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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Tunisia, 2006–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.67 % | 49 % | 53.9 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.17 % | 53.6 % | 65.2 % | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 — 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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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.