Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 84.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia stood at 84.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia peaked at 85.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1991.
That places Tunisia 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 68.2% | — |
| 1992 | 68.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 69.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 69.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 84.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 84.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.1%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.2% | 68.2% | 72.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 72.8% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 76.6% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 84.2% | 84.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 59 New Zealand 85.0% compare
- 60 Switzerland 84.9% compare
- 61 French Polynesia 84.9% compare
- 63 Italy 84.1% compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 83.0% compare
- 65 Malaysia 81.8% 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Tunisia was 84.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1991.
- How does Tunisia rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.