Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 80.55 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tunisia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Tunisia stood at 80.55 %.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Tunisia peaked at 88.75 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.9 %, in 2021.
That places Tunisia 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.75 % | — |
| 2001 | 82.33 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.88 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.56 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 83 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.97 % | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.39 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 82.07 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 82.73 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.29 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.45 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 83.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.18 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.75 % | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 87.73 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 85.99 % | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 84.94 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 83.46 % | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 81.04 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 77.75 % | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 73.9 % | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 80.67 % | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 80.55 % | -0.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 80.55 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.69 %, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 80.55 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 83.42 %, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.36 % | 81.39 % | 83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4 % | 81.04 % | 88.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.22 % | 73.9 % | 80.67 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 14 Kuwait 82.34 % compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 38.29 % compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 37.99 % compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 81.66 % compare
- 16 Bahrain 81.04 % compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 37.12 % compare
- 17 Melanesia 36.47 % compare
- 18 Morocco 79.88 % compare
- 18 Polynesia 21.8 % compare
- 19 India 79.2 % compare
- 20 Malta 78.14 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Tunisia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Tunisia was 80.55 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.75 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9 % in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Tunisia ranks 17th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — 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.