Tunisia Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Tunisia unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.82%, a 0.23% increase from 2020.
  • Tunisia unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.59%, a 1.46% increase from 2019.
  • Tunisia unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.13%, a 0.33% decline from 2018.
  • Tunisia unemployment rate for 2018 was 15.46%, a 0.13% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Eswatini 25.76%
West Bank and Gaza 24.90%
Lesotho 24.60%
Republic of Congo 23.01%
Sudan 19.81%
Tunisia 16.82%
Sao Tome and Principe 15.91%
Cabo Verde 15.42%
Zambia 13.03%
Morocco 11.47%
Mauritania 11.46%
Georgia 10.66%
Nigeria 9.79%
Egypt 9.33%
Kyrgyz Republic 9.10%
Ukraine 8.88%
Angola 8.53%
Honduras 8.51%
Bolivia 8.51%
Uzbekistan 7.16%
Mongolia 7.08%
India 5.98%
Nicaragua 5.96%
El Salvador 5.94%
Kenya 5.74%
Sri Lanka 5.40%
Bangladesh 5.23%
Timor-Leste 5.07%
Ghana 4.70%
Indonesia 4.41%
Pakistan 4.35%
Bhutan 4.33%
Moldova 3.96%
Cameroon 3.87%
Papua New Guinea 2.75%
Philippines 2.41%
Vanuatu 2.18%
Myanmar 2.17%
Vietnam 2.17%
Lao PDR 1.26%
Solomon Islands 1.03%
Cambodia 0.61%
Tunisia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2021 16.82% 0.23%
2020 16.59% 1.46%
2019 15.13% -0.33%
2018 15.46% 0.13%
2017 15.33% -0.23%
2016 15.56% 0.40%
2015 15.16% 0.10%
2014 15.06% -0.87%
2013 15.93% -1.70%
2012 17.63% -0.70%
2011 18.33% 5.28%
2010 13.05% -0.24%
2009 13.29% 0.85%
2008 12.44% 0.08%
2007 12.36% -0.15%
2006 12.51% -0.36%
2005 12.87% -1.36%
2004 14.23% -0.28%
2003 14.51% -0.04%
2002 14.55% 0.15%
2001 14.40% -0.54%
2000 14.94% -0.27%
1999 15.21% -0.40%
1998 15.61% -0.33%
1997 15.94% 0.11%
1996 15.83% -0.11%
1995 15.94% 0.08%
1994 15.86% 0.03%
1993 15.83% 0.25%
1992 15.58% -0.06%
1991 15.65% -0.06%