Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 15.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia is 15.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia peaked at 31.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2017.
That places Tunisia 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.8% | — |
| 1992 | 31.1% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 30.5% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 30.1% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 27.9% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 19.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 14.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 123 Malaysia 18.2% compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 17.0% compare
- 125 Italy 15.9% compare
- 127 French Polynesia 15.1% compare
- 128 Switzerland 15.1% compare
- 129 New Zealand 15.0% compare
More work & labour data for Tunisia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6962 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6752 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 11,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,745 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,323 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,329 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,652 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia was 15.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2017.
- How does Tunisia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.