Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 2.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia is 2.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia peaked at 18.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
Tunisia ranks 107th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.2% | — |
| 1992 | 17.4% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +66.0% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -37.4% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -5.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 2.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +66.0% | 5.7% | 9.4% |
| 2017 | +32.5% | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| 2011 | -37.4% | 9.4% | 5.9% |
| 2008 | -33.0% | 8.2% | 5.5% |
| 2007 | -30.1% | 11.7% | 8.2% |
| 2016 | -30.3% | 4.0% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 13.7% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 5.5% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More work & labour data for Tunisia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6962 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6752 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 11,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,745 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,323 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,329 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,652 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.