Which has higher population in largest city, Syrian Arab Republic or Tunisia?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.80 million against 2.55 million in Tunisia as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia?

254,930, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Tunisia: Population in largest city

Syrian Arab Republic

2.80 million

in 2025

Tunisia

2.55 million

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic rank

71st

Tunisia rank

73rd

Population in largest city over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.80 million against 2.55 million in Tunisia, a difference of 254,930.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tunisia ahead.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st and Tunisia ranks 73rd of 153 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	717,128	654,028	63,100	Syrian Arab Republic
1970s	1.11 million	882,474	224,119	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	1.53 million	1.22 million	308,486	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	1.87 million	1.65 million	220,402	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	2.57 million	1.86 million	714,354	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	2.36 million	2.17 million	191,187	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	2.57 million	2.46 million	111,045	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Syrian Arab Republic or Tunisia?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.80 million against 2.55 million in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia?: 254,930, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Tunisia rank globally for population in largest city?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st and Tunisia ranks 73rd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.