ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Tunisia

Tunisia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 65.2 % in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
65.2 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
42nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
65.2 %
in 2019
All-time low
49 %
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2019

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Tunisia, 2006–2019

02040602006201220192006: 49 %2007: 52.1 %2008: 53.9 %2010: 53.6 %2011: 58.7 %2012: 60.8 %2013: 61.6 %2014: 58.5 %2015: 62.9 %2016: 64.1 %2017: 65.1 %2019: 65.2 %

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

Analysis

In 2019, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Tunisia stood at 65.2 %. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Tunisia peaked at 65.2 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49 %, in 2006.

Tunisia ranks 42nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Tunisia, 2006 to 2019.
Year % Change
2006 49 %
2007 52.1 % +6.3%
2008 53.9 % +3.5%
2010 53.6 % -0.6%
2011 58.7 % +9.5%
2012 60.8 % +3.6%
2013 61.6 % +1.3%
2014 58.5 % -5.0%
2015 62.9 % +7.5%
2016 64.1 % +1.9%
2017 65.1 % +1.6%
2019 65.2 % +0.2%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 65.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.45 %, 2.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 65.2 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.55 %, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.67 % 49 % 53.9 % 3
2010s 61.17 % 53.6 % 65.2 % 9

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.4 % compare
  2. 40 Chile 67.4 % compare
  3. 41 Costa Rica 65.3 % compare
  4. 43 Egypt 61.2 % compare
  5. 44 Belize 60.6 % compare
  6. 44 Rwanda 60.6 %

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Tunisia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Tunisia was 65.2 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 65.2 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 49 % in 2006.
How does Tunisia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Tunisia ranks 42nd out of 72 countries with data for 2019.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.