Tunisia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Key figures

Since 1966 it is down 36.86 percentage points from 68.22% in 1966. The World Bank has no value for 34 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Tunisia's labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) fell 1.17 percentage points on 2022 (from 32.53% to 31.36%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2022), the average change was −0.63 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.94 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.32 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.62 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.82 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 31% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Tunisia in the 2023 ranking

• Armenia — 2nd of 6: 45.91%
• Kyrgyz Republic — 3rd of 6: 41.68%
• Jamaica — 4th of 6: 40.85%
• Namibia — 6th of 6: 30.43%

What this measures

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Limitations: Data on the labor force are compiled by the ILO from labor force surveys, censuses, and establishment censuses and surveys. For some countries a combination of these sources is used. Labor force surveys are the most comprehensive source for internationally comparable labor force data. They can cover all non-institutionalized civilians, all branches and sectors of the economy, and all categories of workers, including people holding multiple jobs. By contrast, labor force data from population censuses are often based on a limited number of questions on the economic characteristics of individuals, with little scope to probe.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 40.59% (2016)
• Bahrain — 54.91% (2015)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 40.38% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 35.82% (2024)
• Israel — 43.54% (2025)
• Jordan — 35.44% (2024)
• Kuwait — 33% (2016)
• Malta — 55.34% (2025)
• Morocco

More social protection & labor data for Tunisia

• Net migration — -14,523 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 2,386 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 3,711 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 14.64% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 31.45% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 23.3% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 30.49% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Tunisia's labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)?

31.36% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1966?

It is down 36.86 percentage points from 68.22% in 1966. The highest value was 73.13% in 1975 and the lowest 31.36% in 2023.

Is the latest change in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) unusual for Tunisia?

In 2023, Tunisia's labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) fell 1.17 percentage points on 2022 (from 32.53% to 31.36%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2022), the average change was −0.63 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.94 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.ACTI.1524.MA.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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