ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Tunisia
Tunisia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 10.94 % 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
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Tunisia stood at 10.94 %.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Tunisia peaked at 23.63 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.15 %, in 2016.
Tunisia ranks 53rd 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 | 23.63 % | — |
| 2007 | 20.37 % | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 17.54 % | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 17.04 % | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 20 % | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 16.95 % | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 15.4 % | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 12.95 % | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 11.88 % | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 11.57 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.15 % | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 10.98 % | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 13.43 % | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 10.89 % | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 10.94 % | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.64 % | 17.04 % | 23.63 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.7 % | 10.15 % | 20 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.91 % | 10.89 % | 10.94 % | 2 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 116.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1523 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 709.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 109.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4564 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 2,125 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 69.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1543 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 10.94 % 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 23.63 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.15 % in 2016.
- How does Tunisia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Tunisia ranks 53rd 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 15.5%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.