North Africa
Making aliyah from Tunisia
195 people moved from Tunisia to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 0 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Tunisia specifically.
Olim in 2025
0
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
195
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2017
43 arrivals
Most chosen town
Be'er Sheva
141 people
Settlement concentration
Not ranked: Tunisia has fewer than 1,000 olim on the detailed record, so its top three towns say more about one absorption programme than about a pattern.
The record
Aliyah from Tunisia, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Tunisia by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Be'er Sheva141
- 2Jerusalem20
- 3Netivot10
- 4Netanya8
- 5Ashdod4
- 6Ofra2
- 7Rishon LeZion2
- 8Berekhya2
- 9Givat Shmuel2
- 10Ma'ale Mikhmas1
Age on arrival
30% arrived as children, 13% at 65 or over.
- 10-1759
- 218-2435
- 325-3435
- 435-4916
- 550-6424
- 665+26
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1School pupil36
- 2Goldsmith31
- 3Not stated29
- 4Retired21
- 5Student17
- 6Homemaker14
- 7Unskilled8
- 8Primary school teacher7
Destination
More went to Be'er Sheva than anywhere else
141 of the 195 arrivals from Tunisia registered in Be'er Sheva, ahead of Jerusalem, Netivot, Netanya.
That is 72% of everyone arriving from Tunisia, against 2.9% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Tunisia
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Arranged case by case through the Jewish Agency.
Arrivals are dispersed across the country.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Tunisia compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in North Africa
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Tunisia each year?+
0 in 2025, and 195 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2017, with 43 arrivals.
Where do olim from Tunisia settle?+
Be'er Sheva takes the largest share, followed by Jerusalem, Netivot, Netanya. 72% of olim from Tunisia settled in Be'er Sheva, against 2.9% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Tunisia?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Tunisia mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 195 arrivals recorded, 30% were children under 18 and 13% were 65 or over. That is a family-heavy profile.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.