Labor force, total, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3457 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.3457 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.372 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3061 units per person, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3061 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3092 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3121 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3155 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.319 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3226 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3265 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3306 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3319 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3334 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3349 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3364 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3377 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3389 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3399 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3409 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3466 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3499 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3531 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3568 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3595 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3613 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3657 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3614 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3592 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3576 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3586 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3562 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3642 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.372 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3409 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3394 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3492 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3459 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3455 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3457 units per person | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.3457 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.3457 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3207 units per person | 0.3061 units per person | 0.3334 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3435 units per person | 0.3349 units per person | 0.3568 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3616 units per person | 0.3562 units per person | 0.372 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3444 units per person | 0.3394 units per person | 0.3492 units per person | 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, total, per capita in Tunisia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Tunisia was 0.3457 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.372 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3061 units per person in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.