Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia hosts refugees and asylum-seekers from conflict-affected regions along the central Mediterranean route, with UNHCR providing protection and essential assistance despite a challenging operational environment.
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Key statistics
12,610
people are identified as forcibly displaced in need of protection in the country by the end of 2024
15,022
Tunisians are registered refugees and asylum-seekers worldwide by the end of 2024
$17.3 million
are needed this year to ensure that operations and programmes in Tunisia are sustained
Tunisia is a key country along the central Mediterranean route, with complex and mixed movements of refugees, asylum-seekers, and migrants arriving from across Africa and the Middle East.
By the end of 2024, UNHCR had registered over 12,000 refugees and asylum-seekers in the country, most of whom had fled armed conflict and violence. The evolving political and operational environment, marked by government investigations into civil society actors and peaceful protests by refugees demanding relocation, led UNHCR to adapt its response by directly implementing key activities.
Despite limited resources, UNHCR continued to provide life-saving support, including healthcare, shelter, legal aid, and multi-purpose cash assistance, with a focus on protecting the most vulnerable individuals such as survivors of torture, gender-based violence, and unaccompanied children.
Population and financial overview
Tunisia
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Populations
Population types
Population types
Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is .
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by country
Population by country
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Population by origin
Population by origin
NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.
Financial
Budget and expenditure trend
Budget and expenditure trend
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by pillar
Budget by pillar
Budget by objective
Budget by objective
Note: The table presents the budget for this operation broken down at the objective level. Resource allocation at the objective level is subject to change during the course of the year as the operational situation evolves and priorities shift. The current budget, reflected in the bottom line of this table, is updated on a monthly basis and is replaced by the final budget at year-end.
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Expenditure by Outcome Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Source: 2025 budget was approved by ExCom in October 2024 while the 2024 budget figures include the latest supplementary appeals and are updated on a monthly basis.
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Impact Area
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas
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Strategy - Country
Strategy
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Office contact details
For information about our operation in Tunisia, please contact us through our Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
