Rural population growth in Tunisia
Tunisia: Rural population growth was -0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population growth in Tunisia, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded -0.6% for rural population growth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 180.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Tunisia peaked at 1.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2025.
Tunisia ranks 143rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | -0.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.1% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.62 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 795,426 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,891 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 1.50 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 49.9 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Tunisia?
- Rural population growth in Tunisia was -0.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for rural population growth?
- Tunisia ranks 143rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 180.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.