Largest Cities and Towns by Population in Tunisia

110 cities and towns in Tunisia with 20,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population estimates for January 1, 2023 (by National Institute of Statistics, Tunisia).

Rank	City or Town	Also Known As	Native Name	Population
1	Tunis	-	تونس	599,368
2	Sfax	Ṣafāqis	صفاقس	286,636
3	Sousse	Sūsah	سوسة	250,540
4	Bizerte	Banzart	بنزرت	154,300
5	Kairouan	Al-Qayrawān	القيروان	153,900
6	La Soukra	Sukrah	سكرة	153,307
7	Sidi Hassine	Sīdī Ḥusayn	سيدي حسين	130,255
8	Raoued	Rawād	رواد	124,000
9	Ariana	Aryānah	أريانة	123,079
10	El Mourouj	Al-Murūj	المروج	120,732
11	Gabès	Qābis	قابس	107,634
12	Monastir	Al-Munastīr	المنستير	107,127
13	Gafsa	Qafṣah	قفصة	103,400
14	La Marsa	Al-Marsā	المرسى	101,601
15	Ben Arous	Bin 'Arūs	بن عروس	96,605
16	Douar Hicher	Dawwār Hayshar	دوار هيشر	91,500
17	Kasserine	Al-Qaṣrayn	القصرين	90,500
18	Le Kram	Al-Karam	الكرم	88,151
19	Ettadhamen	At-Taḍāmun	التضامن	85,142
20	Djerba Houmt Souk	Jarbah Ḥawmat as-Sūq	جربة حومة السوق	84,494
21	Nabeul	Nābul	نابل	81,200
22	Hammamet	Al-Ḥammāmāt	الحمامات	79,600
23	Médenine	Madanīn	مدنين	79,000
24	Mnihla	Al-Munayhilah	المنيهلة	77,100
25	Mohamedia	Mūḥammadiyah	محمدية	76,000
26	Zarzis	Jarjīs	جرجيس	75,900
27	Djerba Midoun	Jarbah Madyūnī	جربة مديون	73,224
28	Ben Gardane	Bin Qirdān	بن قردان	72,800
29	Radès	Rādis	رادس	72,209
30	Le Bardo	Bārdaw	باردو	71,416
31	Tataouine	Taṭāwīn	تطاوين	70,200
32	Oued Ellil	Wādī al-Layl	وادي الليل	66,100
33	Béja	Bājah	باجة	64,900
34	M'saken	Masākin	مساكن	64,000
35	Moknine	Al-Muknīn	المكنين	62,802
36	La Goulette	Ḥalq al-Wādī	حلق الوادي	60,916
37	Sakiet Ezzit	Sāqiyat az-Zayt	ساقية الزيت	60,200
38	Le Kef	Al-Kāf	الكاف	60,000
39	Menzel Bourguiba	Manzil Bū Ruqaybah	منزل بورقيبة	58,800
40	Mahdia	Al-Mahdiyah	المهدية	57,200
41	Kalâa Kebira	Al-Qal'at al-Kabīrah	القلعة الكبيرة	57,000
42	Ksar Hellal	Qaṣr Hilāl	قصر هلال	55,415
43	Jemmal	Jammāl	جمال	55,285
44	Fouchana	Fūshānah	فوشانة	53,300
45	Sidi Bouzid	Sīdī Bū Zayd	سيدي بوزيد	52,300
46	Bou Mhel El Bassatine	Bū Mahl al-Bassātīn	بومهل البساتين	50,604
47	Kélibia	Qulaybiyah	قليبية	50,500
48	El Aïn	Al-'Ayn	العين	47,871
49	Hammam Sousse	Ḥammām Sūsah	حمام سوسة	47,520
50	Jendouba	Jundūbah	جندوبة	47,500
51	Dar Châabane	Dār Sha'bān	دار شعبان	47,200
52	El Hamma	Al-Ḥāmmah	الحامة	47,000
53	Gremda	Qarmadah	قرمدة	45,141
54	Soliman	Sulaymān	سليمان	45,053
55	Hammam Lif	Ḥammām al-Anif	حمام الأنف	44,207
56	Korba	Qurbah	قربة	42,800
57	Menzel Temime	Manzil Tamīm	منزل تميم	42,200
58	Sakiet Eddaïer	Sāqiyat ad-Dā'ir	ساقية الدائر	41,800
59	Téboulba	Ṭabulbah	طبلبة	41,731
60	Tozeur	Tawzar	توزر	41,300
61	Thyna	Tīnah	طينة	41,200
62	Kalâa Seghira	Al-Qal'at aṣ-Ṣaghīrah	القلعة الصغيرة	40,400
63	Métlaoui	Al-Mitlawī	المتلوي	38,600
64	Hammam Chott	Ḥammām ash-Shaṭṭ	حمام الشط	37,236
65	El Ksar	Al-Qaṣr	القصر	36,700
66	Ezzahra	Az-Zahrā'	الزهراء	36,298
67	La Manouba	Manūbah	منوبة	36,194
68	Siliana	Silyānah	سليانة	35,900
69	Douz	Dūz	دوز	33,100
70	Ghannouch	Ghannūsh	غنوش	32,581
71	Djedeida	Al-Judaydah	الجديدة	32,300
72	Fériana	Firiyānah	فريانة	32,200
73	Ksour Essef	Quṣūr as-Sāf	قصور الساف	32,000
74	Akouda	Akūdah	أكودة	31,938
75	Mateur	Māṭir	ماطر	31,700
76	Mornag	Murnāq	مرناق	31,700
77	Ras Jebel	R'ās al-Jabal	رأس الجبل	31,000
78	Den Den	Ad-Dandān	الدندان	30,293
79	Tebourba	Ṭaburbah	طبربة	29,900
80	Chihia	Ash-Shayḥah	الشيحة	29,700
81	Zaouiet Sousse	Zāwiyat Sūsah	زاوية سوسة	28,100
82	Mégrine	Maqrīn	مقرين	27,960
83	Kébili	Qibilī	قبلي	27,800
84	Grombalia	Qurunbāliyah	قرنبالية	27,200
85	Sbeïtla	Subayṭilah	سبيطة	25,400
86	Djerba Ajim	Jarbah Ajīm	جربة أجيم	25,193
87	El Fahs	Al-Faḥṣ	الفحص	25,100
88	El Jem	Al-Jamm	الجم	25,000
89	Redeyef	Ar-Rudayyif	الرديف	24,900
90	Menzel Jemil	Manzil Jamīl	منزل جميل	24,500
91	Béni Khiar	Banī Khiyār	بني خيار	24,500
92	Takelsa	Tākalsah	تاكلسة	24,109
93	Medjez El Bab	Majāz al-Bāb	مجاز الباب	24,100
94	Ouerdanine	Al-Wardānīn	الوردانين	23,706
95	Chebba	Ash-Shābbah	الشابة	23,700
96	Tinja	Tīnjah	تينجة	23,600
97	Mornaguia	Al-Murnāqiyah	المرناقية	23,100
98	Nefta	Nafṭah	نفطة	22,700
99	Zaghouan	Zaghwān	زغوان	22,600
100	Tabarka	Ṭabarqah	طبرقة	22,100
101	Sahline Moôtmar	As-Sāḥilīn M'utmar	الساحلين معتمر	21,533
102	Bou Salem	Bū Sālim	بوسالم	21,200
103	Menzel Abderrahmane	Menzil 'Abd ar-Raḥmān	منزل عبد الرحمان	21,059
104	Bekalta	Al-Biqāliṭah	البقالطة	20,506
105	Menzel Bouzelfa	Manzil Būzalafah	منزل بوزلفة	20,300
106	Ezzouhour	Az-Zuhūr	الزهور	20,289
107	Moularès	Umm al-'Arā'is	أم العرائس	20,200
108	Ghardimaou	Ghār ad-Dimā'	غار الدماء	19,200
109	Tajerouine	Tājarwīn	تاجروين	17,100
110	Souk Lahad	Sūq al-Aḥad	سوق الأحد	14,900

Source: National Institute of Statistics, Tunisia (2023 estimate), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

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33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

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Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

24 urban areas in Tunisia with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Tunis	2,478,891	+0.22%	438	5,660	201	2,500,745	2,569,932
2	Sfax	609,891	+0.26%	179	3,415	897	616,285	624,735
3	Sousse	496,953	+0.22%	125	3,976	1,127	501,256	548,224
4	Hammamet	229,912	+0.29%	80	2,874	2,583	232,547	241,058
5	Bizerte	177,248	+0.36%	52	3,409	3,455	179,780	186,931
6	Gabes	161,938	+0.44%	53	3,044	3,786	164,784	170,561
7	Ksar Hellal	141,314	+0.44%	28	4,976	4,361	143,800	183,395
8	Gafsa	129,499	+0.25%	27	4,796	4,783	130,809	135,657
9	Fouchana	121,531	+0.25%	21	5,787	5,122	122,767	130,137
10	Monastir	91,533	+0.26%	21	4,359	6,858	92,491	94,903
11	Kasserine	83,342	+0.91%	15	5,412	7,579	86,386	88,290
12	Medenine	80,898	+0.19%	24	3,371	7,803	81,519	83,005
13	Kairouan	79,020	+0.15%	21	3,763	8,001	79,484	82,100
14	Béja	75,610	+0.33%	14	5,401	8,336	76,605	78,674
15	Manzil Bourguiba	74,866	+0.34%	20	3,743	8,422	75,870	77,945
16	M'Saken	65,487	+0.12%	17	3,852	9,587	65,802	66,578
17	Tataouine	63,730	+0.20%	16	3,983	9,864	64,250	65,417
18	Jendouba	63,656	+0.39%	15	4,244	9,872	64,652	66,639
19	Oued Ellil	59,712	+0.90%	13	4,524	10,478	61,856	64,455
20	El Hamma	58,151	+0.30%	14	4,154	10,727	58,858	60,551
21	Sidi Bouzid	57,294	+0.18%	13	4,407	10,891	57,713	60,290
22	Al-Kaf	55,139	+0.89%	11	4,923	11,294	57,093	58,634
23	Kelibia	52,974	+0.27%	14	3,784	11,719	53,544	56,412
24	Jemmal	51,347	+0.18%	13	3,950	11,990	51,717	52,637

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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