Work & Labour in Tunisia

86 indicators covering work & labour for Tunisia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 14.6% 2025 down 19.7% 169th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 31.5% 2025 down 20.2% 161st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 45.2% 2025 down 4.8% 165th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% 2025 down 6.9% 138th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 40.9% 2025 up 9.2% 170th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 23.3% 2025 down 19.5% 173rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 30.5% 2025 up 6.0% 167th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.2% 2025 down 3.7% 139th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 51.1% 2025 down 1.1% 165th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 26.5% 2025 up 1.6% 168th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 71.2% 2025 up 1.5% 77th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 52.1% 2025 up 3.3% 93rd
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 59.9% 2025 up 4.7% 119th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 84.8% 2025 up 1.4% 61st
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 33.3% 2025 up 0.5% 8th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 75.1% 2025 up 2.0% 69th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 2.5% 2025 down 37.3% 107th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 1.4% 2025 down 35.1% 108th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.7% 2025 down 34.8% 108th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 31.8% 2025 down 4.0% 2nd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 33.9% 2025 up 2.3% 33rd
Employment in services (% of total employment) 54.3% 2025 up 4.1% 109th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 24.9% 2025 down 5.5% 118th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 28.8% 2025 down 3.6% 110th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 15.2% 2025 down 7.4% 126th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 7.0% 2025 up 3.9% 16th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 8.5% 2025 up 5.6% 16th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 3.2% 2025 up 8.7% 32nd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 36.0% 2025 down 3.8% 23rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 39.0% 2025 up 15.1% 8th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 38.1% 2025 up 8.9% 9th
GDP per person employed 44,363 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 5.1% 91st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 15.1% 2023 down 5.2% 12th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 12.8% 2023 down 3.3% 13th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 20.4% 2023 down 11.1% 12th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 26.7% 2023 up 4.3% 182nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% 2023 down 7.3% 147th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 45.4% 2023 down 4.3% 182nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 14.8% 2023 down 30.5% 161st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 31.4% 2023 down 29.6% 153rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.1% 2023 up 12.6% 181st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 23.3% 2023 down 30.0% 167th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 38.5% 2023 up 10.9% 6th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 39.5% 2023 up 18.4% 4th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 36.3% 2023 down 3.8% 13th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 21.1% 2025 down 34.8% 97th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 24.6% 2025 down 6.4% 32nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 22.9% 2025 down 21.7% 69th
Productivity: output per hour worked 16.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 1.1% 85th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 20.3% 2025 down 7.0% 121st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 9.4% 2025 down 17.8% 170th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 19.2% 2025 down 26.4% 180th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 14.4% 2025 down 23.4% 180th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 17.9% 2025 down 8.7% 125th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 11.9% 2025 down 10.9% 127th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 38.4% 2025 down 4.7% 169th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 21.1% 2025 up 4.0% 170th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 56.5% 2025 down 7.4% 154th
Unemployment with basic education 14.2% 2023 up 43.7% 20th
Unemployment with basic education, male 14.5% 2023 up 47.4% 17th