Egypt vs Tunisia: Female employment rate
Egypt
21.0%
in 2024
Tunisia
21.2%
in 2023
Egypt rank
164th
Tunisia rank
163rd
Female employment rate over time
- Egypt
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 21.2% against 21.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 164th and Tunisia ranks 163rd of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4% | 15.9% | 11.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 18.7% | 0.9% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 20.5% | 3.0% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 19.5% | 2.8% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 27.6% | 14.1% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, Egypt or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 21.2% against 21.0% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between Egypt and Tunisia?
- 0.2%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tunisia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Tunisia rank globally for female employment rate?
- Egypt ranks 164th and Tunisia ranks 163rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.