Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 33.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tunisia stood at 33.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tunisia peaked at 34.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1991.
Tunisia ranks 8th 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.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.3% | — |
| 1992 | 30.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 30.3% | 31.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.6% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 33.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.3% | 34.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tunisia?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Tunisia was 33.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1991.
- How does Tunisia rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).