Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 75.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia is 75.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia peaked at 75.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 1991.
That places Tunisia 70th 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, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.7% | — |
| 1992 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 66.7% | 69.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 69.6% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 70.3% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 74.3% | 75.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Tunisia was 75.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 1991.
- How does Tunisia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, total (% of total 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.