Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tunisia
Tunisia: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 33.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2019
All-time low
30.3%
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tunisia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 33.3% for industry jobs as a share of total employment in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tunisia peaked at 34.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1991.
Tunisia ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.3% | — |
| 1992 | 30.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 33.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 33.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.2%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 30.3% | 31.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.6% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 33.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.3% | 34.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tunisia?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Tunisia was 33.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1991.
- How does Tunisia rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Tunisia ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.