Unemployment rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Unemployment rate was 15.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment rate in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 15.1% for unemployment rate in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Tunisia peaked at 18.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2007.
That places Tunisia 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Unemployment rate in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.9% | — |
| 1992 | 15.6% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | -1.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 15.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 15.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.0%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +40.5% | 13.0% | 18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 17.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More work & labour data for Tunisia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6962 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6752 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 11,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,745 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,323 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,329 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,652 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Tunisia?
- Unemployment rate in Tunisia was 15.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2007.
- How does Tunisia rank for unemployment rate?
- Tunisia ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.