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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Tunisia

Tunisia Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 16.1 % 1Q/23
Employed Persons 3458 Thousand Person | 3.458 Million Person 2Q/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Tunisia - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Tunisia?

  • Unemployment Rate in Tunisia increased to 16.1 % in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 18.9 % and minimum was 12.4 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Institute of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
16.1 1Q/23 14.07.2023
15.2 4Q/22 16.02.2023
15.3 2Q/22 25.08.2022
16.1 1Q/22 18.05.2022
18.4 3Q/21 16.02.2022
17.8 1Q/21 17.05.2021
16.2 3Q/20 12.02.2021
18 2Q/20 17.08.2020


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Tunisia by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Beji Caid 31.12.2014 - 15.0000 15.4000 15.6000 15.0000 2.67%
Moncef Marzouki 31.12.2011 - 31.12.2014 18.9000 14.8000 18.9000 14.8000 -21.69%
Fouad Mebazaa 15.02.2011 - 31.12.2011 18.3000 18.3000 18.3000 18.3000 0.00%
Zine El Abidine 07.11.1987 - 14.01.2011 12.9000 13.0000 13.3000 12.4000 0.78%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons
                     Tunisia - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

How many employed persons are in Tunisia?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Tunisia increased to 3458 Thousand Person (3.458 Million Person) in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 3566 Thousand Person and minimum was 898 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Institute of Statistics.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
3458 2Q/23 14.09.2023
3500 4Q/22 20.02.2023
3454 2Q/22 25.08.2022
3379 3Q/21 22.03.2022
3429 1Q/21 17.05.2021
3512 3Q/20 28.11.2020
3566 1Q/20 09.08.2020
3566 4Q/19 18.02.2020


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons in Tunisia by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Tunisia

Index Updated Actual Previous

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Egypt 2Q/23 7 % 7.1
Kenya 2022 4.9 % 5.3
Madagascar 2022 2.1 % 2.3
Zimbabwe 20 7.9 % 8.1
Tanzania 2022 8.9 % 9
Togo 2022 4.1 % 4.2
Tunisia 1Q/23 16.1 % 15.2
Nigeria 1Q/23 4.1 % 5.3
Sudan 2022 18.7 % 19.1
Morocco 2Q/23 12.4 % 12.9
Senegal 2Q/23 18.6 % 21.5
Seychelles 2020 4 % 2.4
South Africa 2Q/23 32.6 % 32.9
Uganda 2022 4.3 % 4.3
Rwanda May/23 16.8 % 17.2
Liberia 2022 3.6 % 3.7
Zambia 2022 6.1 % 6.2
Mozambique 2017 25.04 % 24.37
Namibia 2022 20.8 % 21.3
Ghana 2022 3.9 % 3.9
Swaziland 2022 24.4 % 24.6
Libya 2022 20.7 % 20.6
Algeria 3Q/18 11.7 %
Angola 2022 29.6 % 30
Benin 2022 1.7 % 1.8
Botswana 2022 25.4 % 26
Burkina Faso 2018 6.1 %
Burundi 2022 1 % 1.1
Central African Republic 2022 6.4 % 6.5
Chad 2022 1.4 % 1.5
Comoros 2022 8.8 % 9
Republic of the Congo 2022 21.8 % 22.2
Equatorial Guinea 2022 8.7 % 9.1
Eritrea 2022 6.6 % 6.8
Ethiopia 2018 19.1 % 16.9
Gabon 2022 21.5 % 21.8
Gambia 2022 4.8 % 5
Guatemala 4Q/22 3 % 2.2
Guinea 2022 5.7 % 5.8
Guinea Bissau 2022 3.6 % 3.7
Lesotho 2022 18 % 18.3
Malawi 2022 5.6 % 5.7
Mali 2022 2.8 % 2.6
Mauritania 2022 11.1 % 11.3
Niger 2022 0.5 % 0.7
Sao Tome and Principe 2022 15.3 % 15.3
Sierra Leone 2022 3.6 % 3.7