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Tunisia

Tunisian Republic · الجمهورية التونسية

Capital
Tunis
Population
12.3 million 2025
Area
163,610 km²
Neighbours
2
Locator map of TunisiaTUNISIATunisALGERIALIBYAMediterraneanSea0250 km
Tunisia hatched, Tunis marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 33.8°N 9.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

In Northern Africa, Tunisia has two land neighbours: Algeria and Libya. Its area of 163,610 km² puts it 91st in the world and 35th of 54 in Africa.

About 12.3 million people lived in Tunisia in 2025, according to the World Bank, 79th of 194 countries. Density is 76 people per km². The urban share of the population was 70.7% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$4,657 in current US dollars: 123rd of 191 worldwide, 12th of 52 in Africa. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 76.7 years, the highest in Africa.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. From 30.2°N to 37.3°N, it spans about 791 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Tunis lies in the South Pacific Ocean, about 940 km from the nearest land, New Zealand.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population12,348,5732025, World Bank79th of 19431st of 54
Area163,610 km²world-countries91st of 19535th of 54
GDPUS$57.5 billion2025, World Bank, current US$92nd of 19116th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$4,6572025, World Bank, current US$123rd of 19112th of 52
Population density76 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries109th of 19424th of 54
Life expectancy76.7 years2024, World Bank68th of 1941st of 54
Urban population70.7%2025, World Bank72nd of 1948th of 54
Forest area4.4% of land2024, World Bank168th of 19446th of 54
Population growth+0.58% a year2025, World Bank124th of 19452nd of 54
Internet users76.5%2024, World Bank108th of 1886th of 53
Fertility rate1.82 births per woman2024, World Bank107th of 19452nd of 54
Land neighbours2world-countries; among the 195112th of 19541st of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaSuriname, Uruguay and Cambodia

Closest in populationSouth Sudan, Bolivia and Belgium

Neighbours 2 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Libya514 km
    Tunis to Tripoli, capital to capital
  • Algeria635 km
    Tunis to Algiers, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Tunis
36.80°N 10.18°E
Northernmost latitude
37.34°N
Southernmost latitude
30.23°N
Westernmost longitude
7.50°E
Easternmost longitude
11.54°E
North to south
about 791 km
Antipode of Tunis
36.80°S 169.82°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 940 km from the nearest land (New Zealand)