Labor force (15-64 years), male in Tunisia
Tunisia: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 71.9% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Tunisia, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 71.9% for labor force (15-64 years), male in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Tunisia peaked at 78.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2011.
Tunisia ranks 5th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.0% | — |
| 1991 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.1% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 74.9% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 72.0% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), male in Tunisia?
- Labor force (15-64 years), male in Tunisia was 71.9% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2011.
- How does Tunisia rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
- Tunisia ranks 5th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), male rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), male (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.