Unemployment Rate in Tunisia increased to 15.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 15.30 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Tunisia averaged 15.66 percent from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 18.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 and a record low of 12.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007. source: National Institute of Statistics - Tunisia

Unemployment Rate in Tunisia is expected to be 15.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Tunisia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 14.40 percent in 2026 and 14.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 3606.00 3609.00 Thousand Sep 2025
Minimum Wages 20.32 20.32 TND/Day Nov 2025
Population 11.89 11.85 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 15.40 15.30 percent Sep 2025


Tunisia Unemployment Rate
In Tunisia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
15.40 15.30 18.90 12.40 2005 - 2025 percent Quarterly