Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 11.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia stood at 11.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia peaked at 30.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2017.
That places Tunisia 127th 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.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.2% | — |
| 1992 | 29.5% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +25.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -24.9% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | -1.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 11.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 11.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.2%, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +25.7% | 16.7% | 20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 26.2% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 16.7% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.7% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 13.9% compare
- 125 Barbados 12.7% compare
- 126 French Polynesia 12.5% compare
- 128 Italy 11.8% compare
- 129 South Africa 11.4% compare
- 130 Lebanon 11.3% 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia was 11.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2017.
- How does Tunisia rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.