ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Tunisia
Tunisia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 19.92 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Tunisia, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 19.92 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Tunisia peaked at 38.17 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.01 %, in 2016.
Tunisia ranks 43rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38.17 % | — |
| 2007 | 33.03 % | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 29.75 % | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 29.55 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.69 % | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 30.39 % | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 26.45 % | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 23.55 % | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 19.69 % | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 20.08 % | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.01 % | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 19.5 % | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 24.19 % | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 18.63 % | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 19.92 % | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.62 % | 29.55 % | 38.17 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.84 % | 18.01 % | 32.69 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.27 % | 18.63 % | 19.92 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 40 Switzerland 20.43 % compare
- 41 Australia 20.17 % compare
- 42 Norway 20.04 % compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 19.3 % compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.33 % compare
- 46 Sweden 17.92 % compare
More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.5829 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 34.59 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 759.60 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 7.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 61.87 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
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 19.92 % 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 38.17 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.01 % in 2016.
- How does Tunisia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Tunisia ranks 43rd out of 78 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 down 15.4%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.