Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Tunisia

Labor force in Tunisia in 2025 — 4,268,286 people. Ranked 92 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 67.5%.

2025 4.27M people +0.62% vs 2024
World rank 92of 182
Period maximum 4.42M people2019
Period minimum 2.55M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Tunisia, 1990–20252.5M3M3.5M4M4.5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 2,547,966 people1991: 2,629,038 people1992: 2,709,741 people1993: 2,794,283 people1994: 2,876,850 people1995: 2,955,693 people1996: 3,034,707 people1997: 3,114,488 people1998: 3,166,879 people1999: 3,218,934 people2000: 3,270,136 people2001: 3,319,983 people2002: 3,367,629 people2003: 3,412,860 people2004: 3,455,889 people2005: 3,495,960 people2006: 3,585,831 people2007: 3,653,322 people2008: 3,722,463 people2009: 3,800,334 people2010: 3,870,527 people2011: 3,932,836 people2012: 4,026,524 people2013: 4,026,064 people2014: 4,050,207 people2015: 4,077,612 people2016: 4,133,705 people2017: 4,149,640 people2018: 4,284,730 people2019: 4,418,079 people2020: 4,082,144 people2021: 4,089,131 people2022: 4,232,595 people2023: 4,220,581 people2024: 4,241,942 people2025: 4,268,286 people
Change over the period: +1.72M (+67.52%) Average annual rate: 1.48 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Tunisia 4.27M people
World 3.74B people
Northern Africa computed 69.18M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.27M +26,344 +0.62%
2024 4.24M +21,361 +0.51%
2023 4.22M −12,014 −0.28%
2022 4.23M +143,464 +3.51%
2021 4.09M +6,987 +0.17%
2020 4.08M −335,935 −7.6%
2019 4.42M +133,349 +3.11%
2018 4.28M +135,090 +3.26%
2017 4.15M +15,935 +0.39%
2016 4.13M +56,093 +1.38%
2015 4.08M +27,405 +0.68%
2014 4.05M +24,143 +0.6%
2013 4.03M −460 −0.01%
2012 4.03M +93,688 +2.38%
2011 3.93M +62,309 +1.61%
2010 3.87M +70,193 +1.85%
2009 3.8M +77,871 +2.09%
2008 3.72M +69,141 +1.89%
2007 3.65M +67,491 +1.88%
2006 3.59M +89,871 +2.57%
2005 3.5M +40,071 +1.16%
2004 3.46M +43,029 +1.26%
2003 3.41M +45,231 +1.34%
2002 3.37M +47,646 +1.44%
2001 3.32M +49,847 +1.52%
2000 3.27M +51,202 +1.59%
1999 3.22M +52,055 +1.64%
1998 3.17M +52,391 +1.68%
1997 3.11M +79,781 +2.63%
1996 3.03M +79,014 +2.67%
1995 2.96M +78,843 +2.74%
1994 2.88M +82,567 +2.95%
1993 2.79M +84,542 +3.12%
1992 2.71M +80,703 +3.07%
1991 2.63M +81,072 +3.18%
1990 2.55M

Northern Africa, 2025

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

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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