Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 19.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 19.6% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia peaked at 30.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2014.
That places Tunisia 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.9% | — |
| 1992 | 23.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 19.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 19.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.7%, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +30.0% | 22.7% | 29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 22.7% | 30.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 22.1% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 19.5% | 21.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 114 Chile 20.2% compare
- 115 Türkiye 20.1% compare
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 19.9% compare
- 118 Puerto Rico 18.9% compare
- 119 Italy 18.8% compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.6% compare
More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,039 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,039 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Tunisia was 19.6% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Tunisia ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".