Demography
| Year | Municipality | Metropolitan area |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 114,121 | |
| 1901 | 146,276 | |
| 1911 | 162,479 | |
| 1921 | 171,676 | 192,994 |
| 1926 | 185,996 | 210,240 |
| 1931 | 202,405 | 235,230 |
| 1936 | 219,578 | 258,113 |
| 1946 | 364,593 | 449,820 |
| 1956 | 410,000 | 561,117 |
| 1966 | 468,997 | 679,603 |
| 1975 | 550,404 | 873,515 |
| Sources : Paul Sebag, Tunis. Histoire d'une ville, éd. L’Harmattan, 1998 | ||
In the years following independence, the population of the metropolitan area continues to grow: the increase of 21.1% from 1956 to 1966 and by 28.5% from 1966 to 1975 (55.6% between 1956 and 1975). This steady growth is accompanied by changes which affect the nature of the settlement of the capital. Decolonization led to the exodus of some minorities whose numbers are dwindling every year. The gaps created by their departure are abundantly filled by Tunisians who are emigrating to Tunis from other parts of the country.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the city of Tunis exceeds 2,000,000 inhabitants. After independence, the Tunisian government implemented a plan to cope with population growth of the city and country, a system of family planning, to attempt to lower the rate of population growth. However, between 1994 and 2004, the population of the governorate of Tunis grew more than 1.03% per annum. It represents, in the 2004 census, 9.9% of the total population of Tunisia. As in the rest of Tunisia, literacy in the region of Tunis has evolved rapidly during the second half of the 20th century and reaches a level slightly higher than the national average. However education is only exceeded by the neighbouring governorate of Ariana which has many institutions of education.
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