Governorates
The population of the governorates of Tunisia according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1984-03-30 | Population Census (C) 1994-04-20 | Population Census (C) 2004-04-28 | Population Census (C) 2014-04-23 | Population Estimate (E) 2018-07-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | TUN | تونس | Tūnis | 163,610 | 6,966,173 | 8,785,364 | 9,910,872 | 10,982,754 | 11,551,448 | |||
| Al-Kāf (Kef) | KAF | الكاف | Al-Kāf | 4,965 | 247,672 | 272,352 | 258,790 | 243,156 | 246,602 | 496500 | → | |
| Al-Mahdiyah (Mahdia) | MAH | المهدية | Al-Mahdiyah | 2,966 | 270,435 | 335,744 | 377,853 | 410,812 | 435,296 | 296600 | → | |
| Al-Munastīr (Monastir) | MUN | المنستير | Al-Munastīr | 1,019 | 278,478 | 363,901 | 455,590 | 548,828 | 589,683 | 101900 | → | |
| Al-Qaṣrayn (Kasserine) | QAS | القصرين | Al-Qaṣrayn | 8,260 | 297,959 | 386,908 | 412,278 | 439,243 | 455,193 | 826000 | → | |
| Al-Qayrawān (Kairouan) | QAY | القيروان | Al-Qayrawān | 6,712 | 421,607 | 532,709 | 546,209 | 570,559 | 589,481 | 671200 | → | |
| Aryānah (Ariana) | ARY | أريانة | Aryānah | 482 | 374,192 | 290,634 | 422,246 | 576,088 | 642,511 | 48200 | → | |
| Bājah (Béja) | BAJ | باجة | Bājah | 3,740 | 274,706 | 303,853 | 304,501 | 303,032 | 306,913 | 374000 | → | |
| Banzart (Bizerte) | BIN | بنزرت | Banzart | 3,750 | 394,670 | 483,086 | 524,128 | 568,219 | 589,342 | 375000 | → | |
| Bin 'Arūs (Ben Arous) | BAR | بن عروس | Bin 'Arūs | 761 | 246,193 | 371,745 | 505,773 | 631,842 | 691,113 | 76100 | → | |
| Jundūbah (Jendouba) | JUN | جندوبة | Jundūbah | 3,102 | 359,429 | 404,783 | 416,608 | 401,477 | 403,930 | 310200 | → | |
| Madanīn (Médenine) | MAD | مدنين | Madanīn | 9,167 | 295,889 | 386,185 | 432,503 | 479,520 | 507,673 | 916700 | → | |
| Manūbah (Manouba) | MAN | منوبة | Manūbah | 1,137 | Aryānah | 278,660 | 335,912 | 379,518 | 410,104 | 113700 | → | |
| Nābul (Nabeul) | NAB | نابل | Nābul | 2,788 | 461,405 | 578,618 | 693,890 | 787,920 | 843,220 | 278800 | → | |
| Qābis (Gabès) | QAB | قابس | Qābis | 7,166 | 240,016 | 311,713 | 342,630 | 374,300 | 395,755 | 716600 | → | |
| Qafṣah (Gafsa) | QAF | قفصة | Qafṣah | 7,807 | 235,723 | 307,513 | 323,709 | 337,331 | 349,385 | 780700 | → | |
| Qibilī (Kébili) | QIB | قبلي | Qibilī | 22,454 | 95,371 | 131,914 | 143,218 | 156,961 | 166,260 | 2245400 | → | |
| Ṣafāqis (Sfax) | SAF | صفاقس | Ṣafāqis | 7,545 | 577,992 | 733,687 | 855,256 | 955,421 | 1,004,042 | 754500 | → | |
| Sīdī Bū Zayd (Sidi Bouzid) | SBZ | سيدي بوزيد | Sīdī Bū Zayd | 7,405 | 288,528 | 377,143 | 395,506 | 429,912 | 449,026 | 740500 | → | |
| Silyānah (Siliana) | SIL | سليانة | Silyānah | 4,642 | 222,038 | 244,910 | 233,985 | 223,087 | 227,264 | 464200 | → | |
| Sūsah (Sousse) | SUS | سوسة | Sūsah | 2,669 | 322,491 | 433,709 | 544,413 | 674,971 | 726,867 | 266900 | → | |
| Taṭāwīn (Tataouine) | TAT | تطاوين | Taṭāwīn | 38,889 | 100,329 | 135,703 | 143,524 | 149,453 | 150,761 | 3888900 | → | |
| Tawzar (Tozeur) | TAW | توزر | Tawzar | 5,593 | 67,943 | 89,055 | 97,526 | 107,912 | 113,444 | 559300 | → | |
| Tūnis [Tunis] | TUN | تونس | Tūnis | 288 | 774,364 | 887,803 | 983,861 | 1,056,247 | 1,071,375 | 28800 | → | |
| Zaghwān (Zaghouan) | ZAG | زغوان | Zaghwān | 2,820 | 118,743 | 143,036 | 160,963 | 176,945 | 186,210 | 282000 | → |
- (1984) Britannica Book of the Year 1993.
(1994) (2004) (2014) (2018) Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2014-04-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tūnis | TUN | 638,845 |
| 2 | Ṣafāqis | SAF | 272,801 |
| 3 | Sūsah | SUS | 221,530 |
| 4 | At-Taḍāmun | ARY | 142,953 |
| 5 | Al-Qayrawān | QAY | 139,070 |
| 6 | Banzart | BIN | 136,917 |
| 7 | Qābis | QAB | 130,984 |
| 8 | Sukrah | ARY | 129,693 |
Major Urban Agglomerations
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2014-04-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tūnis | TUN | 2,368,810 |
| 2 | Sūsah | SUS | 983,673 |
| 3 | Ṣafāqis | SAF | 515,725 |
Contents: Cities & Communes
The population of all cities and communes with more than 20,000 inhabitants by census years.
| Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1984-03-30 | Population Census (C) 2004-04-28 | Population Census (C) 2014-04-23 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad-Dandān (Den Den) | الدندان | MAN | ... | 15,523 | 17,122 | 0 | → | |
| Akūdah (Akouda) | أكودة | SUS | ... | 21,237 | 27,200 | 0 | → | |
| Al-'Ayn (El Aïn) | العين | SAF | ... | 38,250 | 43,337 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Faḥṣ (El Fahs) | الفحص | ZAG | ... | 19,315 | 23,556 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Ḥāmmah (El Hamma) | الحامة | QAB | ... | 34,835 | 41,607 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Ḥammāmāt (Hammamet) | الحمامات | NAB | 30,441 | 63,116 | 73,236 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Jamm (El Jem) | الجم | MAD | 12,791 | 18,302 | 21,234 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Judaydah (Djedeida) | الجديدة | MAN | ... | 24,746 | 28,660 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Kāf (Le Kef) | الكاف | KAF | 34,519 | 45,191 | 54,690 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Karam (Le Kram) | الكرم | TUN | ... | 58,152 | 74,132 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Mahdiyah (Mahdia) | المهدية | MAD | 36,800 | 45,977 | 51,833 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Marsā (La Marsa) | المرسى | TUN | ... | 77,890 | 92,987 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Mitlawī (Métlaoui) | المتلوي | QAF | 29,950 | 37,099 | 38,129 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Muknīn (Moknine) | المكنين | MUN | 31,783 | 48,389 | 57,111 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Munastīr (Monastir) | المنستير | MUN | 35,500 | 71,546 | 93,306 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Murnāqiyah (Mornaguia) | المرناقية | MAN | ... | 13,691 | 19,834 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Murūj (El Mourouj) | المروج | BAR | ... | 81,986 | 104,586 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qal'at al-Kabīrah (Kalâa Kebira) | القلعة الكبيرة | SUS | ... | 45,990 | 53,323 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qal'at aṣ-Ṣaghīrah (Kalâa Seghira) | القلعة الصغيرة | SUS | ... | 25,078 | 34,548 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qaṣr (El Ksar) | القصر | QAF | ... | 29,617 | 33,729 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qaṣrayn (Kasserine) | القصرين | QAS | 47,606 | 76,243 | 83,534 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Qayrawān (Kairouan) | القيروان | QAY | 72,254 | 117,903 | 139,070 | 0 | → | |
| Al-Wardānīn (Ouerdanine) | الوردانين | MUN | ... | 18,852 | 21,814 | 0 | → | |
| Ar-Rudayyif (Redeyef) | الرديف | QAF | ... | 26,143 | 25,046 | 0 | → | |
| Aryānah (Ariana) | أريانة | ARY | ... | 97,687 | 114,486 | 0 | → | |
| Ash-Shābbah (Chebba) | الشابة | MAD | ... | 19,883 | 22,227 | 0 | → | |
| Ash-Shayḥah (Chihia) | الشيحة | SAF | ... | 23,625 | 26,300 | 0 | → | |
| At-Taḍāmun al-Munayhilah (Ettadhamen-Mnihla) | التضامن المنيهلة | ARY | ... | 118,487 | 142,953 | 0 | → | |
| Az-Zahrā' (Ezzahra) | الزهراء | BAR | ... | 31,792 | 34,962 | 0 | → | |
| Bājah (Béja) | باجة | BAJ | 46,708 | 56,677 | 62,303 | 0 | → | |
| Banī Khiyār (Béni Khiar) | بني خيار | NAB | ... | 16,992 | 21,626 | 0 | → | |
| Banzart (Bizerte) | بنزرت | BIN | 94,509 | 114,371 | 136,917 | 0 | → | |
| Bārdaw (Le Bardo) | باردو | TUN | 65,669 | 70,244 | 71,961 | 0 | → | |
| Bin Qirdān (Ben Gardane) | بن قردان | MAD | 9,400 | 58,101 | 66,567 | 0 | → | |
| Bin 'Arūs (Ben Arous) | بن عروس | BAR | 52,105 | 74,932 | 88,322 | 0 | → | |
| Bū Mahl al-Bassātīn (Bou Mhel El Bassatine) | بومهل البساتين | BAR | ... | 27,977 | 40,101 | 0 | → | |
| Bū Sālim (Bou Salem) | بوسالم | JUN | ... | 20,098 | 21,638 | 0 | → | |
| Dār Sha'bān (Dar Châabane) | دار شعبان | NAB | ... | 35,859 | 42,140 | 0 | → | |
| Dawwār Hayshar (Douar Hicher) | دوار هيشر | MAN | ... | 75,535 | 82,532 | 0 | → | |
| Dūz (Douz) | دوز | QIB | 16,535 | 27,060 | 30,245 | 0 | → | |
| Firiyānah (Fériana) | فريانة | QAS | 14,400 | 24,198 | 29,572 | 0 | → | |
| Ghannūsh (Ghannouch) | غنوش | QAB | ... | 22,681 | 28,051 | 0 | → | |
| Ghār ad-Dimā' (Ghardimaou) | غار الدماء | JUN | ... | 19,688 | 19,495 | 0 | → | |
| Ḥalq al-Wādī (La Goulette) | حلق الوادي | TUN | ... | 28,407 | 45,711 | 0 | → | |
| Ḥammām al-Anif (Hammam Lif) | حمام الأنف | BAR | ... | 38,401 | 42,518 | 0 | → | |
| Ḥammām ash-Shaṭṭ (Hammam Chott) | حمام الشط | BAR | ... | 24,847 | 31,810 | 0 | → | |
| Ḥammām Sūsah (Hammam Sousse) | حمام سوسة | SUS | ... | 34,685 | 42,937 | 0 | → | |
| Jammāl (Jemmal) | جمال | MUN | ... | 41,786 | 50,275 | 0 | → | |
| Jarbah Ajīm (Djerba Ajim) | جربة أجيم | MAD | ... | 24,166 | 24,294 | 0 | → | |
| Jarbah Madyūnī (Djerba Midoun) | جربة مديون | MAD | ... | 50,459 | 63,528 | 0 | → | |
| Jarbah Ḥawmat as-Sūq (Djerba Houmt Souk) | جربة حومة السوق | MAD | ... | 64,919 | 75,904 | 0 | → | |
| Jarjīs (Zarzis) | جرجيس | MAD | 49,063 | 70,895 | 72,611 | 0 | → | |
| Jundūbah (Jendouba) | جندوبة | JUN | 23,249 | 43,997 | 45,431 | 0 | → | |
| Madanīn (Médenine) | مدنين | MAD | 26,602 | 61,705 | 71,406 | 0 | → | |
| Majāz al-Bāb (Medjez El Bab) | مجاز الباب | BAJ | ... | 20,308 | 22,287 | 0 | → | |
| Manūbah (La Manouba) | منوبة | MAN | ... | 35,875 | 41,670 | 0 | → | |
| Manzil Jamīl (Menzel Jemil) | منزل جميل | BIN | ... | 18,344 | 22,238 | 0 | → | |
| Manzil Tamīm (Menzel Temime) | منزل تميم | NAB | 23,753 | 34,528 | 39,138 | 0 | → | |
| Manzil Bū Ruqaybah (Menzel Bourguiba) | منزل بورقيبة | BIN | 51,399 | 47,742 | 54,536 | 0 | → | |
| Maqrīn (Mégrine) | مقرين | BAR | ... | 24,031 | 26,924 | 0 | → | |
| Masākin (M'saken) | مساكن | SUS | ... | 55,721 | 60,165 | 0 | → | |
| Māṭir (Mateur) | ماطر | BIN | 25,041 | 31,345 | 34,010 | 0 | → | |
| Mūḥammadiyah Fūshānah (Mohamedia-Fouchana) | محمدية فوشانة | BAR | ... | 74,620 | 106,167 | 0 | → | |
| Murnāq (Mornag) | مرناق | BAR | ... | 26,406 | 30,058 | 0 | → | |
| Nābul (Nabeul) | نابل | NAB | 39,531 | 56,387 | 70,437 | 0 | → | |
| Nafṭah (Nefta) | نفطة | TAW | ... | 20,308 | 21,654 | 0 | → | |
| Qābis (Gabès) | قابس | QAB | 92,258 | 116,323 | 130,984 | 0 | → | |
| Qafṣah (Gafsa) | قفصة | QAF | 60,970 | 84,676 | 95,242 | 0 | → | |
| Qarmadah (Gremda) | قرمدة | SAF | ... | 36,405 | 40,858 | 0 | → | |
| Qaṣr Hilāl (Ksar Hellal) | قصر هلال | MUN | ... | 39,991 | 49,376 | 0 | → | |
| Qibilī (Kébili) | قبلي | QIB | 11,780 | 18,693 | 20,623 | 0 | → | |
| Qulaybiyah (Kélibia) | قليبية | NAB | 24,595 | 43,209 | 46,856 | 0 | → | |
| Qurbah (Korba) | قربة | NAB | ... | 34,807 | 38,902 | 0 | → | |
| Qurunbāliyah (Grombalia) | قرنبالية | NAB | ... | 18,856 | 24,299 | 0 | → | |
| Quṣūr as-Sāf (Ksour Essef) | قصور الساف | MAD | 19,415 | 26,219 | 28,842 | 0 | → | |
| Rādis (Radès) | رادس | BAR | ... | 44,857 | 59,794 | 0 | → | |
| R'ās al-Jabal (Ras Jebel) | رأس الجبل | BIN | ... | 25,553 | 28,610 | 0 | → | |
| Rawād (Raoued) | رواد | ARY | ... | 53,911 | 94,961 | 0 | → | |
| Ṣafāqis (Sfax) | صفاقس | SAF | 231,911 | 265,131 | 272,801 | 0 | → | |
| Sāqiyat ad-Dā'ir (Sakiet Eddaïer) | ساقية الدائر | SAF | ... | 40,717 | 45,767 | 0 | → | |
| Sāqiyat az-Zayt (Sakiet Ezzit) | ساقية الزيت | SAF | ... | 44,886 | 53,243 | 0 | → | |
| Sīdī Bū Zayd (Sidi Bouzid) | سيدي بوزيد | SBZ | 19,200 | 39,915 | 48,284 | 0 | → | |
| Sīdī Ḥusayn (Sidi Hassine) | سيدي حسين | TUN | ... | 79,381 | 109,672 | 0 | → | |
| Silyānah (Siliana) | سليانة | SIL | 12,433 | 24,243 | 31,251 | 0 | → | |
| Subayṭilah (Sbeïtla) | سبيطة | QAS | 12,022 | 20,253 | 24,597 | 0 | → | |
| Sukrah (La Soukra) | سكرة | ARY | ... | 89,151 | 129,693 | 0 | → | |
| Sulaymān (Soliman) | سليمان | NAB | ... | 29,060 | 37,749 | 0 | → | |
| Sūq al-Aḥad (Souk Lahad) | سوق الأحد | QIB | ... | 18,285 | 18,905 | 0 | → | |
| Sūsah [Sousse] | سوسة | SUS | 83,509 | 173,047 | 221,530 | 0 | → | |
| Ṭabarqah (Tabarka) | طبرقة | JUN | ... | 15,634 | 19,770 | 0 | → | |
| Ṭabulbah (Téboulba) | طبلبة | MUN | ... | 31,154 | 37,485 | 0 | → | |
| Ṭaburbah (Tebourba) | طبربة | MAN | ... | 24,175 | 27,545 | 0 | → | |
| Tājarwīn (Tajerouine) | تاجروين | KAF | ... | 18,185 | 17,530 | 0 | → | |
| Tākalsah (Takelsa) | تاكلسة | NAB | ... | 20,169 | 22,151 | 0 | → | |
| Taṭāwīn (Tataouine) | تطاوين | TAT | 30,371 | 59,346 | 66,924 | 0 | → | |
| Tawzar (Tozeur) | توزر | TAW | 21,604 | 32,400 | 37,365 | 0 | → | |
| Tīnah (Thyna) | طينة | SAF | ... | 26,635 | 33,419 | 0 | → | |
| Tīnjah (Tinja) | تينجة | BIN | ... | 17,454 | 21,139 | 0 | → | |
| Tūnis [Tunis] | تونس | TUN | 596,654 | 649,072 | 638,845 | 0 | → | |
| Umm al-'Arā'is (Moularès) | أم العرائس | QAF | ... | 24,487 | 21,431 | 0 | → | |
| Wādī al-Layl (Oued Ellil) | وادي الليل | MAN | ... | 47,614 | 57,851 | 0 | → | |
| Zaghwān (Zaghouan) | زغوان | ZAG | 10,100 | 16,037 | 20,798 | 0 | → | |
| Zāwiyat Sūsah (Zaouiet Sousse) | زاوية سوسة | SUS | ... | 10,455 | 20,681 | 0 | → |
- Urban agglomerations are computed by »City Population« using the population of communes.
- (2004) (2014) Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie (web).