Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tunisia
Tunisia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 15.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tunisia, 1989–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tunisia stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tunisia peaked at 18.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 12th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15.3% | — |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -9.6% |
| 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% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -62.2% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +135.7% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -1.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 15.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 15.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.0%, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +135.7% | 6.5% | 15.3% |
| 2021 | -62.2% | 17.2% | 6.5% |
| 2011 | +40.5% | 13.0% | 18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 6.5% | 15.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tunisia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Tunisia was 15.1% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Tunisia ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.