What is the population of Tunis?
Tunis has a city population of 693,210. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Tunisia · Africa
Tunis
City population
693,210
#1
in Tunisia
#1
in Tunis Governorate
#794
worldwide
36.819, 10.166
About Tunis
The metropolitan area of Tunis spans 2,439,000 residents, with the city proper holding 693,210. Located on Africa's north coast at 23 meters elevation, Tunis maintains an annual growth rate of 1% and a high density of 7,049 people per km². The city is served by Tunis Carthage International Airport and Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport. Imed Boukhris leads the municipality as its current mayor.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
2,439,000
0.029% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+0.95%
Archive estimateDensity
7,049/km²
346 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 9
Leadership
Imed Boukhris
Coordinates
36.819, 10.166
Record updated
23 February 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 126 in TunisiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Tunis | 693K |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Tunis Carthage International AirportTUN
7 km from the city centre
- Enfidha - Hammamet International AirportNBE
86 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Tunisia
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,608,985 |
| 1960 | 4,267,288 |
| 1970 | 5,131,396 |
| 1980 | 6,606,195 |
| 1990 | 8,324,509 |
| 2000 | 9,764,935 |
| 2010 | 10,765,980 |
| 2020 | 11,974,057 |
| 2030 | 12,628,142 |
| 2040 | 12,953,864 |
| 2050 | 13,145,141 |
| 2060 | 12,979,263 |
| 2070 | 12,507,103 |
| 2080 | 11,959,127 |
| 2090 | 11,361,334 |
| 2100 | 10,652,235 |
Tunis Population FAQ
Where is Tunis?
Tunis is in Tunis Governorate, Tunisia. Its coordinates are 36.819, 10.166.
How big is Tunis compared with other cities in Tunisia?
It is the 1st largest of the 126 cities listed in Tunisia, holding 5.6% of the national population.