Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Tunisia
Tunisia: Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 was 15.11 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 15.11 for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Tunisia peaked at 18.33 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.37, in 2007.
That places Tunisia 7th out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.94 | — |
| 1992 | 15.6 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.95 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 16.01 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 16.35 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 16.06 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.94 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.47 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 15.21 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 14.94 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 14.4 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 14.55 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 14.51 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.23 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.87 | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 12.51 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 12.37 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 12.44 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.29 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 13.05 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 18.33 | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 17.63 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 15.93 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 14.26 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 15.16 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 15.56 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.33 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.46 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.15 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 17.65 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.63 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 15.3 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 15.11 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.34 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 15.11 | -1.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 15.11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 1.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 15.11 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.99, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 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 | +40.5% | 13.05 | 18.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.84 | 15.21 | 16.35 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.61 | 12.37 | 14.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.79 | 13.05 | 18.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.86 | 15.11 | 17.65 | 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 unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Tunisia?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Tunisia was 15.11 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.33 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.37 in 2007.
- How does Tunisia rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Tunisia ranks 7th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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