ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Tunisia

Tunisia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 58.15 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
58.15 %
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
62nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
65.53 %
in 2010
All-time low
57.64 %
in 2014
Years of data
15
2006–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Tunisia, 2006–2023

02040602006201420232006: 61.2 %2007: 61.6 %2008: 61.9 %2009: 63.7 %2010: 65.5 %2011: 62.3 %2012: 62.2 %2013: 63 %2014: 57.6 %2015: 61.5 %2016: 61 %2017: 61.4 %2019: 62.3 %2022: 57.7 %2023: 58.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Tunisia stood at 58.15 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Tunisia peaked at 65.53 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.64 %, in 2014.

Tunisia ranks 62nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Tunisia, 2006 to 2023.
Year % Change
2006 61.24 %
2007 61.6 % +0.6%
2008 61.94 % +0.6%
2009 63.74 % +2.9%
2010 65.53 % +2.8%
2011 62.26 % -5.0%
2012 62.16 % -0.2%
2013 63.05 % +1.4%
2014 57.64 % -8.6%
2015 61.51 % +6.7%
2016 60.99 % -0.8%
2017 61.39 % +0.7%
2019 62.33 % +1.5%
2022 57.7 % -7.4%
2023 58.15 % +0.8%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 58.15 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.63 %, 82% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 58.15 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 67.74 %, 86% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.13 % 61.24 % 63.74 % 4
2010s 61.87 % 57.64 % 65.53 % 9
2020s 57.92 % 57.7 % 58.15 % 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Tunisia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Tunisia was 58.15 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 65.53 % in 2010.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 57.64 % in 2014.
How does Tunisia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Tunisia ranks 62nd out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 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.