Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income
Tunisia: key statistics
Tunisia has 12.3m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $4,657. Below: 78 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Tunis
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Tunisian dinar TND
- Languages
- Arabic
- ISO codes
- TNTUN
Population12.3m2025 · rank 79 of 217GDP$57.5bn2025 · rank 94 of 211GDP per capita$4,6572025 · rank 144 of 211Life expectancy76.7 yrs2024 · rank 88 of 217Internet users76.5%2024 · rank 111 of 188Fertility1.822024 · rank 115 of 217CO₂ per person2.62 t2024 · rank 100 of 203Inflation5.2%2025 · rank 41 of 180
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Tunisia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Tunisia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12.3m | 2025 | 79/217 | 11/23 | +8.3% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.58% | 2025 | 132/217 | 21/23 | −0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 70.7% | 2025 | 87/217 | 17/23 | +2.8 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.82 | 2024 | 115/217 | 17/23 | −22% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 9.9% | 2025 | 101/217 | 4/23 | +3.0 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 23.6% | 2025 | 107/217 | 17/23 | −1.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 79.0 | 2024 | 124/216 | 15/23 | +8.9% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 13.4 | 2024 | 109/217 | 17/23 | −32% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 163,610 km² | 2024 | 92/216 | 13/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $57.5bn | 2025 | 94/211 | 14/22 | +26% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $4,657 | 2025 | 144/211 | 14/22 | +16% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $15,233 | 2025 | 121/199 | 13/22 | +41% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $4,300 | 2025 | 139/201 | 15/22 | +4.1% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.5% | 2025 | 131/210 | 16/22 | +1.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.9% | 2025 | 120/210 | 12/22 | +2.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 10.3% | 2025 | 68/198 | 8/22 | +1.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 22.0% | 2025 | 114/201 | 14/22 | −2.9 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 62.7% | 2025 | 69/201 | 4/22 | +3.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 15.2% | 2025 | 154/175 | 14/20 | −6.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 4.3% | 2025 | 153/163 | 17/19 | −8.7 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 5.2% | 2025 | 41/180 | 5/21 | +0.7 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 3.00 | 2025 | 131/210 | 17/22 | +53% | — | |
| Government debt | 42.5% | 2012 | 50/78 | 4/6 | −13.4 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 20.1% | 2012 | — | — | +0.6 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 33.8% | 2012 | — | — | +8.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 77.7% | 2024 | 21/119 | 4/12 | +20.9 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 2.49% | 2025 | 41/156 | 13/18 | +0.4 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 46.7% | 2025 | 61/184 | 9/21 | +8.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 54.8% | 2025 | 64/184 | 8/21 | +5.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 101.4% | 2025 | 62/184 | 7/21 | +14.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -2.3% | 2025 | 99/185 | 12/20 | +6.3 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.0% | 2025 | 102/197 | 10/21 | −0.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 6.7% | 2025 | 46/178 | 6/17 | +2.4 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 2.0m | 2020 | 66/196 | 8/18 | −74% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 15.1% | 2025 | 16/187 | 7/23 | −0.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 38.1% | 2025 | 9/187 | 4/23 | +3.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 45.2% | 2025 | 166/187 | 11/23 | −2.3 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 26.5% | 2025 | 169/187 | 10/23 | +0.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.2bn | 2023 | 36/145 | 9/16 | +72% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 2.6% | 2023 | 68/139 | 8/15 | +1.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $100 | 2023 | 44/145 | 7/16 | +57% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.7% | 2021 | 103/151 | 8/13 | −2.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 2.4% | 2021 | 89/151 | 9/13 | −5.8 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 16.6% | 2021 | 99/145 | 8/10 | −3.9 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 33.7 | 2021 | 87/151 | 7/13 | −12% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.8% | 2024 | 102/167 | 13/19 | −0.1 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 15.8% | 2025 | 143/190 | 14/22 | −15.5 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 86.2% | 2023 | 95/141 | 13/18 | +6.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 80.1% | 2023 | 99/147 | 13/20 | +7.9 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 104.4% | 2023 | 55/191 | 5/19 | −1.6 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.3% | 2016 | — | — | +4.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 38.1% | 2023 | 101/172 | 15/19 | +3.9 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 93.6% | 2021 | 95/168 | 12/19 | −3.7 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.9 | 2018 | 98/173 | 12/20 | −2.4% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 6.7% | 2023 | 16/184 | 2/16 | +0.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.7 yrs | 2024 | 88/217 | 12/23 | +2.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 9.7 | 2024 | 115/196 | 14/23 | −40% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 12.1 | 2024 | 112/196 | 13/23 | −34% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 36 | 2023 | 109/194 | 9/23 | −16% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 8.0% | 2023 | 63/193 | 5/23 | +1.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $318 | 2023 | 111/193 | 13/23 | +12% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.31 | 2021 | 101/180 | 14/22 | +8.9% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 96% | 2024 | 59/193 | 12/23 | −2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 150/153 | 18/20 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 8.4% | 2018 | 104/154 | 14/20 | −0.6 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 96.7% | 2024 | 110/206 | 13/23 | +4.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 98.5% | 2024 | 65/203 | 10/23 | +8.5 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 76.5% | 2024 | 111/188 | 17/21 | +30.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 117.6 | 2024 | 99/210 | 12/23 | −7.2% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 15.0 | 2024 | 101/208 | 7/23 | +197% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 108/215 | 15/23 | +0.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 41/192 | 11/22 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.62 t | 2024 | 100/203 | 13/22 | −2.2% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 11.6% | 2021 | 138/212 | 5/23 | −1.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 2.8% | 2021 | 179/206 | 16/23 | +1.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 4.4% | 2024 | 183/214 | 7/23 | −0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 17.8% | 2024 | 61/206 | 4/23 | +1.2 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 92.1% | 2022 | 19/177 | 14/22 | +13.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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