Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia is 8.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2007.
Tunisia ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.0% | — |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 8.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 8.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia was 8.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2007.
- How does Tunisia rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, male (% of male 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).