Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia peaked at 6.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
Tunisia ranks 108th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.4% | — |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -25.5% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -25.5% | 3.5% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 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)
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- 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, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia was 1.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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.