Tunisia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Tunisia, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Tunisia was 0.58% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.68% in 1975. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.05% per year.
Tunisia ranks 132 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Tunisia sits below it. It peaked in 1975 and has fallen 78% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 49%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 21 of 23 economies; Jordan (-0.28%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 25% in 2021. That is 30% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1967.
World ranking. Climbed: 172nd of 216 in 1961 → 84th of 216 in 1970 → 98th of 216 in 1980 → 96th of 216 in 1990 → 128th of 217 in 2000 → 118th of 217 in 2010 → 117th of 217 in 2020 → 132nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 0.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 2.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 2.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 2.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 2.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 2.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 2.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 2.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1977 | 2.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 2.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 2.31% | +0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 1.97% | +0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 1.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 1.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 1.14% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tunisia’s Population growth in 1962?
1.22% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tunisia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -49.2% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.58%; 2024: 0.63%; 2023: 0.67%; 2022: 0.59%; 2021: 0.62%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.