Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 30.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 30.0% for labor force, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Tunisia peaked at 30.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.3% | — |
| 1991 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 30.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 30.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.3%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 22.3% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 24.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.3% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 29.5% | 30.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More education data for Tunisia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,644 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 88,316 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 128,467 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,346 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.05 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.34 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1096 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Tunisia?
- Labor force, female in Tunisia was 30.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for labor force, female?
- Tunisia ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.