Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Tunisia
Tunisia: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 15.11 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Tunisia, 1989–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 15.11 for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in 2023.
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, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Tunisia peaked at 18.33 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.49, in 2021.
That places Tunisia 4th out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15.3 | — |
| 1994 | 16.3 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 15.94 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 15.21 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 14.94 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 14.4 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 14.55 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 14.51 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 14.24 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.87 | -9.6% |
| 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% |
| 2021 | 6.49 | -62.2% |
| 2022 | 15.3 | +135.7% |
| 2023 | 15.11 | -1.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 15.11 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.62, 1.8× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 15.11 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.47, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +135.7% | 6.49 | 15.3 |
| 2021 | -62.2% | 17.15 | 6.49 |
| 2011 | +40.5% | 13.05 | 18.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.81 | 15.21 | 16.3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.61 | 12.37 | 14.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.79 | 13.05 | 18.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3 | 6.49 | 15.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 117 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Tunisia?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Tunisia was 15.11 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.33 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Tunisia ranks 4th out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 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 UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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