Industry share of total emplyoment in Tunisia

Tunisia: Industry share of total emplyoment was 33.28 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
33.28
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
34.6
in 2019
All-time low
30.28
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Industry share of total emplyoment in Tunisia, 1991–2025

01020301991200820251991: 30.31992: 30.61993: 30.61994: 30.71995: 30.71996: 30.81997: 311998: 31.21999: 31.42000: 31.62001: 31.72002: 31.72003: 31.82004: 32.12005: 32.32006: 32.12007: 32.72008: 33.42009: 32.22010: 33.32011: 33.62012: 332013: 33.22014: 33.42015: 33.12016: 33.42017: 33.32018: 342019: 34.62020: 342021: 33.92022: 33.32023: 33.32024: 33.32025: 33.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 33.28 for industry share of total emplyoment in 2025.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Tunisia peaked at 34.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.28, 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 share of total emplyoment in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Industry share of total emplyoment in Tunisia, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 30.28 —
1992 30.56 +0.9%
1993 30.58 +0.1%
1994 30.7 +0.4%
1995 30.72 +0.1%
1996 30.85 +0.4%
1997 31.01 +0.5%
1998 31.17 +0.5%
1999 31.38 +0.7%
2000 31.57 +0.6%
2001 31.72 +0.5%
2002 31.74 +0.1%
2003 31.84 +0.3%
2004 32.12 +0.9%
2005 32.25 +0.4%
2006 32.14 -0.4%
2007 32.69 +1.7%
2008 33.36 +2.0%
2009 32.17 -3.6%
2010 33.27 +3.4%
2011 33.59 +0.9%
2012 32.98 -1.8%
2013 33.21 +0.7%
2014 33.38 +0.5%
2015 33.1 -0.8%
2016 33.35 +0.8%
2017 33.29 -0.2%
2018 33.95 +2.0%
2019 34.6 +1.9%
2020 34.05 -1.6%
2021 33.94 -0.3%
2022 33.33 -1.8%
2023 33.32 -0.0%
2024 33.25 -0.2%
2025 33.28 +0.1%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 33.28 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.84, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 33.28 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.81 30.28 31.38 9
2000s 32.16 31.57 33.36 10
2010s 33.47 32.98 34.6 10
2020s 33.53 33.25 34.05 6

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 5 Vietnam 34.83 compare
  2. 6 Iran 34.7 compare
  3. 7 Slovakia 34.53 compare
  4. 9 Lesotho 33.04 compare
  5. 10 Romania 32.57 compare
  6. 11 Algeria 32.26 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry share of total emplyoment in Tunisia?
Industry share of total emplyoment in Tunisia was 33.28 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 34.6 in 2019.
What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 30.28 in 1991.
How does Tunisia rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
Tunisia ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry share of total emplyoment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industry share of total emplyoment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
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