Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tunisia

Tunisia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.02 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.02 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
107th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.04 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.8848 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tunisia, 2005–2023

00.250.50.7512005201420232005: 0.885 units per square kilometre2006: 0.913 units per square kilometre2007: 0.934 units per square kilometre2008: 0.954 units per square kilometre2009: 0.961 units per square kilometre2010: 0.987 units per square kilometre2011: 0.944 units per square kilometre2012: 0.974 units per square kilometre2013: 0.993 units per square kilometre2014: 1 units per square kilometre2015: 1 units per square kilometre2016: 1 units per square kilometre2017: 1 units per square kilometre2018: 1 units per square kilometre2019: 1 units per square kilometre2020: 0.922 units per square kilometre2021: 0.969 units per square kilometre2022: 1 units per square kilometre2023: 1 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tunisia is 1.02 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Tunisia peaked at 1.04 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8848 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Tunisia ranks 107th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Tunisia, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.8848 units per square kilometre
2006 0.9128 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2007 0.9341 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2008 0.9541 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2009 0.9612 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2010 0.9871 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2011 0.9439 units per square kilometre -4.4%
2012 0.9737 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2013 0.9933 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2014 1.02 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2015 1.01 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2016 1.01 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2017 1.01 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2018 1.03 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2019 1.04 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2020 0.9217 units per square kilometre -11.2%
2021 0.9688 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2022 1.02 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2023 1.02 units per square kilometre +0.2%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 1.02 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 1.02 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 units per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9294 units per square kilometre 0.8848 units per square kilometre 0.9612 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 1 units per square kilometre 0.9439 units per square kilometre 1.04 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.9806 units per square kilometre 0.9217 units per square kilometre 1.02 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 104 Bulgaria 1.11 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 105 French Polynesia 1.08 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 106 Equatorial Guinea 1.04 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 108 North Macedonia 1.01 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 109 Croatia 0.9995 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 110 Panama 0.9888 units per square kilometre compare

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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 1.02 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.04 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8848 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Tunisia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Tunisia ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Tunisia. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates-per-square-kilometre/tunisia/

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.