Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.013 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tunisia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tunisia stood at 0.013 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tunisia peaked at 0.0142 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.012 units per person, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 152nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0134 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0137 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0139 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0141 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.014 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0142 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0137 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0139 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0136 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.012 units per person | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.013 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0129 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.013 units per person | +0.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.013 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.013 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0127 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tunisia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tunisia was 0.013 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0142 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 units per person in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Tunisia ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.