The population of Tunisia is expected to grow by 124,000 in 2019 and reach 11,903,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 4,000 people yearly. On average there are 199,281 births and 74,443 deaths in Tunisia per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.06 percent per year. The population density of Tunisia has changed from 41.0 in 1980 to 74.2 in 2017.
| Current population | 11,869,466 people at present (Friday 20th of September 2019) | |
| Median Age | 33.7 years |
| Life expectancy | 76.3 years | |
| Population density | 75.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11,783,000 | 124,000 (1.1%) | -4,000 | 33.7 | 2.13 | 76 | 7,978,000 (67.7%) |
| 2018 | 11,659,000 | 127,000 (1.1%) | -4,000 | 33.4 | 2.15 | 75 | 7,867,000 (67.5%) |
| 2017 | 11,532,000 | 128,752 (1.1%) | -4,000 | 33.2 | 2.18 | 74 | 7,756,000 (67.3%) |
| 2016 | 11,403,248 | 129,587 (1.1%) | -4,000 | 33.0 | 2.20 | 73 | 7,645,536 (67.0%) |
| 2015 | 11,273,661 | 129,753 (1.2%) | -4,000 | 32.9 | 2.22 | 73 | 7,535,540 (66.8%) |
| 2010 | 10,639,931 | 118,097 (1.1%) | -13,193 | 32.0 | 2.14 | 68 | 7,015,332 (65.9%) |
| 2005 | 10,102,482 | 84,881 (0.8%) | -6,588 | 30.6 | 1.99 | 65 | 6,576,514 (65.1%) |
| 2000 | 9,699,197 | 95,455 (1.0%) | -27,809 | 28.9 | 2.14 | 62 | 6,152,395 (63.4%) |
| 1995 | 9,113,975 | 157,379 (1.7%) | -7,361 | 27.1 | 2.61 | 59 | 5,602,725 (61.5%) |
| 1990 | 8,232,797 | 181,865 (2.2%) | 28,068 | 25.7 | 3.48 | 53 | 4,770,577 (57.9%) |
| 1985 | 7,321,876 | 193,935 (2.7%) | 9,800 | 24.7 | 4.43 | 47 | 3,942,025 (53.8%) |
| 1980 | 6,368,167 | 162,955 (2.6%) | 17,116 | 23.6 | 5.24 | 41 | 3,220,318 (50.6%) |
| 1975 | 5,652,476 | 125,712 (2.2%) | -14,414 | 23.2 | 6.04 | 36 | 2,689,900 (47.6%) |
| 1970 | 5,060,397 | 110,244 (2.2%) | -19,413 | 22.9 | 6.71 | 33 | 2,200,362 (43.5%) |
| 1965 | 4,545,339 | 86,728 (1.9%) | -19,305 | 23.2 | 7.01 | 29 | 1,805,590 (39.7%) |
| 1960 | 4,176,266 | 59,671 (1.4%) | -28,499 | 23.8 | 6.94 | 27 | 1,566,559 (37.5%) |
In 2018 the population of Tunisia was 11,659,000 and the average age increased from 23.8 in 1960 to 33.4. Urban population has increased from 6,152,395 (63.4%) in 2000 to 7,978,000 (67.7%) in the current year. The population density of Tunisia has changed from 41.0 in 1980 to 74.2 in 2017.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11,903,000 | 120,000 (1.0%) | -4,000 | 33.9 | 2.10 | 77 | 8,087,000 (67.9%) |
| 2025 | 12,432,000 | 96,000 (0.8%) | -4,000 | 35.1 | 2.03 | 80 | 8,603,000 (69.2%) |
| 2030 | 12,842,000 | 74,000 (0.6%) | -4,000 | 36.5 | 1.97 | 83 | 9,067,000 (70.6%) |
| 2035 | 13,161,000 | 59,000 (0.5%) | -4,000 | 38.0 | 1.92 | 85 | 9,492,000 (72.1%) |
| 2040 | 13,435,000 | 53,000 (0.4%) | -4,000 | 39.3 | 1.89 | 87 | 9,898,000 (73.7%) |
| 2045 | 13,681,000 | 46,000 (0.3%) | -4,000 | 40.3 | 1.87 | 88 | 10,286,000 (75.2%) |
| 2050 | 13,884,000 | 36,000 (0.3%) | -4,000 | 41.1 | 1.86 | 89 | 10,639,000 (76.6%) |
Total Tunisia population should reach 11,903,000 by 2020 and should increase to 13,884,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 81.5 (80.0 years for male and 83.0 years for females). Population density will go up to 89.4 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.06% (127,000 residents, including 73,083 deaths). The demographics of Tunisia constitutes of 5,960,000 women and 5,823,000 men, which means there are 977 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 30.8% of population (3,625,629) is 19 or younger, 60.7% of population (7,149,924) is between age 20 and 64 and 8.5% of population (1,006,268) is over 65.