Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 23.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tunisia, 1966–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2023, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tunisia stood at 23.3%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tunisia peaked at 51.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2023.
Tunisia ranks 169th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 38.2% | — |
| 1975 | 51.0% | +33.4% |
| 1980 | 47.0% | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 49.1% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 41.9% | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 41.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 38.8% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 41.9% | 49.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 38.8% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.6% | 31.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.9% | 36.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 23.3% | 31.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tunisia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Tunisia was 23.3% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Tunisia ranks 169th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.