Libya vs Tunisia: Labor force participation rate

Libya

48.0%

in 2025

Tunisia

45.2%

in 2025

Libya rank

163rd

Tunisia rank

165th

Labor force participation rate over time

Libya currently reports 48.0% against 45.2% in Tunisia, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tunisia ahead.

Libya ranks 163rd and Tunisia ranks 165th of 186 countries.

Indicator: Labor force participation rate
Unit: %
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).