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

Tunisia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 68.49 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
68.49 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
41st
of 79 countries
All-time high
73.77 %
in 2011
All-time low
65.71 %
in 2014
Years of data
15
2006–2023

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

0204060802006201420232006: 68.9 %2007: 69.5 %2008: 69.7 %2009: 72.2 %2010: 73.3 %2011: 73.8 %2012: 73 %2013: 72.9 %2014: 65.7 %2015: 69.7 %2016: 69.3 %2017: 69.3 %2019: 72.4 %2022: 68.3 %2023: 68.5 %

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 68.49 %.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Tunisia peaked at 73.77 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 65.71 %, in 2014.

Tunisia ranks 41st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Tunisia, 2006 to 2023.
Year % Change
2006 68.94 %
2007 69.5 % +0.8%
2008 69.65 % +0.2%
2009 72.21 % +3.7%
2010 73.31 % +1.5%
2011 73.77 % +0.6%
2012 73.03 % -1.0%
2013 72.93 % -0.1%
2014 65.71 % -9.9%
2015 69.73 % +6.1%
2016 69.27 % -0.7%
2017 69.33 % +0.1%
2019 72.4 % +4.4%
2022 68.27 % -5.7%
2023 68.49 % +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.08 % 68.94 % 72.21 % 4
2010s 71.05 % 65.71 % 73.77 % 9
2020s 68.38 % 68.27 % 68.49 % 2

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 38 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 69.25 % compare
  2. 39 Sri Lanka 69.18 % compare
  3. 40 Israel 69.09 % compare
  4. 42 Hungary 67.97 % compare
  5. 43 Rwanda 67.75 % compare
  6. 44 Serbia 67.57 % compare

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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 68.49 % 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 73.77 % in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 65.71 % in 2014.
How does Tunisia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Tunisia ranks 41st 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 down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate 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, 1,544 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.