Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Tunisia

Employment-to-population ratio in Tunisia in 2025 — 38.39%. Ranked 167 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.91 pp.

2025 38.39% −0.12 pp vs 2024
World rank 167of 182
Period maximum 41.44%1992
Period minimum 37.47%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Tunisia, 1991–202537383940414219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 41.3%1992: 41.44%1993: 41.27%1994: 41.24%1995: 41.08%1996: 41.24%1997: 41.34%1998: 41.23%1999: 41.02%2000: 40.8%2001: 40.71%2002: 40.3%2003: 39.98%2004: 39.79%2005: 40.15%2006: 40.67%2007: 40.87%2008: 41%2009: 40.89%2010: 41.24%2011: 38.9%2012: 39.74%2013: 40.16%2014: 40.82%2015: 40.3%2016: 40.3%2017: 40.21%2018: 41.1%2019: 41.16%2020: 37.47%2021: 37.71%2022: 39.3%2023: 38.87%2024: 38.51%2025: 38.39%
Change over the period: −2.91 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia

Tunisia 38.39%
World 58.06%
Northern Africa computed 39.85%
Employment-to-population ratio — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.39 −0.12 pp
2024 38.51 −0.36 pp
2023 38.87 −0.44 pp
2022 39.3 +1.6 pp
2021 37.71 +0.23 pp
2020 37.47 −3.68 pp
2019 41.16 +0.06 pp
2018 41.1 +0.89 pp
2017 40.21 −0.09 pp
2016 40.3 +0 pp
2015 40.3 −0.53 pp
2014 40.82 +0.66 pp
2013 40.16 +0.42 pp
2012 39.74 +0.84 pp
2011 38.9 −2.34 pp
2010 41.24 +0.34 pp
2009 40.89 −0.11 pp
2008 41 +0.13 pp
2007 40.87 +0.2 pp
2006 40.67 +0.52 pp
2005 40.15 +0.36 pp
2004 39.79 −0.18 pp
2003 39.98 −0.32 pp
2002 40.3 −0.42 pp
2001 40.71 −0.09 pp
2000 40.8 −0.22 pp
1999 41.02 −0.21 pp
1998 41.23 −0.1 pp
1997 41.34 +0.09 pp
1996 41.24 +0.16 pp
1995 41.08 −0.16 pp
1994 41.24 −0.03 pp
1993 41.27 −0.17 pp
1992 41.44 +0.14 pp
1991 41.3

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.