Tunis

Tunis, Tunisia, scores 52 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #226 of 309 destinations. 26 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 65% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 52
• OECD: 44
• UN Tourism: 56
• UNDRR: 38

Strongest

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Oxford Business Group / Ministère du Transport Tunisie, 2024–2025). At or above 4: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 299.3 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (ResearchGate / Pereira, A. (2017), 'Municipal solid waste management in Tunis City, Tunisia', 2017). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.5 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Income per head: 13,018 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank, International Comparison Program / World Development Indicators, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 27 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (Office National du Tourisme Tunisien (ONTT), Le Tourisme Tunisien en Chiffres 2023, 2023). Below 45: grade 0/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 60 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (ReWater MENA / UN-Water / WHO (SDG 6.3.1 monitoring), 2020). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.

Tunisia in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Tunisia is #82 of 110 countries (3.62 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 55 on the CIRA Index; Tunis is 3 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 38

• Nights in the three busiest months: 35.3 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 35 and 40: grade 2/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 30 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Office National du Tourisme Tunisien (ONTT), Jan–Jul 2025). Between 25 and 35: grade 2/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 34.6 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Banque Centrale de Tunisie & Office National du Tourisme Tunisien (ONTT), 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 90.6 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Office National du Tourisme Tunisien (ONTT), Rapport Annuel 2024, 2024). Between 90 and 100: grade 2/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 2.4 nights per visitor (region figure) (Office National du Tourisme Tunisien (ONTT), Le Tourisme Tunisien en Chiffres 2023, 2023). Between 2.2 and 2.8: grade 2/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 27 % average annual occupancy (region figure) (Office National du Tourisme Tunisien (ONTT), Le Tourisme Tunisien en Chiffres 2023, 2023). Below 45: grade 0/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 42

• Jobs in tourism industries: 7.5 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 14.9 % of the labour force (country figure) (National Institute of Statistics (INS Tunisia), Indicateurs de l'emploi et du chômage, Q2 2026). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4. Source
• Income per head: 13,018 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank, International Comparison Program / World Development Indicators, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 35

• Extreme heat days: 51.6 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 99.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4. Source
• Flood hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 3.4 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 2 and 3.5: grade 3/4. Source

Water and environment: 56

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 60 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (ReWater MENA / UN-Water / WHO (SDG 6.3.1 monitoring), 2020). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 299.3 kg per resident per year (metro figure) (ResearchGate / Pereira, A. (2017), 'Municipal solid waste management in Tunis City, Tunisia', 2017). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 20.9 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (metro figure) (MDPI Land / Ben Messaoud et al. (2024), 'Spatial-Temporal Dynamics of Urban Green Spaces in Response to Rapid Urbanization and Urban Expansion in Tunis between 2000 and 2020', 2020). Between 20 and 30: grade 2/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 5.9 % change in rents over the last 12 months (country figure) (National Institute of Statistics (INS) Tunisia / Trading Economics, August 2026). Between 3 and 6: grade 3/4. Source
• Short-let density: 1 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (region figure) (AirDNA & Institut National de la Statistique (INS) Tunisie, 2024–2026). Between 0.5 and 1: grade 3/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 50

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (Oxford Business Group / Ministère du Transport Tunisie, 2024–2025). At or above 4: grade 4/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (UNDRR / World Bank, 2021–2025). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Berghahn Journals / Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts, 2024). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 34.9 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source such as a tourist tax or levy (Ministère du Tourisme de Tunisie, 2024–2025). Grade 2/4. Source

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