8
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 28.3
| -6.9
| align="right" | 2.185
| align="right" |
|-
| 1970
| align="right" | 5,126,500
| align="right" | 186,360
| align="right" | 45,560
| align="right" | 140,800
| align="right" | 36.4
| align="right" | 8.9
| align="right" | 27.5
| -8.2
| align="right" | 1.969
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">6.09</span>
|-
| 1971
| align="right" | 5,228,400
| align="right" | 183,311
| align="right" | 48,625
| align="right" | 134,686
| align="right" | 35.1
| align="right" | 9.3
| align="right" | 25.8
| -7.3
| align="right" | 1.988
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">6.00</span>
|-
| 1972
| align="right" | 5,331,800
| align="right" | 199,121
| align="right" | 39,488
| align="right" | 159,633
| align="right" | 37.3
| align="right" | 7.4
| align="right" | 29.9
| -10.5
| align="right" | 1.978
| align="right" |
|-
| 1973
| align="right" | 5,333,400
| align="right" | 194,810
| align="right" | 60,800
| align="right" | 134,010
| align="right" | 36.5
| align="right" | 11.4
| align="right" | 25.1
| -24.8
| align="right" | 0.030
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">6.18</span>
|-
| 1974
| align="right" | 5,463,700
| align="right" | 194,600
| align="right" | 54,700
| align="right" | 139,900
| align="right" | 35.6
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 25.6
| -1.8
| align="right" | 2.443
| align="right" |
|-
| 1975
| align="right" | 5,611,400
| align="right" | 205,390
| align="right" | 41,172
| align="right" | 164,218
| align="right" | 36.6
| align="right" | 7.3
| align="right" | 29.3
| -3.0
| align="right" | 2.703
| align="right" |
|-
| 1976
| align="right" | 5,774,900
| align="right" | 208,040
| align="right" | 37,028
| align="right" | 171,012
| align="right" | 36.0
| align="right" | 6.4
| align="right" | 29.6
| -1.3
| align="right" | 2.914
| align="right" |
|-
| 1977
| align="right" | 5,928,300
| align="right" | 220,546
| align="right" | 36,272
| align="right" | 184,274
| align="right" | 37.2
| align="right" | 6.1
| align="right" | 31.1
| -5.2
| align="right" | 2.656
| align="right" |
|-
| 1978
| align="right" | 6,067,100
| align="right" | 207,342
| align="right" | 34,885
| align="right" | 172,457
| align="right" | 34.2
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" | 28.5
| -5.6
| align="right" | 2.341
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">5.14</span>
|-
| 1979
| align="right" | 6,219,800
| align="right" | 218,161
| align="right" | 37,201
| align="right" | 180,960
| align="right" | 35.1
| align="right" | 6.0
| align="right" | 29.1
| -4.5
| align="right" | 2.517
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">4.92</span>
|-
| 1980
| align="right" | 6,392,300
| align="right" | 225,165
| align="right" | 36,445
| align="right" | 188,720
| align="right" | 35.2
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" | 29.5
| -2.5
| align="right" | 2.773
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">4.51</span>
|-
| 1981
| align="right" | 6,565,500
| align="right" | 226,425
| align="right" | 36,989
| align="right" | 189,436
| align="right" | 34.5
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 28.9
| -2.5
| align="right" | 2.710
| align="right" |
|-
| 1982
| align="right" | 6,703,600
| align="right" | 219,393
| align="right" | 36,069
| align="right" | 183,324
| align="right" | 32.7
| align="right" | 5.4
| align="right" | 27.3
| -6.7
| align="right" | 2.103
| align="right" |
|-
| 1983
| align="right" | 6,839,500
| align="right" | 216,365
| align="right" | 35,054
| align="right" | 181,311
| align="right" | 31.6
| align="right" | 5.1
| align="right" | 26.5
| align="right" | -6.6
| align="right" | 2.027
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">4.88</span>
|-
| 1984
| align="right" | 7,033,900
| align="right" | 227,052
| align="right" | 33,740
| align="right" | 193,312
| align="right" | 32.3
| align="right" | 4.8
| align="right" | 27.5
| 0.1
| align="right" | 2.842
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">4.66</span>
|-
| 1985
| align="right" | 7,261,100
| align="right" | 227,188
| align="right" | 35,963
| align="right" | 191,225
| align="right" | 31.3
| align="right" | 5.0
| align="right" | 26.3
| 5.0
| align="right" | 3.230
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">4.42</span>
|-
| 1986
| align="right" | 7,464,900
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">234,736</span>
| align="right" | 35,467
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">199,269</span>
| align="right" | 31.4
| align="right" | 4.8
| align="right" | 26.6
| 0.7
| align="right" | 2.807
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">4.39</span>
|-
| 1987
| align="right" | 7,639,000
| align="right" | 224,169
| align="right" | 35,632
| align="right" | 188,537
| align="right" | 29.3
| align="right" | 4.7
| align="right" | 24.6
| -1.8
| align="right" | 2.332
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">4.07</span>
|-
| 1988
| align="right" | 7,769,900
| align="right" | 215,069
| align="right" | 34,984
| align="right" | 180,085
| align="right" | 27.7
| align="right" | 4.5
| align="right" | 23.2
| -6.4
| align="right" | 1.714
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.78</span>
|-
| 1989
| align="right" | 7,909,600
| align="right" | 199,459
| align="right" | 34,921
| align="right" | 164,538
| align="right" | 25.2
| style="color:blue;| 4.4
| align="right" | 20.8
| -3.1
| align="right" | 1.798
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.36</span>
|-
| 1990
| align="right" | 8,154,400
| align="right" | 205,315
| align="right" | 45,700
| align="right" | 159,615
| align="right" | 25.2
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 19.6
| -10.4
| align="right" | 3.095
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.35</span>
|-
| 1991
| align="right" | 8,318,200
| align="right" | 207,455
| align="right" | 46,500
| align="right" | 160,955
| align="right" | 24.9
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 19.3
| 0.4
| align="right" | 2.009
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.28</span>
|-
| 1992
| align="right" | 8,489,900
| align="right" | 211,649
| align="right" | 46,300
| align="right" | 165,349
| align="right" | 24.9
| align="right" | 5.5
| align="right" | 19.5
| 0.7
| align="right" | 2.064
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.25</span>
|-
| 1993
| align="right" | 8,657,400
| align="right" | 207,786
| align="right" | 49,400
| align="right" | 158,386
| align="right" | 24.0
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" | 18.3
| 1.0
| align="right" | 1.973
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.12</span>
|-
| 1994
| align="right" | 8,815,300
| align="right" | 200,223
| align="right" | 50,300
| align="right" | 149,923
| align="right" | 22.7
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" | 17.0
| 0.9
| align="right" | 1.824
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.90</span>
|-
| 1995
| align="right" | 8,957,500
| align="right" | 186,416
| align="right" | 52,000
| align="right" | 134,416
| align="right" | 20.8
| align="right" | 5.8
| align="right" | 15.0
| 0.9
| align="right" | 1.613
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.67</span>
|-
| 1996
| align="right" | 9,089,300
| align="right" | 178,801
| align="right" | 49,800
| align="right" | 129,001
| align="right" | 19.7
| align="right" | 5.5
| align="right" | 14.2
| 0.3
| align="right" | 1.471
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.51</span>
|-
| 1997
| align="right" | 9,214,900
| align="right" | 173,757
| align="right" | 51,700
| align="right" | 122,057
| align="right" | 18.9
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 13.2
| 0.4
| align="right" | 1.382
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.38</span>
|-
| 1998
| align="right" | 9,333,300
| align="right" | 166,718
| align="right" | 52,300
| align="right" | 114,418
| align="right" | 17.9
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 12.3
| 0.4
| align="right" | 1.285
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.23</span>
|-
| 1999
| align="right" | 9,455,900
| align="right" | 160,169
| align="right" | 54,400
| align="right" | 105,769
| align="right" | 16.9
| align="right" | 5.8
| align="right" | 11.2
| 1.8
| align="right" | 1.314
| align="right" | 2.09
|-
| 2000
| align="right" | 9,552,500
| align="right" | 163,089
| align="right" | 53,700
| align="right" | 109,389
| align="right" | 17.1
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 11.5
| -1.3
| align="right" | 1.022
| align="right" | 2.08
|-
| 2001
| align="right" | 9,650,600
| align="right" | 163,919
| align="right" | 53,210
| align="right" | 110,709
| align="right" | 17.0
| align="right" | 5.5
| align="right" | 11.5
| -1.2
| align="right" | 1.027
| align="right" | 2.05
|-
| 2002
| align="right" | 9,748,900
| align="right" | 163,011
| align="right" | 57,048
| align="right" | 105,963
| align="right" | 16.7
| align="right" | 5.9
| align="right" | 10.9
| -0.7
| align="right" | 1.019
| align="right" | 2.00
|-
| 2003
| align="right" | 9,839,841
| align="right" | 168,022
| align="right" | 59,779
| align="right" | 108,243
| align="right" | 17.1
| align="right" | 6.1
| align="right" | 11.0
| -1.8
| align="right" | 0.933
| align="right" | 2.06
|-
| 2004
| align="right" | 9,932,431
| align="right" | 166,551
| align="right" | 59,234
| align="right" | 107,317
| align="right" | 16.8
| align="right" | 6.0
| align="right" | 10.8
| -1.5
| align="right" | 0.941
| align="right" | 2.02
|-
| 2005
| align="right" | 10,038,508
| align="right" | 170,999
| align="right" | 58,673
| align="right" | 112,326
| align="right" | 17.0
| align="right" | 5.8
| align="right" | 11.2
| -1.6
| align="right" | 0.973
| align="right" | 2.04
|-
| 2006
| align="right" | 10,141,800
| align="right" | 173,390
| align="right" | 56,998
| align="right" | 116,392
| align="right" | 17.1
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 11.5
| -1.7
| align="right" | 0.985
| align="right" | 2.03
|-
| 2007
| align="right" | 10,225,200
| align="right" | 177,503
| align="right" | 56,743
| align="right" | 120,760
| align="right" | 17.4
| align="right" | 5.5
| align="right" | 11.8
| -2.3
| align="right" | 0.961
| align="right" | 2.04
|-
| 2008
| align="right" | 10,328,700
| align="right" | 182,990
| align="right" | 59,975
| align="right" | 123,015
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 5.8
| align="right" | 11.9
| -1.9
| align="right" | 1.012
| align="right" | 2.06
|-
| 2009
| align="right" | 10,458,095
| align="right" | 198,010
| align="right" | 59,499
| align="right" | 138,511
| align="right" | 18.9
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" | 13.2
| -1.9
| align="right" | 1.253
| align="right" | 2.05
|-
| 2010
| align="right" | 10,477,321
| align="right" | 204,288
| align="right" | 53,780
| align="right" | 150,508
| align="right" | 19.5
| align="right" | 5.1
| align="right" | 14.4
| -2.7
| align="right" | 1.029
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.13</span>
|-
| 2011
| align="right" | 10,610,629
| align="right" | 206,403
| align="right" | 59,930
| align="right" | 146,473
| align="right" | 19.5
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | 13.8
| -2.7
| align="right" | 1.029
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.29</span>
|-
| 2012
| align="right" | 10,748,166
| align="right" | 217,738
| align="right" | 63,260
| align="right" | 154,478
| align="right" | 20.3
| align="right" | 5.9
| align="right" | 14.4
| -4.1
| align="right" | 1.029
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.39</span>
|-
| 2013
| align="right" | 10,880,853
| align="right" | 222,962
| align="right" | 61,730
| align="right" | 161,232
| align="right" | 20.5
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" | 14.8
| -4.6
| align="right" | 1.029
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.43</span>
|-
| 2014
| align="right" | 11,017,049
| align="right" | 225,887
| align="right" | 62,790
| align="right" | 163,097
| align="right" | 20.5
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" | 14.8
| -4.2
| align="right" | 1.076
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.46</span>
|-
| 2015
| align="right" | 11,158,628
| align="right" | 222,534
| align="right" | 69,644
| align="right" |152,890
| align="right" | 19.9
| align="right" |6.2
| align="right" | 13.7
| -0.2
| align="right" | 1.364
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.42</span>
|-
| 2016
| align="right" | 11,292,778
| align="right" | 219,441
| align="right" | 66,298
| align="right" |153,143
| align="right" | 19.4
| align="right" | 5.9
| align="right" | 13.6
| -1.0
| align="right" | 1.270
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.40</span>
|-
| 2017
| align="right" | 11,418,218
| align="right" | 209,474
| align="right" | 74,002
| align="right" |135,472
| align="right" | 18.3
| align="right" | 6.5
| align="right" | 11.9
| -0.3
| align="right" | 1.155
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.29</span>
|-
| 2018
| align="right" | 11,532,078
| align="right" | 202,693
| align="right" | 72,716
| align="right" |129,977
| align="right" | 17.6
| align="right" | 6.3
| align="right" | 11.3
| -2.8
| align="right" | 0.849
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.23</span>
|-
| 2019
| align="right" | 11,638,066
| align="right" | 195,823
| align="right" | 76,091
| align="right" |119,732
| align="right" | 16.8
| align="right" | 6.5
| align="right" | 10.3
| -1.2
| align="right" | 0.919
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.17</span>
|-
| 2020
| align="right" | 11,726,178
| align="right" | 174,116
| align="right" | 79,891
| align="right" |94,225
| align="right" | 14.8
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 8.0
| -0.5
| align="right" | 0.757
| align="right" | 1.96
|-
| 2021
| align="right" | 11,783,723
| align="right" | 160,268
| align="right" | <span style="color:red">107,006</span>
| align="right" | <span style="color:red">53,262</span>
| align="right"| 13.6
| align="right" | 9.1
| style="right"| 4.5
| 0.4
| align="right" | 0.491
| align="right" | 1.82
|-
| 2022
| align="right" | 11,826,910
| align="right" | 147,978
| align="right" | 81,334
| align="right" | 66,644
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 6.9
| align="right" | 5.6
| -2.2
| align="right" | 0.366
| align="right" | 1.70
|-
| 2023
| align="right" | 11,868,822
| align="right" | 135,148
| align="right" | 77,967
| align="right" | 57,181
| style="right"| 11.4
| align="right" | 6.6
| align="right" | 4.8
| -1.3
| align="right" | 0.354
| align="right" | 1.58
|-
| 2024
| align="right" | 11,916,318(e)
| align="right" | 124,850
| align="right" | 70,707
| align="right" | 54,143
| style="right"| <span style="color:red">10.0</span>
| align="right" | 5.6
| align="right" | <span style="color:red">4.4</span>
|
| align="right" |
| align="right" | <span style="color:red">1.45</span>
|-
| 2025
| align="right" | 11,962,696(e)
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
|
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
|}
Current vital statistics
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+
|-
! Period
! Live births
! Deaths
! Natural increase
|-
!January—June 2024
| 61,490
| 36,247
| +25,243
|-
!January—June 2025
| 51,053
| 33,575
| +17,478
|-
!Difference
| -10,437 (-16.97%)
| -2,672 (-7.37%)
| -7,765
|-
! colspan="4" |Source:
|}
Regional data
thumb|Tunisia population density
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Demographic of different governorates
! Rank !! Governorate !! Population (1994) !! Population (2004) !! Population (2014) !! Population (2024) !! Variation 1994–2024 (%)
|-
|1
|Tunis
|
|
|
|
|+21.1%
|-
|2
|Sfax
|
|
|
|
|+42.8%
|-
|3
|Nabeul
|
|
|
|
|+49.2%
|-
|4
|Sousse
|
|
|
|
|+75.8%
|-
|5
|Ben Arous
|
|
|
|
|+94.4%
|-
|6
|Ariana
|
|
|
|
|+129.9%
|-
|7
|Bizerte
|
|
|
|
|+25.7%
|-
|8
|Kairouan
|
|
|
|
|+12.8%
|-
|9
|Monastir
|
|
|
|
|+64.8%
|-
|10
|Médenine
|
|
|
|
|+39.1%
|-
|11
|Kasserine
|
|
|
|
|+27.3%
|-
|12
|Sidi Bouzid
|
|
|
|
|+29.9%
|-
|13
|Mahdia
|
|
|
|
|+34.0%
|-
|14
|Manouba
|
|
|
|
|+50.1%
|-
|15
|Gabès
|
|
|
|
|+31.8%
|-
|16
|Jendouba
|
|
|
|
|-0.1%
|-
|17
|Gafsa
|
|
|
|
|+26.4%
|-
|18
|Béja
|
|
|
|
|+2.5%
|-
|19
|Kef
|
|
|
|
|-12.7%
|-
|20
|Siliana
|
|
|
|
|-11.7%
|-
|21
|Zaghouan
|
|
|
|
|+40.6%
|-
|22
|Kébili
|
|
|
|
|+38.9%
|-
|23
|Tataouine
|
|
|
|
|+19.9%
|-
|24
|Tozeur
|
|
|
|
|+34.8%
|-class="sort bottom"
|colspan="6"| Source : Institut national de la statistique
|}
Structure of the population
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt" | Age Group
! width="80pt" | Male
! width="80pt" | Female
! width="80pt" | Total
! width="80pt" | Percent
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 5 472 333
| align="right" | 5 510 420
| align="right" | 10 982 753
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 505 509
| align="right" | 466 662
| align="right" | 972 171
| align="right" | 8.85
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 440 644
| align="right" | 408 362
| align="right" | 849 006
| align="right" | 7.73
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 407 938
| align="right" | 381 684
| align="right" | 789 622
| align="right" | 7.19
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 421 716
| align="right" | 405 792
| align="right" | 827 508
| align="right" | 7.53
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 459 814
| align="right" | 465 595
| align="right" | 925 409
| align="right" | 8.43
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 449 932
| align="right" | 484 685
| align="right" | 934 617
| align="right" | 8.51
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 477 322
| align="right" | 506 459
| align="right" | 983 781
| align="right" | 8.96
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 397 594
| align="right" | 419 392
| align="right" | 816 986
| align="right" | 7.44
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 357 353
| align="right" | 370 495
| align="right" | 727 848
| align="right" | 6.63
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 331 283
| align="right" | 351 673
| align="right" | 682 956
| align="right" | 6.22
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 324 423
| align="right" | 326 185
| align="right" | 650 608
| align="right" | 5.92
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 268 380
| align="right" | 266 788
| align="right" | 535 168
| align="right" | 4.87
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 212 900
| align="right" | 212 524
| align="right" | 425 424
| align="right" | 3.87
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 127 168
| align="right" | 135 135
| align="right" | 262 303
| align="right" | 2.39
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 107 097
| align="right" | 113 584
| align="right" | 220 681
| align="right" | 2.01
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 81 732
| align="right" | 85 164
| align="right" | 166 896
| align="right" | 1.52
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 101 528
| align="right" | 110 241
| align="right" | 211 769
| align="right" | 1.93
|-
! width="80" | Age group
! width="80" | Male
! width="80" | Female
! width="80" | Total
! width="80" | Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 1 354 091
| align="right" | 1 256 708
| align="right" | 2 610 799
| align="right" | 23.77
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 3 700 717
| align="right" | 3 809 588
| align="right" | 7 510 305
| align="right" | 68.38
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 417 525
| align="right" | 444 124
| align="right" | 861 649
| align="right" | 7.85
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 5 845 771
| align="right" | 5 937 951
| align="right" | 11 783 722
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 926 069
| align="right" | 7.86
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 1 070 239
| align="right" | 9.08
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 944 533
| align="right" | 8.02
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 805 973
| align="right" | 6.84
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 769 307
| align="right" | 6.53
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 845 867
| align="right" | 7.18
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 862 847
| align="right" | 7.32
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 900 584
| align="right" | 7.64
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 858 461
| align="right" | 7.29
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 780 961
| align="right" | 6.63
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 680 158
| align="right" | 5.77
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 665 392
| align="right" | 5.65
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 544 471
| align="right" | 4.62
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 461 708
| align="right" | 3.92
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 286 317
| align="right" | 2.43
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 181 675
| align="right" | 1.54
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 199 161
| align="right" | 1.69
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 2 940 841
| align="right" | 24.96
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 7 714 020
| align="right" | 65.46
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" |
| align="right" |
| align="right" | 1 128 861
| align="right" | 9.58
|-
|}
Life expectancy
thumb|300px|[[Life expectancy in Tunisia since 1923]]
thumb|300px|Life expectancy in Tunisia since 1960 by gender
:total population: 76.82 years. Country comparison to the world: 99th
:male: 75.14 years
:female: 78.6 years (2022 est.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Period
!Life expectancy in<br />Years
!Period
!Life expectancy in<br />Years
|-
|1950–1955
|38.8
|1985–1990
|67.1
|-
|1955–1960
|40.7
|1990–1995
|70.3
|-
|1960–1965
|43.7
|1995–2000
|72.4
|-
|1965–1970
|48.3
|2000–2005
|73.7
|-
|1970–1975
|54.1
|2005–2010
|74.6
|-
|1975–1980
|59.4
|2010–2015
|75.0
|-
|1980–1985
|64.3
|
|
|}
Source: UN World Population Prospects