Tunisia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Tunisia unemployment rate for 2022 was 17.76%, a 0.77% decline from 2021.
  • Tunisia unemployment rate for 2021 was 18.52%, a 0.11% decline from 2020.
  • Tunisia unemployment rate for 2020 was 18.63%, a 1.48% increase from 2019.
  • Tunisia unemployment rate for 2019 was 17.15%, a 1.69% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Djibouti 26.67%
West Bank and Gaza 24.42%
Eswatini 22.64%
Republic of Congo 20.48%
Tunisia 17.76%
Sudan 17.59%
Lesotho 16.75%
Angola 14.48%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.35%
Cabo Verde 12.44%
Georgia 11.68%
Mauritania 10.79%
Morocco 9.99%
Honduras 7.00%
Egypt 6.40%
Mongolia 6.21%
Sri Lanka 6.18%
Bhutan 5.95%
Kenya 5.64%
Pakistan 5.60%
Vanuatu 5.22%
Nicaragua 4.99%
India 4.82%
Uzbekistan 4.51%
Zambia 4.37%
Bangladesh 4.27%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.02%
Nigeria 3.83%
Lao PDR 3.82%
Cameroon 3.78%
Bolivia 3.55%
Ghana 3.52%
Indonesia 3.46%
El Salvador 3.00%
Myanmar 2.96%
Papua New Guinea 2.78%
Philippines 2.38%
Timor-Leste 1.79%
Solomon Islands 1.61%
Vietnam 1.54%
Moldova 0.91%
Cambodia 0.23%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Tunisia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 17.76% -0.77%
2021 18.52% -0.11%
2020 18.63% 1.48%
2019 17.15% 1.69%
2018 15.46% 0.13%
2017 15.33% -0.23%
2016 15.56% 0.40%
2015 15.16% 0.90%
2014 14.26% -1.67%
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% -0.27%
1998 15.48% -0.46%
1997 15.94% -0.12%
1996 16.06% -0.27%
1995 16.34% 0.30%
1994 16.04% 0.05%
1993 16.00% 0.31%
1992 15.69% -0.31%
1991 16.00% 16.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%