Women's labour force participation in Tunisia
The ILO estimates that 26.5% of women aged 15 and over in Tunisia were in the labour force in 2025.
Tunisia, 2025
26.5%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
166th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Tunisia over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Tunisia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.5% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 26.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 26.1%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Tunisia has the 166th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Tunisia
All statistics for Tunisia
Labour force participation
45.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
15.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
38.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
38.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
12.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
33.3%
2025 · World Bank