Labor force participation rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Labor force participation rate was 45.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Tunisia stood at 45.2%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Tunisia peaked at 49.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2025.
Tunisia ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
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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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 45.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 40.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 26.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 30.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Tunisia?
- Labor force participation rate in Tunisia was 45.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2025.
- How does Tunisia rank for labor force participation rate?
- Tunisia ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).