Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 3.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia stood at 3.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia peaked at 3.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1991.
That places Tunisia 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.6% | — |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 3.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 3.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +25.3% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 29 South Africa 3.3% compare
- 30 El Salvador 3.2% compare
- 31 Guinea 3.2% compare
- 33 Malaysia 3.2% compare
- 34 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.2% compare
- 35 Bulgaria 3.2% compare
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia was 3.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1991.
- How does Tunisia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).