Rural population in Tunisia
Tunisia: Rural population was 3.62 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Tunisia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 3.62 million for rural population in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Tunisia peaked at 3.70 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million, in 1960.
Tunisia ranks 85th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.75 million | 2.67 million | 2.84 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.94 million | 2.84 million | 3.14 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 million | 3.20 million | 3.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 million | 3.49 million | 3.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.57 million | 3.55 million | 3.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.65 million | 3.59 million | 3.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 million | 3.62 million | 3.70 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 growth -0.6% (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 in Tunisia?
- Rural population in Tunisia was 3.62 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.70 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million in 1960.
- How does Tunisia rank for rural population?
- Tunisia ranks 85th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.