ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Tunisia

Tunisia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 30.61 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30.61 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
77th
of 79 countries
All-time high
30.61 %
in 2023
All-time low
21.7 %
in 2016
Years of data
15
2006–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Tunisia, 2006–2023

01020302006201420232006: 26.5 %2007: 24.2 %2008: 23.4 %2009: 27.7 %2010: 26.4 %2011: 25 %2012: 22.2 %2013: 22 %2014: 22.4 %2015: 21.8 %2016: 21.7 %2017: 23.1 %2019: 25.2 %2022: 30.5 %2023: 30.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Tunisia is 30.61 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Tunisia peaked at 30.61 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.7 %, in 2016.

That places Tunisia 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value in Tunisia, 2006 to 2023.
Year % Change
2006 26.48 %
2007 24.23 % -8.5%
2008 23.4 % -3.4%
2009 27.71 % +18.4%
2010 26.42 % -4.7%
2011 24.97 % -5.5%
2012 22.2 % -11.1%
2013 22.01 % -0.9%
2014 22.37 % +1.6%
2015 21.83 % -2.4%
2016 21.7 % -0.6%
2017 23.12 % +6.5%
2019 25.23 % +9.1%
2022 30.48 % +20.8%
2023 30.61 % +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.45 % 23.4 % 27.71 % 4
2010s 23.32 % 21.7 % 26.42 % 9
2020s 30.55 % 30.48 % 30.61 % 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Tunisia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Tunisia was 30.61 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 30.61 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.7 % in 2016.
How does Tunisia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Tunisia ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,542 data points, 1987–2025
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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.