ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Tunisia

Tunisia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 341.76 1000 No in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
341.76 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
33rd
of 72 countries
All-time high
501.96 1000 No
in 2010
All-time low
240.91 1000 No
in 2014
Years of data
12
2006–2019

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Tunisia, 2006–2019

02004006002006201220192006: 498.6 1000 No2007: 464.1 1000 No2008: 439.2 1000 No2010: 502 1000 No2011: 410.4 1000 No2012: 385.1 1000 No2013: 382.5 1000 No2014: 240.9 1000 No2015: 358.1 1000 No2016: 332.5 1000 No2017: 348.4 1000 No2019: 341.8 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 341.76 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Tunisia peaked at 501.96 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 240.91 1000 No, in 2014.

Tunisia ranks 33rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Tunisia, 2006 to 2019.
Year 1000 No Change
2006 498.64 1000 No
2007 464.08 1000 No -6.9%
2008 439.17 1000 No -5.4%
2010 501.96 1000 No +14.3%
2011 410.41 1000 No -18.2%
2012 385.05 1000 No -6.2%
2013 382.5 1000 No -0.7%
2014 240.91 1000 No -37.0%
2015 358.12 1000 No +48.7%
2016 332.5 1000 No -7.2%
2017 348.42 1000 No +4.8%
2019 341.76 1000 No -1.9%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 341.76 1000 No is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,233 1000 No, 11% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 341.76 1000 No is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 196.83 1000 No, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 467.3 1000 No 439.17 1000 No 498.64 1000 No 3
2010s 366.85 1000 No 240.91 1000 No 501.96 1000 No 9

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 30 Greece 488.46 1000 No compare
  2. 31 Dominican Republic 395.66 1000 No compare
  3. 32 Panama 373.63 1000 No compare
  4. 34 Armenia 325.19 1000 No compare
  5. 35 Chile 320.02 1000 No compare
  6. 36 Czechia 296.02 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Tunisia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Tunisia was 341.76 1000 No in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 501.96 1000 No in 2010.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 240.91 1000 No in 2014.
How does Tunisia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Tunisia ranks 33rd out of 72 countries with data for 2019.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.