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Tunisia: cities by population

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Tunisia has a population of 12,415,138 (UN estimate, 2026), with Tunis as its capital. The 50 largest of its 282 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+27%
since 2000 (9,764,935)
+6%
projected by 2050 (13,145,141)
80
people per km²
19501975200020252050 3.6M 13.1M
UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
19503,608,985
19755,839,262
20009,764,935
200510,255,472
201010,765,980
201511,402,264
202011,974,057
202512,348,573
202612,415,138
2030 projected12,628,142
2050 projected13,145,141

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

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 UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Tunisia

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1TunisTunis Governorate693,210
2SfaxSfax Governorate280,566
3SousseSousse Governorate221,715
4SukrahAriana Governorate159,862
5KairouanKairouan139,070
6BizerteBizerte Governorate138,430
7Sakiet ed DaierSfax Governorate125,204
8El MouroujBen Arous Governorate120,732
9AryanahAriana Governorate114,486
10GabèsGabès Governorate110,075
11SejoumiTunis Governorate109,672
12HammametNabeul Governorate106,326
13Sakiet ez ZitSfax Governorate100,000
14GafsaGafsa95,242
15La GazelleAriana Governorate94,961
16MonastirMonastir Governorate93,306
17La MarsaTunis Governorate92,987
18MsakenSousse Governorate89,745
19Houmt SoukMedenine Governorate89,228
20Ben ArousBen Arous Governorate88,322
21Le KramTunis Governorate88,302
22Ben GardaneMedenine Governorate87,404
23KasserineKasserine Governorate84,365
24EttadhamenAriana Governorate84,312
25Douar HicherManouba82,532
26ZarzisMedenine Governorate79,316
27FerianaKasserine Governorate75,000
28RadèsBen Arous Governorate72,209
29Le BardoTunis Governorate71,961
30MedenineMedenine Governorate71,406
31NabeulNabeul Governorate70,437
32TataouineTataouine66,924
33La MohammediaTunis Governorate66,593
34Oued LillManouba66,100
35KorbaNabeul Governorate65,542
36SkanesMonastir Governorate64,222
37El MgarsaMedenine Governorate63,528
38Kelaa KebiraSousse Governorate63,264
39KélibiaNabeul Governorate62,993
40MoknineMonastir Governorate62,802
41BéjaBéja Governorate61,568
42DouaneNabeul Governorate60,192
43Menzel BourguibaBizerte Governorate58,800
44MnihlaAriana Governorate58,641
45Ksar HellalMonastir Governorate55,415
46DjemmalMonastir Governorate55,285
47El KefKef Governorate53,596
48MahdiaMahdia Governorate51,803
49JendoubaJendouba Governorate51,408
50Sidi BouzidSidi Bouzid Governorate47,595

Twenty years earlier: Tunisia in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 10,116,314.

Common questions

What is the population of Tunisia?
Tunisia has a population of 12,415,138, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 13,145,141 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Tunisia?
Tunis.

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Tunis
The largest place we record in Tunisia: 693,210 people
Tunisia in 2005
The World Gazetteer's archive edition: 10,116,314 then
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