Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Tunisia

Vulnerable employment in Tunisia in 2025 — 17.94%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.32 pp.

2025 17.94% −0.08 pp vs 2024
World rank 63of 182
Period maximum 28.26%1991
Period minimum 17.94%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Tunisia, 1991–20251520253019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 28.26%1992: 27.81%1993: 27.6%1994: 27.36%1995: 27.29%1996: 26.99%1997: 26.57%1998: 26.3%1999: 25.87%2000: 25.42%2001: 25.07%2002: 25.08%2003: 24.83%2004: 24.36%2005: 24.14%2006: 24.74%2007: 23.48%2008: 22.52%2009: 22.12%2010: 23.16%2011: 21.35%2012: 20.01%2013: 19.14%2014: 19.19%2015: 19.66%2016: 20.43%2017: 18.31%2018: 18.69%2019: 19.1%2020: 18.67%2021: 18.13%2022: 17.95%2023: 18.1%2024: 18.03%2025: 17.94%
Change over the period: −10.32 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tunisia 17.94%
World 42.38%
Northern Africa computed 25.92%
Vulnerable employment — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.94 −0.08 pp
2024 18.03 −0.08 pp
2023 18.1 +0.15 pp
2022 17.95 −0.17 pp
2021 18.13 −0.54 pp
2020 18.67 −0.43 pp
2019 19.1 +0.41 pp
2018 18.69 +0.38 pp
2017 18.31 −2.12 pp
2016 20.43 +0.77 pp
2015 19.66 +0.47 pp
2014 19.19 +0.05 pp
2013 19.14 −0.87 pp
2012 20.01 −1.33 pp
2011 21.35 −1.82 pp
2010 23.16 +1.05 pp
2009 22.12 −0.4 pp
2008 22.52 −0.96 pp
2007 23.48 −1.26 pp
2006 24.74 +0.6 pp
2005 24.14 −0.21 pp
2004 24.36 −0.47 pp
2003 24.83 −0.25 pp
2002 25.08 +0 pp
2001 25.07 −0.35 pp
2000 25.42 −0.45 pp
1999 25.87 −0.44 pp
1998 26.3 −0.27 pp
1997 26.57 −0.41 pp
1996 26.99 −0.3 pp
1995 27.29 −0.07 pp
1994 27.36 −0.24 pp
1993 27.6 −0.21 pp
1992 27.81 −0.45 pp
1991 28.26

Northern Africa, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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