Rural population growth (annual %) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Rural population growth (annual %) 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 144th of 210 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.
Rural population growth (annual %) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5% | — |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7% | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | +34.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | -29.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -39.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -58.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -44.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +88.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +142.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +68.9% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +24.5% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -31.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -38.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -58.3% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -114.9% |
| 1990 | -0.2% | +411.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -32.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -118.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +681.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +85.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -76.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | -118.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1460.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +92.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +69.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +79.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -54.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -63.0% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | -244.8% |
| 2021 | -0.3% | +305.1% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | +24.8% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | +23.7% |
| 2025 | -0.6% | +20.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's -0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's -0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population growth (annual %) in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1460.9% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | +681.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1990 | -411.2% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | -305.1% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | -244.8% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
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
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
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 144th out of 210 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.