Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Tunisia
Tunisia: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 2,386 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Tunisia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 2,386 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and up 262.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Tunisia peaked at 4,085 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11, in 1994.
That places Tunisia 113th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,000 | — |
| 1961 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 | -50.0% |
| 1966 | 666.67 | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 833.33 | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 700 | -30.0% |
| 1970 | 400 | -42.9% |
| 1971 | 100 | -75.0% |
| 1972 | 85 | -15.0% |
| 1973 | 70 | -17.6% |
| 1990 | 30 | -57.1% |
| 1991 | 130 | +333.3% |
| 1992 | 111 | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 99 | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 11 | -88.9% |
| 1995 | 195 | +1672.7% |
| 1996 | 172 | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 497 | +189.0% |
| 1998 | 525 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 444 | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 428 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 92 | -78.5% |
| 2002 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 87 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 85 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,085 | +4650.0% |
| 2012 | 1,433 | -64.9% |
| 2013 | 727 | -49.3% |
| 2014 | 895 | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 659 | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 646 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 726 | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 1,061 | +46.1% |
| 2019 | 1,732 | +63.2% |
| 2020 | 2,580 | +49.0% |
| 2021 | 3,186 | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 3,299 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 3,994 | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 2,955 | -26.0% |
| 2025 | 2,386 | -19.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2,386 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,476, 21% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 2,386 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15,377, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +4650.0% | 86 | 4,085 |
| 1995 | +1672.7% | 11 | 195 |
| 1991 | +333.3% | 30 | 130 |
| 1997 | +189.0% | 172 | 497 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 870 | 500 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 163.75 | 70 | 400 | 4 |
| 1990s | 221.4 | 11 | 525 | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.8 | 81 | 428 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,205 | 86 | 4,085 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,067 | 2,386 | 3,994 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More social development data for Tunisia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,711 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,711 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Tunisia?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Tunisia was 2,386 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,085 in 2011.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 1994.
- How does Tunisia rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Tunisia ranks 113th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.