Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 45.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Tunisia is 45.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Tunisia peaked at 49.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2025.
Tunisia ranks 166th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.1% | — |
| 1991 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 45.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 48.4% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 46.1% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 47.4% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.2% | 46.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Tunisia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Tunisia was 45.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Tunisia ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.