Tunisia — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Tunisia, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Tunisia was 45.22% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 49.68% in 2019. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.23% per year.
Tunisia ranks 166 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 89%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 44.99%, so Tunisia sits above it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 5%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 11 of 23 economies; West Bank and Gaza (44.99%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 8% in 2020. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 45.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 45.78% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +1.2 pp |
| 2021 | 45.23% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 45.51% | -4.2 pp |
| 2019 | 49.68% | +1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 48.61% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 47.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 47.72% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 47.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 47.78% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 48.25% | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 47.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 47.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 47.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 46.83% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 46.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 46.49% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 46.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 46.76% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 47.16% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 47.56% | -0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 47.97% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 48.38% | -0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 48.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 49.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 49.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 49.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 49.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 49.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 49.08% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tunisia’s Labor participation in 1991?
49.13% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tunisia’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -7.9% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 45.22%; 2024: 45.49%; 2023: 45.78%; 2022: 46.4%; 2021: 45.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.