Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Tunisia
Tunisia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ was 45.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Tunisia, 1966–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 45.4% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Tunisia peaked at 63.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2003.
That places Tunisia 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 44.9% | — |
| 1975 | 51.7% | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 49.0% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 50.8% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 48.1% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | -0.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 45.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.5%, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 45.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.9%, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +37.0% | 33.2% | 45.5% |
| 2003 | -31.7% | 48.6% | 33.2% |
| 2021 | +30.5% | 48.9% | 63.9% |
| 2022 | -28.3% | 63.9% | 45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.9% | 44.9% | 44.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 48.1% | 50.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 33.2% | 46.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 41.9% | 48.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 45.4% | 63.9% | 3 |
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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 45.4% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 63.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2003.
- How does Tunisia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Tunisia ranks 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national 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.