Country profile
Tunisia
- Continent: Africa
- Surface area: 163,610 km²
- Population density: 75.5/km²
At a glance
- Tunisia has a population of about 12.3M; its total GDP of $57.5B ranks #92 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 163,610 km² is about 82% of the world median of 198,330 km².
- Renewable electricity share stands out most against the median: 2.8% — rank #153 of 169 countries with data.
Where Tunisia stands
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Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.
Tunisia: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 12.3M (2025) | +24% | #79 / 169 | median 11.5M · 1.1× |
| Population growth | 0.6% (2025) | −43% | #114 / 169 | median 1.1% · 53% |
| Urban population share | 70.7% (2025) | +10% | #63 / 169 | median 63.8% · 1.1× |
| Population aged 65+ | 9.9% (2025) | +72% | #68 / 169 | median 7.4% · 1.3× |
| Fertility rate | 1.8 (2024) | −6% | #96 / 169 | median 2.1 · 87% |
| Birth rate | 13.4‰ (2024) | −17% | #97 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 84% |
| Death rate | 6.1‰ (2024) | +20% | #119 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 86% |
| Net migration | -14.5K (2025) | #115 / 169 | N/A | |
| Surface area | 163,610 km² (2023) | #95 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 82% | |
| Population density derived | 75.5/km² (2025) | +24% | #85 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 1.0× |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $57.5B (2025) | +148% | #92 / 168 | median $80.7B · 71% |
| GDP per capita | $4,657 (2025) | +101% | #102 / 168 | median $6,834 · 68% |
| GNI per capita | $4,300 (2025) | +100% | #106 / 168 | median $6,350 · 68% |
| GDP growth (annual) | 2.5% (2025) | +89% | #100 / 168 | median 3.1% · 81% |
| Inflation rate | 5.2% (2025) | +89% | #43 / 162 | median 3.3% · 1.6× |
| Unemployment rate | 15.1% (2025) | +4% | #15 / 168 | median 5.1% · 2.9× |
| Gini index | 33.7 (2021) | −11% | #93 / 153 | median 35.3 · 95% |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 0.7% (2021) | −88% | #107 / 153 | median 2.5% · 28% |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | 46.7% (2025) | +14% | #48 / 163 | median 35.0% · 1.3× |
| Imports share of GDP | 54.8% (2025) | +23% | #46 / 163 | median 40.2% · 1.4× |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 10.3% (2025) | +24% | #64 / 168 | median 7.2% · 1.4× |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 14.8% (2024) | −11% | #43 / 165 | median 11.2% · 1.3× |
| International tourist arrivals | 2M (2020) | −60% | #61 / 162 | median 1.1M · 1.8× |
| Tourism receipts | $1B (2020) | −45% | #74 / 165 | median $705M · 1.4× |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 76.7 years (2024) | +5% | #62 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 1.0× |
| Infant mortality | 9.7‰ (2024) | −55% | #99 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 74% |
| Under-five mortality | 12.1‰ (2024) | −53% | #97 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 77% |
| DPT immunization | 97.0% (2024) | +1% | #34 / 166 | median 90.5% · 1.1× |
| Hospital beds | 1.8 per 1,000 (2023) | +9% | #95 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 90% |
| Health spending share of GDP | 8.0% (2023) | +56% | #55 / 165 | median 6.5% · 1.2× |
| Secondary school enrollment | 90.3% (2016) | +18% | #86 / 167 | median 90.5% · 100% |
| Education spending share of GDP | 6.7% (2023) | +16% | #13 / 165 | median 4.1% · 1.6× |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.746 (2023) | +12% | #86 / 165 | median 0.754 · 99% |
| Internet users | 76.5% (2024) | +1356% | #96 / 169 | median 81.5% · 94% |
| Mobile subscriptions | 117.6 per 100 (2024) | +1942% | #81 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 1.0× |
| Fixed broadband | 15.0 per 100 (2024) | +5742784% | #76 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 1.2× |
| Electricity access | 100.0% (2024) | +2% | #73 / 169 | median 99.9% · 1.0× |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 2.6 t (2024) | +20% | #84 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 99% |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 32.2 Mt (2024) | +48% | #66 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 1.5× |
| Renewable electricity share | 2.8% (2021) | +248% | #153 / 169 | median 34.1% · 8% |
| Renewable energy consumption | 11.6% (2021) | −21% | #130 / 169 | median 26.9% · 43% |
| Forest area | 4.6% (2023) | +5% | #146 / 169 | median 32.4% · 14% |
| Agricultural land | 62.4% (2023) | −1% | #32 / 169 | median 41.7% · 1.5× |
| Arable land | 18.2% (2023) | +2% | #52 / 168 | median 11.0% · 1.7× |
| PM2.5 exposure | 18.9 µg/m³ (2023) | −15% | #90 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 95% |
| Military spending | 2.5% (2024) | +68% | #44 / 157 | median 1.8% · 1.4× |
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
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