Tunisia

Level moderateupdated 4 min ago
What governments advise19 states tracked
8 nothing to report9 increased caution2 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

A country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.

1alerts in progress2 / 19states advise against travel4.7homicides / 100,000 inhab.42events over 12 months
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What are the main risks in Tunisia?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 42 events there, including 16 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Internet outage, Flood.

Is there a government travel advisory for Tunisia?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 2 advise against travel and 9 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Tunisia: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

UK (FCDO) travel advisory — Tunisia

8 months ago · 15 sources

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Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Tunisia?

The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to some areas of the country, and the United States asks visitors to exercise increased caution. The advice is limited to certain areas. The official notice names them, in its own words: « La région saharienne proche des frontières avec la Libye et avec l’Algérie est formellement déconseillée. » Away from that, what gets recorded is mostly seasonal: 16 wildfires over the last 12 months, 10 of them severe, plus one heatwave, one thunderstorm and two floods, for 22 records in all and 13 severe. Almost everything falls in July, then August. One record was filed as conflict: rare, but that is the kind of event with the highest stakes for people. Homicides run at 4.7 per 100,000 inhabitants against a world median of 2.1. That number covers homicide only, nothing about theft or scams.

What it changes for a nomad

If you can pick your dates, come outside the summer peak. July holds 16 of the 22 records of the last 12 months and August 3, while January, February and June were the quietest with one each. Summer here means fire and heat: smoke and closed roads can follow for days. For a stay of several weeks, the area-limited advice matters more than the raw count of events, because it decides where you can reasonably go and work. Keep the rest of your plans loose in high summer, and read the official notice again before any trip beyond the towns you already know.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Tunisia has seen 22 recorded events, with 13 considered severe. Wildfires are the most frequent, totaling 16 incidents, with 10 severe ones. Floods occurred twice, but none were severe. A single conflict event was noted, but it was not severe. Travel advisories were issued once, with a severe warning. Heatwaves and thunderstorms each appeared once, both severe. The busiest months for hazards are July, with 16 events, and August, with 3. January, February, and June are quieter months. The homicide rate is 4.7 per 100,000, above the world median of 2.1. No recent major events or armed conflict are recorded, but natural hazards like wildfires, heatwaves, floods, and storms are common seasonal risks.

To watch right now

  • One alert is live, and the strongest record of the whole window is the travel notice itself: check its current wording before you fix a route.

To watch as a rule

  • Fire is the recurring hazard of the warm season: 16 records over the last 12 months, 10 of them severe.
  • Heat: one severe heatwave in the window, and it is a seasonal hazard here rather than a one-off.
  • Floods and thunderstorms: few records, but both come back with the season.
  • The area-limited advice still stands in an ordinary month: « Les déplacements sont déconseillés, sauf raison impérative, dans la zone désertique au sud et à l’Est de la ligne Bir Rijm Maatoug - Borj Bourguiba -Ben Guerda

Good reflexes

  • Read the UK and US notices in full before booking anything outside the main towns.
  • In July and August, check for smoke and road closures before driving out for the day.
  • During a heatwave, shift your working hours to the early morning and keep water within reach.
  • After heavy rain, turn back rather than drive through a flooded road.
  • Keep an offline map and a local emergency number saved on your phone.

Tunisia: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

Avoid some areas
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaDenmarkUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNew ZealandPolandSwedenUS State Department

the official notice lists the areas concerned

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Kassérine
  • Tataouine
  • Médenine
  • Kebili
  • Tozeur
  • Gafsa
  • Tunis

Advised against unless essential

  • Jendouba
  • Le Kef
  • Kassérine
  • Médenine
  • Sidi Bou Zid
  • Gabès
  • Bizerte
  • Nabeul
  • Sousse
  • Monastir
  • Mahdia
  • Sfax
  • Gafsa
  • Kebili
  • Tataouine
  • Tozeur
  • Tunis

Except: Tunis

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

Avoid all travel (French advisory)

  • The Saharan region near the borders with Libya and Algeria is formally advised against.

Avoid unless essential (French advisory)

  • Travel is not recommended, except for imperative reasons, in the desert zone to the south and east of the line Bir Rijm Maatoug - Borj Bourguiba - Ben Guerdane (the latter city being included in the formally advised against zone).

Translated from the French advisory — hover a line to read the official wording.

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  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Tunisia: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • New displacements, disasters: 0.21 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 4.7 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 18.9 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 65 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 16.5 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 1.3 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 1.8 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
Air quality (PM2.5)
18.9µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
65% of the population · 2024

Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
16.5per 100,000 people · 2019

Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
1.3per 1,000 people · 2021

Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
1.8per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
76.7years · 2024

Close to the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, disasters
0.21per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

2,600 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.19per 1,000 people · 2025

2,386 people in total

5,523 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

3.4/10 — low

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

4.7homicides per 100,000 people (2020)

Above the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

5documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-01. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Tunisia: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 6 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Flood2
  • Internet outage2
  • Heatwave11 1 severe
  • Storm11 1 severe

Last 12 months · 42 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire2214 14 severe
  • Internet outage10
  • Flood4
  • Storm11 1 severe
  • Heatwave11 1 severe
  • Civil unrest1
  • Travel advisory1
  • Risk1

+ 1 more type · 1 event

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  • IFRC humanitarian operation — Tunisia - Wildfires

    Emergency fund (DREF) · since Aug 6, 2026 · planned until Feb 28, 2027

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