Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Tunisia

Rural population share in Tunisia in 2025 — 29.3%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 33.2 pp.

2025 29.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 131of 217
Period maximum 62.5%1960
Period minimum 29.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Tunisia, 1960–202520304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 62.5%1962: 61.8%1964: 60.9%1966: 59.7%1968: 57.9%1970: 55.3%1972: 52.8%1974: 50.7%1976: 49.6%1978: 49%1980: 48.4%1982: 47.9%1984: 47%1986: 45.7%1988: 43.9%1990: 41.9%1992: 40.2%1994: 38.9%1996: 37.9%1998: 37.1%2000: 36.4%2002: 35.7%2004: 35.1%2006: 34.5%2008: 33.9%2010: 33.4%2012: 32.8%2014: 32.2%2016: 31.9%2018: 31.5%2020: 30.9%2022: 30.3%2024: 29.6%2025: 29.3%
Change over the period: −33.2 pp Annual average: -0.51 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 29.3%
World 42.2%
Northern Africa computed 47.6%
Rural population share — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.3 −0.3 pp
2024 29.6 −0.3 pp
2023 30 −0.3 pp
2022 30.3 −0.3 pp
2021 30.6 −0.3 pp
2020 30.9 −0.3 pp
2019 31.2 −0.3 pp
2018 31.5 −0.3 pp
2017 31.7 −0.2 pp
2016 31.9 −0.2 pp
2015 32.1 −0.1 pp
2014 32.2 −0.3 pp
2013 32.5 −0.3 pp
2012 32.8 −0.3 pp
2011 33.1 −0.3 pp
2010 33.4 −0.3 pp
2009 33.7 −0.3 pp
2008 33.9 −0.3 pp
2007 34.2 −0.3 pp
2006 34.5 −0.3 pp
2005 34.8 −0.3 pp
2004 35.1 −0.3 pp
2003 35.4 −0.3 pp
2002 35.7 −0.3 pp
2001 36 −0.3 pp
2000 36.4 −0.4 pp
1999 36.7 −0.4 pp
1998 37.1 −0.4 pp
1997 37.5 −0.4 pp
1996 37.9 −0.5 pp
1995 38.4 −0.5 pp
1994 38.9 −0.6 pp
1993 39.4 −0.7 pp
1992 40.2 −0.8 pp
1991 41 −0.9 pp
1990 41.9 −1 pp
1989 42.9 −1 pp
1988 43.9 −0.9 pp
1987 44.8 −0.9 pp
1986 45.7 −0.8 pp
1985 46.4 −0.6 pp
1984 47 −0.5 pp
1983 47.5 −0.4 pp
1982 47.9 −0.3 pp
1981 48.2 −0.3 pp
1980 48.4 −0.3 pp
1979 48.7 −0.3 pp
1978 49 −0.3 pp
1977 49.3 −0.4 pp
1976 49.6 −0.4 pp
1975 50.1 −0.6 pp
1974 50.7 −0.9 pp
1973 51.6 −1.1 pp
1972 52.8 −1.3 pp
1971 54 −1.3 pp
1970 55.3 −1.3 pp
1969 56.7 −1.2 pp
1968 57.9 −1.1 pp
1967 58.9 −0.8 pp
1966 59.7 −0.6 pp
1965 60.4 −0.5 pp
1964 60.9 −0.5 pp
1963 61.4 −0.4 pp
1962 61.8 −0.4 pp
1961 62.2 −0.4 pp
1960 62.5

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.