Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tunisia
Tunisia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 61.11 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tunisia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 61.11 % for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Tunisia peaked at 77.5 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 47.8 %, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 17th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.49 % | — |
| 2001 | 64.65 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 65.75 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 65.13 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.99 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 63.94 % | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 63.79 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 62.79 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 64.14 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 65.46 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 64.58 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.89 % | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 66.38 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 66.37 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.5 % | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 75.45 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 71.99 % | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 69.88 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 66.91 % | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 62.09 % | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 55.51 % | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 47.8 % | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 61.34 % | +28.3% |
| 2023 | 61.11 % | -0.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 61.11 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.38 %, 44.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 61.11 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.85 %, 91% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.3% | 47.8 % | 61.34 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.71 % | 62.79 % | 65.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8 % | 62.09 % | 77.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.44 % | 47.8 % | 61.34 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 14 Kuwait 64.69 % compare
- 14 Timor-Leste -23.42 % compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic -24.02 % compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 63.31 % compare
- 16 Bahrain 62.08 % compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -25.76 % compare
- 17 Melanesia -27.06 % compare
- 18 Morocco 59.76 % compare
- 18 Polynesia -56.4 % compare
- 19 India 58.4 % compare
- 20 Malta 56.27 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Tunisia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Tunisia was 61.11 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8 % in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Tunisia ranks 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.