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 19.45 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
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
Tunisia recorded 19.45 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Tunisia peaked at 26.1 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.25 %, in 2014.
Tunisia ranks 141st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.25 % | — |
| 2001 | 17.67 % | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.12 % | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 17.44 % | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 17 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 18.03 % | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 18.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18.61 % | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.93 % | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 17.27 % | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 17.71 % | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 16.55 % | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 16.81 % | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 16.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.25 % | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 12.27 % | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 14.01 % | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 15.06 % | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 16.54 % | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 18.96 % | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 22.25 % | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 26.1 % | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 19.33 % | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 19.45 % | +0.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 19.45 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.31 %, 39% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 19.45 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.58 %, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.64 % | 17 % | 18.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6 % | 11.25 % | 18.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.78 % | 19.33 % | 26.1 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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 19.45 % 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 26.1 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.25 % in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Tunisia ranks 141st 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 up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Female — 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.