Tunisia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Tunisia was 8,221,976 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,221,976 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,567,298 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,567,298
1961 1,608,375
1962 1,652,916
1963 1,700,914
1964 1,752,280
1965 1,806,624
1966 1,867,072
1967 1,945,322
1968 2,027,628
1969 2,113,211
1970 2,201,844
1971 2,293,355
1972 2,388,085
1973 2,486,078
1974 2,587,945
1975 2,692,011
1976 2,788,158
1977 2,887,696
1978 2,992,203
1979 3,103,639
1980 3,223,288
1981 3,351,872
1982 3,488,893
1983 3,632,110
1984 3,782,475
1985 3,946,178
1986 4,109,785
1987 4,273,214
1988 4,437,731
1989 4,604,879
1990 4,776,204
1991 4,951,868
1992 5,130,584
1993 5,309,402
1994 5,477,424
1995 5,609,748
1996 5,733,700
1997 5,849,589
1998 5,958,214
1999 6,060,694
2000 6,158,199
2001 6,250,281
2002 6,337,547
2003 6,423,160
2004 6,509,470
2005 6,593,359
2006 6,684,241
2007 6,781,439
2008 6,883,206
2009 6,986,533
2010 7,089,135
2011 7,190,394
2012 7,291,132
2013 7,392,693
2014 7,497,749
2015 7,608,627
2016 7,725,792
2017 7,848,141
2018 7,973,629
2019 8,099,062
2020 8,221,976

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Tunisia was 69.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 69.57 in 2020, while its lowest value was 37.51 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 37.51
1961 37.95
1962 38.39
1963 38.83
1964 39.28
1965 39.72
1966 40.23
1967 41.04
1968 41.85
1969 42.66
1970 43.48
1971 44.31
1972 45.13
1973 45.96
1974 46.79
1975 47.59
1976 48.18
1977 48.78
1978 49.38
1979 49.97
1980 50.57
1981 51.16
1982 51.76
1983 52.36
1984 53.01
1985 53.84
1986 54.67
1987 55.49
1988 56.31
1989 57.13
1990 57.95
1991 58.76
1992 59.56
1993 60.36
1994 61.08
1995 61.47
1996 61.87
1997 62.26
1998 62.65
1999 63.04
2000 63.43
2001 63.82
2002 64.20
2003 64.59
2004 64.95
2005 65.24
2006 65.52
2007 65.81
2008 66.09
2009 66.38
2010 66.66
2011 66.94
2012 67.22
2013 67.50
2014 67.77
2015 68.06
2016 68.35
2017 68.64
2018 68.95
2019 69.25
2020 69.57

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization