Tunisia - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Tunisia was 28.33 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 28.88 in 2016, while its lowest value was 22.88 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 22.88
1991 23.02
1992 23.29
1993 23.45
1994 23.65
1995 23.87
1996 24.11
1997 24.37
1998 24.57
1999 24.79
2000 25.02
2001 25.26
2002 25.51
2003 25.77
2004 26.02
2005 26.27
2006 27.10
2007 27.09
2008 27.21
2009 27.08
2010 26.93
2011 26.83
2012 27.54
2013 27.53
2014 27.94
2015 28.35
2016 28.88
2017 28.85
2018 28.84
2019 28.80
2020 28.30
2021 28.33

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Tunisia was 4,151,836 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,155,002 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,505,832 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 2,505,832
1991 2,583,279
1992 2,657,661
1993 2,749,695
1994 2,839,596
1995 2,928,928
1996 3,016,381
1997 3,099,720
1998 3,150,127
1999 3,198,482
2000 3,245,488
2001 3,285,524
2002 3,323,694
2003 3,359,961
2004 3,394,172
2005 3,426,322
2006 3,497,562
2007 3,575,177
2008 3,658,862
2009 3,741,873
2010 3,823,273
2011 3,889,386
2012 3,973,317
2013 3,974,366
2014 3,990,952
2015 4,010,477
2016 4,052,457
2017 4,076,291
2018 4,112,372
2019 4,155,002
2020 4,115,538
2021 4,151,836

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure