Labor force, total in Tunisia
Tunisia: Labor force, total was 4.27 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 4.27 million for labor force, total in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in Tunisia peaked at 4.42 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.55 million, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.90 million | 2.55 million | 3.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.51 million | 3.27 million | 3.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.10 million | 3.87 million | 4.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 million | 4.08 million | 4.27 million | 6 |
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More education data for Tunisia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.4% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 84,596 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.3% (2023)
- Labor force, female 30.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9823 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in Tunisia?
- Labor force, total in Tunisia was 4.27 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.42 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 million in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for labor force, total?
- Tunisia ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.