Rural population, per square kilometre in Tunisia
Tunisia: Rural population, per square kilometre was 23.54 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Tunisia is 23.54 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Tunisia peaked at 23.83 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.27 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 118th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.76 units per square kilometre | 17.27 units per square kilometre | 18.25 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.95 units per square kilometre | 18.28 units per square kilometre | 20.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.82 units per square kilometre | 20.6 units per square kilometre | 22.52 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.61 units per square kilometre | 22.45 units per square kilometre | 22.83 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.96 units per square kilometre | 22.87 units per square kilometre | 23.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5 units per square kilometre | 23.13 units per square kilometre | 23.83 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.68 units per square kilometre | 23.54 units per square kilometre | 23.81 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 24.17 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Faroe Islands 24.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Dominica 23.85 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Nicaragua 23.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 120 Brunei Darussalam 21.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 121 United Arab Emirates 21.16 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.29 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.29 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Tunisia?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Tunisia was 23.54 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.83 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.27 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Tunisia ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.