Annual working hours per worker in Tunisia
Tunisia: Annual working hours per worker was 2,288 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Tunisia, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Tunisia stood at 2,288 hours per worker.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Tunisia peaked at 2,373 hours per worker in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,210 hours per worker, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 19th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,353 hours per worker | 2,347 hours per worker | 2,363 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,345 hours per worker | 2,292 hours per worker | 2,373 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,269 hours per worker | 2,210 hours per worker | 2,292 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Tunisia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 45.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 40.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 26.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 30.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Tunisia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Tunisia was 2,288 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,373 hours per worker in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,210 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Tunisia ranks 19th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.