Migration trends in Tunisia

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Tunisia loses more people than it takes in: 715.2K emigrants against 51K immigrants. Net balance −664.3K — 5% of the country's population

12.3M

Population

51K

Immigrants

715.2K

Emigrants

−664.3K

Outflow

1 in 241 residents of Tunisia was born abroad — and 1 in 18 people born in Tunisia lives abroad

#85 in the world by net migration loss

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Tunisia

Where people move to

444.2K62.1%

117.9K16.5%

52.2K7.3%

Where people come from

1Algeria

11.6K22.8%

2Libya

10.2K20.0%

3France

9.6K18.9%

Immigrants in Tunisia

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

32K immigrants · 453.2K emigrants

2005

The diaspora passed 500K people

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 262.1K more emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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