Qatar vs Tunisia: Population in the largest city
Qatar
28.2%
in 2025
Tunisia
29.2%
in 2025
Qatar rank
81st
Tunisia rank
79th
Population in the largest city over time
- Qatar
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 29.2% against 28.2% in Qatar, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 81st and Tunisia ranks 79th of 153 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.3% | 36.0% | 60.3% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 75.5% | 31.3% | 44.2% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 30.9% | 32.3% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 29.9% | 23.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 28.0% | 14.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 28.2% | 0.5% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 28.9% | 0.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Qatar or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 29.2% against 28.2% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Qatar and Tunisia?
- 1.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Tunisia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Tunisia rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Qatar ranks 81st and Tunisia ranks 79th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.