Tunisia: cities by population
Tunisia has a population of 11,565,204, with Tunis as its capital. The 50 largest of its 282 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunis | Tunis Governorate | 693,210 |
| 2 | Sfax | Sfax Governorate | 280,566 |
| 3 | Sousse | Sousse Governorate | 221,715 |
| 4 | Sukrah | Ariana Governorate | 159,862 |
| 5 | Kairouan | Kairouan | 139,070 |
| 6 | Bizerte | Bizerte Governorate | 138,430 |
| 7 | Sakiet ed Daier | Sfax Governorate | 125,204 |
| 8 | El Mourouj | Ben Arous Governorate | 120,732 |
| 9 | Aryanah | Ariana Governorate | 114,486 |
| 10 | Gabès | Gabès Governorate | 110,075 |
| 11 | Sejoumi | Tunis Governorate | 109,672 |
| 12 | Hammamet | Nabeul Governorate | 106,326 |
| 13 | Sakiet ez Zit | Sfax Governorate | 100,000 |
| 14 | Gafsa | Gafsa | 95,242 |
| 15 | La Gazelle | Ariana Governorate | 94,961 |
| 16 | Monastir | Monastir Governorate | 93,306 |
| 17 | La Marsa | Tunis Governorate | 92,987 |
| 18 | Msaken | Sousse Governorate | 89,745 |
| 19 | Houmt Souk | Medenine Governorate | 89,228 |
| 20 | Ben Arous | Ben Arous Governorate | 88,322 |
| 21 | Le Kram | Tunis Governorate | 88,302 |
| 22 | Ben Gardane | Medenine Governorate | 87,404 |
| 23 | Kasserine | Kasserine Governorate | 84,365 |
| 24 | Ettadhamen | Ariana Governorate | 84,312 |
| 25 | Douar Hicher | Manouba | 82,532 |
| 26 | Zarzis | Medenine Governorate | 79,316 |
| 27 | Feriana | Kasserine Governorate | 75,000 |
| 28 | Radès | Ben Arous Governorate | 72,209 |
| 29 | Le Bardo | Tunis Governorate | 71,961 |
| 30 | Medenine | Medenine Governorate | 71,406 |
| 31 | Nabeul | Nabeul Governorate | 70,437 |
| 32 | Tataouine | Tataouine | 66,924 |
| 33 | La Mohammedia | Tunis Governorate | 66,593 |
| 34 | Oued Lill | Manouba | 66,100 |
| 35 | Korba | Nabeul Governorate | 65,542 |
| 36 | Skanes | Monastir Governorate | 64,222 |
| 37 | El Mgarsa | Medenine Governorate | 63,528 |
| 38 | Kelaa Kebira | Sousse Governorate | 63,264 |
| 39 | Kélibia | Nabeul Governorate | 62,993 |
| 40 | Moknine | Monastir Governorate | 62,802 |
| 41 | Béja | Béja Governorate | 61,568 |
| 42 | Douane | Nabeul Governorate | 60,192 |
| 43 | Menzel Bourguiba | Bizerte Governorate | 58,800 |
| 44 | Mnihla | Ariana Governorate | 58,641 |
| 45 | Ksar Hellal | Monastir Governorate | 55,415 |
| 46 | Djemmal | Monastir Governorate | 55,285 |
| 47 | El Kef | Kef Governorate | 53,596 |
| 48 | Mahdia | Mahdia Governorate | 51,803 |
| 49 | Jendouba | Jendouba Governorate | 51,408 |
| 50 | Sidi Bouzid | Sidi Bouzid Governorate | 47,595 |
Twenty years earlier: Tunisia in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 10,116,314.