Tunisia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Tunisia, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Tunisia was 15.11% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 18.33% in 2011. The lowest was 12.37% in 2007 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.16% per year.
Tunisia ranks 16 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 9%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 9.00%, so Tunisia sits above it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 18% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 7 of 23 economies; Syrian Arab Republic (13.57%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 41% in 2011. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 23rd of 187 in 1991 → 28th of 187 in 2000 → 36th of 187 in 2010 → 18th of 187 in 2020 → 15th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 15.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 15.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 16.63% | -1.0 pp |
| 2020 | 17.65% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 17.15% | +1.7 pp |
| 2018 | 15.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 15.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 15.56% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 15.16% | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 14.26% | -1.7 pp |
| 2013 | 15.93% | -1.7 pp |
| 2012 | 17.63% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 18.33% | +5.3 pp |
| 2010 | 13.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 13.29% | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 12.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 12.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 12.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 12.87% | -1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 14.23% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 14.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 14.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 14.94% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 15.21% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 15.47% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 15.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 16.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 16.35% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 16.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 15.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 15.6% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 15.94% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tunisia’s Unemployment in 1992?
15.6% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tunisia’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -5.2% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 15.11%; 2024: 15.34%; 2023: 15.11%; 2022: 15.3%; 2021: 16.63%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.