Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Tunisia

Unemployment rate in Tunisia in 2025 — 15.11%. Ranked 168 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.83 pp.

2025 15.11% −0.23 pp vs 2024
World rank 168of 182
Period maximum 18.33%2011
Period minimum 12.37%2007

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Tunisia, 1991–2025121416182019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 15.94%1992: 15.6%1993: 15.95%1994: 16.01%1995: 16.35%1996: 16.06%1997: 15.94%1998: 15.47%1999: 15.21%2000: 14.94%2001: 14.4%2002: 14.55%2003: 14.51%2004: 14.23%2005: 12.87%2006: 12.51%2007: 12.37%2008: 12.44%2009: 13.29%2010: 13.05%2011: 18.33%2012: 17.63%2013: 15.93%2014: 14.26%2015: 15.16%2016: 15.56%2017: 15.33%2018: 15.46%2019: 17.15%2020: 17.65%2021: 16.63%2022: 15.3%2023: 15.11%2024: 15.34%2025: 15.11%
Change over the period: −0.83 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 15.11%
World 4.79%
Northern Africa computed 9.1%
Unemployment rate — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.11 −0.23 pp
2024 15.34 +0.23 pp
2023 15.11 −0.19 pp
2022 15.3 −1.33 pp
2021 16.63 −1.02 pp
2020 17.65 +0.5 pp
2019 17.15 +1.69 pp
2018 15.46 +0.13 pp
2017 15.33 −0.23 pp
2016 15.56 +0.4 pp
2015 15.16 +0.9 pp
2014 14.26 −1.68 pp
2013 15.93 −1.7 pp
2012 17.63 −0.7 pp
2011 18.33 +5.29 pp
2010 13.05 −0.24 pp
2009 13.29 +0.85 pp
2008 12.44 +0.08 pp
2007 12.37 −0.15 pp
2006 12.51 −0.36 pp
2005 12.87 −1.36 pp
2004 14.23 −0.28 pp
2003 14.51 −0.04 pp
2002 14.55 +0.15 pp
2001 14.4 −0.54 pp
2000 14.94 −0.27 pp
1999 15.21 −0.26 pp
1998 15.47 −0.47 pp
1997 15.94 −0.12 pp
1996 16.06 −0.29 pp
1995 16.35 +0.34 pp
1994 16.01 +0.06 pp
1993 15.95 +0.35 pp
1992 15.6 −0.34 pp
1991 15.94

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.