Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia peaked at 9.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2025.
That places Tunisia 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.0% | — |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -31.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia was 1.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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, total (% of total 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.